It’s Time to Get Out – Diving exits explained

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Diving Exits explained The band Semisonic said it in the early 90s, “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” You’ve entered the water so, here are some different methods scuba divers can use when exiting the water. Shore Diving Exit Walking out is an obvious choice if you’re shore diving. Divers can use the […]

Young Ocean Explorers Launch a New World for Kids to Explore

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All photos supplied by Young Ocean Explorers There’s no denying that children are our future. In their small hands, they have the power to completely reshape our world. Which is why it’s so important to get them interested and learning about the underwater world from a young age. PADI AmbassaDiversTM Riley and Steve Hathaway, have […]

Documenting Microplastics from the Netherlands to New York

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Written by PADI AmbassaDiver, Michel Labrecque It all started when I came back from a recent expedition I led to Clipperton Atoll. The remote and uninhabited island is being suffocated by marine debris, mostly plastics and microplastics. The sight was deeply saddening. I decided to speak out about the problem we all face. By documenting […]

My PADI Story: PADI Master Instructor Grazia Palmisano

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Grazia Palmisano My PADI Story Underwater We are big believers in the healing power of scuba diving, so when we found out about Grazia’s My PADI story we knew we had to share it with you… How did you get into scuba diving? I started diving when I was 23 years old. I grew up far from the sea and loved […]

How Scuba Diving Inspires Positive Change

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Alex Eiden When Alex Eiden was 14-years-old, he signed up for a scuba diving expedition in the Caribbean – never imagining it would lead him to meet with government leaders and receive the U.S. Presidential Volunteer Gold Service Award. “The idea of being underwater for an extended period of time seemed really cool, almost like a superpower,” […]