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6 Fantastic Female Marine Animals

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Updated by Sarah Morlock on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-04-05T14:02:07-07:00">April 05, 2021</time>
Female marine animals certainly have much to celebrate. Here we take a look and some very interesting and impressive marine ladies. The Ribbon Eel Ribbon eels are thought to be ‘protandric hermaphrodites’, meaning they are born male and change sex to female. The change in gender occurs as the Ribbon eel reaches full size (approximately […]

An Interview with Mr. Gary Makdessian, PADI Course Director

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Our latest featured video was created by PADI Instructor and Salty Blue Scuba founder, Mr. John A. El Khoury, and combines stunning underwater footage with an inspiring interview with PADI Course Director, Mr. Gary Makdessian. As PADI reaches its 50th Anniversary this year, Mr. Makdessian also celebrates 35 years in diving. In this interview, he […]

PADI Through the Decades: the 2010s

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Updated by Megan Denny on <time class="updated" datetime="2025-12-11T10:12:16-08:00">December 11, 2025</time>
This is the sixth article in a series about PADI Through the Decades. Check out the previous articles: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s.  Today, PADI is going stronger than ever. The 2010s have especially seen a strong focus on the community, with Tec and Rec finding common ground, ScubaEarth connecting divers around the world, and […]

An Ethological Perspective of Australia’s Response to Shark Attacks

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Updated by Charlotte Seller
Ocean Attack: An ethological perspective on society’s methods of responding to shark attacks in Australia. By Dr. Erika Sullivan, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor In response to recent shark attacks in Australia, I am writing to provide a professional perspective on why baiting and killing sharks on drum-lines is neither beneficial nor productive to […]

This is How it Feels to Be Trapped in a Plastic Bag

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Click to display the embedded YouTube video This featured video by National Geographic, See How It Feels to Be an Ocean Animal Stuck in a Plastic Bag, allows you imagine how it feels to be stuck inside a large plastic bag. Did you know that every year, more than a million marine species and other […]