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Museo Atlantico: Europe’s Largest Underwater Museum

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Click to display the embedded YouTube video This week’s Video of the Week, from DW, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the recently-opened Museo Atlantico in Lanzarote. The video includes footage taken by some of the first scuba divers to visit the underwater museum, with a tour of the sculptures including the Raft of Lampedusa and […]

6 Ways to Give Back to the Ocean

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Updated by Drew Schneier on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-05-17T09:59:52-07:00">May 17, 2016</time>
“With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.” –Sylvia Earle. We owe the ocean everything; it fills us with wonder, enchants us with beauty, and sustains all life on Earth. The greatest gift you can give to the sea is […]

Sharing a Passion for Conservation through Scuba Diving

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Updated by Andrew Jenkins on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-29T22:37:27-07:00">March 29, 2016</time>
Arizona State University tourism student Matt Cernik swapped cactus for coral when he signed up for an internship with Great Barrier Reef operator and PADI Member, Passions of Paradise. “In Phoenix, where I’m from, the only waves to be seen are the daunting heat waves which rise off the desert sand and black city streets […]

Transformational Scuba

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Updated by Drew Schneier on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-30T15:45:32-07:00">March 30, 2016</time>
Guest post by Jill Heinerth In my predictable middle-class family, dinners were normally shared around the table and television viewing was limited, with strict parental supervision. But, every Sunday night we were permitted to eat in the family room and watch Jacques Cousteau don slick rubber neoprene, and descend into a world of wonder. He traveled […]

Turning Rigs to Reefs

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In this week’s featured video, we check in with Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, the team behind Rigs-to-Reefs. The mission of Rigs-to-Reefs is to provide an alternative to the complete removal of oil rigs so that they can continue to support the marine life that comes to depend on the structure. Primarily focused on the […]

Annelie Pompe: Freediving Legend and Explorer

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-06T16:49:20-07:00">May 06, 2021</time>
Annelie Pompe Start small by exploring the world around you… Annelie Pompe is a Swedish adventurer, motivational speaker, coach, author and photographer, and her achievements include a world record freedive to 126m, as well as being the first Swedish woman to summit Everest from the north side. PADI Regional Manager Jonas Samuelsson interviewed this truly inspiring freediver […]