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How Scuba Divers Can Help Fight Marine Debris

How to help clean up marine debris on every dive, and why scuba divers should help tackle trash.

How To Use the Close-Focus Wide-Angle Underwater Photography Technique

How to improve your underwater photography by using the close-focus wide-angle technique.

Lessons for Life: Death in the Shallows

Another case study in our Dive Training Series "Lessons For Life": Panic, claustrophobia and poor decision-making lead to a dive fatality.

First Steps After a Lionfish Sting

Lionfish use venom as a protective mechanism. When divers come in direct contact with their spines or fins, venom is injected into the skin through needlelike bristles located along the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins.

10 Myths About Diving

Don't let these common misconceptions about scuba diving hold you back.

4 Reasons Scuba Divers Die

DAN's annual report on dive accidents highlights four factors common to fatal accidents. The good news: They're all preventable. Our dive-training tips.

Should You Pee in Your Wetsuit?

Should you pee in your wetsuit? It's a question every scuba diver has to face.

Lack of Fitness Spells Disaster for Inexperienced Dive Duo

See what scuba diving lessons we can learn from this fatal accident: an inexperienced, out-of-shape diver dies close to shore.