BLOGFeatures
Spreading DAN’s Mission Across the Mediterranean
When my fellow colleagues at DAN Europe suggested the idea of a Road Trip I imagined dusty roads, crossing a desolate wilderness or through small...
30 December 2016
Stories
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: Cenote Dos Ojos
Type of dive:Ā cavern/cave-dive Experience level:Ā cavern/cave-diver specialty GPS: 20Ā°19'28.88" N - 87Ā°23'31.16" W CavernĀ routes (rec.) Barbie line:Ā 515 m Bat Cave line: 312 m Maximum depth: 9.1 m Size of cave system:...
27 December 2016
Features
The globally unique Dolphin Reef Eilat in Israel
Marine animal parks can be found worldwide, but none of them are as nature-friendly as the Dolphin Reef in Eilat, Israel. Una foto pubblicata da Taking...
By DAN Staff
16 December 2016
Features
Scuba Diving Tourism is being underestimated
Weak links between divers and local communities, governance issues and lack of support from authorities and the scientific community - these emerged during the Green...
25 November 2016
Features
Why go underwater?
Have you ever imagined an alternate world, where you can fly between mountain peaks, do somersaults with strange creatures, without ever falling? A world full...
14 November 2016
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: Barracuda Point Sipadan Island
Dive site:Ā Barracuda Point Location: Malesia, Sipadan Island, 4Ā° 6' N / 118Ā° 37' E Type of dive: Wall, drift Maximum depth: 40 mt Level: intermediate to advanced in case...
28 October 2016
Features
Nitrogen Narcosis: the Test
Take this short test to find out what kind of diver you are. Answer each question honestly with a Yes or a No. Stating that air...
12 October 2016
Safety
Transporting diving lights and batteries on an airplane
We all experience this from time to time when we fly: dangerous items, like knives or blades, have to be checked as hold luggage. It's...
03 October 2016
Member profile
Learning to love sharks: interview with Erich Ritter
Erich Ritter is the Konrad Lorenz of the sharks. Yes he is: Ph.D. from Zurich University in āBehavioral Ecologyā he is the only professional applied...
16 September 2016
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: the Thistlegorm
Type of dive: wreck Experience level: advanced, expert divers Location:Ā 27Ā° 48ā² 51ā³ N, 33Ā° 55ā² 12ā³ E Length: 146 meters Date in which it was sunk: 6 October 1941...
05 September 2016
Incident insights
Sea Lion Bite
The Diver The diver was a 67-year-old male with 35 years of diving experience. The Incident Early one afternoon near La Paz, Mexico, at Los Islotes, a popular...
18 August 2016
Medical line
Eustachian tube dysfunction: the treatment with Balloon Tuboplasty
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a common clinical condition of the middle ear that can affect patients of all ages. The causes of ETD are...
01 August 2016
