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North Ari Atoll, Maldives (4°13’N – 72°46’E), 7-14th November 2011Here we are again in this patch of land surrounded by the ocean, to continue the...
15 April 2012
Stories
Turtle Islands Marine Park
A tumble, a tussle, a tangle - of turtles. These terms describe the flight of the fledglings scrambling across the sand. There is something incredibly...
15 April 2012
Diving Insurance: A Choice or A Must?
Why spend money to insure? “It will never happen to me.” So have said not tens, not hundreds, but thousands of people who have been...
By Julian Boffa
15 April 2012
Lobster divers dying in Honduras, struck with paralysis and decompression illness
The lobster from Honduras’ Miskito Coast is to die for - literally. Seafood fishermen from the country’s poverty stricken Caribbean coast are dropping dead from decompression...
15 April 2012
In the chamber
How does a 60 meter dive on air really feel?The depth gauge says 60.2 meters, and my voice sounds like Donald Duck’s. My fingers are...
15 April 2012
Underwater Painting, an Aquatic Art
Did you ever think you’d see someone in full diving gear painting underwater? Who would have ever guessed! This fantasy has become a reality For...
By Annart
15 April 2012
A rare and precious contribution for DAN Research
In 2010, Rogier Guns, Global Change Manager at Philips as well as a diver, DAN member and former student of many of our diving courses,...
15 April 2012
Mutual Respect
At remote Guadalupe Island, a migration takes place. It has been studied for only a few years. Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) migrate through, following...
By David Haas
15 April 2012
The Divers Day
Compared to other events of the week, the Divers Day was more addressed to the general public. This time the audience was not only composed...
15 January 2012
A Quest for Decompression
Advancing knowledge on the physiopathology of decompression, highlighting the risk factors for the formation of intravascular bubbles: it’s the objective of PHYPODE, a European Union-funded...
15 January 2012
Practical Thoughts on Physical Fitness and a Return to Diving
The term “fitness to dive” includes a wide range of elements: medical and psychological fitness, appropriate knowledge, adequate physical skills and adequate physical fitness. Breaks...
15 January 2012
Out of Control
Buoyancy control, perhaps one of the more confounding aspects of safe diving, is the subject here. Regulating buoyancy is not always easy, especially for beginners,...
By Rick Layton
15 January 2012
