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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...
15 April 2012
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
DOs and DONTs
Determining medical fitness to dive is not an exact science. Like most topics in medicine, opinions about an individual’s fitness to dive should be conditional...
15 January 2012
Medical Line Trachinus Araneus Warning!
Barcelona, September 26th 2011Hi, this is just to communicate and report an accident that I suffered last Saturday (Sept 17th). I was snorkelling in the...
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
EUBS holds its 37th Scientific Meeting
During the week preceding the 7th DAN Day, from 24th to 27th August 2011, the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Underwater and Baromedical...
15 January 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
Pro vs Sport Membership: which is the right plan for you?
Many times at DAN our members enquire about the right plan / insurance coverage for them. Is any type of insurance coverage good enough? A...
By Julian Boffa
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
In Formentera Apnea Reigns!
An apnea workshop with Umberto Pelizzari: what an excellent opportunity for our DSL (Diving Safety Laboratory) to collect relevant data for our research activities on...
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
