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Distraction, Discomfort, and Disorientation
November 27th, 2022
Seasickness affects many divers, and travel-associated disruptions to diet and schedule can also lead to queasiness. While it may be reasonable for a diver with nausea to enter the water to see if the... Read More
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A different approach to learning freediving
November 27th, 2022
Knowing how long you can hold your breath in a warm swimming pool with flouncy music playing doesn’t help with doubts and daemons when you are bouncing around in a cold sea with low vis and less than ... Read More
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Adaptations we experience in freediving - Part II
October 15th, 2022
Even if a freediver is in the best physical shape possible, if their mind is distracted, if they’re not comfortable with the increased level of pressure or darkness at depth, or they are not confiden... Read More
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Adaptations we experience in freediving PART 1
October 15th, 2022
When trying to gain adaptation of the lungs for freediving it’s important to add depth gradually when training. Even if a diver had the confidence, relaxation level, and breath hold time to dive to 10... Read More
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Could optimising a diver’s hydration and temperature improve their decompression safety?
September 25th, 2022
An astute researcher noticed that there was a slightly higher incident rate of DCS that would otherwise have been expected for those US Navy divers, who were involved in the salvage and recovery of th... Read More
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Boat ladder safety
September 25th, 2022
Most divers who have dived from boats, know that before they enter the water, they need to check that nobody is below them. Also while using a ladder to climb back on-board after the dive, they make s... Read More
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Nutrition for scuba diving: practical advice to enjoy your dives!
September 20th, 2022
A diver should complete their regular daily meals i.e., breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The ideal meal before immersion should be lightweight and easily digestible, and should include sources of complex... Read More
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SAVE THE CENOTES
September 20th, 2022
An apocalyptic nightmare is threatening the fragile cenotes and underground water ways of Riviera Maya, the stretch of Caribbean coastline on Mexico’s northeastern Yucatán Peninsula.... Read More
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A victory for the cenotes: keeping up with the Mayan Train project
September 20th, 2022
he Mayan Train is a federal project crossing several Mexican states from Chiapas to Quintana-Roo, linking UNESCO heritage sites such as Palenque, Calakmul and Chichen Itza over 1,500 km of rail tracks... Read More
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Diving with a Cold sore
September 15th, 2022
Cold sores can become complicated by bacterial infections, so it is important to wash them thoroughly with soap and water and keep them as clean and as dry as possible.... Read More
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Mistakes and Bad Decisions
September 15th, 2022
It is a testament to DAN’s efficiency and reputation that the hospital didn’t once bother me about payment. I was on oxygen all night with occasional breaks for air since the hyperbaric doctor wouldn’... Read More
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Cuba’s Golden Fish
September 15th, 2022
Cuba’s multidecade efforts have fashioned one of the largest and oldest no-take coral reef marine reserves in the Western Hemisphere. What a joy to explore a fish haven spared the horror of hooks, spe... Read More
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Blue Heron Bridge
September 15th, 2022
Don’t expect colorful reefs; prepare instead for a menagerie of unusual and exotic sea life you would typically have to travel the world to see. Every dive can be a surprise — you never know what’s lu... Read More
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The Ocean Less Traveled
September 15th, 2022
The ocean’s soothing sounds can easily lull us into serenity, but a community in dire need of conservation, research, and protection lies below the surface. The ocean’s health is in crisis, and marine... Read More
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Matty Smith: In Two Worlds
September 15th, 2022
I like to think that ingenuity and engineering can combine with skill and a little bit of luck to create an image that no one has ever seen before.... Read More
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Not in Denial
September 14th, 2022
The ER was not busy that afternoon. The doctor listened to my symptoms and understood I wanted to get to the chamber. He called the DAN hotline and spoke with the medic, who connected him with the D... Read More
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Sweet Spot in Time
September 14th, 2022
In the past, the ocean did not require specific policies to protect it from human actions. Polar regions and the deep ocean were protected by their inaccessibility, and returning to the same place in ... Read More
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Diving Into an Ocean Climate action plan
September 14th, 2022
Even if we solve all our other problems, we might still see the collapse of our living seas due to climate change alone. A warmer, more acidic ocean holds less dissolved oxygen, which is fine if you’... Read More
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The Edge of Extinction
September 12th, 2022
Sea otters are much more than just another pretty face. They are known as an indicator or sentinel species because what happens to sea otters reveals much about the conditions of the nearshore ocean w... Read More
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Freediving: Seeking and Finding Our Limits
August 24th, 2022
I thought the freediving certification would simply teach me how to hold my breath for an impressive amount of time. But it was so much more than that, providing an invaluable lesson in the chemistry ... Read More
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Preserving History: Leslie Leaney
August 24th, 2022
Why I’m a DAN Member:
My friends have always had my back during my adventures. DAN has had that covered, along with my left, right, and front. I’ve always had DAN as a traveling companion. Leaney has ... Read More
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When History Seemingly Repeats Itself: DIADEMA SEA URCHIN LOSS
August 24th, 2022
Scientists are currently working to determine the cause of death for this mortality event by examining tissue samples of healthy or diseased Diadema in collections from Grenada to Florida and Mexico t... Read More
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Diving With My Dad
August 24th, 2022
My dad had started scuba diving 30 years earlier when he joined the Merchant Marine. He traveled the world on merchant ships, which allowed him to dive in many distant port cities. Later, he and his d... Read More
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Shooter: David Doubilet
August 22nd, 2022
Film was always the “big casino,” especially the way we shoot at National Geographic. We’d shoot and shoot and shoot, and then send the unprocessed film to Washington to be processed, only to have an ... Read More
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