Scuba Diver Press

09/05/2024

This month, we are exploring the usage of diver propulsion vehicles (DPVs), also known as underwater scooters.

Do you regularly use a DPV? Have you ever? Why? Why not? What improvements would you like to see in DPVs?

Please answer this dive industry survey here:

Participate in a survey on scuba diving training agencies. How likely are you to recommend each dive training agency to a friend or colleague?

07/07/2024

Please take part in our survey on rescue skills for scuba divers... Thank you!

https://www.businessofdiving.com/survey-rescue-skills

Participate in a survey on dive professionals and scuba divers' rescue & first aid skills for diving emergencies.

05/19/2024

How to Learn to Dive? How To Get My Scuba Diving Certification?

https://www.businessofdiving.com/scuba-diving-for-beginner

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Scuba Diving. Safety, performance & fun in learning to dive the right way. ISO international dive training standards.

04/16/2024

How to Learn to Dive? How To Get My Scuba Diving Certification?

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Scuba Diving. Safety, performance & fun in learning to dive the right way. ISO international dive training standards.

01/29/2024

Survey Results: What is The Best Dive Training Agency in 2024?

What is the best training agency for recreational scuba diving? Tech diving? The worst?

https://medium.com/scubanomics/survey-results-what-is-the-best-dive-training-agency-in-2024-aa6022389329

What is the best training agency for recreational scuba diving? Tech diving? The worst?

01/23/2024

When was the last time you spent a full day without wi-fi?

Picture: my friend Steve Carbonneau during a recent trip.

01/04/2024

We need your HELP!

Survey: State of The Dive Industry (SOTI) 2024

https://medium.com/scubanomics/survey-state-of-the-dive-industry-soti-2024-1329b3ba124a

A benchmarking gauge and a trade “weather forecast” for your dive business activities in 2024: dive centers, instructors, gear…

01/01/2024

There's light and, if you're lucky, water, at the end of the tunnel! Have a good (and wet) 2024!

12/10/2023

Hey! If you have friends who are not scuba divers (OMG!), this is what they NEED as a Christmas gift - Give them a nod in the right direction! 👎 👀

https://www.businessofdiving.com/scuba-diving-for-beginner

12/05/2023

Did you get your copy already? A review would be great... 😃

https://www.businessofdiving.com/scuba-diving-novels

10/21/2023

Top 11 Reasons to Learn to Dive. What Is The Purpose of Scuba Diving?

One of the beauties of scuba diving: There is something for everybody!

10/16/2023

What Is Scuba Diving? Is Scuba Diving a Sport? Five Types of Scuba Diving.

What is recreational open-circuit scuba diving? Extreme sports vs. water sports vs. scuba diving. Breathing air underwater after a scuba…

09/14/2023

HELP! Scuba divers: If you haven't yet, please answer this survey... Thanks in advance! Dive safe!

Market Research on Scuba Diving Equipment Sales, Dive Training Revenues, and Dive Travel Expenditures

06/19/2023

Are you an evolved scuba diver?

https://geni.us/LogEvolved

THE EVOLVED SCUBA DIVER LOGBOOK: Scuba Diving Log Book to Record & Track 100 Dives on Log Book Pages with Self-Debriefing Dive Log for Certified Scuba Divers (Dive Business Buddy)

05/16/2023

NEW! A logbook & series of checklists for open water scuba certification course participants!

https://www.businessofdiving.com/scuba-diving-logbook-open-water

Scuba diving logbook with self-debriefing & buoyancy control sections. Checklists of dive skills for Open Water Diver Certification course. How to select a dive instructor & dive center.

05/15/2023

The Total Cost of a Scuba Diving Certification (like the PADI Open Water Diver Course)

https://medium.com/scuba-diver-press/the-total-cost-of-a-scuba-diving-certification-like-the-padi-open-water-diver-course-fa714a3e1b6e

A spreadsheet and a PDF form to help you calculate & compare the total cost of an open-water scuba diver certification course from…

05/07/2023

Who's going to Diving Talks - Portugal 2023?

05/05/2023

Top Scuba Diving Myths & Stereotypes. Is Scuba Diving Dangerous? Are Sharks Dangerous?

https://medium.com/scuba-diver-press/top-scuba-diving-myths-stereotypes-is-scuba-diving-dangerous-are-sharks-dangerous-e4ef9c127aa5

An overview of scuba diving myths often brought up by people ready to learn to dive and get their open water diver certification.

04/29/2023

What Is Scuba Diving? Is Scuba Diving a Sport? Five Types of Scuba Diving.

https://medium.com/scuba-diver-press/what-is-scuba-diving-is-scuba-diving-a-sport-five-types-of-scuba-diving-8b34fbb24d44

What is recreational open-circuit scuba diving? Extreme sports vs. water sports vs. scuba diving. Breathing air underwater after a scuba…

04/15/2023

NEW! The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Scuba Diving: How to increase safety, save money & have more fun!

https://www.businessofdiving.com/how-to-scuba-dive-for-beginners

01/01/2023

We made it! Here's to more adventures in 2023!

12/18/2022

Steven Spielberg regrets the decimation of the shark population after Jaws!

The director tells Desert Island Discs he fears sharks are "mad" at him after his 1975 blockbuster.

11/10/2022

A different kind of wreck... And sad memories.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/section-of-destroyed-shuttle-challenger-found-on-ocean-floor-off-florida/2905881/

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center announced the discovery Thursday. Divers for a TV documentary crew spotted the piece in March, and NASA recently verified that it was part of the shutt...

09/26/2022

So many shipwrecks so little time...

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/09/23/ancient-shipwreck-discovered-israel-orig-aw.cnn

An ancient shipwreck was found off the coast of Israel with artifacts from all over the Mediterranean, contradicting a major archaeological theory.

04/10/2022

Great White sharks in Florida this week...
https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2022/04/07/teen-diver-touch-great-white-shark-florida-mxp-vpx.hln/video/playlists/stories-worth-watching/

Two Florida teen divers ran into two great white sharks in the span of 48 hours. One of the teens was even able to touch the predator.