Following the devastation that swept most of the Caribbean region as a result of multiple storms, specifically Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and the latest, Hurricane Maria, the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism is grateful to announce that the Cayman Islands is fully open for business. Spared the worst of the storms, the Cayman Islands is fortunate to provide all travellers, including…
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), the world’s largest recreational diver training organization, has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), the first global alliance working to solve the worldwide problem of lost and abandoned fishing gear, known as ghost gear. Founded by World Animal Protection in 2015, the GGGI works to reduce the…
Here is your chance to work in the exciting scuba diving industry while still living in the shadow of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah! As the TAC Team Manager you will be responsible for leading the Huish Outdoors TAC Team, which provides technical support to customers, processes returns, and completes repairs…
Following the recent merger with blue o two, Master Liveaboards is pleased to announce yet another vessel to its ever growing network of worldwide liveaboards; the Solomons PNG Master. As the name suggests Master Liveaboards is not offering just one, but TWO new destinations; Papua New Guinea (PNG) is now on the menu as well!…
USDiveShows LLC has announced booth space is now on sale for the Baltimore/DCDiveShow 2018, Friday evening, January 19, 4-8PM and Saturday, January 20, 2018 10AM-5PM at the Radisson Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD. Consumer tickets for the show will go on sale October 1, 2017. “We are planning an exciting show in Baltimore…
In an effort to make dive industry professionals and consumers aware of the operation status of businesses located in the areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, DEMA has published a Dive Industry Hurricane Recovery Update webpage. If your business is located in one of the areas impacted by either of these hurricanes, DEMA invites you…
We hope that this e-mail finds you safe and sound in the wake of recent, historic storms. Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, has left behind significant damage and destruction throughout the southeast United States and across the Caribbean. Just days before, Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas as the most…
The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) Board of Directors has approved the expansion of the Disaster Assistance Program to assist DEMA-Member Show Exhibitors and Buyers impacted by both Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. DEMA’s Disaster Assistance Program was first created in 2004 and has been used when DEMA-Member companies are impacted by natural disasters…
PSI-PCI will again this year offer NAUI members a discount to take the Visual Cylinder Inspector course on Saturday, November 4 at the DEMA show. You can sign up online from our Show Schedule page: http://www.psicylinders.com/regional-training Just scroll down to the date to reach the online sign up link. Just include your NAUI member number at checkout. …
The Manthiri Liveaboard in the Maldives has released its DEMA specials which are available between now and December 15, 2017. The Manthiri is the longest running and most experienced dive charter in the Maldives with over 22 years of experience and their dive guide Moosa has over 9600 dives in the Maldives. Their success is based…
Trinity Caves, Orange Canyon, Big Tunnel and Tarpon Alley – dramatic wall dives on Cayman’s West side that have attained legendary status among visiting divers and helped cement Cayman’s reputation as a world class dive destination. Other sites such as Devil’s Grotto, Eden Rock and Sunset Reef are also on Cayman’s “hit list” of must-do…
A destination like you have never experienced before. You and your group can experience a private island getaway. Just imagine your own island to relax, enjoy and dive on some of the Caribbean’s most virgin reefs. Cabañas on Clark’s Cay is a 4-acre island oasis that offers incredible seascapes from every room, an open-air restaurant…
The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide) is proud to endorse the candidacies of Dr. Anthony Ford (NAUI 48401) for the office of President and Kim Yarbrough (NAUI 56323) for the office of Vice-President of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS). Ford is a NAUI Course Director who is passionate about the…
The buzz continues to grow for Delfins Beach Resort Bonaire. This impressive facility, which is scheduled to open in November, 2017, is already making big news on the island. The resort’s spacious adult and children’s swimming pools have been completed and are being prepared for use. The pool area is the largest on the entire…
By Annie Crawley: On a Citizen Science Expedition to the Revillagigedo Archipelago aboard the Quino El Guardian, I knew I needed lighting for both underwater and topside shoots. We were going to be diving and filming mantas, sharks, and all the magnificent creatures around this archipelago, plus doing topside interviews with humpback whale scientist Dr.…
The staff at Rainbow Reef Divers has been very active following Hurricane Irma. According to General Manager Billy Wise, survey boats have already checked out the reefs and local waters around Key Largo. Here is his report ALONG with link to a post Hurricane Irma photo galley. One of the biggest questions we received in…
Sea Experience is a PADI 5 Star Career Development Center located in the Bahia Mar Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL offering a retail dive shop, Scuba/Snorkel/Glassbottom Boat Charter, and training from beginner diver to Career SCUBA Instructor. We had minimal damage from Hurricane Irma. The dive shop and charter boats have been cleaned up. The…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma devastating many parts of the United States Virgin Islands, St. Croix & Cane Bay Dive Shop are stronger than ever. Working tirelessly as a staging hub for rescue & relief efforts for all points across the Caribbean, Cane Bay Dive Shop owners — Suzanne & Hal Rosbach — are…
In 1980, DAN was formed with the single goal of establishing a 24-hour emergency hotline manned by knowledgeable dive physicians to help divers in need. Since then, this 24-hour hotline has grown into an international organization dedicated to dive safety and injury prevention. Recognizing DAN’s research, medical services and safety outreach contributions to diving for…
Switching training organizations is rarely an easy decision, but when a business becomes a PADI Dive Center or Resort, the results can be truly outstanding. A case in point is Dive West, in Dallas, Texas, USA, that chose PADI in December 2015 and has since become a thriving member of the PADI Retail and Resort…
