Chamber Day 2008
Chamber Day 2008 is only a month away. Wednesday May 7th is the date for the 20th annual Chamber Day and 10th annual Chamber Evening Fund Raiser for the USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. The USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber is dedicated to the treatment of diving accidents on a 24/7/365 basis. Having the Chamber available gives divers [...]

SeaStar Adventures Newest Recruit
We’ld like to apologize to all those guests that called to schedule a san diego scuba diving tour or class and were postponed or unfortunately not answered in a very timely manner.  We do have a good excuse though.  We’ve been rather busy adjusting to the very hectic schedule of our newest recruit… well, maybe someday [...]

Oceanic and AERIS Regulator Recall
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2007 Release #08-127 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (88 636-9390 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 ROMI Recalls SCUBA Regulators Due to Drowning Hazard WASHINGTON, D...


Google dives into 3D mapping of oceans
We've got Google Earth and Google Sky. Next up will be a map of the world below sea level--Google Ocean. The company has assembled an advisory group of oceanography experts, and in December invited researchers from institutions around the world to the Mountain View, Calif., Googleplex. There, they discussed plans for creating a 3D oceanographic...

Treasure-Laden Shipwreck Found off African Coast
A 500-year-old shipwreck has been found off the coast of southern Africa, laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins, and cannons to fend off pirates. The wreck and its treasure were recently discovered by geologists prospecting for diamonds off the coast of Namibia.

Dominica's Dive Fest celebrates 15 years
Dominica's Dive Fest, the Caribbean's longest running scuba diving festival, encourages visitors to discover the landscapes and marine life within the island's waters. Would-be divers and snorkellers as young as eight can participate in pool- or ocean-based introductory sessions to teach them the basics, with some trial sessions free of charge. ...

Growing ocean dead zones leave fish gasping
"Dead zones" containing too little oxygen for fish to breathe are growing as global temperatures increase. Warmer water dissolves less oxygen, so as temperatures rise, oxygen vanishes from oceans. Marine biologists are warning that if dead zones continue expanding, oceanic "deserts" could massively deplete marine life and fish stocks.

Update: Diving in Thailand
Discover the best dive operators and dive sites in Thailand: visit SCUBA Travel's newly updated Thailand section.

Mysterious striped currents revealed in the oceans
It's amazing that nobody has spotted it before. Superimposed on every ocean on the planet there is a striped pattern of currents. Yet what causes them is a mystery. Between 1992 and 2003, Peter Niiler of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California, and colleagues collected data from more than 10,000 drifting ocean buoys, whi...

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