Art Activism: Using the Power and Emotion of Art to Help the Oceans
Art: A diverse range of human activities creating visual, auditory or performance artifacts expressing the artist's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated...
Dive Psychology
FROM “SIMPLE DIVE” TO SEARCH AND RESCUE: When Plans Don’t Go According to Plan
It was a simple plan. A youth soccer team and their assistant coach, as part of a birthday celebration for one of the boys,…
The Good Stuff is Deep: Dispelling Common Scuba Myths
I remember from years past a particularly eager young diver who was seemingly obsessed with the desire to dive deeper. After all, he had…
Did You See That? The Art of Observing Marine Life
The fish, a spectacularly colored grouper, paused and opened its mouth. Finning only slightly to maintain its position just a foot (30 cm) or…
Scuba Q & A: Common Questions Asked By Nondivers
When you tell friends and co-workers that you’ve recently been certified to scuba dive, their immediate reaction is likely to be an incredulous, “Wow....
Beyond the Soda Bottle: An In-Depth Look at Decompression Illness
Like most divers, I have vivid memories of my basic scuba training. Perhaps the most memorable is the evening my instructor showed up for…
More Than Darkness: Human Factors and the Night Diver
“It’s like taking a stroll downtown at night,” said our instructor, Don. “Everybody is out — a really wild time.” Waving his arms in…
Learning to See, Seeing to Learn Part II More of What’s Going on Underwater
This tiny, well-camouflaged clingfish provides a classic example of commensalism. The clingfish gains protection by hiding on its host — a crinoid — while…
Learning to See, Seeing to Learn Part I: A Look at What’s Going on Underwater
Everywhere I looked I saw sharks — big hammerhead sharks — some close to 11 feet/3 m long. I don’t know how many sharks…
The Personal Limits of Fear – Mind and Body
It was one of the scariest dives of my life. The March winds were blowing over the chilling 50° (F, 10°C) waters of Narragansett…