After a very exciting and fun-filled Wreck Week in 2009, Dive BVI presents the dive operation's 2nd annual Wreck Week event June 12-19, 2010. Featuring some of the best wrecks in the Caribbean such as the world famous RMS Rhone which went down in 1867, the Japanese fishing freighter Chikuzen, and Wreck Alley, scuba divers are sure to get their photo and critter fix while in the BVI. We?ll examine the historical significance behind these treasures and dive the reefs that sent some of

It's a novel concept - an underwater CSI, something you don't see on television. Later this month, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute, located on Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands, will present what is sure to be a FIRST -- an Underwater CSI training course.

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Booking a dive trip to the Bahamas just got easier - a whole lot easier in fact! The Bahamas Diving Association and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism announces the launch of an innovative scuba diving packages and activities booking engine! The unique engine allows adventure-seeking travelers the ability to book diving and dive packages via a special booking engine, while still offering dive retailers and travel sellers full commissions on FIT or individual bookings.

(DiverWire.com) - SeaLife announces a new upgrade promotion which rewards dedicated SeaLife digital owners with a rebate for upgrading to the latest that SeaLife has to offer. The rebate which was initiated as a service program dating back to  January 1, 2010 gives consumers the opportunity to upgrade their outdated or non-functioning SeaLife digital cameras and receive a

Peter Hughes Diving, one of the leading live-aboard scuba diving operations in the world, in cooperation with owner Palau Watersports, has announced the M/Y Tropic Dancer will become the 9th yacht to join the Dancer Fleet®.

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Aqua Lung, a leader in scuba diving equipment development and research, is pleased to announce the acquisition of White's Manufacturing Ltd., a world leader in dry suit innovation and manufacturing technology.

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The United States Apnea Association (USAA) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the U.S. National Freediving Championships from April 22 through April 25, 2010 in Kona, Hawaii. This competition will consist of six exciting events; Dynamic Apnea, Dynamic Apnea without Fins, Static Apnea, and Constant Weight, Free Immersion and Constant Weight without Fins. The Constant Weight, Free immersion and Constant Weight without Fins event will be held off the coast in the scenic

American and Canadian travelers looking for a unique Caribbean experience between Spring and Summer this year will be eligible for a great deal when they chose the island of Curaçao. To help motivate scuba divers to visit this growing dive destination, Curacao officials have announced the Curacao Now promotion will continue this year for a short time.

In tough times, creativity always wins. Bill Cole of Sea Experience Dive Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has come up with a promotion combining promotion, customer satisfaction and fun. His recently announced STICK IT program is a sure way for scuba divers to learn more about Sea Experience and the underwater excitement the store provides.

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They say that everything is bigger in Texas and scuba retailers and industry stakeholders are out to prove the saying is true ? at least when it comes to scuba diving. DiveAroundTexas.com is launching the second annual Dive Around Texas contest to encourage divers to explore some of the best diving Texas has to offer.

Despite last month?s fatality off the Florida coast, the number of shark attacks in the United States continued its downward trend by taking a plunge in the latest recorded year, according to a new report from the University of Florida released earlier today.

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(DiverWire.com) - April 1, 2010 is the deadline for entries in the thirteenth annual Underwater Images Photo/Video Competition.  The competition is open to amateur scuba diving photographers and videographers.  Prizes include worldwide dive travel, dive equipment, and much more.

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This is a first-person report from Judie Haynie on her recent live-aboard dive trip with Mike Ball Dive Adventures.

I first met Mike Ball in Connecticut on a cold winter night in January 2007. Snow was piled up about three feet, around the local dive shop. About thirty of us ventured out to hear about diving Australia?s Great Barrier Reef. And we weren?t disappointed. His

Last weekend at the Our World-Underwater Show in Chicago, SCUBAPRO announced the release of their first collaboration with DiveNav and DiveComputerTraining.com, the Galileo Sol Online Specialty Class.

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Do you have what it takes to be called a "Master Diver"? Scuba Schools International (SSI), is once again running a program to determine who scuba diving's "master divers" are.

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Dive Friends Bonaire will host an Instructor Development Course (IDC) will begin June 7th and  continue through June 15th, 2010. The Instructor Exam conducted by PADI officials will immediately follow on June 16th and 17th.

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Darrick Cusick, a scuba instructor for Scuba.com (www.Scuba.com) recently helped keep the Olympic spirit alive by carrying the Olympic torch during the multi-leg relay leading up to the game?s opening ceremonies.

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There are many amazing dive destinations on the planet, but one less known to a great number of SCUBA divers is Honduras.  Honduras became the focus of the World?s attention last year when the military (at the direction of the Supreme Court) forcefully removed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from office.  The U.S. State Department issued travel advisories and Trip Advisor soon followed suit by warning U.S. citizens to avoid travel to Honduras.  These travel warnings,

The Ford Seahorses Scuba Diving Club, in conjunction with the Detroit Historical Society?s Dossin Maritime Group and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, presents the 29th Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival on Saturday, February 27th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Washtenaw Community College?s Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Waterproof is pleased to announce the availability of its revolutionary new silicone seal system, a drysuit category first.  Compatible with drysuits equipped with the most commonly used quick-exchange ring systems, divers now have the opportunity to upgrade one of the most troublesome and costly replacement parts of diving dry.

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(DiverWire.com) - Tobago, sister island to the home of the world famous cultural explosion, Carnival, and a classic example of old-world Caribbean charm, will be taking the party beneath the sea this year with its first dive festival. Themed Underwater Carnival, the event is designed to showcase the destination?s rich and diverse eco-system and the explosion of marine life that can be found off the island?s shores.

Our World-Underwater show organizers couldn?t be more pleased about the buzz about this weekend?s scuba diving show in Chicago. More than 20,000 attendees are anticipated as Our World-Underwater celebrates its 40th year.

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If you visit the Our World Underwater Show in Chicago this week, you will be able to meet with the dive travel professionals at Deep Blue Adventures and be able to enjoy one on one personal attention while they answer your questions and provide recommendations for the perfect destination and itinerary to suit your desires, requirements and budget.

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(DiverWire.com) - During their yearly visit at Buddy in September, Ned & Anna Deloach (FishID books) pointed out a very interesting project being executed by Ken Nedimyer, president of the Coral Restoration Foundation. The meeting resulted in Buddy Dive, a popular resort for recreational scuba divers, inviting Ken Nedimyer for a visit to Bonaire to look for possibilities to adapt the program in Bonaire.

The words ?professional scuba diver? and ?marine biologist? might not appear anywhere on your résumé, but thanks to an extraordinary new software title from Nintendo, people from all walks of life can enjoy an exhilarating undersea adventure without so much as a swimming lesson. Launching Feb. 22 exclusively for the Wii? system, the game Endless Ocean?: Blue World takes Nintendo?s unique ocean simulation series to the next level, with new features and story elements that create a

Diveheart, the Our World-Underwater Dive Show and Midwest Dive News will host the first adaptive scuba diver training symposium on Friday, February 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency O?Hare. The symposium is being held in conjunction with the Our World-Underwater Dive Show which follows on February 19-21.

The online edition of the Diving Almanac & Book of Records was launched on February 1st and it is still the only record book and Who's Who of the world scuba diving community. Rave reviews by new and veteran divers alike are unanimous: the Diving Almanac & Book of Records is a must-have resource for divers everywhere and now it is FREE.

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OUR WORLD-UNDERWATER, announces the release of a new book celebrating the popular dive show's anniversary this year. Forty Years of Our World-Underwater is a beautifully written work with fascinating pictures from the four decades of Our World-Underwater.

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(DiverWire.com) - The marketing team at Explorer Ventures decided enough is enough - scuba diving is all about travel and this popular live-aboard has introduced a new "stimulus" program that lets divers choose their own special - but only if they "qualify".

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(DiverWire.com) - TUSA announced today that it has released a brand-new mask - the M-210 Panthes. According to TUSA officials, this new mask was developed and designed specifically with freedivers and spearfishing divers in mind.

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(DiverWire.com) - The Women Divers Hall of Fame has announced the addition of 10 New Members for their 10th Anniversary year in 2010.

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(DiverWire) - This morning, the well-known Aggressor Fleet announced an exclusive new program where divers can learn about diverse coral reef ecosystems, support future research and earn a Reef Ambassador Specialty Certification.

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Janine Davis of Diversitea has planned a special dive trip that's she's calling an "Organic Dive Trip". We spoke with her about this unique opportunity. Those of us who have been diving for a while are looking for ways to continue to do what we love, which entails finding ways to stay fit, as we get older.  As our planet becomes more and more polluted, it is difficult, even on holiday in exotic locations, to get away from the commercialism and ubiquitous fast food lifestyle we are so

Officials of the MV Spree Live-aboard have announced the popular scuba diving vessel is leaving for Haiti this morning to assist with relief efforts.

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(DiverWire) - Mares Diving has announced a product safety recall involving the company's NEMO Air scuba diving computer. Under certain circumstances, the O-ring can fail and cause a slow leak of breathing gas through the Quick Connector, which could require a diver to surface quickly and face possible risk of injury or running out of air.

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(DiverWire) - In response to the global demand from photographers, scuba divers, surfers and snorkelers around the world, a leading underwater photography website, DivePhotoGuide.com, has launched a highly anticipated free series of comprehensive underwater photography tutorials and guides to help the world learn underwater photography.

(DiverWire) - OceanicVentures, a well-known scuba diving training facility in Houston, has announced it is sponsoring world-famous underwater photographer Marty Snyderman for a series of key presentations next week.

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The lionfish invasion of the Caribbean continues. One prominent scuba diving resort on the island of Bonaire, Captain Don's Habitat, is working hard to do something about the growing lionfish problem. From March 6-13, Captain Don's Habitat is hosting the first "Lionfish Wrangler" event. Scuba divers can actually earn a "bounty" every time they spot a lionfish during this weeklong event.

Recently the scuba diving organization RAID (Rebreather Association of International Divers) has started to move into the North American market. We talked to the organization's founder Barry Coleman about RAID. Read our round-up of that conversation:

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The following is a list of articles by John Flanders.

The following is a list of articles by Scott Jones.

It hardly seems like a decade ago that the HMCS Yukon was sunk in the waters just off of San Diego, California coastline. Since that time, thousands of divers have explored the wreck, which helped open the door to the possibility of new wrecks up and down the coast.

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Effective immediately, Pascal de Meyer will begin as Manager of Dive Operations at Dive Friends Bonaire.  Mr. de Meyer has many years of experience in diving operations around the world and on Bonaire, where he has been working within the local scuba dive industry for nearly twenty years.

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SeaLife has just released details of a limited-time rebate program that delivers a financial incentive for scuba divers considering purchasing a product from the popular SeaLife line. The program provides a mail-in rebate for any customer who purchases a SeaLife Digital camera or Digital Pro Flash unit between January 1 and June 30 2010.

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Sustained cold water temperatures in South Florida and the Florida Keys triggered severe coral bleaching and even coral death, alerting resource managers and prompting a coordinated assessment response from the science and scuba diving communities. Temperatures in some nearshore areas of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary dropped to 52 degrees Fahrenheit for several days ? well below average for this time of year ? with fatal results for some corals.

TUSA has announced a safety recall on its RS-670 regulator distributed or sold from May 2009 through September 2009 with retail price of $449.00. 

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America?s Largest Consumer Dive Expo, the SCUBA Show, has announced that legendary filmmaker Stan Waterman will be speaking at the two-day show and that marine artist Wyland will be returning for a second year in a row.

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Scuba Schools International (SSI) announces the 2010 T-Shirt Design Contest. The contest is open to SSI USA Dive Centers, SSI Dive Professionals and SSI Scuba Divers. It is a chance to express your love of scuba diving through a creative t-shirt design.

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SpeedWorks' Mustang Challenge race team has unveiled the image for its "Save the Shark" FR500s race car to be piloted by Chip Scarlett in the 2010 Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Series. The new car is set to debut in early March.

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Have you ever thought of having your photos published? Your diving experiences chronicled? Here's an opportunity to join a field expedition to Indonesia's Banda Sea where you'll be able to contribute to a new digital marine guide on marine life.

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The ability to bring more of California?s coastline to life with the creation of artificial reefs passed a critical hurdle Tuesday when the State Assembly Committee on Judiciary unanimously approved AB 634.  The bill will now be sent to the Assembly floor, where it could be voted on as early as January 18, 2010.

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The island of Bonaire has swept top honors as one of the world?s top dive destinations. For the eighth consecutive year, Bonaire has been rated the Top Overall Diving (Caribbean/Atlantic) in Scuba Diving magazine?s Readers? Choice Awards 2010.

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Since mid-summer, lionfish seem to have proliferated on Cozumel's reefs, and Blue Magic Scuba, a local Cozumel dive center, has decided to do something about it. The idea is to help control the lionfish invasion, something that threatens to decimate other marine life.

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This year marks the 10th Anniversary of The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF), an international honor society that recognizes the achievements of outstanding women divers from around the world.

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(DiverWire) - Scuba Schools International (SSI) has become the latest scuba diver training organization to incorporate dive computers into its Open Water Training course.

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?Tales From The Reef? is a series of true life stories from dive boats in the Florida Keys and Caribbean. The author, Captain Brad Neat, examines a host of diver mishaps, from a variety of causes, and then suggest a course of action so the reader can avoid a similar fate.

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Western Illinois University located in Macomb, IL (about 40 miles east of the Mississippi) has been teaching students to scuba dive since 1968.  Recently they implemented a first of its kind degree in scuba that prepares students to undertake careers that use scuba on the job.

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The deadline for the first major international underwater photo and video competitions of the new decade is January 15th. Your entries must be submitted by the deadline date in order to compete for over $80,000 in valuable prizes, and the recognition as being one of the best in the world.

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Acclaimed contemporary filmmaker, Ang Lee arrived in Ambergris Caye, Belize for a few days of sun and left a certified SCUBA diver. Lee took his certification course with White Sands Dive Instructor, Samuel Lin. Lee was accompanied by his two sons, Mason and Haan who also took the course and became certified divers as well.

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During the second week of December Buddy Dive Resort was proud to accommodate and facilitate the 2009 World Champion Swimmer and four-time winner of the Marathon Swimming World Cup, Angela Maurer (Wiesbaden at Germany). Angela was happy to train together with her companion Jennifer Boettcher in front of Buddy Dive in the beautiful waters at Bonaire.

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DiverWire.com underwater photography expert Andrew Sallmon talks about some things a new scuba diver would want to know with their first camera set-up.

(DiverWire.com) - So you got a new camera, strobe, housing, lens etc. Now what?

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It's 2010 and there's reason for divers to celebrate. The Miami dive community is already off to a fabulous year thanks to the tenacious efforts of Mike Beach and Miami-Dade Reef Guard Association (MIRA). Earlier this week, the group helped sink the 210 ft. Ophelia Brian wreck in the nearby waters of Miami. DiverWire writer Lisa Mongy was on the water to chronicle this event.

Cressi USA has announced a safety recall of its Cressi Ellipse Black MC5 Scuba Regulator. This recall affects Ellipse Black MC5 regulators distributed and sold from March 2009 through August 2009 are affected by this product recall.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dive Rite, has announced a voluntary recall of v. Partial obstruction of various Wings.

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Oceanic has just announced a new ONLINE training program for its popular ProPlus 2 scuba diving computer. The class is designed to help scuba divers and students learn how to use the Pro Plus 2 dive computer in a simple, interactive and effective way.

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More than 150 scuba divers dressed in full Santa Clause outfits braved the cold waters near Great Britain last weekend to set a world record and raise money for charity.

Divers gained pledges and were raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Association, a British safety organization. Last year, the event drew 84 divers and this year the total has almost doubled.

Gareth Lock was one of the158 divers who donned a Santa Claus costume and braved sub-zero temperatures to

Pro Dive International recently posted its first in-house produced video on YouTube, garnering slightly under a thousand views in just one week.

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Over the summer, much was made about the safety of rinse tanks at dive resorts around the world. With the H1N1 scare, many resorts have taken steps to protect customers. Additionally, one company has created a product specifically to address the problem - the DiveSafe anti-bacterial mouthpiece.

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Holiday travel is about to hit its stride; before you join the hustle and bustle, remember to cover your trip with DAN Trip Insurance. Divers Alert Network (DAN) offers this additional benefit to scuba diving travelers in addition to non-divers.

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Noted underwater adventure photographer Andrew Salmon has announced he has a few spots left for a tiger and great hammerhead shark photo trip 24-30 April 2010 to Tiger Beach and the outer reefs along the Little Bahama Banks.

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(Scuba) Santa Claus is coming to town - Carrollton, Texas to be exact. Next Saturday, one of santa's "underwater helpers" will be in the pool for the second annual "Underwater Pictures with Santa" event at International Scuba, a dive retailer located just outside of Dallas.

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Stuart Cove?s Dive Bahamas has long been a source of high-quality underwater images and videography. Now, Stuart Cove?s has introduced a way for divers and adventure-seekers to receive a regular dose of underwater imagery courtesy of a brand-new underwater channel.

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Scuba divers looking for a "one-stop" site for planning their next scuba holiday should take a look at a new comprehensive site introduced by San Diego-based Scuba Travel Ventures.

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(Bonaire Insider) - Bill Goodwin, along with his wife, Donna, is a frequent scuba diving visitors to Bonaire and the island?s reefs.  Both enjoy underwater photography. Bill just won a major photographic competition sponsored by National Geographic.

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DURHAM, NC ? Divers interested in learning more about the causes of dive fatalities and how to prevent them are encouraged to take advantage of a special offer and register now for the DAN® Diving Fatalities Workshop April 8-10, 2010.

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(DW) Long Island, Bahamas - In the final heat for constant no fins at the AIDA World Championships, Jana Strain set another Pan American record and claimed a bronze medal with a strong dive to 54M (177 feet), completed in two minutes and thirteen seconds. She broke her own existing Record of 53 meters (174 feet) set in September 7, 2009.

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(Australian Broadcasting Company) - The ex-HMAS Canberra has been given the all clear and will open to scuba divers in waters nearly four kilometres off Ocean Grove this weekend.

Parks Victoria has given the ship a final safety inspection and it opened to divers last Saturday.

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Singer Katie Melua is recovering after she nearly drowned during a scuba diving session in London last weekend (November 28-29).

The 25 year old is working towards a diving qualification and took to a lake near the British capital's Heathrow Airport to practice with her instructor.

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The United States Apnea Association (USAA) is pleased to announce that Robert King, a USAA member, set a new national record for swimming to depth with a fin while holding his breath to a depth of 84 meters (275 feet) on December 1, 2009 at Dean?s Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas during the AIDA Individual Depth Freediving World Championship.

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Attention underwater photographers: A new U/W imaging superstore has just opened. Scuba divers, snorkelers and aquatic adventurers wanting to capture the experience will definitely want to learn more about Submerge Camera.

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Bonaire Oceanfront Villa 9 is pleased to announce that it has completed major renovations in 2009 and the property is now ready to accept scuba divers and leisure vacationers during the upcoming high season in 2010.

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Last month, the Boy Scouts of America announced a new Scuba Diving merit badge. Introducing young people to scuba diving isn't limited to boys. A Southern-California based dive center has developed a program to introduce GIRL SCOUTS to the underwater world.

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The following is from the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Dermot Cole:

A perfectly preserved stern-wheeler has been discovered on the bottom of Lake Laberge, about 30 miles north of Whitehorse.

The 108-foot A.J. Goddard sank on Oct. 22, 1901 in about 40 feet of water. Two crewmen survived and three drowned.

Doug Davidge of the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse found the gold rush time capsule during

Designated Diver Sportswear, a division of Designated Sports, Inc., and Rogest Studios have come together to launch a new and exciting sportswear collection, The Rogest Signature Collection.  Rogest is the most recognized painter in Marine Dot Art today. His art is inspired by his lifestyle, music, fashion, culture and his thousands of dives worldwide.

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SeaWeb and the Project AWARE Foundation have announced the winners of their second annual Ocean in Focus conservation photography contest. This year's contest attracted hundreds of submissions to SeaWeb's Marine Photobank from amateur and professional scuba diving photographers, who have donated images depicting not just the magnificence of the ocean but also the environmental impacts degrading it.

Legendary marine scientist and scuba diver Dr. Sylvia Earle will lead an Oceanic Society expedition from January 30 ? February 6, 2010 to Blackbird Caye EcoResort on Turneffe Atoll in Belize to introduce a new private protected area and present her new book, The World is Blue.

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Popular Science magazine recently singled out the Scubapro Seawing Nova fin in its December, 2009 issue. The innovative scuba diving fin is part of the "Best of What's New" feature from editors of the magazine.

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The Project AWARE Foundation has unveiled a brand-new website. More than just a facelift, the new website www.projectaware.org is now powered by dynamic tools for scuba divers and capabilities to fuel  a "green"

(Scouting Magazine.org) - Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for your water-loving Boy Scout? Here's one: the Scuba Diving merit badge pamphlet, hot off the presses.

The merit badge, the first new one in three years, will officially be released on Dec. 1 when it will be available in Scout Shops and online at scoutstuff.org.

(National Geographic) - After 60 years in a watery Hawaiian grave, two World War II-era Japanese attack submarines have been discovered near Pearl Harbor, marine archaeologists announced. A special talking about these vessels and the find of the wreckage in the Pacific Ocean airs TUESDAY November 17 on the National Geographic channel.