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A British diver has died while diving the wreck of the Zenobia in Cyprus. Catherine Vicar was diving with friends when she became lost inside the wreck.

All the winners from BUIF 2011

This year’s British Underwater Image Festival attracted hundreds of entries across all of the categories, showcasing the very best in underwater photography and filmmaking.

Business as normal in Red Sea resorts

Dive centres and travel operators report business as usual in resorts around the Egyptian Red Sea. Protests taking place in Cairo, Alexandria and other large cities have not affected divers and holidaymakers in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or other resorts.

Sharm sites closed after shark attacks

Dive sites have been closed for 24 hours around Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, after three shark attacks on snorkellers in the area. The attacks took place on local reefs north of Sharm – all three snorkellers have been hospitalised, and one is in a critical condition.

Diver dies on James Eagan Layne

A diver has died on the wreck of the James Eagan Layne in Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.

Ice diving course in the Alps

Threat to Maldives manta site

Underwater sculpture park opens

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Thresher shark spotted off Wales

Written by DIVE Magazine Thursday, 16 August 2012 09:49

A group of dolphin spotters in Cardigan Bay were treated to a thresher sharker leaping out of the water.

Chinese ban shark fin soup

Written by DIVE Magazine Tuesday, 03 July 2012 15:47

China announces ban on shark fin soup at official banquets.

Scores on new shark species discovered

Written by DIVE Magazine Tuesday, 26 June 2012 08:59

Scientists are stunned to have discovered 79 new species of sharks during a genetic study and fear many species are even more at risk than previously believed.

Shark turns veggie

Written by DIVE Magazine Friday, 18 May 2012 14:47

A shark recovering from surgery has turned vegetarian.

MONTY: The oceans' future

Written by DIVE Magazine Friday, 30 March 2012 16:13

The wonder of a new arrival leaves Monty with hope for the oceans’ future

Biteback: Good riddance to bycatch

Written by DIVE Magazine Friday, 30 March 2012 16:05

john_nghtngale_opt The EU Fisheries Minister Maria Damanaki’s announcement of her intention to phase out the discarding of fish at sea was a welcome bit of common sense.

Net cleared from Scylla

Written by DIVE Magazine Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:42

Scylla_2 An illegal fishing net snagged HMS Scyllaa coast has been removed at a cost of £10,000. The 100m net was caught around the wreck ooff Whitsands Bay, Cornwall since November.

Net hazard on the Scylla

Written by Jo Mattock Wednesday, 30 November 2011 15:47

Divers have been warned away from the Scylla as a 45m-long monofilament fishing net has become entangled on the wreck.

Divers save humpback whale

Written by Jo Mattock Friday, 18 November 2011 15:38

Divers from the charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) have freed a humpback whale that was entangled in lobster pot lines.

AP Valves founder dies

Written by Jo Mattock Friday, 18 November 2011 15:28

David Parker, company chairman and co-founder of AP Valves, has died.

Small talk with cameraman Doug Anderson

Written by DIVE Magazine Thursday, 17 November 2011 17:27

BBC cameraman Doug Anderson has been filming in the Arctic and Antarctica for the natural history series Frozen Planet. Doug, formerly a scallop diver in Scotland, has filmed for several BBC series, including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth

Stocking Fillers Christmas 2011

Written by DIVE Magazine Thursday, 17 November 2011 15:59

Looking for the perfect gift? Here’s some gear DIVE would like to find in our stockings on Christmas morning

A Life Underwater

Written by DIVE Magazine Thursday, 17 November 2011 15:34

Veteran commercial diver Ray Ives has become an unlikely star of the screen. Neil Hope meet a diver from the old school. Plus view the film!

Marine Conservation Zone threat

Written by Jo Mattock Wednesday, 09 November 2011 11:45

The network of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) due to be set up around the UK is under threat, according to a conservation charity. The Wildlife Trust says only a fraction of the 127 proposed MCZs will be put in place unless divers and the public express their support for the plans.

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