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Caradonna Winner of Scuba Diving Magazine’s 2022 # 1 Dive Travel Agency 3 years in a row

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Caradonna Wins Scuba Diving Magazine’s 2022 Prestigious Reader Service Award and Voted # 1 Travel Agency 3 years in a row. Why Choose Caradonna for your Travel PlansAward WinningBest ServiceTop KnowledgeExclusive RatePremiere DestinationsAfter this last year, we all deserve a vacation. Caradonna Adventures knows how important your time & travel investment is. Our seasoned agents will …

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Caradonna Adventures is the Exclusive Dive Wholesaler for Fiji Airways BOOK YOUR BULA Campaign

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Be prepared to book some great Fiji Air Inclusive packages for the Fiji “Book your Bula Campaign” Caradonna Adventures is the exclusive dive wholesaler with special Fiji Airways air fares packaged with our best Fiji Resort Offers. The Fiji Find Your Bula Campaign is a Fun way to see what your interests are when you plan your …

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300kg of ghost fishing nets removed from wrecks in German North Sea

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Surveys by wreck divers around the island of Norderney showed pollution from fishing activity was affecting the ecosystem of the German North Sea, so three of the many shipwrecks in the area were revisited during September and cleared of 300kg of ghost fishing nets.Over 300kg of ghost fishing nets were recoveredThe Healthy Seas organisation has been collaborating …

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Featured Photographer | Dicky Kasim

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Insert Image My name is Dicky Kasim. I was born in Jakarta but moved to Singapore when I was in primary school and then to Western Australia during high school. I have always had a love for marine life and the ocean, which lead me to study a Bachelor of Aquatic Science for my University …

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GENERAL DIVING: The Skill of Breathing

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The Skill of Breathing Do you ever get a headache after a dive? You’ve had a great dive, but the side effect seems to be this awful headache! The chances are that you are not breathing correctly when diving. Problem Identification Many divers try to maximise the amount of time under the water by changing the way they breath. …

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Conservationists Asking for Assistance to Protect Florida’s Goliath Groupers

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Goliath grouper can grow to the size of small boats (Photo: Kyle Lippenberger/Shutterstock) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell Conservationists and divers are calling on Florida residents to oppose the proposed lifting of the ban on the fishing of goliath groupers in Florida’s waters. The ban, in effect since 1990 after goliath groupers were hunted to the verge of extinction …

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The Darkwater Group officially acquires KISS

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Almost one year ago, KISS rebreathers and The Darkwater Group agreed terms, and now the transition is finally complete. This acquisition gives KISS access to new technologies, extensive logistics and capital for growth. The Darkwater Group – which manages three brands in the diving industry now, xDEEP, Seal Drysuits and now KISS – was formed in 2020 …

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Solitary Social Bottlenose Dolphin Known as ‘Nick’ Found Dead in Ireland

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DIVE Report Just one week after the unveiling of a memorial to Danny the dolphin by conservation organisation Marine Connection, highlighting the dangers posed by humans to cetaceans who separate from their pods, another ‘solitary social’ bottlenose dolphin named ‘Nick’ has been found dead on the southern coast of the Republic of Ireland. The lone dolphin, known as ‘Nick’, was …

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Wally the walrus arrives in Iceland

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Against all the odds, it appears Wally the walrus is making his way back towards his native Arctic waters after he was spotted in Iceland. The well-travelled mammal was last photographed off West Cork in Ireland, but had not been seen for nearly three weeks and there were fears for his health and wellbeing. Then on Saturday a …

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Dive industry mourns loss of tech pioneer Dan Burton

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The diving world is in mourning over the loss of tech diving pioneer and talented underwater photographer and videographer Dan Burton, who died on Saturday in a tragic paramotor accident in the Scottish Highlands. Fifty-four-year-old Burton was in the final stages of a challenge to circumnavigate Britain with Conservation Without Borders founder Sacha Dench, and they …

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