Francesca Koe
An active ocean advocate, VP of U.S. Freediving, a multi-agency dive instructor, PFI Safety Supervisor and AIDA judge, Francesca also serves as the Editor-At-Large here at DeeperBlue.com. You can usually find Francesca diving in the kelp, hanging out at the Farallones with sharky friends, or trying to improve upon her own PB's.
Shark attacks Surfer in Monterey Bay
NBC11.com Reported a shark attack on a surfer at Marina State beach in Monterey County on Tuesday morning.
This attack follows on the heels of two recent great white...
Innovative Scuba Concepts Recalls Diving Regulator Components Due to Drowning Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop...
DEMA 2006 Special: Web-based study makes learning to dive simple and convenient
Have you ever wanted to take a scuba class or an advanced class but found that you didn't have enough time to schlep back and forth from...
DEMA 2006 Special: New Equipment from MARES
Direct from DEMA 2006, DB scuba editor Francesca Koe regales us with equipment updates from the folks at MARES.
DEMA 2006 Special: Oceana.org Unveils Diver Outreach Program
Oceana is continuing its policy of encouraging ocean users to conserve, protect and restore the oceans by unveiling a new website (www.oceana.org/dive) dedicated to the SCUBA diving...
DEMA 2006 Special: DAN – flying after diving study
The Divers Alert Network wants you! Studies are being conducted in the hyper/hypobaric chambers of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology at Duke University Medical...
DEMA 2006 Special: Reefball.org preserving shallow water habitats in the Cayman Islands
At DEMA today the Reefball Foundation (www.reefball.org) announced a critical next phase of work in the Cayman Islands. Together with the Cayman Department of the Environment, Reefball.org...
DEMA 2006 Special: Protecting the Gulf of Mexico
The Ocean Conservancy is asking U.S. freedivers and scuba divers alike, to step up and take action as ambassadors to our wonderous oceans.
"We need your...
Direct from the field: Sri Lanka Rebuilding – Part II
Scuba Editor Francesca continues her log from Sri Lanka where she is helping a rebuild effort with a Scuba focus
Direct from the field: Sri Lanka Rebuilding
Scuba Editor Francesca is helping to rebuild Tsunami hit parts of Sri Lanka. Here is the first of several reports from Sri Lanka
Diving Specialty: Boat Diving
Experienced diver and professional crewmember, Francesca Koe, gives you the ins-and-outs of boat diving.
Diving Specialty: Night Diving
Underwater, you can watch group sex happening all over the place at night!
Shark Divers Create New Coalition – International Association of Shark Diving Operators
Miami, FL - The formation of a new educational coalition was announced exclusively at DEMA today by Lawrence Groth, President of Great White Adventures and Eli Martinez, Editor-in-Chief of...
Reef Ball Foundation Announces Largest Coral Transplant
The Reef Ball Foundation in conjunction with the Stanford Development Group will be launching the world???s largest coral transplant effort taking place off the Caribbean island of Antigua.
Confirmed at...
Women Divers Hall of Fame Announces Three New Scholarships
The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF), a non-profit organization founded to support women who shape the world of diving, announced today at...
