John Liang

John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.

Apple Unveils New Watch With Dive Features

If you're an avid diver who when not diving wears an Apple Watch, the folks at Apple may have had you in mind this week.

Expedition Films First 8K Footage of Titanic Wreck Site

OceanGate Expeditions has released new, high-resolution footage of its latest dive to the wreck of the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Seafood Watch ‘Red Lists’ Lobster, Other Fisheries Over Threats to North Atlantic Right Whales

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program has added more than a dozen fisheries, including the US American lobster fishery, to its "Red List" of seafood to avoid.

Dates For Rebreather Forum 4 Have Been Announced

Rebreather Forum 4 will be held Thursday through Saturday, April 20-22, 2023 at the old University of Malta campus in Valletta, Malta, organizers announced this week.

Nautilus Liveaboards Cancels 2022 Great White Shark Trips to Guadalupe Island

Nautilus Liveaboards announced it has been forced to cancel the rest of the company's 2022 Great White Shark trips to Guadalupe Island as a result of the ongoing closure of the Guadalupe Island Biosphere.

Report: Dugongs ‘functionally extinct’ in China

Scientists have determined that dugongs are "functionally extinct" in Chinese waters.

Activists Oppose Octopus Farms

A coalition of 97 animal welfare organizations and scientists is opposing the establishment of farms meant to raise octopus and other cephalopods for food.

OZTek Seeks Award Nominations

Organizers of the upcoming OZTek Dive Show in Australia are calling for nominations for five awards to celebrate the achievements of leading divers and industry personnel.

A New Database Shows How Sharks Use The Ocean’s Depths

Scientists have set up a new database that shows them where sharks, rays and skates travel in the ocean -- not just in horizontal distance but also in depth.

AIDA 2022 World Depth Championship Wrap-Up

After eight days of competition, the 2022 AIDA Depth World Championship came to a close with one new world record as well as a bunch of continental and national records.

Organizers Are Rallying Divers For The World’s Largest-Ever Underwater Cleanup

An attempt is being made to break the world record for the largest-ever underwater cleanup next month in Portugal.

Could the Megalodon have Been Able to Eat Prey the Size of Killer Whales?

Scientists have made a three-dimensional model of how big the extinct Megalodon shark was -- big enough for it to eat prey the size of modern killer whales.

AIDA World Depth Championships Day 8 – Llinas, Leyva Grab More Men’s National Records

The final day of the AIDA World Depth Championship freediving competition in Roatan, Honduras saw two new national records in the men's Constant Weight (CWT) discipline.

Surfrider Foundation Europe Partners With ‘Under The Waves’ Video Game

The Surfrider Foundation Europe announced this week that it has partnered with Parallel Studio and Quantic Dream, makers of the upcoming video game "Under The Waves."

Scientists Have Developed A Possible Collision Avoidance System For Sperm Whales

Researchers have developed a possible system to help ships avoid striking sperm whales in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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