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.

AIDA’s 2022 World Championship Dates Announcement Brings Controversy

AIDA this week said its World Championship depth competition would take place this coming August, an announcement that has caused controversy within the freediving community.

How Did The Upcoming ‘Avatar 2: The Way of Water’ Film 3D Underwater?

More details are coming out about the technology developed to film the movie "Avatar 2: The Way of Water" both underwater and in 3D.

Fourth Element Unveils New Masks, Snorkels

The folks at Fourth Element have unveiled a pair of new dive masks as well as a bunch of new snorkels.

‘DIVING Talks’ Dive Show Will Have a Panel Featuring Senior PADI, SDI and SSI Executives

This year's DIVING talks international dive show in Portugal will have a cool panel about the future of teaching in diving.

Survey Results: DEMA Show Should Stay Trade-Only

The results are in, and they don't bode well for the general public being allowed into the annual DEMA Show.

Mateusz Malina Sets New Pool Freediving World Record

Polish freediver Mateusz Malina this past weekend set a new world record in the Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) discipline.

Reef-World Launches New Green Fins Poster on Best Practices for Snorkelers

The Reef-World Foundation has launched a new poster on what it calls "Green Fins Environmental Best Practices for Snorkelers."

AZUL Freediving Challenge Confirmed for June 2022

This year's AZUL Freediving Challenge at the Cenote Yum Kim on the Riviera Maya in Mexico will be from June 3-5, 2022 with workshops held the week before.

US$16 Billion Pledged for Marine Health

The seventh Our Ocean Conference (OOC) took place earlier this month in Palau, where participants pledged US$16 billion (€15.2 billion) to heal the oceans.

Scientists Warn Global Warming Could Lead to ‘Mass Extinction of Marine Life’

Scientists are warning that unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed, marine biodiversity could plummet to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs.

US Government Wants Comments On Draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans

NOAA is calling on the public to comment on a series of draft "Climate Science Regional Action Plans" meant to help maintain the USA's living marine resources.

Sediment Core Collected From Bottom of the Atlantic Could be Deepest One Yet

Scientists recently broke a record, bringing up a sample core of sediment from deep down in the Atlantic Ocean, and possibly the deepest core collected in any ocean.

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

It's been 10 years since the first coral nursery was installed in Bonaire, helping begin to restore the island nation's beautiful and endangered coral reefs.

Nonprofit ‘Freediver’s Dream’ Project Announced

If doing a freediving cruise aboard a sailboat around the islands off Croatia is on your bucket list, you might want to check out a project called "Freediver's Dream."

Canadian Divers Establish Exploration Diving Society of British Columbia

A group of Canadian divers from various disciplines have joined together to create the Exploration Diving Society of British Columbia.

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