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.
Check Out GoPro’s New ‘Seeker’ Daypack
If you're one of those GoPro power users when you dive -- i.e. you don't settle for just one camera -- you might want to check out a new...
DEMA’s Go Dive Now Pool Tour Coming To A U.S. City Near You
Intrigued by scuba diving and want to learn more? Or know someone who does? Do you live near these U.S. cities: Tampa, Pittsburgh, Denver, Houston or Clarksville?
If you do,...
Shark Advocate And Actor Morgan Freeman Goes To Washington
Actor Morgan Freeman, who happens to be a big shark fan, was in Washington, DC recently to lobby for legislation that would ban shark fin sales.
Freeman spoke on behalf...
Couple Earns Big Payday By Auctioning Off Diving Helmet Collection
If you're going to collect things, better make sure they're in good condition. You never know when they might fetch a hefty bid on the auction market.
A British couple...
AIDA 2016 Freediving World Pool Championships – Dynamic With Fins (DYN) Apnea Qualifiers Results
The third competition day of the AIDA 2016 Freediving World Pool Championships in Turku, Finland saw multiple men’s competitors surpass the 250-meter mark in the Dynamic With Fins (DYN)...
RAID Launches Whale Shark Specialty Course
There’s definitely something that whale sharks have that captures the imagination of just about every diver who’s had the privilege of swimming with these large, harmless fish.
To that end,...
‘Sharkwater’ Filmmaker Making New Documentary Exposing Companies That Use Shark Products
Rob Stewart, the filmmaker who made the award-winning movie "Sharkwater," is working on a new, shark-related movie project.
The original "Sharkwater" exposed the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark...
SEA&SEA Unveils Underwater Housing For Nikon’s D500 Camera
Nikon’s latest camera, the D500, has really brought out the competitive juices among companies that make underwater housings.
SEA&SEA is the latest one, with its recent introduction of the MDX-D500...
Dive Cousteau’s ‘Conshelf 2’ Underwater Site
Live in the U.K. and tired of that whole Brexit brouhaha and would just rather go diving?
Ever had a dream of diving the site where Jacques Cousteau did his...
New Artificial Reefs Deployed Off Panama City Beach
The waters off Panama City Beach in Florida, USA will soon have a new attraction for divers to visit.
Using a US$60,000/52,592 Euro grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Who Wouldn’t Wanna See Pharaonic Statues Underwater?
Ever wanted to dive the Red Sea and visit an artificial reef made up of pharaonic replica statues?
Well, looks like some Egyptian environmentalists are lobbying the Egyptian government for...
Blue O Two’s Red Sea Fleet Has Been Substantially Upgraded
If you’ve been waiting to do a liveaboard dive trip to the Red Sea with dive operator blue o two, well, you needn’t wait any longer.
The company recently announced...
Aquatica Unveils AD500 Underwater Camera Housing
If you’ve been drooling over Nikon’s latest digital camera, the D500, and waiting patiently for an underwater housing to be built for your next dive trip, the wait is...
Freedive With Dolphins In The Red Sea On A One-Week Liveaboard Trip This October
Live in the U.K. and jonesing for a freediving trip to the Red Sea and swimming with dolphins? The folks at Freedive-Earth.com might have just the ticket for you...
A Lesson In The Obvious: Don’t Leave A Dive Site Without Accounting For All Your Divers
For a dive boat operator, you'd think this would be a lesson in the obvious: Make sure all the divers on your boat are back on your doggone boat...
