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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.

New Zealand Freediving Depth Nationals To Be Held This Month

New Zealand's freediving depth national championship competition will be held in Lake Taupo, based at Motutere Bay from Thursday 16th March to Saturday 18th March 2017. Contestants in the Cressi...

Shark Tourism Is A Big Money-Maker In The Bahamas

There clearly is money to be made in the shark tourism business in the Bahamas. The dive industry in the Bahamas generates nearly US$114 million/108.4 million Euros per year, with...

Nitrox Safety Protocols Appear To Be Doing The Job

Is it riskier to dive with enriched air nitrox? Not if you follow the proper safety protocols, according to a new study by Divers Alert Network researchers that was recently...

Explorer Ventures Adds One More Liveaboard For Galapagos Trips

Is diving the Galapagos Islands on your bucket list? Well, the folks at Explorer Ventures might have just the ticket. The company recently announced it had secured the necessary permits from...

Can A Cuban Marine Park Handle More Tourism?

If you had the chance to dive a remote Cuban reef, would you take it? With the recent thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations, a group of U.S. university researchers recently traveled...

Sylvia Earle To Co-Host Twitter Chat On Plastics In The Ocean

"Her Deepness" and Mission Blue founder Dr. Sylvia Earle will co-host a Twitter chat session this week on plastics in the ocean. In a tweet issued Thursday, February 23rd, Mission Blue said: "You...

Aggressor Fleet Offering 33 Percent Discount On Liveaboard Trips

If you're thinking about going on a liveaboard dive trip before the end of this year, the Aggressor Fleet is making it mighty tempting. The company is celebrating its 33rd...

BBC To Air ‘Blue Planet’ Sequel

Ever watched, mesmerized, ocean creatures cavorting through the water in the 2001 documentary "The Blue Planet"? Well, the BBC recently announced it would be airing a seven-part sequel series later...

Michael Emmerman Awarded DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year Honor

Michael Emmerman, a former president of the Northeast Chapter of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) has been awarded the honor of 2017 DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year. Throughout...

Submission Deadline For DEEP Indonesia Int’l Photo Contest Rapidly Approaching

Inspired by the recent Underwater Photographer of the Year contest winners? Well, there’s still another photo contest whose deadline is fast approaching. The DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition is...

Underwater Kinetics Unveils New Dive Light

In the market for a new dive light to add to your underwater photography kit? Well, the folks at Underwater Kinetics might have just the solution for you. The company...

Underwater Photographer Of The Year Winners Announced

French shutterbug Gabriel Barathieu walked away with the top, overall prize in the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest this past week with his photo of a "Dancing...

Scientists Discover Mediterranean Red Coral Garden In Underwater Cave

Over the past few years, we've been hearing and reading about how corals in the Mediterranean Sea are dying off due to human activities and global warming. Every once in...

How Was A Sunken U.S. Civil War Submarine Recovered?

Ever read novels written by author Clive Cussler? A lot of them involve scuba diving and the recovery of sunken ships. Cussler doesn't limit his enthusiasm for sunken treasure to...

Family Dive Adventures Releases 2017 Kids Sea Camp Schedule

Ever thought about introducing your child to your diving obsession but weren't sure how to go about doing that? Well, Family Dive Adventures, which runs Kids Sea Camps to introduce children...

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