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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.

Performance Freediving International & DAN Announce Educational Safety Alliance

Performance Freediving International and the Divers Alert Network this week announced an "alliance" of the two organizations meant to improve safety education in the sport of freediving. PFI founder and...

‘NAUI Duck’ Photo Contest Underway

Ever watch that old Sesame Street segment where Ernie the muppet sings: "Rubber Ducky, you're the one; You make bathtime lots of fun; Rubber Ducky I'm awfully fond of you." Well,...

RAID Brings On Three New Team Members

The folks at RAID enjoyed a pretty successful 2016, with international growth as well as joining the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) as an Associate Member among the company's...

Round Two Of Lembeh vs Gulen Shootout To Take Place In June 2018

The second iteration of a rather unique contest between two teams of underwater photographers competing in two places half the world apart is set to take place in June...

Check Out The New ‘Apnea Workout’ Freedive Training App

Interested in going high-tech in your apnea training? There's a new static apnea training app that works on Microsoft's HoloLens mixed-reality smartglasses. The Apnea Workout app is a standard apnea trainer...

Should A Large Hook Be Removed By Hand From A Shark’s Mouth?

So let's say you're diving among sharks in the Caribbean and you come across one with a big, honking hook stuck in its mouth. Should you give it a...

Deptherapy Joins English National Volunteer Organization

Diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy is is now a member of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) in England. This announcement comes at the start of an exciting year for...

Second Annual Turquoise Bay International Underwater Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions

Are you a budding underwater filmmaker? Well, you can now begin to plan your submissions to the annual Turquoise Bay International Underwater Film Festival in Roatan, Honduras. This second iteration of...

Check Out SEA&SEA’s New Underwater Housing For Canon EOS 5D Mark IV And III Digital Cameras

If the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and III digital cameras are your go-to's for great pictures, and you've begun to ply your increasingly expensive hobby underwater, SEA&SEA may...

MARES Forms New ‘Dive Expedition Team’

MARES has formed a new "Dive Expedition Team" that will test out and use the products made by not just MARES but also the two companies it recently acquired:...

Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition Announces 2016 Winners

After looking at thousands of entries submitted from more than 60 countries, the judges for the sixth annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition have announced the winners. The "Best of...

Prawno Adds Mehgan Heaney-Grier To The Company’s Ambassador Team

Freediver Mehgan Heaney-Grier has been named as ocean lifestyle clothing company Prawno Apparel's latest corporate ambassador. The company said in a recent statement: "We are happy to announce a new addition...

Additional Protections For Rays, Sharks Achieved In 2016

Project AWARE made some significant strides in protecting the ocean last year, and the organization only hopes to further that in 2017. Among the organization's accomplishments was getting 13 new...

Liquivision Has Stopped Making Dive Computers

If you were thinking about buying a dive computer -- like the Omnix Dive Watch -- from Liquivision, you might want to look elsewhere for the time being. Liquivision recently...

TUSA Unveils New DUO AIR II Alternate Regulator

In the market for a new alternate regulator? TUSA may have the answer for you. The company recently unveiled the SS0002 DUO AIR II regulator that can also serve as a...

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