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John Liang

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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.
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Scuba Diving

Florida Lawmakers Change ‘Diver Down’ Flag Designation

Looks like if you dive in Florida, you'll now be able to use something else other than the traditional "Diver Down" flag on your boat. State lawmakers have changed the...
Ocean

Using Tires To Make An Artificial Reef Sometimes Isn’t The Best Idea

Sometimes what seems to be a good idea can wind up being terrible in hindsight. Take, for example, an effort in the 1970s to create an artificial reef off Fort...
Scuba Diving

DAN To Give Safety Presentations For Florida Lobster Mini-Season

If you're a lobster diver planning on participating in the mini-season later this month, you may want to check out what the Divers Alert Network is doing to help...
Scuba Diving

DEMA To Give 2016 ‘Reaching Out’ Award To Lad Akins, Leslie Leaney

Lad Akins and Leslie Leaney are the 2016 recipients of the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association's Reaching Out Award. Akins founded has played a key leadership role since the beginning...
Scuba Diving

Check Out Oceanic’s New OceanVu Mask

In the market for a new dive mask? Oceanic may have you covered. The company recently introduced a new dive mask, the OceanVu. The OceanVu sports oversized lenses with a...
Scuba Diving

BuddyWatcher Now Available In U.S. Market

See something cool while diving and want to show your buddy? We all know you can't very well yell underwater, but a German company may have a solution. BuddyWatcher, a...
Scuba Diving

Atomic Aquatics Introduces New X1 BladeFin

Atomic Aquatics recently introduced a new scuba diving fin, the X1 BladeFin. The X1's shorter and firmer blade gives increased kicking power, maneuverability in tight spaces, and is great for...
Ocean

Lionfish Now Invading The Mediterranean Sea

If you thought Lionfish were a problem only off South Florida and the Caribbean, think again. The Mediterranean Sea is the latest area to see a Lionfish invasion, with the...
Scuba Diving

European Underwater Federation Creates Jack Lavanchy Award

The European Underwater Federation has created a new award in honor of former EUF Honorary Vice President and PADI Europe cofounder Jack Lavanchy. Lavanchy, a pioneer of the European dive...
Underwater Imaging

Check Out The New Octospot Dive Camera

GoPro better watch out — there’s a new competitor in town: the Octospot Dive Camera. The Octospot is the first camera that’s able to not just take underwater video, but...
Scuba Diving

MARES Buys rEvo Rebreathers

Looks like rEvo Rebreathers is under new ownership. Company founder Paul Raymaekers posted an open letter on the rEvo website recently,  announcing that Mares had bought the rebreather company: “After more...
Scuba Diving

British Healthcare Company Conducting ‘Flying After Diving’ Survey

If you live in the UK and tend to do most of your diving outside of the country, DDRC Healthcare is conducting an anonymous survey on your experience of...
Spearfishing

2016 USOA National Freshwater Spearfishing Championship Results

The 2016 Underwater Society of America National Spearfishing Championship took place on June 23rd at Beaver Lake, Arkansas, and DeeperBlue.com now has the results of that competition. Twenty teams --...
Scuba Diving

Check Out This 3-D Printing Of A Shipwreck

If you're into shipwrecks, Wessex Archaeology in the UK has developed something pretty cool: a way to make a 3-D printing of a wreck site. Wessex Archaeology's Scottish Office helped...
Spearfishing

First Freshwater World Spearfishing Championship To Be Held In USA In 2017

The first Freshwater Spearfishing World Championship will be held May 18-20, 2017 in Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This meet will be held every odd year so as...
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