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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.

TUSA Launches New Solar-Powered Dive Computer

Who needs batteries when you've got the sun? TUSA recently announced the availability of a new solar-powered dive computer, the IQ1204 DC Solar Link. The solar recharging capability eliminates the need...

New Dive, Snorkeling Guide To Raja Ampat, Northeast Indonesia Released

Is diving the waters of Southeast Asia on your bucket list? Well, there's a new "Diving and Snorkeling Guide To Raja Ampat and Northeast Indonesia" that is chock-full of information...

New Prospective Diver’s Book Released

Love to dive and know someone who might want to get into it too? There's a new book out called "Scuba Fundamental: Start Diving the Right Way" that's specifically meant...

Turquoise Bay International Film Festival Winners Announced

The organizers of the Turquoise Bay International Film Festival recently announced the contest's winners. The "Best of Show/Stan Waterman Legacy Award" winner went to Evan Sherman for his "Bali close...

Gannett Dive Company Keeps Innovating

Gannett Dive Company showcased its latest wares at this past weekend's Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with an emphasis on the company's spearfishing floats. Company co-owner...

GOUMBA 360 Dive Flag Showcased At Blue Wild Expo

Having a dive flag that droops listlessly on a windless day doesn't do a good job of warning people there are divers in the water. The folks at Boca Raton,...

Omersub Shows Off New Spearfishing Wetsuit With HECS Technology At Blue Wild Expo

If you attended this past weekend's Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and were able to tear your eyes away from freediving superstar Umberto Pelizzari sitting...

Wetsuit Maker EVO1 Debuts At Blue Wild Expo

Wetsuit and rash guard manufacturer EVO1 introduced itself to the North American freediving and spearfishing market at this weekend’s Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Beirut,...

Performance Freediving International Introduces Adaptive Freediving Course

Just because you have a physical disability doesn’t mean you can’t experience the joy of freediving. Performance Freediving International introduced a new "Adaptive Freediver Course" at this year’s Blue Wild...

World Champion Freediver Umberto Pelizzari Shares Tips Of The Trade At Blue Wild Expo

Italian freediving legend Umberto Pelizzari was a featured speaker at this weekend’s Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Audience members were treated to videos of Pelizzari breaking...

FII Launches First Standardized Spearfishing Course In USA

Freediving Instructors International (FII) has launched its first FII Spearfishing Course, a fully standardized program developed by world-renowned spearfishermen and freedivers Cameron Kirkconnell, John Dornellas and Martin Stepanek. Kirkconnell, a world...

4,300-plus Attendees Expected As Blue Wild Expo Gets Underway

The Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo got underway today in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the convention’s founder says she expects attendance will exceed last year’s convention. “I hope for 5,000”...

World Champion Spearfisher Joseba Kerejeta Passes Away

World Champion spearfisher Joseba Kerejeta tragically passed away while spearfishing on Friday. Kerejeta was born in 1968 in Durango, Spain. A firefighter by profession, he won the world spearfishing title in Venezuela...

Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas Now Offering PADI Freediver Courses

Are you a frequent visitor to Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas and want to do something different? Well, the company announced this week that it was recently designated as a PADI...

TEKDiveUSA Conference Kicks Off This Weekend

Technical diving junkies in the USA have a place to go this weekend in Miami. The biennial TEKDiveUSA conference is taking place April 22-24 at Florida International University's Kovens Conference...

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