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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.

Identify fish via ByoGuides’ ‘Reef Finder’

Ever been scuba diving and didn't have a guidebook to figure out what kind of fish you were looking at? Well, the folks at ByoGuides have a book you can...

Three countries registered so far for the 2016 CMAS World Spearfishing Championship

Three countries have already registered for the CMAS World Spearfishing Championship scheduled for this coming September, the Hellenic Federation of Underwater Activities and Sportfishing recently announced. In addition to host...

GoPro announces capability to broadcast video via Periscope

Let's say you're hanging out on a boat during a freediving or spearfishing competition and want to broadcast the event but would rather not schlep a bunch of camera...

New scuba diving board game being crowdfunded

Are you an avid tabletop gamer as well as a scuba diver and need something to while away your surface intervals? Or maybe you want to spark an interest in...

Leica unveils new, waterproof camera

You know that old saying, "If you have to ask how much, you can't afford it"? Well, let's say you won the lottery recently, and you're in the market for...

Shearwater unveils new Perdix technical dive computer

If you're going to the Dusseldorf Boat Show later this month, be sure to check out Shearwater Research's latest technical dive computer, the Perdix. The new Perdix dive computer is...

Underwater film festival to be held in Roatan in April

If underwater videography is your passion, you might want to get to Roatan this coming April. Turquoise Bay Resort will hold the inaugural Turquoise Bay International Underwater Film Festival in...

Great white shark dies in Japanese aquarium

A great white shark that had been inadvertently caught in a fishing net off southwestern Japan last week died in an aquarium barely three days afterwards. The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium...

IANTD to use Diviac for its online dive logbooks

The International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers recently announced a partnership with Diviac for logging dives online and in the cloud. With Diviac, IANTD-certified divers will now be able...

Crowdfunding campaign for new Cousteau film to launch soon

Looks like a new Cousteau film about the underwater world is in the works, and members of the public will have a chance to help fund it. Independent film company...

Cousteau’s Calypso gets a new lease on life

Looks like famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau's ship Calypso will set sail again. Calypso has been sitting in a drydock in a boatyard in France while a legal battle swirled...

Ocean Art Underwater Photography Contest Winners Announced

Talk about underwater shutterbugs getting their groove on. The folks at the Underwater Photography Guide this week announced the winners of the Ocean Art photography contest, and their pictures are...

RAID launches Chinese-language freediving website

Do you live in China or Taiwan and are more comfortable communicating in Chinese? Or are you an English speaker who is studying Chinese and want to combine language...

Activist Warns Against Florida Shark Fishing Beginning January 1, 2016

Have diving among sharks on your bucket list? One shark advocate is circulating a petition to make sure you get that opportunity. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently...

Diviac Partners With TrekkSoft AG

If you think Diviac was happy to just sit on its laurels after releasing an updated version of its scuba travel booking website, diviac.travel, well, think again. Diviac announced this...

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