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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.

Does Spearfishing Contribute To The Loss Of Fish Stocks In Spain?

A lot of spearfishing advocates claim that their sport is more environmentally friendly because, unlike recreational or commercial fishermen who use hook-line-and-bait systems, the spearo can select his/her specific...

Canadian Destroyer To Become Artificial Reef This Weekend

Live in the Pacific Northwest and/or have a hankering to dive there? Well, the region will have a new dive attraction soon: a Canadian navy destroyer. The former HMCS Annapolis, a...

Jean-Michel Cousteau Presented ‘Legend Of The Sea’ Award

The Beneath the Sea consumer expo this past weekend presented ocean advocate Jean-Michel Cousteau with the organization's "Legend of the Sea" award. "Since first being 'thrown overboard' by his father...

Atomic Aquatics Releases New Venom Frameless Mask

Atomic Aquatics' latest dive mask, the Venom Frameless Mask, is now available, the company announced recently. The Venom Frameless adds to the company's current line of masks including the Venom,...

RAID Launches New iPhone App

Four months after launching an Android app, RAID announced that it had launched a version for the iPhone. The RAID iOS app is designed to allow divers to complete their...

Australian Company Knog Introduces New Action Video Dive Light

Melbourne, Australia-based company Knog has launched a new action video light for divers who like to use GoPro and other action cameras. Called the (and yes, the brackets are...

Famed Undersea Explorer’s Ship Could Be Auctioned Off

If you grew up fascinated by the wonders of the ocean, chances are part of that fascination came from watching Jacques Cousteau travel the seas aboard his famed research...

Longest Scuba Dive Attempt Scheduled For December 2015

A nonprofit group called Project Nautilus will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest open-water scuba dive this coming December. The group will be attempting to keep...

The Freedive Shop Offering Alaska Liveaboard Spearfishing Trips

Ever dreamt of spearfishing off the coast of Alaska? Have that on your bucket list? The Freedive Shop is offering two trips this coming May on a liveaboard salmon troller...

Underwater Kinetics’ New Underwater Photo & Video Lights Now Shipping

Underwater Kinetics recently announced that the company's new Aqualite Pro 100 and Aqualite-S 20 dive lights are now shipping to retailers. The Aqualite Pro 100 -- meant for photo/video use -- features three...

Diviac Releases Andriod, iOS Mobile App

The developers of the diviac cloud-based digital dive logbook have released a mobile app for iOS and Android. Diviac launched its cloud-based scuba logbook in 2013, featuring direct dive computer...

Shark Advocate And Hall-Of-Fame Diver Eugenie Clark Has Died

Marine biologist and longtime shark advocate Eugenie Clark died this morning in Sarasota, Florida, at the age of 92, National Geographic reported this afternoon. Friend and colleague David Doubilet, a...

A Quick Chat With Blue Wild Organizer Sheri Daye

As one can imagine, being the organizer of a growing consumer trade show can demand that you be in a thousand places at once. DeeperBlue.com briefly chatted with champion spearfisherwoman...

Mark Laboccetta Unveils New Spearfishing Company At Blue Wild Expo

Mark Laboccetta, the longtime vice president for Technosport, resigned from the company last week and with a business partner has started up a new distribution venture called Maverick America. Laboccetta...

Blue Wild 2015: An Exhibitors Summary

With 150 exhibitors this weekend, the Blue Wild Ocean Adventure Expo has been growing like gangbusters with each passing year. Here’s a small sample of the myriad products and...

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