Thursday, March 28, 2024

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.

Veterans’ Foundation Awards Grant To Deptherapy

The Veterans' Foundation has awarded Deptherapy a grant to be able to return to Roots, its base in the Egyptian Red Sea.

Could Melting Arctic Sea Ice Play A Role In U.S. Wildfires?

Scientists for the first time have been able to describe the underlying mechanism behind the relationship between melting Arctic sea ice and worsening wildfires in the western United States.

Shark Fin Ban Petition in EU Reaches 1 Million Signatures

A European Union citizens' online petition to ban the shark fin trade has hit 1 million signatures.

Luc Rooman Takes Top Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest Honors

The winners of the annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition have been announced.

Hong Kong Dive Boat Catches Fire, Sinks

A dive boat sank this past weekend after catching fire off Hong Kong.

Scientists Stunned At Discovery of a Huge Antarctic Icefish Breeding Area

A research team has discovered the world's largest known fish breeding area located in the southern Antarctic Weddell Sea.

New US Federal Regulations For Dive Boats Issued

In the wake of the deadly 2019 fire aboard the liveaboard dive boat Conception off the coast of California, the US Coast Guard has finally published new rules to help prevent such a tragedy from ever occurring again.

XDEEP Recalls NX700 Regulators

The folks at XDEEP recently announced a voluntary recall of the company's NX700 regulators.

Scientists: World Ocean Was ‘The Hottest Ever Recorded By Humans’ In 2021

The world's oceans appear to have been running a fever last year, according to a new study released this week.

Suunto Sold To Liesheng

Dive watch maker Suunto announced this week that its parent company Amer Sports has sold Suunto to Liesheng, a Chinese technology company.

Claire Paris, Evan Walther Smash US National Pool Freediving Records

Clair Paris and Evan Walther recently each set new women's and men's US national pool freediving records in the Dynamic with Bifins discipline.

Pro Dive International Unveils 2022 Group Specials

The folks at Pro Dive International have released their group specials for 2022.

Demand for Offshore Wind Power Will Trigger an Unprecedented Race for Ocean Space

The exponential growth of offshore wind power will be the main driver of a nine-fold increase in demand for ocean space by the middle of the century, according to a new report.

NOAA Helps Deploy ‘Argo’ Floats To Monitor The Atlantic Ocean

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its partners have begun launching about 100 new data collection floats across the Atlantic Ocean.

Scientists Have Made A New Atlas of the Ocean’s Oxygen-Starved Waters

Scientists at MIT have generated the most detailed, three-dimensional "atlas" of the largest oxygen-deficient zones in the Pacific Ocean.

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