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.
BARE Introduces Updated Evoke Wetsuit
BARE has unveiled the newest iteration of the company's Women’s Evoke Wetsuit that now features Graphene Technology.
Rock West Composites To Unveil New Fin Blade
The folks at Rock West Composites are getting into the diving game and will unveil a new set of dive film blades at next week's DEMA Show in Las Vegas.
A Proposed New Marine Sanctuary Would be the First One to be Tribal-Led
The US government this week began the process to designate the country's first tribal-led marine sanctuary.
William Winram Sets Two CMAS Variable-Weight Freediving Records
Fifty-seven-year-old William Winram recently set a pair of CMAS variable-weight freediving records off the Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea.
Spearos Are Crowdfunding the Publication of a Cookbook
If you're a spearo and you want to learn how to cook the fish you catch, there's a new crowdfunding campaign going on for a cookbook.
DAN Will Be Livestreaming its Seminars at DEMA Show 2021
Even if you won’t be at this year’s DEMA Show next week, you’ll still be able to watch many of the seminars the Divers Alert Network plans to hold.Â
PADI’s Diving Programs Helping Veterans Heal
This week, PADIÂ is honoring active-duty military personnel and veterans across the globe, along with the many members who offer dive programs to support them.
‘Beyond Blue’ Video Game Releases On Nintendo Switch This Week
E-Line Media, the company that developed the "Beyond Blue" ocean exploration video game, announced recently it is scheduled to be released on the Nintendo Switch on Thursday, November 11th.
Close-Up Photographer of the Year Underwater Category Winner Announced
Alessandro Grasso has won the Underwater category of the Close-up Photographer of the Year contest.
Abingdon Co. Unveils New Color For Nadia Women’s Dive Watch
The Abingdon Co. announced this week its Nadia dive watch is now available in a second black and pink version called "Black Abyss."
New Book By David Doubilet Released
A new book by acclaimed underwater photographer David Doubilet comes out this week.
New Survey of the World’s Coral Reefs Finds Reefs Are ‘Struggling to Survive’
A large group of scientists recently released a report on their decade-long effort to study the state of the world's coral reefs.
William Trubridge: If You’re A Competitive Freediver And You Dope, ‘It’s Not Going To Change a Thing’
Champion freediver William Trubridge has some choice words for those in his sport who are thinking about using performance-enhancing substances -- or are actually taking such substances.
Could Jellyfish Take Down A Nuclear Reactor?
Scotland's only nuclear power plant had to shut down recently due to jellyfish clogging the pipes that bring in seawater that cools the reactor.
Poseidon Launches New ‘Reef’ App
The folks at Poseidon have launched a new smartphone dive planning and analysis app, called "Reef."