The winner of the PADI Dive Shop Appreciation Contest is Abyss Scuba Diving!   This a great achievement for Abyss Scuba Diving which is based in Sydney, Australia. It is a true testament to all their dedicated staff that help transform people’s lives through diving and they have now been selected as the ‘favorite PADI dive shop’ [...]

Researchers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in California have found the mysterious voice telling divers to get out of the water. Researchers now believe that the voice is that of a teenage white whale called NOC. The researchers have suggested that the white whale may be attempting to make [...]

Miss Scuba International 2012 is now in full swing! While there has been many beauty pageants held in the past, many embracing great causes, none have focused on our oceans. Life on Earth as we know it today began with our oceans. Thus, the organizers of Miss Scuba International decided that it was [...]

Each month we will feature a diving video from the amazing world of YouTube or Vimeo. October’s video is from Nihal Friedel. Nihal has a great channel of Vimeo and you can check it out here; http://vimeo.com/halfbitpictures. This month’s video features his dive trip in Bali, Indonesia. Enjoy! Dive Sites: Crystal Bay, [...]

The PADI Dive Shop Appreciation Contest is now live on the PADI Facebook page! Has a PADI dive shop gone above and beyond to ensure you had a great diving experience? Now is your chance to really say thanks and nominate your favorite PADI dive shop! Submit a photo of your [...]

Scuba Diving in Western Australia - Locate a PADI Dive Shop in Western Australia The largest of the Australian States, with over 7,000 kilometres of coastline bounded by the Southern Ocean in the south, the Indian Ocean to the east and the Timor Sea in the north, Western Australia’s potential as [...]