Underwater News

While the Sealife Micro 3.0 and Reefmaster 4K (RM4K) offer some great features for taking high quality photos and videos underwater, there are times that you may want to improve the quality of the focus, field of view, and angle of your subject matter. Here are the "what and why" of the optional external lenses that are available for the Micro series of cameras and the RM4K camera. WIDE ANGLE LENS CLOSE-UP LENS SUPER MACRO LENS …

Because the chemicals in sunscreen can wash off our bodies and potentially harm marine life and coral reefs, many areas around the world are getting strict with what is allowed to be sold by local merchants and used by tourists visiting the area.A great example is Maui who has now banned the use of all non-mineral sunscreens. The only sunscreen allowed are made with non-nanotized zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. Hawaii is one of the most isolated archipelagos on earth and home to a variety of uni …

They say that once you've been on a liveaboard dive trip, you'll never want to do it any other way!  Living on the boat for a week or longer and all you do is wake up, eat, dive, have a snack, maybe take a nap, dive, eat, dive, nap, dive, eat, sleep. Next day: repeat! It's a great way to do a ton of diving and see all the great sites that are not easily accessible.  The best thing about a liveaboard is that you "live" on the boat for the entire trip! The downside of a liveaboard …

If there is one piece of gear that I would recommend to any diver, it would be spring straps for your fins. It seems like one of those luxury items that's not really worth spending money on. I mean, how much better could they possibly be? "Life changing" is how most divers will describe switching from traditional rubber fin straps to spring straps. Why are spring straps so much better than the traditional, rubber straps?  Easier and quicker to remove your fins while in the water, esp …

Traveling internationally has become more complicated. So it's important to do a bit of homework ahead of time so that you're prepared before you leave Canada and then when it's time to come home.  Here are links to all the government website for your favourite scuba diving and snorkeling destinations to help you navigate the requirements and restrictions along the way. Remember to include any stop over or layover destinations along your route in your travel planning,Travel Updates Reg …