Remote Diving the Great Barrier Reef

Featured on Scubadivermag:I have to admit I've not been sure about diving the Great Barrier Reef, Australia as I thought it would be over-run with divers. It turns out is it ideal for going off the beaten path and exploring rarely-visited dive sites if you choose the right dive safari and know where to go...Find out more in Remote Diving the Great Barrier Reef.

Dive Micronesia

Featured in DIVE Magazine UK:

Micronesia is made up of more than 2,000 islands and is one of the top places in the world for wreck diving, especially amongst World War II wrecks. There are also other scuba diving experiences to enjoy at Micronesia though, ranging from swimming with millions of jellyfish to riding swift currents during wall dives. 

Find out more in my guide to diving Micronesia.

It's Shark Season!

Featured on Scubaverse:The Guadalupe shark diving season is upon us and there are a variety of awesome liveaboards that visit this destination. There is something for all budgets, a wheelchair-friendly liveaboard, and even safaris that combine Guadalupe with the giant mantas of Socorro. What are you waiting for? It's time to go shark diving!Find out more in Top 5 Guadalupe Liveaboards  

Top Dive Sites of Gau Island, Fiji

Featured on Sportdiver:Fiji is home to a great variety of dive sites, especially at Gau Island. The Nigali Passage near Gau is a well-known dive site and understandably so, for the sheer volume of pelagic life and fast currents. It is a beautiful and exciting dive with just a 3-hour window for diving, outside of which the current exceeds 4 knots and the visibility is low.Divers drop into the swift current and ride it through the passage, which is around 20 meters (66 feet) long and resembles a sandy road. The steep walls of the passage are covered in hard and soft corals and the water is full of barracuda and reef sharks.Find out more in Top Dive Sites of Gau Island, Fiji

Scuba Diving at Coiba National Park

Featured on Scuba Diver Life:Coiba, a rainforest-draped island off the Panama coast, is home to white-sand beaches and waters teeming with marine life. This island was a prison for some of Panama’s most notorious criminals until 2004. In 2005, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and part of Coiba National Park, which encompasses 38 islands. Scuba diving at Coiba National Park is truly world class.Who wouldn't want to dive there?! https://scubadiverlife.com/scuba-diving-coiba-national-park/

Top 5 Places to Scuba Dive with Rays

Featured on Scuba Travel:It might be Shark Week but let's not forget about diving with rays! There are some fantastic places to scuba dive with rays around the world, including night diving with manta rays at Kona, Hawaii. Personally I can't get enough of hanging out with stingrays, as you can see in my picture here from a recent trip to Australia.Find out more in Top 5 Places to Scuba Dive With Rays.

The Role of Shark Diving in Conservation

Featured on DeeperBlue:Whilst some people have concerns that baited shark dives can impact natural shark behaviors, shark diving can be done responsibly with minimal impacts on the sharks. It is also a valuable yet underappreciated conservation tool that contributes to the protection of sharks and the ocean in a variety of ways.Find out more in my article The Role of Shark Diving in Conservation.

World's Top 20 Shark Dives

It's Shark Week! I'm honoured to be kicking off the celebrations on Scuba Diver Life with my article World's Top 20 Shark Dives."Shark Week 2018 is upon us. And to honor our favorite apex predators, Scuba Diver Life is going to publish content all week focused exclusively on sharks, from a shark-tooth identification quiz, to which shark-conservation organizations you should support with your time and money. But since divers are most eager to actually get in the water with sharks, here’s our definitive list of the world’s top 20 shark dives."