The other great scuba diving podcast I listen to is PodDiver Radio.
In Episode 067 of PodDiver, Joe talks with Dr Richard Vann of Divers Alert Network on the topic of inert gas narcosis (among other great topics).
This was a great discussion, and Dr Vann explained narcosis in one of the simplest, most straightforward way’s I’ve [...]

Some amazing photos from Gizo showing the destruction of the tsunami.
Tsunami Photos from Gizo | SolomOnline.com.
My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-d7b2823653f202f5e39f646772468e97}

Focussed on the excitement and adventure inherent in every aspect of diving, the fifth OZTeK Dive Exhibition and Conference, (held in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend of the 17th – 18th March 2007) has now firmly established its worth as a diving event of international significance.
From its official opening through to the post-show Gala Awards [...]

The final event in a weekend given over to diving excitement, the OZTeK’07 Gala Awards dinner - held at Dockside, Darling Harbour, on Sunday 18th March – proved a sell-out social occasion given over to Prizes and Surprises.
Supported by Rolex Australia, sponsors of the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society, (OW-USS) and with the OW-USS President and [...]

Google has released a beta enhancement to their Google Maps service.
I’ve played around quickly with this, and have created a Map of Bass Point Dive Sites.  I’ve marked 7 or so of the commonly dived sites, and put brief annotations about them.
Enjoy.

The NSW State Emergency Service advises that:

People at the beach should leave the beach, and any areas exposed to surf, and move to higher ground.
People in boats in shallow water should immediately return to land, secure vessels and move to higher ground.
Boats and ships at sea should move to deep water and not return to [...]

A few years ago I devised a mnemonic – PLACEBO – to help me to remember some of the key steps to getting the most out of my underwater photography.  I wrote an article that was published in Issue 8 of UwP Mag, and have now updated that article, and published in the Photography Articles [...]

Divester provides an update on the movie based on the book Shadow Divers, the true story of John Chatterton and Richie Kohler as they sought to identify the famous “U-who” wreck off the NE United States.
Certainly some big names behind this one.

Today, it looks like Ridley Scott is out and Peter Weir, who directed Witness, [...]

Its been too long since our last episode of Surface Interval. 
But, Bear, Andrew and Des are going to get the next ep out very soon.  Next day or 2 in fact.
We want your input.  So please post a comment to this post if there are any topics you’d like us to discuss in future episodes.  [...]

There’s no better way of sharing the thrill and adventure of diving than by capturing that perfect underwater moment on camera.  Recognising the increasing popularity of digital photography and its impact on diving, the third OZTeK Underwater Imagery Competition allows underwater photographers and videographers the opportunity to show their creative talents and win some great [...]