Month: September 2011

by: Leisure Pro Staff

SCUBA Diving in British Columbia

Ask anyone what comes to mind when they think of SCUBA diving, and you're likely to get a wide variety...
by: Leisure Pro Staff

America’s Most Wanted: 5 Invasive Species of the US

A species invasion can have a drastic impact on a local ecosystem, with far-reaching and sometimes irreversible effects. The world's...
by: Leisure Pro Staff

Ocean Acidification: Is It Serious?

There's quite an influx of news about ocean acidification lately, even as the global warming debate rages on. Whether or...
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Characters of the Mysterious Deep

The deepest point of the Earth's oceans lies within the Mariana Trench, located 35,840 feet below the surface, or approximately...
a man wearing his scuba octopus and full dive equipment

Simplify Your SCUBA Gear: Inflator Octopus

The octopus is an intrinsic part of SCUBA, and not the eight-tentacled sort. It's a diver's backup second-stage regulator, or...
A diver checking the datamask close to a school of yellow fish
by: Leisure Pro Staff

The Freedom of a DataMask

The datamask has to be one of the most brilliant pieces of equipment in SCUBA gear for the hands-free aspect....
night diver

What Should I Expect During a Night Diver Course?

Five specialty courses are required to climb the certification ladder to PADI Master SCUBA Diver to give you various dive...