Learning about Lake Huron shipwrecks
Michigan State University Extension published an article on the Lake Huron waters that are home to many diverse shipwrecks—from wooden schooners to steel-hulled steamers—lying pristinely preserved by the cold, fresh waters of the Great Lakes. Diving and snorkeling these waters offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore underwater history. To learn more about northern Lake Huron shipwrecks and visiting these sanctuaries at the NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary website. Another great resource is Discover Heritage Route 23. -- Posted Monday, June 30, 2014 by chb
Shore diving on Bonaire
The Miami Herald ran a nice article by Kayleigh Kulp on shore diving on Bonaire. The author describes the freedom that comes with being able to dive from the shore whenever and wherever you want, using rental gear and vehicles, and being able to exchange tanks at 24-hour drive-throughs around the island. [Read "On Bonaire, diving from shore beats taking a boat"] -- Posted Monday, June 30, 2014 by chb
AERIS merges with Oceanic
American Underwater Products (AUP) announced the merger of two of their recreational dive companies, AERIS and Oceanic. Each of these companies currently offer similar product lines to the diving industry worldwide. Effective September 1st, 2014, these lines will be combined and sold exclusively under the Oceanic brand. [See press release] -- Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2014 by chb
Cool and useful gear: StarTech's 7-port USB charger 
Every now and then we need to mention some of the truly useful gadgets that come into our lab, that we end up using all the time, and that a lot of our readers out there could probably use, too. One such gadget is StarTech's 7-port USB charger. It's amazing how nice it is to charge all your gear at once and use only one wall outlet. [See StarTech 7-Port USB Charging Station] -- Posted Monday, June 16, 2014 by chb
Great White bites off 6-GoPro rig
What happens when a Great White Shark really doesn't want to have her picture taken? Even with a six-GoPro 360degree rig? Well, she just bites the cameras off and lets them drop and vanish in the abyss. Good thing for the divers that the cameras were mounted on a long stick. [See video on YouTube] -- Posted Friday, June 13, 2014 by chb