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**Happy World Turtle Day**

World Turtle Day was established in 2000 to protect turtles and tortoises and their threatened habitats around the world. Conservation efforts are led by several nonprofit organizations such as American Tortoise Rescue, which focuses on the rescue, rehabilitation, adoption, and protection of all turtle species. Since the organization’s inception it’s rescued or rehomed more than 4,000 turtles across the world through a combination of community outreach programs and financial contributions from donors.

**Difference between a Turtle and Tortoise**

**Scuba convictions ‘unlikely’ after Bethany Farrell's death**

**ScUber submarine launched by Uber off Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef:**

**Jackson police dive team looking for more volunteers**

**Last slave ship from Africa ID'd on Alabama coast**

**Six rare bottles of Scotch salvaged from 1941 shipwreck which inspired the film Whisky Galore! go up for auction (and an expert says they are still good to drink)**

**Most Drones Fly. This Drone Swims, Making Water The Next Frontier Of Droning**

**Ice addict, 34, storms a shop in a scuba mask and a high-vis before being tackled by footy players**

**Helium shortage impacting scuba diving industry**

**Zebra mussel study takes high schooler to international science fair**

**When is the 'OK' gesture not OK?**

**Shipwrecks may help tropical fish adapt to climate change**

**Blue Water Ventures International, Inc. Has Begun Site Survey Work Off the Coast of North and South Carolina OTC**

**Daniel Frank Sedwick May Treasure Auction Posts .05 Million**

**LaSalle’s Griffon remains missing but Discovery Channel finds new shipwrecks near Meldrum Bay**

**New technology searches for Great Lakes shipwrecks**

**Lost items found in 130 year old SHIPWRECK could be worth MILLIONS of pounds**

**Ocean Reef’s Full-Face Mask Recall**

Not to be confused with the Aria snorkeling mask by the same Italian manufacturer, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling about 1,000 Ocean Reef Neptune Space integrated diving masks, made between March and November 2018. They represent a potential hazard due to a possible restricted air-flow. Check if your mask is affected by comparing its serial number with those listed at oceanreefgroup.com. If yours is included, return the mask to where you bought it for a free replacement or refund.

**Is This Why Whales Beach Themselves?**

Divers know that fast ascents can kill. Whales don’t. A study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society highlights a link between naval sonar and the massed strandings of whales. Researchers in Las Palmas, Spain believe the animals could be victims of decompression sickness caused by fear -- they found nitrogen bubbles in the veins of stranded dead cetaceans, and blood clots in several of their organs. When the whales swim fast to move away from sonar, their heart rate accelerates, causing DCS.

**Remaining Air Time Equals Remaining Range**

Remember when we used to watch the fuel gauge of our cars and wonder how far the last bit of fuel would get us? Unfortunately, low-on-air divers don’t have the option to walk with a can to the nearest gas station. Looking at an standard pressure gauge with its needle in the red section can be unsettling, to say the least. That’s why more divers are opting for gas integration, often using a hoseless transmitter fitted to the regulator’s first-stage. The “remaining air-time” display is similar to the range indicator in a modern car, and accounts for your breathing rate and depth.

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**Why the Skulls and Boobs?**

Diver Stuart Vernon went on social media to pose this question: “Why do so many scuba T-shirt designs make it look like scuba is for ex-Navy SEALs, or some sort of badass, when most of us are nice people? When conservation is now in the public’s mind, do you think this gives the wrong impression? Would you really wear a T-shirt with women’s breasts on it, or something more fitting for one of the Hell’s Angels?” Tell us about the worst scuba T-shirt designs you’ve seen – send an email to [email protected]

**Scuba diver dies after being struck by speedboat in Port Phillip Bay**

**Scuba.com with a Green Light on Their Trademark**

**"Black Girls Dive" Pairs SCUBA with STEM Learning**

**World War II shipwreck off Long Island leaking oil**

**Local explorer featured on Discovery Channel search for lost shipwreck Le Griffon**

**How a 104-year-old telegraph machine was recovered from the Lusitania shipwreck **

## Video of the Week

**Video of the Week: WWII submarine wreck HMS Stubborn**

**South Korean execs jailed for Russian shipwreck scam**

**Get Your Weights Off First!**

**Problems with Sherwood Continue**

** Regulator Servicing: Do It Every Two Years**

**World’s oldest scuba diver marks 100 dives in Latchi **

**NAPERVILLE LIONS CLUB SEEKS DONATIONS OF PRESCRIPTION MASKS TO BENEFIT DIVEHEART SCUBA THERAPY**

**YMCA's new scuba diving classes offer underwater experience**

**Contactless ultrasonography scans pregnant reef manta ray**

**Hoons may face jail for damaging historic shipwreck during beach joyride**

**Waves Uncover Infamous 1919 Shipwreck Tied To Mutiny**

**Eerie coincidence as Illawarra shipwreck makes rare appearance after beer named in its honour**

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