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The Ad-Free Diving Magazine Trusted by Serious Divers Since 1975

Whether you're in search of the best dive operation in Cozumel, looking for a live-aboard in Indonesia or Fiji, or news about a dive computer recall, you're in the market for scuba diving information that's independent, authoritative, and easy to find. Published continuously since 1975, we're the source that serious divers have always trusted. Read more

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Editor's Pick of the month

Tropical Ice

Written by Undercurrent's publisher Ben Davison (writing as KL Smith) and set in Belize, Tropical Ice is a story of shark-finning and reef-raping, murder and politics, on an industrial scale, with plenty of diving.

It all takes place at Cap'n Jack's Rum Caye Dive Resort, where Jack's trying to save his failing resort with shark-feeding dives, until a body turns up in the damnedest place.

Tropical Ice is available online from Amazon in paperback ($14.97) or Kindle ($7.99), and in bookstores.

You can order a signed copy for $18 (proceeds go to reef conservation).

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Since 1975, Undercurrent, a nonprofit organization, has published a monthly, subscription-only, ad-free newsletter, with travel reviews -- the good, the bad, and the ugly -- by undercover correspondents, the latest on safety, accidents, and divers deaths (what divers must do to dive safely), equipment issues and problems, and features on tipping protocol ... ensuring ocean rescue ... dive insurance shortcomings ... liability lawsuits ... using that safety sausage properly ... problems with online booking agents ... which resorts and liveaboards fail our standards . . . .everything a serious traveling diver needs to know.

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Latest Reader Reports from the serious divers who read Undercurrent	All 10,000+ Reports
Plongee Aqua Mundo/Hotels Report in Galapagos Islands/Isabella Island *"The trip was awsome!"* filed Aug 12, 2022 by Richard Gingras* (Experience: Over 1000 dives)*
The trip was great. Aqua-Mundo took great care of us. Plongee Aqua-Mundo's Carlos is from the Galapagos, so he knows all the ins and ou... ... Read more
Buddy Dive Resort Report in Bonaire *"Bonaire comes through as usual"* filed Aug 12, 2022 by Ken Kurtis* (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 12 reports, Contributor )*
SHORT VERSION: We love diving Bonaire which is why we keep going back with regularity. And we had some really nice squid encounters. ... ... Read more
Nautilus Explorer Report in Mexico (Western)/Socorro *"Another fabulous Socorro trip"* filed Aug 12, 2022 by Ken Kurtis* (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 12 reports, Contributor )*
Short version: Overall fabulous trip with Nautilus (we were on the Under Sea), good attitude and precautions about COVID, we found a gr... ... Read more
Three different operators/Private villa Report in Africa *"First dives after covid"* filed Aug 12, 2022 by Abraham Potappel* (Experience: 501-1000 dives)*
Diving with three different operators during a full month of stay, all PADI 5 star. In our case we did dive with local dive masters, g... ... Read more
Nai'a Fiji Report in Fiji and Tuvalu/Nai'a *"Healthy corals & reefs abound...what a relief!"* filed Aug 11, 2022 by D Q Story* (Experience: 501-1000 dives)*
My last trip to Fiji was three weeks in 1995, so I was quite worried after recent trips to Maldives & Red Sea & Mexico that we would se... ... Read more