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About Undercurrent

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

Welcome to the online edition of Undercurrent, the serious diver's source for unbiased, ad-free reviews of dive destinations, dive operations, and dive equipment since 1975.

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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Environment, Misc. Diving
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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.

The 2022 Travelin' Diver's Chapbook -- it's Our December Issue

Undercurrent is pleased to announce the release of our latest Chapbook!

Members Only Exclusive: 679 pages with over 450 reports on over 50 destinations worldwide, 12/2021
This book compiles all 450+ reader reports filed by Undercurrent subscribers in the last two years. It's available free to all active subscribers in 4 formats: PDF, Kindle (2 formats) and EPUB. You'll find reports from Africa to the Virgin Islands, Mexico to the Maldives, Indonesia to Vanuatu, Cayman to Cozumel, ... Detailed, honest reports that describe in detail what our subscribers experienced. All free to active subscribers. If you're not one yet, join here now -- the book itself is worth more than the $19 price of the subscription, and you get other free books as well.

Undercurrent January Issue

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Latest Reader Reports from the serious divers who read Undercurrent	All 10,000+ Reports
Blackbird Resort Report in Belize *"Excellent diving, fine resort"* filed Jan 26, 2022 by Terry H Anderson* (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 27 reports, Sr. Contributor )*
We went to Blackbird Caye Resort because of the Undercurrent Reviews--and we were not disappointed. We have been on two Aggressor live... ... Read more
Dive Antilles Report in St. Vincent and the Grenadines/St Vincent *"Beautiful varied diving with friendly, efficient new dive operation"* filed Jan 23, 2022 by Keith Willmott* (Experience: 101-250 dives, 8 reports, Sr. Reviewer )*
This is an excellent new dive operation based at Paradise Beach Hotel, run by Kerry and James, who are young, energetic, generous, know... ... Read more
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Report in St. Vincent and the Grenadines/St Vincent *"Fantastic creatures and expert local knowledge"* filed Jan 23, 2022 by Keith Willmott* (Experience: 101-250 dives, 8 reports, Sr. Reviewer )*
Just a single day diving with Dive St Vincent, 2 morning dives and a night dive, all we could manage on our short trip. We were some of... ... Read more
Dive Bequia Report in St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Bequia Island *"Diverse, colorful and relaxed diving around beautiful Bequia"* filed Jan 23, 2022 by Keith Willmott* (Experience: 101-250 dives, 8 reports, Sr. Reviewer )*
Our first dive trip abroad since covid. Dive Bequia's owner Cathy was very responsive and helpful while we were booking our trip, findi... ... Read more
Isla Marisol Resort Report in Belize *"A private week of diving with my daughter"* filed Jan 23, 2022 by Ken Krugler* (Experience: 101-250 dives)*
Traveling to Belize the midst of the omicron surge, I was doubtful it would actually happen...but we wound up having a magical experien... ... Read more