How to Help the Citizens of Maui

Fire destroyed Lahaina and ravaged other areas of Maui, and thousands of displaced people there are desperate for your kindness. Here is a list of charities that welcome your immediate donation. Please do what you can. Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement CNHA is matching up to $250,000 in community donations providing critical assistance to families … Read more

Diving with a Purpose, volunteering with the Maldives Whale Shark Research Program

by Bill Mashek According to Wikipedia, the whale shark is the largest extant fish species and a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft) Volunteering as a diver for any marine conservation project is a wonderful opportunity for passionate divers. My passion is working as a … Read more

Out of the Black and into the Blue: Diving to Stay Alive

By David, McGuire, Shark Stewards Floating, weightless, my eyes stare down into the impenetrable like the streaks of sunlight. Above me, the weight of one hundred feet of water is the blue Pacific. Ears ticking, throat constricting, my brain screams for oxygen. It is time to return to the surface, to the land of the … Read more

Living Underwater, Cozumel, Mexico

The scoop on the Cozumel Reef closure Dear Fellow Diver When we heard about Cozumel’s reef closure, one of our Undercurrent writers hurried down to get the full scoop.  But, just before we were ready to go to press with our article, the closure ended.  However, he wrote an important piece detailing the closure, it’s … Read more