Ray Ives, 75 has been scouring the seabed for anything which glittered - even gold- his whole life. His extraordinary collection of dive gear and treasures salvaged across his lifetime has now become the subject for a new film. ...more

The Lundy Splash-in 2011 held over the August Bank Holiday weekend coincided with the island's 40th anniversary as a marine nature reserve.
The 26 entrants competed in three different categories with Owen Atkinson's seal image, taken on a borrowed compact camera, winning the overall prize.
See the Galleries section for the winning photographs.

The remains of a 300 year old warship have recently been opened up to the diving community after a 30 year wait. See the August edition of DIVE magazine - on sale now.

A 25 year old epileptic turtle is recovering after a 300 mile round trip from her home at the National Marine Aquarium to undergo an MRI scan to identify the cause of her health problems. ...more

Plymouth Sound's Mewstone features in the July edition of DIVE magazine - on sale now.

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Lundy’s third annual underwater Splash-In photography contest - Saturday 18th June 2011 ...more

The UK's only penguin dive experience. ...more

Whitsand Bay's popular wrecks HMS Scylla and James Eagan Layne in the March 2011 edition of SportDiver on Sale 12th Februay

First underwater classroom for National Marine Aquarium ...more

Explore Spain's Medes Island marine nature reserve in the October 2010 edition of DIVE magazine - on sale from 22nd September

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Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium becomes the first UK aquarium to display Spotted Eagle Rays. ...more

Divers' true stories ...more

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The British Splash-In Championship - 2010, organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP), will take place on Saturday 3rd July at Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. ...more

The official launch of the Torpoint Rowing Club gig "Spirit of Sam Bassett" named in memory of 20 year-old Rifleman Sam Bassett of 1 Platoon, A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles, who died in Afghanistan.
See the 'Vessels' gallery for more pictures.

Wrecks, reefs, caverns and caves, plus an amazing underwater museum featuring Greek amphora from the 2nd century - all in the May issue of DIVE.

Jump into UK diving with Red Sea holiday specialists Blue O Two. ...more

See the February edition of SportDiver for my review of new Uemis SDA dive computer.....

Read the October '09 issue of DIVE magazine for your guide to a popular shore dive in Mevagissey, Cornwall and also take an underwater tour with the accompanying video. ...more

The National Marine Aquarium took delivery of over 1000 marine exhibits - believed to be the largest shipment to come to the UK- when they travelled to Ocean Park, Barbados to collect a number of species including nurse and blacktip sharks, tarpon and barracuda. ...more

The winners of the BSoUP Splash-In Championship 2009 were announced at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth on Saturday July 4th. ...more

See the August 09 edition of DIVE magazine for details of shore diving at Haybrook Bay in Devon.

Diving for kids - the PADI Seal Team - See the August 09 edition of SportDiver magazine

Meet one year old Newfoundland dog Shadow who accompanies owner Dave Stewart on his regular kayaking trips. ...more

A baby boom of seahorses at the NMA as two different species produce offspring within weeks of one another. ...more

On a recent diving trip to the Adriatic I was interviewed as part of a news feature on scuba diving for the Croatian public television channel HRT (Hrvatska radiotelevizija).
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Brave eight year old Lydia Cross who lost her legs to meningitis met with Olympic diving sensation Tom Daley to promote her sponsored swim in aid of injured servicemen charity 'Help for Heroes.' ...more

The British Splash-In Championship - 2009
Organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers in association with the National Marine Aquarium
Mount Batten and the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon on Saturday 4th July 2009 ...more

Checking out the Canon 5D MK2..... ...more

Standard Dress diving at Mevagissey, Cornwall ...more

For over four months an illegal fishing net lay off a popular diving site in Plymouth Sound, trapping marine life and condemning its victims to a slow, lingering death. ...more

The sinking of the Don Pedro container ship off the island of Ibiza has created a monster wreck dive to rival the best in the world. ...more

A picturesque fishing village on Cornwall's Rame peninsular makes the ideal spot to combine a family day out with an easy-going shore dive. ...more

Octopus at the National Marine Aquarium are given 'educational toys' to stimulate their natural curiosity. ...more

As part of his ongoing BS-AC training, Blue Peter presenter Joel Defries visited the south-west to dive artificial reef HMS Scylla. ...more

Feeding time for the congers at the NMA, Plymouth as featured in the Western Morning News.

Who said all the best diving is to be found in the summer?
Winter diving at the Eddystone in the February edition of DIVE magazine...
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See the latest images in the Galleries section. ...more

In Dive this month - SHOREthing - my visit to Fort Bovisand to kick off the first in a new series featuring the UK's best shore dives.
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Fourteen year old Olympic diving prodigy Tom Daley visited Seaworld in Orlando, Florida by invitation to dive at the opening of the popular Blue Horizons dolphin show.
See what else he got up to in the gallery section....

Things hopefully coming up in the next couple of months or so whales and dolphins, possibly manatees, maybe even the odd shark, artistic pinipeds and a how-to guide on setting up an inexpensive underwater video system.

The King of Rock and Roll has been spotted alive and well at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth. ...more

The British Sub-Aqua Club have released details from a survey over 40,000 divers listing their top ten favourite sites as part of Try Dive 2008, a campaign to recruit new members to the sport.

Meet Coombe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park's resident Californian Sealion. ...more

Due to the recent weather (or lack of it) I'll be looking at something a little different over the next few weeks or so..... ...more

Join me as the members of Plymouth Sound BS-AC they discuss their top ten local dives.
Check out the August edition of DIVE magazine to see their favourites - on sale now. ...more

The winners of the British Society of Underwater Photographers were announced at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth on Saturday 12th July. ...more

The British Splash-In Championship - 2008, organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) in association with the National Marine Aquarium, will take place on Saturday 12 July at the Mount Batten Centre and the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon. ...more

Basking sharks off Bigbury Bay, Plymouth. ...more

Bottlenose dolphin Cookie is reunited with playmate Sleekie. ...more

Recently spent a good days diving Hand Deeps for the Western Morning News at the invitation of Plymouth Sound BS-AC. ...more

"Vive La Difference"
Join me on a trip to dive the wrecks of Brittany from Mike Rowley's liveaboard vessel MV Maureen in the May '08 issue of DIVE magazine and now available via the Links section..

It's the 26th anniversary of the The Marine Conservation Society and to celebrate the MCS Plymouth Local Group is holding an open photographic competition this year, that everyone can get involved with.

The theme of the competition is, "Marine Conservation - the good, the bad and the ugly". Photos should illustrate some aspect of marine conservation - this could include beautiful coastal landscapes worth conserving, people working in conservation, marine or beach pollution or litter, marine related animal or plant species at risk. ...more