DiveFolk News · Archive
Every week we've published, newest first. Use the search at the top of the page to find a topic.
Week of November 2, 2026
Okaloosa County plans to sink the former ocean liner about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, creating what is billed as the world's largest artificial reef. A public farewell event is set for Nov 11.
Source: autoevolution
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi found that Endozoicomonas bacteria living with Arabian Gulf corals produce hormones as water warms, helping coral cells cope when heat disrupts the coral's own hormone output. The team says such microbes could one day support reef restoration.
Source: Eurasia Review
The yearly CCAMLR meeting in Hobart closed without agreeing to any proposed Antarctic marine protected areas or new limits on krill fishing. No new protected area has been adopted there in about a decade.
Source: Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
DIVE's reviewer tested the new 360-degree camera in the Maldives and praised its image quality at depth and its longer battery life. The camera alone is rated to 20m, so divers need the new dive case, rated to 60m.
Source: DIVE Magazine
A feature looks at the Avelo System, which uses a water-filled tank and an electric pump in place of a traditional BCD and is now built with Shearwater and cleared for sale in Europe. It requires dedicated training, and its claimed benefits are still unproven.
Source: The Scuba News
The 105-foot sailing trimaran carries up to 20 guests and visits sites such as the RMS Rhone wreck, mixing diving with activities for non-divers. All Star is marketing group trips and charters at DEMA.
Source: DiveNewswire
Week of October 26, 2026
SSI is planning an event space at this year's DEMA Show, the dive industry's big annual trade show.
Source: The Scuba News
The dive industry's biggest trade show marks its 50th year. DAN is running free seminars all week on topics including decompression stress, liveaboard safety and freediving physiology.
Source: Divers Alert Network
IUCN's first global Red List of Ecosystems review of shallow warm-water reefs rated 96% of them Critically Endangered, with most facing a very high risk of collapse by 2075.
Source: IUCN
Stanford researchers placed bleached coral fragments against healthy fragments from the same colony. The tissues joined and passed along the algae corals need, and the bleached pieces recovered in about seven weeks.
Source: ScienceDaily
A dispute at a Seattle diving school has raised questions about student training, and former directors have responded.
Source: The Scuba News
The liveaboard company says it will announce a new, still-secret destination at the show, with booking details to follow.
Source: Divernet
A free guide to planning dive trips to Curaçao in 2027, from the island's tourism promoters.
Source: The Scuba News
