IST’s Flexus jumpsuits are available in three thicknesses—3 mil, 5 mil, and 7 mil—to provide dependable thermal protection in both temperate and tropical waters. The 5 and 7 mil suits are triple glued and double blind-stitched, with the 7 mil offering zippers on the ankles to aid in getting in and out of the suit.

The Beta semi-dry snorkel from Cressi has a large-bore tube that allows lots of airflow while you’re enjoying the scenery just below the surface. The profiled splash guard deflects water away from the top of the tube when swimming in choppy seas; water that does manage to find its way in is easily expelled through the lower purge valve.

Atomic Aquatics’ new signature regulator, the high performance T- 3, features new ultra light component parts. The balanced piston first stage is precision machined from solid titanium billet, and its yoke is made using the least amount of material possible.

With all the buzz of the Sharknado film, we couldn't help but be a little inspired. From Bonaire to North Carolina and every dive site along the way, our readers have submitted some incredible images for our [2013 Scuba Diving Photo Contest](http://scubaphotocontest.bonniercorp.com/photo_contest/65/submit). While they're not our winners just yet, here are 10 of our favorite shark images ... so far.

The ScubaLab 2013 testing season is in full swing. Our latest category: Buoyancy Compensators.

Check out these five new fins, regs, computers and more for your next technical dive.

Belize Diving Services is the longest running dive service on Caye Caulker and one of the oldest in Belize.

These human-assisted habitats act like defibrillation paddles, revving up struggling reefs and reviving declining fish populations from Florida to Indonesia and beyond.

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ScubaLab headed to the Bahamas aboard a Blackbeard's liveaboard sailboat to try out some new dive gear — see what our editors had to say.

Jill Heinerth recounts what it's like to get bent or suffer from decompression sickness, or DCS, after advanced scuba diving.

The Living Oceans Foundation's Global Reef Expedition aims to discover how coral reefs across the world are faring in today’s changing ocean climate, and what can be done to help corals survive in the warmer, more acidic oceans of the future.

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An interesting underwater photograph taken while ice diving in a quarry lake in Skane, Southern Sweden. How dod Stefan Beskow get the shot?

Danny was having one of the greatest days of his short dive career. Conditions were perfect. Visibility seemed to go on forever. Until the grouper he had just speared knocked his regulator out of his mouth and his mask askew. Suddenly, he was in trouble.