Working with the world's best underwater photographers and journalists, premier dive magazine Scuba Diver sets the standard by which all other dive magazines are judged. For the modern diver who wants to discover everything they need to know about exploring our fascinating oceans, both in Asia and around the world. Travel destinations, where to find spectacular marine-life, what equipment you need, dive techniques plus news on discoveries and environmental issues - Scuba Diver has it all.
Scuba Diver Australasia and Ocean Planet are alternating titles with 4 issues each per year. While SD Australasia stays true to its roots with editorial coverage exclusively from the Asia Pacific region, Ocean Planet shines a light on top diving destinations from around the world.
Foreword by David Strike
GLOBAL TEK CONFERENCE IN ASIA • An inspirational voyage of discovery for all divers – regardless of their level of experience. If your thirst for better knowledge and understanding of diving matches your spirit of adventure, this is the event for you. TEKASIA by OZTek & ADEX 2026 is more than just another talkfest. It’s the ultimate excursion into underwater exploration and the diving world of tomorrow. An international event that no serious diver can afford to miss!
TEKASIA (OZTEK + ADEX) CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
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Advanced Deepwater Exploration • Technical diving in Asia and Oceania opens the door to pristine wrecks, deep reefs, and complex cave systems, but not without risk. Success here depends on training, equipment discipline, and an understanding of how depth, remoteness, and environment combine to raise the stakes. Here is just a tiny taste of the diverse world of tek diving in our vast region.
A TASTE OF TEK DIVING
THAILAND FIELD UPDATE: Boh Yai Mines • Deep beneath the karst mountains of western Thailand lies a labyrinth that’s rewriting the map of Asian cave diving. The Boh Yai mines – long since decommissioned – now hold over six kilometres of surveyed underwater tunnels plunging to 110 metres, with passages that show no sign of ending. Three years of exploration has revealed not just the scale of Asia’s potentially largest overhead dive site, but a thriving ecosystem of unique species living in eternal darkness.
CHOUSEI COAL MINE • Diving into history, silence, and discovery
EMBRACING TEK DIVING – A PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSPECTIVE • Once viewed as overengineered and unnecessary by many photographers, technical diving has quietly moved from the fringes to a requirement for mission-based diving professionals. For one underwater photographer, a shift in priorities – and perspective – changed everything.
THE HOLY GRAIL OF SYDNEY • After 120 years lost beneath the waves, the SS Nemesis – one of Sydney’s greatest maritime mysteries – has finally been found and dived. Samir Alhafith recounts the challenging technical dive to 164 metres that brought him face to face with history in the cold, dark waters off the New South Wales coast.
GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS SPANNING 30 YEARS • From pioneering underwater cave exploration in the 1990s to cutting-edge microbial research nearly three decades later, Bernie Chowdhury reflects on how Iceland’s unique geology shaped both his diving life and a new scientific frontier.
LOW-VISIBILITY DIVING • Poor visibility doesn’t have to mean a poor dive. Dr Frauke Tillmans explains how preparation, the right equipment, and mental readiness can help you navigate murky waters safely and even find enjoyment in the challenge.
ON THE BRINK OF REVOLUTION: THE GENESIS OF TECHNICAL DIVING • In this exclusive extract from “Technically Speaking – Talks on Technical Diving Volume 1 – Genesis and Exodus”, author Simon Pridmore chronicles pivotal years when three landmark events brought extreme deep diving out of...