News, safety, and conversation from a life spent on the water.

No cows, no pigs, no goats. The ancient Chamorro people lived almost entirely from the ocean — their diet built on reef fish, deep-sea pelagics, and a relationship with the water that outside observers described as unlike anything they had ever witnessed.
"No better seamen or divers have ever been known to exist." — Fray Juan Pobre, 1602Read Article

No-take marine preserves, the buddy system, a pre-dive checklist, and a species harvest status guide — everything you need to review before every trip.
"One Down, One Up." — the standard for every responsible diverRead Article

Task-fixation, shallow water blackout, the physiology of a single breath, and the currents that make Guam's reef drop-offs the most dangerous part of any dive — with the data, charts, and protocols to back it up.
"Even a small mistake can turn critical."Read Article