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Live-Aboard Legend: Peter Hughes and the DivEncounters Alliance

Peter Hughes knows a thing or two about live-aboards, and he has a spot in the DEMA Hall of Fame to prove it. In 2011, Hughes received the DEMA Reaching Out Award for helping to evolve the live-aboard diving industry over the past three decades. That same year, after spending more than 25 years building his former live-aboard company, Peter Hughes Diving, Inc., the 40-year scuba diving veteran threw all of his expertise and energy into a new live-aboard venture, the DivEncounters Alliance

Photo Gallery: 20 Sharks from Around the World

A photo gallery from our D2D message board that showcases the these least understood and most endangered predators of our seas.

Scuba Diving's Top 100 Readers Choice Awards 2013

Based on the opinions of thousands of divers from across the globe, our annual Top 100 Readers Choice Awards showcase the best scuba diving in the world.

Sea lions and Sharks in the Galapagos

During a liveaboard trip to the Galapagos, Scuba Diving editor David Espinosa dived with sharks, sea lions and more at Roca Redonda.

Galapagos Diving with a Whale Shark Encounter

SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 4 blog post with yet another awesome video, including an amazing whale shark encounter

Video: The Editor in Galapagos, Day 3

SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa goes on the dive trip of a lifetime. He's back on dry land with some great footage and all the exciting details

Editor's Blog: Galapagos Days 1 & 2

SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa goes on the dive trip of a lifetime. He's back on dry land with some great footage and all the exciting details

Top 10 Destinations for Big-Animal Encounters

Want to dive with really big animals? These 10 destinations feature the superstars of ocean animals: sharks, dolphins, whale sharks, sea lions and manta rays.

DivEncounters Alliance

At last… A worldwide Alliance of like minded individuals who own & operate luxury live-aboard dive vessels in the world’s most highly sought after dive destinations - The DivEncounters Alliance has arrived!