Scuba diving is increasingly done by casual divers, with the participation rate by core divers continuing to drop sharply. — About 2.7M Americans went scuba diving at least once in 2022, which is less than 1% of the U.S. population. Compared to 2021, the scuba diving participation rate grew by 7.3% in 2022 while remaining slightly lower than the pre-pandemic level. But that is only half the story!

What is missing in the open-water diver course? Is it better to learn scuba diving at home or on vacation? Is deep diving an essential skill? — In the footsteps of our November survey asking scuba divers and dive professionals about the quality of the experience generally provided in the dive industry, we followed with a more specific look at the quality of entry-level open-water certification courses.

Here are some juicy results you may have missed from seven dive industry surveys in 2022 & a look at questions we want to investigate in 2023. — 2022 was a productive year for our InDepth/Scubanomics collaboration on scuba diving surveys. And it was our first year! Let’s recap some juicy findings from our seven studies of 2022 and have a peek at what we are planning for 2023. In 2021, Michael Menduno of InDepth magazine and myself…

Can scuba divers trust dive training agencies, instructors, dive shops & dive resorts? Why do we lack consistency in the quality of the experience? — InDepth Magazine and the Business of Diving Institute are collaborating on a series of scuba diving industry surveys to better understand where we stand on key dive industry issues, identify workable solutions, increase awareness of opportunities, and fuel discussions among dive professionals.

How to improve your dive professional abilities at providing outstanding customer service to today’s scuba divers — “Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.” ~Will Rogers Thankfully, Malta's Institute of Tourism Studies is not just “sitting there.” In fact, about two and half years ago, they introduced a new Bachelor program dedicated to scuba diving. …