Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapse By Tom Levitt, for CNN updated 11:07 AM EDT, Wed March 27, 2013 The world’s oceans are facing a bleak future, say marine scientists, unless we rebuild its abundance, variety and vitality. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Healthy species-abundant oceans key to long-term human survival Overfishing and climate [...]
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Jump-start Coastal Economy After Hurricane Sandy
Community Supported Fisheries Can Jump-start Coastal Economy After Hurricane Sandy Posted by Village Fishmonger in Ocean Views on November 5, 2012 In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, local food networks, including local fisheries, need your help. Last week, we spread the word about funding disaster relief efforts for fisheries and fishery-related businesses. Now, [...]
A dive trip to Bonaire – Meeting true American heroes
A special dive trip to Bonaire – Meeting some true American heroes By Scott Jones posted in Community News, PADI Feed, SSI Feed September 12, 2012 Bonaire • Captain Don’s Habitat • Oceanic Worldwide • physically challenged divers (DiverWire) During a recent trip to the Caribbean island of Bonaire, I was invited to join a [...]
Tips for Safer Boat Diving
Tips for Safer Boat Diving By Capt. Joe Thomas Staying safe from a boat captain’s point of view In my 25 years of running dive boats out of Key Largo, Fla., I have noticed that most of the problems divers experience fall into two categories: inattention to detail and inadequate situational awareness. Inattention Tighten straps, [...]
Big Things Cruise Off Florida’s Palm Beaches
By Walt Stearns It’s a hot, sunny day in late August. The seas are almost flat, and they’re tinted an inviting shade of blue. Three miles off the coast of Jupiter, Fla., the Republic IV swings its bow to the south, moving up current of our intended dive site: a grouping of a freighter (Zion [...]
Cathay Pacific Bans Shark Fin from Cargo Flights
Cathay Pacific bans shark Fin from Cargo Flights , responding to pressure from an array of environmental groups in Asia, has announced that it will no longer carry shark fin on its cargo flights. “This is a milestone in our efforts to end the trade of products like shark fin in Hong Kong. The city [...]
Lemon sharks ‘learn’ skills by watching each other
By Matt Bardo Reporter, BBC Nature Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sharks tracked by surfing robot In pictures: Tagging tiger sharks Lemon sharks in feeding frenzy Lemon sharks have the ability to learn from each other’s behaviour, scientists have found. The team compared the performance of inexperienced juvenile sharks working with both trained [...]
Sailfish On Capt. Mikes.
Some of our divers had the pleasure of seeing this magnificent fish while doing a deep stop, this is a picture of one of the four that were circling them. Just one of those times where it pays to look around while doing your safety stops, you never know what may swim by. Fast [...]
Hole in the Wall Dive April 27th.
Diving the Hole in the Wall off Jupiter is always an unusual dive. It is a popular dive site because the depth and proximity to the Gulfstream attracts many large pelagic visitors. For advanced divers, the Hole in the Wall offers a chance to explore a non-intimidating sandy bottom undersea cave. Within minutes across strong [...]
SCUBAPRO MERIDIAN
SCUBAPRO MERIDIAN: BUY NOW Intelligence at Hand Engineered by divers for divers, the SCUBAPRO Meridian performs advanced functions in timeless style above and below the surface.Use Meridian as a multi-function wrist watch, dive in SCUBA, APNEA or GAUGE modes-SCUBAPRO delivers the best.Displays are visually clear and easy to navigate. An intuitive +/- push of a [...]
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