Scuba Diving History Early Diving Gear Scuba Diving history, ancient swimmers used cut hollow reeds to breathe air, the first rudimentary snorkel used to enhance our abilities underwater. Around 1300. Persian divers were making rudimentary eye goggles from the thinly sliced and polished shells of tortoises. By the 16th century, wooden barrels were used as [...]
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Coral Reefs Begin to Recover | Project AWARE
Coral Reefs Begin to Recover in the Maldives Nov. 11/12 In the News Source: Miniva News Byline: Luke Powell Scientists have witnessed a “promising” recovery in the coral reefs around the Maldives, a recent survey has revealed. Meaning ‘little boy’ in Spanish, El Niño is a phenomenon which damaged more than 95 per cent of [...]
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, [...]
SEAFANS, marine incident reporting method:
SEAFANS, marine incident reporting method: There is a new marine incident reporting method for our area called SEAFAN. Things like the recent thermocline can be reported by recreational divers to help researchers and agencies to be informed. As divers & boaters, we are often the first ones to be aware of issues offshore. SEAFAN gives [...]
13 Things You Didn’t Know About Diving Gear – But Should
Thirteen Things You Didn’t Know About Scuba Diving Gear – But Should Divers have an intimate connection to our equipment. But the history, evolution and hidden inner workings of many integral pieces of our collective kit might be a mystery to many of us. Check out these 13 curious details, historical head-scratchers and surprising facts, [...]
Ocean Hero: David Doubilet
Ocean Hero: David Doubilet Name: David Doubilet Place of Birth: New York, New York Current Home: Clayton, New York Occupation: Underwater photographer/photojournalist What did you want to be when you were growing up? Believe it or not I always wanted to be an underwater photographer. I began [...]
Cleaning up oil spills with magnets and nanotechnology
Cleaning up oil spills with magnets and nanotechnology (CNN) — Oil companies could soon be using an innovative new technique involving nanotechnology and magnets to help clean up offshore oil spills. Oil spills from container ships or offshore platforms are a frequent hazard to marine and coastal ecosystems and an expensive one to clean up. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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