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Diving in currents can be an exhilarating experience, watching the underwater world drift past effortlessly. But diving in currents demands respect, proper technique, and a calm, collected approach to stay safe and make the most of your experience. These are some tips and safety precautions to help make your next drift dive safer and more enjoyable.
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SCUBA diving is an inherently and uniquely risky activity, but we rarely acknowledge the gravity of that fact past taking part in somewhat perfunctory safety protocols. Part 3 of this series covers 4 ways that you can potentially reduce your risk of decompression sickness.
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I got decompression sickness, but I adhered strictly to my dive computer. How did that happen? Part 2 recounts my experience with decompression sickness.
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Decompression and decompression sickness are often thought to be tightly woven together. Actually they are very different and may not be as strongly linked as we’ve been taught. Part 1 of this three part series reviews the differences between these two things, and discusses some practical concepts that all divers should consider before their next dive.
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If you’ve always thought you couldn’t go to the Galapagos, or knew you could but want to know why you should dive there, I have compiled a list of my top five reasons to do so. From penguins to schooling hammerheads, find out why you should put the Galapagos at the top of your bucketlist.
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We dived some of our favorite sites along Cozumel including the Palancar reef system and also made a day trip over to Playa del Carmen to dive in two world famous cenotes.
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During every night dive in Roatan, especially on a new moon, we stage a “lights out time”, during which the whole group kneels in the sand together and switches off all our torches…
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With prime conditions, we were able to dive the southside, West Bay, West End and even further east up the island!
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Some of the encounter highlights included loggerhead turtles (cahuamas in Spanish), eagle rays, plenty of splendid toadfish, groups of baby spotted drums and a few octopi.
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The whole reef was coral sex...and we were swimming in it.
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Lionfish is a readily available fish throughout the southeastern coastal US, the Gulf and the Caribbean. Due to its status as an invasive species, it is also an excellent option for eating. It is versatile, delicious, healthy and a great way to promote responsible fishing and seafood practices. One of my favorite ways to prepare lionfish is in a ceviche, so here is my signature recipe for a Killer Lionfish Ceviche!
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Since my homecoming to the Caribbean, I’ve found myself experiencing an inner conflict whenever I see a lionfish. On one hand, I feel a responsibility as an able conservation partner to help control an invasive species that is so destructive; on the other hand I feel for the lionfish. The malice is gone and all that is left is grief knowing such a stunning example of nature is in such a terrible position thanks to the ignorance of humans.
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He answered a dream job post, and you won’t believe how the interview ended!
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I love something misrepresented, misunderstood and generally misconceived. Of all the things I’ve seen in the water, sharks are the most graceful, discerning, and beautiful. They radiate finesse, power and restraint. They are living fossils, inhabiting Earth for longer than trees have been around, and have changed little since the dawn of their existence. They have supernatural abilities, 7 senses to our 5, arguably more common sense than us and undeniably serve a more positive and important role in the environment than we do.
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So why does a man who was has every reason to fear and hate sharks advocate getting in the water with them? The reason lies in the life history and role that sharks play in nature. They are of critical importance to the health of the ocean, and therefore to our own health, and they are currently in dire straits.
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As many of your feeds may have been showing you recently, the growing amount of plastic waste is becoming readily evident in many circles of our daily lives. From the infamous video of good samaritans pulling a plastic drinking straw from the nose of a sea turtle, to the recent report showing that by 2050 our oceans will contain more weight in plastic waste than fish (1), it’s becoming apparent, and frankly hard to ignore, that our obsession with disposable plastic products is a problem. Luckily, humans are resourceful, creative and I believe largely good at heart, and there are some simple ways we can all be part of a solution, and by making only small changes to our daily lives.
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Ask anyone what they are afraid of when they enter the ocean, and thanks to Steven Spielberg and Discovery Channel, many people have the same answer… sharks. Now ask someone who has been in the water with sharks what they would most like to see when they enter the ocean, and I can assure you many, maybe 9/10 of them, will have the same answer… sharks. So what’s the deal with the disparity?
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