Help Identify: Zebra Footed Jelly Crab?
Help us identify this Roatan Honduras reef creature!
Amazing Bait Ball!
Scuba diving with a bait ball of Pacific Grunts in the Catalina Islands of Costa Rica. Una buceadora nada con una bola de cebo de la escuela Pacific Grunt en las islas Catalina de Costa Rica
Scuba Diving Above the Tables: Long Draw Reservoir
Extended range altitude diving is an adventure I hadn’t checked off my bucket list. Until today. Altitude Diving When driving in the mountains, you may have noticed your ears popping as you ascend or descend. The need to equalize the pressure in your ears stems from the change in atmospheric pressure at varying altitudes. The …
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JS5 2 Bull Shark Tissue Sampling
We begin our dives today at a seamount in northern Costa Rica on the Pacific side. Our goal is to assist scientists and researchers with tissue sampling adult Bull Sharks. Each member of the scuba diving team has a job – photographers and videographers document the sharks while others measure and take tissue samples. Everyone …
JS5 Awakening as a Citizen Scientist
Citizen Science program onboard M/Y Sharkwater off the coast of Costa Rica. Bull Shark tagging, Hawksbill turtle tracking and more.
May Aurora Res Dive: Airplane?
Where’s the airplane? Wasn’t there a Cessna 310 in Aurora Reservoir, last year? We’re pretty sure, since we filmed it last fall. 6 divers circling search patterns was an entertaining site to see… dropping in on the wrong buoy. Or was it? The Scuba Rumor Mill The buoy that marked the airplane was no longer there …
Monterey Bay California
Scuba Diving Monterey Bay in California is an experience some will enjoy, or not. Unlike Caribbean and South Pacific diving, the California coast is considered cold water diving. The diving requires extra thermal protection such as a 7mm wetsuit, or a dry suit in addition to gloves and a hood. Staying warm is one concern, …
April Horsetooth Dive: Lost & Found
The fourth month of the year, the fourth local dive of the year. The April Horsetooth Dive 41-42 degree water and 45 degrees topside with low clouds off in the distance. Another great day for a dive in Colorado and a little bit warmer than last month. The bottom of the lake offered about 6-10 foot …
February Horsetooth Dive: Gear
Snow on the ground, a thin layer of ice burning off the sunny side of the lake. It’s a great day for the February Horsetooth dive. Dive Gear Drysuit, check. Cold water undergarment, check. Properly functioning BC, check. 7mm hood, check. 5-7mm gloves, check. Weights, check. Balanced 1st stage regulator, check. Balanced 2nd stage regulator, …
January Horsetooth Dive: The Pact.
The January Horsetooth dive is one among many experiences to come. A Pact Among Friends Over 20 years ago, it was a pact among friends to ski once every month regardless of where the snow fell. We hiked glaciers, snowfields and mountain passes to get our skiing in every month, for several years. Time passed …
