Shallow dives are rarely a let-down. Whether diving in the cold lakes of the Rocky Mountains with Bluegill and, Trout and Bass, or the warm regions surrounding the Equator, I always find something interesting in the shallows. After a deeper dive, the long swim back to shore has brought sightings of Goby, Razorfish, and Porcupinefish …
Eight-five degrees topside. Seventy four degrees below the surface. I hang in the water at fifty-five feet and watch a Lionfish become ensnared in the teeth of a Moray Eel, whose length is approximately five foot. These numbers add up to be an interesting battle between two predators and something the experts claim should never …
Night diving is an adventure that very few life adventures surpass. It is a unique experience and very rarely the same experience, twice. At night, you have the opportunity to see critters you wouldn’t normally see in the daytime. Some fish and underwater creatures go to bed while the night shift takes over and the ocean …
Full face masks have been gaining popularity with both snorkeling and scuba diving communities for a while now. The commercials we see online show perfectly shaped, tanned models diving in and having fun in perfect blue water. Surely, if that doesn’t make you want to try a full face mask, I don’t know what will. …
Hungry turtles need to eat, but if you’ve never seen a turtle eat, you might be surprised how much energy they use while doing so. Watch the video as the hangry turtles rummage through the coral for a bite to eat – from sponges to mollusks, shrimp to crab. Angelfish and other fish stand by …
Safety stops. We all have to take them. We spend our obligatory 3 minutes at 15 feet for recreational diving and whether you are drift diving, fighting for your depth against the swells and jellyfish, or shore diving and watching your PSI diminish, there’s always something great to see. Shore diving in low or no …
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“You work hard, save money to go on vacation. Why would you spend your vacation restoring coral?” I’ve heard this dozens of times and my response is always the same: “because I love it”. This is usually followed by a several minute rant of reasons, a few of which I’ll share with you here: It’s …
December. Rainy season. Rain starting, pouring down as the seas picked up to 3′ swells and rising. We were in between dives when one of the other divers started feeling seasick. We were pretty close to a nearby dock and offered to drop the diver off. The captain asked if we minded diving the close …
Amateur videographer? By now you have bought a GoPro or a nice underwater video camera for your scuba diving adventures. Great. Here are a few things you’re probably going to figure out over time: Your videos are blue…or green Red is the first color of the spectrum to disappear underwater, and it seems to …
