I have been to Dominica twice and the diving and snorkeling is some of the best in the Caribbean.  Healthy coral reefs, wonderful walls full of life, and adventure above and below the surface.  Now there is a good reason for you get to Dominica.  Starting July 11 through July 20 is the Dominica Dive Fest.  To …

When we first started diving it was cool to carry the longest and biggest knife you could strap on your leg like James Bond in Thunderball.  We were all thinking of protection, as if a big knife would keep you from getting bitten by something large with a mouth full of razor sharp teeth.  Now I carry a 4″ blunt tip serrated knife.

Now divers carry …

Someone recently brought to my attention music and scuba diving. There is a lot of music associated with diving, one of the most famous albums being Diver Down by Van Halen.  Here is a list I complied from different souces of music associated with diving or even a little stretched.  Please add to the list music that you like and I missed.

Stan Rodgers - The Mary Ellen Carter
Stan Rodgers - The Wreck of the Athens Queen
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Matchbox 20 - …

So, what do you know about Lake Erie of the Great Lakes?  It is the 2nd smallest of Great Lakes but still the 10th largest lake globally.  It has an average depth of only 62 feet and is the warmest of Great Lakes.  Did you also know that there are 277 known wrecks?  Check out the website Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of the Lake …

My first underwater camera was a Sealife Reefmaster.  I used my first Reefmaster for over 6 years and never had a leak or a floodout.  Recenlty Engadet and Digital Trends reported on Sealife’s newest underwater camera the DC800.  The DC800 works in or out of it’s underwater case.  Inside the SLR like case, divers can take the camera down to 200 feet.  The camera offers and 8 megapixel resolution and …

Gizmodo recently reported on and articficial Jellyfish by Festo.  “AquaJelly is an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system. AquaJelly consists of a translucent hemisphere and eight tentacles used for propulsion. At the centre of the AquaJelly is a watertight, laser-sintered pressure vessel. This comprises a central, electric drive, two lithium-ion-polymer batteries, the charge control device and the servo motors for the swashplate.”

Now you can …

 Back in Feb. I wrote an article about the Olympus SW1030.  I recently received this review of the Olympus SW 1030 from one of our readers.  If you would like to submit a review of a travel experience, a piece of equipment or anything else scuba or snorkeling related, please submit your review to info@scubaology.com…

I thought being a Shedd Aquarium diver is about the coolest job I have ever done.  But, there is another job that combines my two greatest passions….scuba and Mickey.  Take a look.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jE6i61CCpr0

 Photo by David Brickford, courtesy of AP

On April 1, 2008 I wrote an article on AZA’s  “The Year of The Frog.”  AP is now reporting the discovery of new species of frog which has no lungs and breathes through it’s skin.  David Brickford, one of the …

Photo courtesy of AP

A group of New Zealand led scientists spent about 50 days exploring the Antarctica.  What they found, was a variety of new unknown species.  The picture above shows some of the giant star fish found in the Ross Sea.  Check out the article to read about what else …