Whether you are a scuba diver, snorkeler, swimmer or someone who like to see interesting marine life you should be concerned.  As reported here previously, the ocean and life in it are in trouble.  Over 70% of the world is covered by water and about 95% is still unexplored, yet soon there may be not […]

What do you know about NOAA?  First, do you know what NOAA stands for? Second, do you know what NOAA does and third do you know how you can be part of NOAA?
NOAA is the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, a division of the US Department of Commerce.  “NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes […]

Census of Marine Life-affiliated scientists consolidating world databases of ocean organisms have demoted to alias status almost one-third of all names culled from 34 regional and highly specialized inventories.
The new World Register of Marine Species contains about 122,500 validated marine species names (experts having recognized and tidied up some 56,400 aliases - 32% of all names […]

 
Previously, I wrote a few articles about one of my favorite marine animals, the Whale Sharks.  Recently I came accross this wonderful video of divers swimming with a 45-ft. Whale Shark in the Galapagos.  I also found out that Project AWARE has a Whale Shark project which can give you infomation about diving with these […]

The time has come when I can no longer get my Dacor 960 regulator serviced.  So I am going to have to buy a new regulator, but how to choose.  Scuba Diving magazine has all sorts of ratings including this months’ issue, but they also get advertising fees from dive companies.  So, I am also […]

OK my turn.  There have been countless national news stories and interviews about the couple left in Australian open water for 16 hours.  There are 2 sides to the story, the couples’ and the dive operators’, and as we know the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.  This is not about who is right or wrong, but what […]

 
As a safety and hazardous materials consultant, trainer, and a scuba diver, I am amazed how many people transport scuba tanks in their cars, vans and trucks illegally.  Scuba tanks or as the US DOT (Department of Transportation) classifies them PRESSURE CYLINDERS are regulated by the DOTs Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.  In small quantities […]

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, announced it will increase its size of 8 million gallons of water to 9.5 million, by adding a dolphin habitat which will include a dolphin show and encounter.  Already, billed as the “world’s largest aquarium, the expansion will increase the size and number or animals available for viewing.
Previously scubaology.com wrote about the Whale […]

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 […]

 
 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 researcher, describes the new frog as “a squished version of […]