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 be much to explore or see.

Science Magazine is reporting the …

As gas and airline continue to prices go up, and airlines are cutting back flights across the board, divers might want to look at more economical places to visit.  In May I wrote about wreck diving in Lake Erie and the Florida.  In addition there are articles about West Coast …

Recently Lori Rackl, Travel Editor for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote about her trip to the Galapagos Islands.  At the Galapagos Islands you can see reef fish, sea lions, sting rays, golden rays, eagle rays, invertebrates, morays, garden eels, turtles, marine iguanas, white tip reef sharks, hammerheads, whale sharks, whales, pelagic fish — all this adds up to just one thing — Galapagos Islands Scuba Diving. Being voted one of …

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 steps you can do as a diver or snorkeler to help save yourself and/or your …

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 …

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 …

 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 …

A couple of years ago I went to Belize to dive.  The coral was beautiful and there was a wide varitety of marine life, including the massive whale sharks.  In addtion, there is the Blue Hole, which most divers consider a must dive.  But now USA Today is reporting “there is trouble, right here in Belize City”.

USA Today is reporting “A …

The Associations of Zooz and Aquariums (AZA) has declared 2008 “The Year of the Frog”.  According to the AZA “Frogs are going extinct. So are toads, salamanders, newts, and the intriguingly unusual caecilians. In fact, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) estimates that at least one-third of known amphibian species are threatened with extinction. While the major culprit has historically been habitat loss and degradation, many of the declines and extinctions previously referred to as …

One of the most common problems that divers experience, is getting lost during the dive.  Decending down to 60 feet swimming around for about 30 mnutes then coming up to find the dive boat way off in the distance.  Even with my compass, I have had this happpen to me more than once.

Long Beach Dive now has an …