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 …

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 …

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 - …

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 …

I was recently reading a short article about dive movies and movies which have scuba or snorkeling scenes.  Below are a few I know of, but I will bet there are many more.
Here is a partial list:
Thunderball, Fool’s Gold, Into the Blue, Men of Honor, Open Water, The Abyss, The Cave, The Deep, Aquatic Life with Steve Zissou, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.

Send us (as a comment) additional movies or documentaries and we …

Divers and snorklersare always looking for ways to identify the fish they see.  Some of us carry plastic ID charts, some have ID books.  Here is another to learn to identify the fish you see.  The Palm Beach County Reef Research Team has currently 23 fish ID quizzes on their site. 

REEF is another non-profit that …

KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — Instead of bright flower gardens and green grass, the Easter egg hunt off Key Largo is to be staged near coral heads teaming with colorful tropical fish or a bed of sea grass in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. After all, when the Easter bunny is a scuba-diving gentle giant nearly seven feet tall (including ears), he can hide eggs anywhere he …

I was recently reading this month’s edition of Scuba Diving Magazine.  As I turned to the Lessons for Life article, I was surprised to read it was about driving safety instead of scuba safety. 

As a safety consultant and trainer, I am always talking about safety both at and away from work.  The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) states today most employees …

In July I reported on the release of Nintendo’s Forever Blue Scuba Diving game.  Now it has a new name and will be available in January 2008.

Not all games have to be about driving fast or killing everyone in the room before they kill you, and Endless Ocean is out to prove it. But can the scuba diving game really appeal or is it just a case …

I recently spent 10 days in Costa Rica on land, going from the capital San Jose, to Tortuguero on the Atlantic side.  Here we saw the baby Green and Hawksbill turtles.  Then we spent time crossing to the Pacific side viewing the volcano at Arenal, The Cloud Forest and many other sites.  But Costa Rica is also know for diving and seeing Big Animals.

Costa Rica is the ultimate Latin …