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Entanglement Training for Self-Reliant Divers Entanglement Training for Self-Reliant Divers
Airworks - 6/27/2023 6:00 PM
Learning how to control panic while scuba diving, particularly for Self-Reliant or Solo divers, is a much-needed skill that may one day save your life. Panic control, especially in entanglement situations, can best be developed by planning dives focused on performing incremental “entanglement severity level” self-training. The most practical way of doing that would be to deliberately put oneself in varying degrees of entanglement environments, with the proper redundancy and extraction equipment....
Avoid These 3 Common Scuba Diving Mistakes as a New Diver
CalEvans - 5/15/2023 2:57 PM
Avoid These 3 Common Scuba Diving Mistakes as a New Diver As a new scuba diver, it’s essential to learn how to avoid common scuba diving mistakes that can compromise your safety and enjoyment of the sport. Here are three of the most common mistakes new scuba divers make and how to avoid them. Please read the complete article on our blog, Avoid These 3 Common Scuba Diving Mistakes as a New Diver....
2023 Upper Midwest Scuba & Adventure Travel Show 2023 Upper Midwest Scuba & Adventure Travel Show
ScubaScout - 2/23/2023 7:07 PM
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society Presents Its 23rd Annual Fundraiser: “Upper Midwest Scuba and Adventure Travel Show” (UMSAT) combines professional divers, shipwreck hunters, educators, and underwater photographers, videographers, and archaeologists in a fascinating day of unbelievable history and grand storytelling about shipwrecks in the Upper Great Lakes. Besides the lineup of fantastic speakers, at the 3D Shipwrecks booth, you can wear VR (virtual reality) or Oculus glasses to ...
Diving for Citizen Science
AotB_Doug - 9/28/2022 2:23 PM
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Casual, Core, or Committed? Casual, Core, or Committed?
Airworks - 4/21/2022 10:37 AM
The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has categorized two types of recreational divers. Individuals who dive 1 to 7 times a year are dubbed as "Casual", while those who get wet 8 + times a year are "Core" divers. There’s no doubt in my mind that the word “casual” definitely defines a group of individuals who approach scuba diving in much the same way they approach life. Numerous other activities are participated in with equal zeal and zest — occasional scuba diving being one of them...
Upper Midwest Scuba & Adventure Travel Show Upper Midwest Scuba & Adventure Travel Show
ScubaScout - 1/23/2022 4:29 PM
Looking for an amazing day full of adventure? The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society Presents Its 22nd Annual Fundraiser: “Upper Midwest Scuba and Adventure Travel Show” (UMSAT) combines professional divers, shipwreck hunters, educators, and underwater photographers, videographers, and archaeologists in a fascinating day of unbelievable history and grand storytelling. A unique panel of guests will regale attendees with tales about shipwrecks in the Upper Great Lakes. The event will have ...
Enter the circus of the amazing clownfish Enter the circus of the amazing clownfish
smilingseahorse - 8/18/2021 6:01 AM
The Clown fish is an Anemone fish, a specialized type of damselfish. ​The first magic trick that the clownfish is able to perform is its venom immunity: they have a special symbiosis relationship with their host anemone. Together, they realize, for your greatest pleasure, what is called a “symbiosis relationship”. Since the eggs are laid directly under its skirt, anemone fishes are immune to anemone’s stingy tentacles from day 1. It is a mutually beneficial relationship in which the anemone can ...
Clear water or murky? Clear water or murky?
Airworks - 7/04/2021 10:46 AM
I have met several technical divers who prefer diving and training in turbid waters such as are found in many lakes, rivers, and freshwater quarries. They dive to become better trained, and the murkier the water the better. The “bad viz” environments found in those challenging sites force them to manage their “panic modes” and responses when underwater visibility is a major issue. There is much to commend that very valid point-of-view. There’s no doubt that frequent diving in murky conditions do...
How to Become a Dive Instructor How to Become a Dive Instructor
Marlies-Diveoclock - 5/20/2021 2:51 PM
Teach SCUBA Diving around the World!Follow your dream and become a dive instructor. Being certified as a dive instructor can be your ticket to travel and work around the world. Teach people how to SCUBA dive, share your passion through education while living in a place where people go on holidays. Office days will never be the same. How to Become a Dive Instructor...
How to become a Divemaster How to become a Divemaster
Marlies-Diveoclock - 5/20/2021 2:48 PM
From Passion to Profession in SCUBA Diving Do you love SCUBA diving so much that you want to take it to a professional level? Are you dreaming of finishing your studies or quitting your job to buy a ticket to the tropics and become a divemaster? Maybe are you thinking of becoming a divemaster in your own country or maybe you just want another challenge when it comes to diving. Read all about the process to become a divemaster. Read it here...
2021 Virtual Upper Midwest Scuba Adventure Travel Show 2021 Virtual Upper Midwest Scuba Adventure Travel Show
ScubaScout - 3/22/2021 9:07 PM
Upper Midwest Scuba and Adventure Travel Show 2021 Virtual Upper Midwest Scuba and Adventure Travel Show The tickets are available now!! umsatshow.org/tickets/ The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society Presents Its 21st Annual Fundraiser: The “Virtual” UMSAT Show on April 8, 9, and 10th! Please join us for this year’s event. There will be four great speakers presenting at our Zoom webinar: Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 7:00 PM – Doug Klein – Diving Locations in Minnesota Friday, April 9, 2021...
How to Make a Debris Collection Hanger How to Make a Debris Collection Hanger
Airworks - 10/11/2020 12:28 PM
I’m a big fan of the "dive against debris" idea, and have been using an efficient method to extract a significant amount of trash and debris from a local quarry. I’ve called it a Debris Collection Hanger (DCH), and it has proven to be very helpful in collecting and removing larger-sized debris in just one dive. A mesh bag can be attached to it for smaller items. Not sure if anyone else is using a similar setup (didn’t find anything comparable in Google Images), but thought it might come in handy...
What Influenced You to Get Certified What Influenced You to Get Certified
usdiveshows - 7/08/2020 10:23 AM
Who/What influenced you to become a certified scuba diver? US Dive Shows and Shearwater Research are asking divers what got them started. Answer a quick survey. survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07eh6ewij2kc3lifmu/start...
Free Online Dive Education Free Online Dive Education
Marlies-Diveoclock - 4/11/2020 7:14 AM
Staying at home due to COVID-19? bit.ly/34tu7GU Spend your time useful and learn more about SCUBA diving, marine biology and marine life species from home. We have listed awesome courses, videos and training materials for you to download. From hilarious marine life videos to very serious ecology classes - Pick your favorite. Stay home, stay safe!...
DC Dive Show Workshop Updates DC Dive Show Workshop Updates
usdiveshows - 1/23/2020 10:26 AM
The DC Dive Show has a number of seminars and workshops planned in conjunction with dive club meetings, live music, exhibitors from around the world. The two-day mid-winter festival is a great way to expand your knowledge about diving and the environment at the same time book your next vacation. Workshops: Rebreather 101 a beginners guide taught by Jill Heinerth Diving Medicine with a thorough review of your ears and first aid for incidents you may encounter in remote areas. Citizen Science Work...
Empirical Research Has Confirmed the Therapeutic Benefits of Scuba Diving Empirical Research Has Confirmed the Therapeutic Benefits of Scuba Diving
Airworks - 1/23/2020 5:51 AM
Scuba diving has been around for awhile, and though it is usually considered a recreational sport with a variety of public and private adventurous connotations, it also has very practical commercial and military uses. But did you know that regular participation in diving can have huge health benefits? For example, here are the top 10 fitness and health perks that are noted in Samir Becic’s recent book titled Resync Your Life: 1. Physical fitness: Swimming, and by association scuba diving, is one...
A Shocking and Embarrassing Discovery A Shocking and Embarrassing Discovery
Airworks - 12/30/2019 3:58 PM
My wife and I visit our children and grandchildren that live along the Atlantic edge of Florida about three times a year, and I often try to get in a bit of ocean diving while there. Living in Virginia and a considerable distance from the coast forces me to spend a lot of time quarry diving, so it’s always a real delight to catch a Florida charter and check out the salt life! On December 24th of 2019 I booked a 2-tank drift dive on the Republic IV, one of several boats owned and chartered by Jup...
The Challenge of going Solo The Challenge of going Solo
Airworks - 7/27/2019 6:45 PM
The COVID pandemic of 2019/2020 dramatically changed the way Americans participate in life and relationships. Even though many things have normalized, the threat of new viral mutations and variants will continue forcing us to adjust and recalibrate. Looking to the future, it appears that the disruption of our taken-for-granted routines and freedoms by one or more of those little nasties is almost a foregone conclusion. The pandemic, plus my unusual work schedule, makes it difficult for me to con...
Get Divers to Pick Up Trash Underwater Using #IsThisYours Get Divers to Pick Up Trash Underwater Using #IsThisYours
Kat3rina - 6/10/2019 3:47 PM
An unfortunate fact that we’ve known for so long is that our oceans are struggling. Worldwide fish stocks are dwindling in numbers; microplastics are found in shellfish, there’s a Great Pacific Garbage Patch three times the size of France, and the rising seawater temperatures are disturbing major aquatic systems. Changes to the environment are also changing our waters, and these changes aren’t at all good. In an attempt to hold people accountable for the trash they produce, a social media campai...
2018 Market Share of Scuba Certification Agencies (PADI, SSI, NAUI) 2018 Market Share of Scuba Certification Agencies (PADI, SSI, NAUI)
Greg - 12/22/2018 10:44 AM
According to the certifications added by scuba divers on DiveBuddy.com, the following list indicates the percentage market share by each certification agency. Only the unique certification agencies were counted for each diver. For example, if a diver listed 3 different certifications with PADI and 1 for DAN, the list below includes 1 for PADI and 1 for DAN. All types of certifications were included (entry, advanced, tech, recreational). Link to larger graph Sample size: 3747 unique scuba divers ...