Randy Jordan, owner of Emerald Charters in Jupiter, Florida, discovered quite a treasure on a recent dive. “We get down to the bottom and I see some fish that are swimming over to the right and I followed them,” said Jordan. “They swam right up to this airplane. It was the most amazing thing.” Right in . . . → Read More: Scuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish
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By Dr. M, on  December 29th, 2011  3 comments  Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing  aircraft, Invasive Species, Lionfish, scuba diving, Wreck Diving By Miriam Goldstein, on November 9th, 2011 3 comments Opinion, Scientist! Georgia Aquarium, manta rays, Ocean Voyager, scuba diving, whale sharks Dr. Al aka para_sight: “Hey, while you’re visiting Georgia Aquarium for the Deep Sea News retreat, I can offer you the opportunity to dive in the Ocean Voyager exhibit, which is our (and the world’s) biggest tank, featuring 4 whale sharks, 4 manta rays and about 8,000 other sharks and fishes.” Dr. M & I: . . . → Read More: Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays & whale sharks in world’s biggest tank
By Dr. M, on May 31st, 2011 2 comments Vessels and Equipment Aqualung, Jacques Cousteau, regulator, scuba diving Last Saturday, I spend the day diving at Fantasy Lake. I enjoyed two dives at 40-50 feet in the old quarry exploring a rock crusher, a metrobus, an airplane, and a glassbottom boat. I also spent the second dive observing several green sunfish and striped bass. The real treat was diving with a vintage early . . . → Read More: Diving With A Vintage Aqualung
By Dr. M, on May 3rd, 2011 One comment Gadgets & Gear, Life Science, New Research cardiovascular, decompression sickness, Diver Alert Network, Health, medicine, nitrox, scuba diving You may remember a week ago I spoke of a recent study indicating a link between repeated scuba diving, especially with mixed gases, and damage to blood vessels. I asked the great folds at the Divers Alert Network (DAN) for some more information. I received a response back from John U. Lee a DAN medical information specialist who is . . . → Read More: Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2
By Dr. M, on April 25th, 2011 6 comments Life Science, New Research, Vessels and Equipment decompression sickness, Health, medicine, nitrox, scuba diving If you scuba dive, you may already have heard of Nitrox. To breath underwater, most divers use a normal atmospheric air mixture (21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, 1% trace gases) under pressure. One the issues every diver faces is decompression sickness. Decompression sickness happens when the dissolved gases in your blood come out of solution . . . → Read More: Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?
By Dr. M, on March 18th, 2011 One comment Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Great White Appetite, great white sharks, isla guadalupe, poop, scuba diving, shark, shark crap Hat tip to Underwater Thrills for this one. I shit upon you and your family! Hat tip to Underwater Thrills for this one. I shit upon you and your family! By Dr. M, on March 2nd, 2011 5 comments Environmental Sciences, Geology, Life At Sea, Ramblings, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment Iceland, scuba diving, Silfra Last summer, I had the unbelievable opportunity to dive Silfra in Iceland. That was made possible by the wonderful dive master, Alfi Ramsay, and Dive.IS for logistical support. He made the dives extremely smooth and left me with a great deal of knowledge including his four rules of scuba diving. Look good If you make a mistake refer . . . → Read More: Diving Iceland
By RickMac, on October 28th, 2010 Leave a comment Fish, Weird charismatic megafauna, holy shit!, scuba diving, sharks, zomg Image © Bangor Daily News, courtesy of MER Assessment Corp. What’s up with cartilagenous fish and cameras? First a manta ray absconds with a $5000 dive camera. Now a Porbeagle shark bares his pearly-whites on film off the cold, murky waters off Eastport, Maine. Watch the video over on The Bangor Daily News to get . . . → Read More: Maine Diver Fends Off Shark With Camera
By Dr. M, on August 17th, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Fish Gary Bernier, North Carolina, Photography, scuba diving, shipwreck Just received this great photo from a friend of friend. Gary Bernier took this while diving at the ship wrecks off North Carolina. A cookie goes to the person who can name both the jellyfish and fish. Have dive photographs? Send them along and we will post them at DSN! Just received this great photo from a friend . . . → Read More: This Jellyfish Doesn’t Have Chance
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