Tag Archives: safety
August 10, 2022
Freediving for Research and Conservation
Feediving or breath-hold diving has been around for hundreds, if not arguably, thousands of years. It is our most ancient means to enter the sea to hunt and gather that which we need. Personally, […]
July 13, 2022
Australian Great Barrier Reef at Risk: the Crown of Thorns Starfish
The Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) is a naturally occurring species on reefs within the Indo Pacific region. On the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia, COTS outbreaks driven by man-made disturbances have become increasingly […]
April 8, 2022
Connecting Passion with Purpose: Avocational Underwater Archaeology and Exploration Diving
For many of us, the desire to explore is as natural as breathing. We wonder about what’s around the next corner and feel a compulsion to follow the trail that goes into the […]
March 2, 2022
Extreme (and Not So Extreme) Multistage Sidemount Cave Diving with AI
Soft flakes of microbial goo slapped my face as I scootered through them at high speed on my DPV. My exploration partner Vincent Rouquette-Cathala and I were back on our DPVs at our massive exploration […]
September 8, 2021
Making the Switch
After diving and teaching on open circuit for over 25 years, I’ve noticed a recurring question that keeps popping up.
“What took you so long to make the switch?” or “Why bother switching to CCR […]
August 4, 2021
Mentally Estimating Deco in a Cave
Intro:
So there you are, 40 minutes into a cave dive, currently at 100ft/30m. You check your computer, and it’s showing a no decompression limit (NDL) of 10 minutes. You didn’t expect the cave to […]
