Up to 20,000 sea turtle eggs crushed by bulldozers on Caribbean island
By Miguel Llanos, msnbc.com Thousands of leatherback sea turtle hatchlings and eggs were crushed over the weekend by bulldozers and excavators used to divert a river on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. “Unfortunately the engineers in charge bulldozed a far greater portion of beach than necessary, and they did destroy many viable nests,” the Papa Bois Conservation group posted on its Facebook page. It wasn’t immediately clear how much of an impact the tragedy would have on the critically endangered species, but the group noted that it happened on “the world’s most densely populated leatherback nesting beach.” Papa Bois said it wasn’t opposed to diverting the river, since it had been eroding not only a local eco-tourist hotel but the nesting area itself. But it noted that the work was done without supervision by “any of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conservation, Divetalking, Earth, Education, Events, extinction, ocean, Preservation, Reefs, Reference, Report, Turtles
Aquatica A5D Mk III Ships in July 2012
[singlepic id=741 w=320 h=240 float=center] [singlepic id=742 w=320 h=240 float=left] Montreal, Canada, June 7, 2012 Saddle up! The new workhorse from Aquatica is being introduced! Press release: Aquatica A5D Mk III housing for the Canon 5D Mk III camera The Aquatica Team is proud to introduce you to the Aquatica A5D Mk III housing for the acclaimed Canon 5D Mk III. [singlepic id=740 w=320 h=240 float=left] Our Design team has upped the game with this recently released camera. New features have been added to this housing to improve operation and compatibility, but importantly, this precision housing is the product of a very time proven lineage of underwater camera housing. 30 years of knowledge in this field has made sure that every aspect of the housing ergonomics and access to all controls were carefully implemented. The … Read entire article »
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Look for the Divetalking Logo
[singlepic id=242 w=320 h=240 float=center] As you travel the world, visiting sites, staying at resorts or live-aboards, look for the Divetalking Logo proudly being displayed. [singlepic id=445 w=320 h=240 float=center] When you see the Divetalking Logo proudly displayed, it tells you the operator you are with is acting as a liaison, policing the waterways and ocean, working with Divetalking as a supporter of marine conservation, education, and a supporter for the care and maintenance of our oceans, reefs and aquatic life. Having the Divetalking Badge displayed tells you the operator is trusted by and working in cooperation with Divetalking, that Divetalking has found the operator to be true and committed to marine conservation, preservation and education and is committed to the highest standards which one can obtain to qualify to display the badge. The … Read entire article »
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Calculating No Decompression Limit, NDL
We will start with the DSAT Air Tables. simply known as the Recreational Dive Planner, RDP. Using your DSAT Air Table, position the card so it looks like what you see above. Dive tables, what are they? Why do they exist? Why do I need to understand how to use a dive table? If I have and use a computer, do I still need to know how to use a dive table? Dive tables may be found in many forms. They may be online, on a hard plastic, water proof card, they may be flexible and/or foldable but what they all contain is a method to calculate our bottom times, surface interval times based on our planned depth, time at depth and our time between dives. Is it important to know how to work your dive tables? One question asked “If I’m wearing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Diver, Divetalking, Education, Open Water, RDP, Recreational Dive Planner, Reference, Training