Help REEF Make A Difference
Just a few days remain to get your donation in for the 2010 tax year. Please consider supporting the important marine conservation work that REEF conducts. Click here to donate using our secure online form, or you can mail your donation to PO Box 246, Key Largo, FL 33037. The REEF Survey Project database – the largest marine life species database in the world – is frequently used by the scientific community for a variety of studies that this year included the following scientific publications: An article on the decline of sharks and rays by Christine Ward-Paige et al. “Large-Scale Absence of Sharks on Reefs in the Greater-Caribbean: A Footprint of Human Pressures.” PLoS-ONE; An article evaluating patterns of hamlet distributions … Read entire article »
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Support Marine Conservation With a Year-End Contribution
Our winter fundraising campaign is underway, and we would like to thank those of you have already donated. If you haven’t had a chance to make a contribution yet, it’s not too late – just click here now. As a special thank you, individuals who make a contribution of $250 or more will receive this signed 11×14 limited-edition print of a spectacular coral grouper. Don’t miss your chance to get this 2010 print. This year was full of amazing adventures! The following are some of REEF’s major accomplishments in 2010: Expanded the Volunteer Fish Survey Project through an enhanced Field Station program, new home study courses, and increased public presentations throughout our project regions, as well as launching a new survey region in … Read entire article »
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Merry Christmas from Scuba Extreme
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ScubaExtremes Monthly Team Meeting
This coming Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 will be ScubaExtremes last team meeting for 2010. The meeting starts at 6pm. Stop by the shop,get you last minute goodies, stocking stuffers, some cookies and be involved with what we’re gonna do in 2011. We’ll discuss events from the past month as well as places and things we would like to do in the coming year. ScubaExtreme may be found by clicking here. I will be there for this event and I hope to see you there as well. Larry … Read entire article »
Cozumel – August 13 – 20, 2011
Cozumel Mexico – August 13 – 20, 2011 This is a call to divers. I may not have met you and you me but I am sending out this invitation asking if you would like to join a team of divers from Open water to Master Instructors on a trip to Cozumel Mexico, on any number of days between August 13 – August 20, 2011. The goal, dive and have fun. Meet new people and make new connections. I am producing a documentary on Lionfish and perhaps you could be one of the lucky divers to be filmed capturing and eating your catch for dinner that very night. Because of the location of the lionfish, expert diving skills will be required. There will be more than just filming lionfish, there are wonderful drift dives … Read entire article »
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Your Contribution Is Needed For Marine Conservation
Reef Environmental Education Foundation Our year-end fundraising campaign is well underway, and we would like to thank those of you have already donated. If you haven’t had a chance to make a contribution yet, it’s not too late to get your donation in for the 2010 tax year – just click here now to donate securely online. You can also call REEF Headquarters (305-852-0030) to make a contribution over the phone, or mail your check to REEF, PO Box 246, Key Largo, FL 33037. Thanks to thousands of volunteers, as well as financial support from members like you, REEF’s Volunteer Fish Survey database now has over 143,000 surveys! REEF’s database – the largest marine life species database in the world – is frequently used to address marine conservation issues and has been featured in … Read entire article »
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TUFF-E-NUFF
Saturday November 20, 2010 Joe Kistel and I, Larry Davis drove up to St. Marys, Georgia to TUFF-E-NUFF, the 105 year old tug built in 1895. We spend about 5 hours on the vessel, cleaning, removing stuff, and inspectiing the engine compartment. Here are some pictures from that day. You can see the amount of work there is and needs to get done. If you or anyone you know would like to get involved with creating an artificial reef, we would love to hear from you. Get a different perspective of what goes on to ready this vessel for her new home. This picture shows the amount of rust and silt built up. You can just make out the bolts in the center. In this next picture, you are looking aft, starboard side. … Read entire article »
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Manatees with Dr. Quinton White
Last night I attended a presentation on the subject of Manatees. Though I live in Florida and Florida has manatees, the subject covered the Florida manatees as well as manatee sightings around the globe. In the pictures are Dr. Quinton White. Subject were very informative and kept me drawn into the slide presentation as well as the information being passed onto the audience. For example, a comparison of population growth during warm water vs. hour of light. Temperature follows hours of light. What was displayed were graphs which depicting the occurrence of population growth during longer daylight hours as well as an increase in water temperature. The graph displayed both equally, yet temperature showed a slight delay when compared to the light hours. Here is the link to the Jacksonville University Marine … Read entire article »
Chat Shut Down
Update to divetalking.com. The Chat feature that was found at the lower right corner of divetalking.com has been turned off. I found it not to be as convenient or as animated as I hoped for. I will continue the effort for a chat. Thank you for hanging in there with us. Larry … Read entire article »
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When to service your scuba equipment
Divers, it’s that time again, when ever that time may be. Our once a year servicing of our life support equipment. Equipment such as Regulators, cylinders, guages, batteries, bulbs., logbooks, etc. It’s a good time to restock on misc. items you need to keep on hand for field repairs. I nice tackle box will do. Some say you should service your equipment just before you begin to use it again. This way the time the parts are used is when the equipment will be used the most. Some believe equipment should be serviced after its completion from use. This way it is stored in good clean working order and ready for when you need it. Which ever it may be, before or after, servicing your equipment following the manufacturers recommended servicing schedule is very important. Not … Read entire article »
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Latest News From ScubaExtreme
Rock on ScubaExtreme! November looks like a fun month. Pompano Nov. 13-14th. Free food at Ginnie! What else do you need? Yes, Friends. Email or call Scubaextreme for details. Winters coming upon us. If your hanging up your mask for the winter, first, your hanging it up too soon. We’re still diving! Get your training done before the outside weather gets too cold. Florida springs are a constant 72ish degrees F year round and one of the advantages of living in the Sunshine state, the Springs are crystal clear. Looking forward to seeing you in Pompano and Ginnie Springs this month. I know it’s been a long year for me. This is a nice way to end this year and begin the next. … Read entire article »
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October 30, 2010 Divetalkings First Year Anniversary
Oct 30, 2010 marked the first anniversary of Divetalking.com Divetalking.com has been a web presents for a little over a year at the time of this post. It has been a long year, thank you and a rewarding year. Divetalking.com has grown in features as well as subscribers. Divetalking.com would like to thank all those who have stopped by and all those that continue to stop by. Everyday divetalking looks for ways to improve the site. Redesigning, adding features such as phoning from divetalking.com, chatting, posting, and more. Divetalking.com would like to thank those that turned in suggestions and I hope we met your needs and expectations. Divetalking.com looks forward to continuing our support for our planets water and the life that lives within it. Thank you for stopping by With warm regards, Divetalking.com … Read entire article »