Nekton’s Rorqual and Pilot, former scuba lieaboards to become artificial reefs off Destin-Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County was approached in early April 2024 with the donation of two former scuba dive liveaboards, measuring 80ft and 75ft. The vessels, known as NEKTON PILOT and NEKTON RORQUAL, were built in 1992 and 2001 respectively. Read the article HERE … Read entire article »
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Laser Engraving, Marking and Cleaning of High-Pressure Vessels
Thunderbird Metals East received several inquiries regarding the use of lasers to engrave, mark, and clean high-pressure vessels. Thunderbird Metals East does not use laser engraving, marking or cleaning in its manufacturing process as the use of these processes has the potential to damage the integrity of the high-pressure vessels. Click Here to Read More … Read entire article »
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Loggerhead Holdings, Inc Joint Law Suit
Filed September 2, 2022Loggerhead Holdings, Inc. began operating a scuba diving cruisebusiness in 1986. The business relied on two special-purpose vessels namedthe Nekton Pilot and Nekton Rorqual that facilitated scuba expeditions. Loggerhead Holdings, Inc., a holding company that owned a scubadiving cruise business, was one of many plaintiffs who brought suit against anoil company because of the explosion of an offshore drilling rig and the resulting discharge of a massive quantity of oil into the Gulf … Read entire article »
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Special Permit 9791 Renewed through 2026
Special Permit (SP) expired as of 9/30/22. This means that any cylinder stamped with that SP9791 or E9791 is no longer valid for use, fill or transport in the US by law. It means that regardless if the cylinder still contains gas, or is still within its current hydro or inspection period, it is still not valid for fill, use or transport. The renewal reverses the DOT ruling and allows for the inspection, filling and … Read entire article »
Travel Rights
The past few years we have read and perhaps experienced travel challenges. The Governments around the world have created new laws regarding travelers rights. The European Union, EU, the United States, US for example have created laws favoring the passenger. Divetalking has just added a new category under the Travel Dashboard -> General Travel Resources.Scroll towards the bottom to find a topic titled: Travel Rights. We recommend you become familiar with them as well as … Read entire article »
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Aqualung Recalls its i330R Dive Computers
Aqualung Group is conducting a recall of its i330R Dive Computers produced and distributed in 2021 and 2022. It was identified that the dive computer does not automatically adjust its pressure level when diving at 900m (3000 feet) altitude or higher. We ask for customers to immediately stop using their i330R Dive Computer for diving activity until a mandatory firmware update is performed. To learn more about the recall click AQUALUNG RECALL … Read entire article »
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Diadema Response Network: Concerns for Diadema – your help is needed
The Caribbean may be facing another widespread die-off of sea urchins. Diadema antillarum, also known as the long-spined sea urchin, is one of the most important herbivores on Caribbean coral reefs, removing algae and maintaining open space for coral growth. In mid-February 2022, we first learned of extensive.. click READ MORE reference: AGRRA … Read entire article »
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SeaSide Chats
Seaside Chats provide an interested party to attend annual speaker series related to ocean topics related to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and the Gulf of Mexico. The presentations are on Wednesday evenings in February, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. (Central Time) Presentations are free and last for one hour. Speakers include sanctuary staff and guests from partner organizations.Anyone is welcome to attend, but presentation style is most suited to those in middle school and above. … Read entire article »
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RAID Eliminates Professional Fees
RAID will shake the dive industry to its roots today by announcing Zero FEe-Membership* to all its professional members and dive centers. The industry norm is to charge instructors and dive centres an annual fee to do business with them. RAID has torn up the status quo and once again offered something new and unique in the diving marketplace. At a time when the diving world is still reeling from the ravages of COVID and … Read entire article »
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Trim and Buoyancy
Divetalking posted a new article under Learning on the subject of Trim and Buoyancy. If this is a subject which you want to learn more on, follow the link by clicking HERE The article highlights the challenges of trim and buoyancy and offers suggestions on how to overcome the challenges. … Read entire article »
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Flying After Diving
https://dan.org/research-reports/research-studies/flying-after-diving?fbclid=IwAR1FZFTxxD4Zg8z0tNLXixVXrNh-dsifZRqkkhwWoLKUEheBhJ3nyHAXksk … Read entire article »
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Hawaii’s Shark Bill
A bill in the Hawaii State Legislature to protect sharks is moving toward final passage. The bill would protect sharks while not criminalizing their accidental capture and release. Fishermen are protected as long as the sharks are captured while individuals are fishing for other species, as permitted. … Read entire article »
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Are Sharks Truly Protected in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica recently announced the Hammerhead, Silky and Fox Shark were officially included as protected species by the Costa Rican Wildlife Conservation Law. The environment ministry has sanctioned this decree. Previously they were fished like any commercial species, with practically no restrictions. … Read entire article »
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Georgia’s Dredging Plans Halted
A US federal judge ordered an immediate halt to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing a threat to sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches. … Read entire article »
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NASA needs your help to map the ocean
NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems.During the past several years, researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley have developed new instruments that can look below the ocean surface in more detail than ever before. Using techniques originally developed to look at stars, these “fluid-lensing” cameras use complex calculations to … Read entire article »
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