Kamil Wojtys asked:


The earliest years of recreational scuba training were rigorous and labeled too militaristic by some educators and trainers. They argued that easier training would open diving to a greater portion of public, and make it more popular and profitable. This encouraged some scuba manufacturers, who needed a growing diving population to support their product sales, to actually develop a number of the earlier diver training courses. This led to the growth of the recreational diving public, which, coupled with the establishment of private training organizations, succeeded in bringing scuba diving to everyone. Nowadays almost all of us can participate in a diving course. In may cities we have a divers clubs associated with schools, colleges, universities and other. However, there are three obvious limitations connected with participating in a diving course. First one refers to one’s own health, which conditions may sometimes be insufficiently well to perform an underwater activities. Second one – is pure material reason called money. Diving courses, while not performed on behalf of university, or school, are in general relatievley expensive. The third, and the last limit is our will, which sometimes may happen to be not strong enough to help us stay.

blackiexD asked:


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dancer404 asked:

swimming on 4th of july
my sister got an underwater camera
exciting! lol

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Chris Chew asked:


Boracay in the Philippines along with nearby Indonesia’s Bali are consistently voted by scuba diving magazines and publications as amongst the top 10 scuba diving destinations and resorts in the world.

There are quite a few diving operators offer dive safaris to hard to reach locations in Boracay such as Sibuyan Sea, Tablas, Romblon and Semirara. Closer to Boracay are also some world class dive sites catering to divers of varying diving skills. If you are not a scuba diver, you will find snorkeling in Boracay just as exhilarating because of its rich marine life.

For example, Friday’s Rock which lies close to the island’s west shore you can find a variety of brilliant colored soft and hard corals, butterfly fishes, wrasses, damsel fishes, blue tangs, stingrays and snappers, often along with big scorpion fishes and lion fishes hiding in rocks and crevices.

There are 2 dive sites nearby called Punta1 and Punta2. Punta 1 is shallower dive which is a drop off to about 24m (80ft) Punta 2 starts at 30m and goes down to 50m (170ft). Groupas, trigger fishes, angel fishes as well as sweetlips, tuna, barracuda and the occasional reef shark populate these two interesting dive locations.

Just southeast of Boracay lies the Crocodile Island (so named because of shape of the island and not after the scaly reptile) which is a very popular scuba diving site. It is wall diving here of about 25m(80ft) in depth at its bottom. This diving destination is so rich in marine life that many species of fish and corals make its residence here. There are even a few poisonous banded sea snakes here and some are as long as two meters (6.4ft) long. Do be careful because all sea snakes are poisonous and their bites can be fatal.

Another excellent dive site nearby is the Laurel Island. This dive site is for the more experienced scuba divers as the undercurrent here can get quite strong. Because of this fact, drift diving can be a pleasure here. It is also these strong currents that encourage corals to open up their beautiful yellow and orange polyps to feed on microscopic planktons and marine creatures, festooning the walls of an 8m (25ft) tunnel at the tip of the island. You can also find big sponges and handsome gorgonian sea fans here.

At northern Boracay is Yapak, which is a deep wall diving starting at around 30m(95ft) and descending the depth of 60m (190 ft). Again, the undercurrent here can be rather tricky. This area is the domain of larger pelagic fishes such as barracudas and various species of sharks. Occasionally, a hammerhead shark will swim by and giant manta rays are also frequently sighted.

Other interesting dive spots in the Boracay are Carabao (buffalo), Cathedral Cave, Buruanga, Black Rock and Dog Drift. So if you are going to the Phillipines for a scuba diving vacation, why not try scuba diving in beautiful Boracay.

Jimmy Cox asked:


In the eyes of the non-diving public, the underwater hunter is a guy who walks out of the water with a spear, a mask, a big wide grin, and a big dead fish. To a degree, the picture is an accurate one: certainly big-game hunting has always been and continues to be an important aspect of the sport.

But in recent months there has been an enormous upsurge of interest in small-game hunting for specimens that are caught and kept, and not killed. Not too long ago only a few of the hundreds of aquarists’ clubs in the U. S. had one or two divers as members. Today there are several societies composed entirely of diver-aquarists, and several thousand unaffiliated collectors who have found that the aquarium hobby opens up a big and practically virgin territory in the underwater world.

No one has a better opportunity to see and collect exceptional specimens than the skin or scuba diver. In fact divers whose contact with underwater life has sharpened their interest and observation sometimes know more about the subject than land-locked marine biologists; more than one diver has come up with a new species that’s totally unknown to the professionals. Anyone who spends his time exploring down under gets an intimate knowledge of submarine life that translates into a head start in learning the arts of the aquarist.

Divers discover through direct observation what environment various species require, what they eat, how they nest and spawn, what kind of cover they like to live in, and so on.

Still, the diver who wants to maintain his underwater acquisitions in an aquarium has a number of new skills to learn. Killing fish is usually easier than collecting them; and collecting them is often easier than keeping them alive. But the result is worth some effort. As trophies go, a well-kept aquarium stocked with beautiful, thriving fish can’t begin to be matched by taxidermy’s best.

Where, What and How to Collect

Anywhere there’s water there’s life, and much of it can be transplanted to the aquarium environment with great success. Actually, the limitations are more often set by preconceptions than by nature. To the average aquarist, the only fish that seem appropriate for life in a glass tank are fresh-water topicals. Period.

The skin-diver is just as likely to think in terms of a few marine species only. Both frames of reference are unnecessarily narrow. Good aquarium fish can be found in most of the coastal areas of the U. S., and even the inland waters contain interesting and beautiful candidates for the home set-up.

There are a few factors to consider before you start bagging tenants for a tank. Most species that swim out in the open do relatively poorly in restricted aquarium surroundings, and should generally be avoided. Choose varieties that swim close to the bottom, in the protective cover of kelp or coral, or in and around submerged objects.

Consider also the fish’s size. Really big or even fairly big species are unsuitable, of course, but young examples of medium-sized species are sometimes more appropriate than they may seem: aquarium life has the effect of stunting growth, because fish tend not to outgrow their environment.

The equipment used to collect fish can be as simple as a wide-necked glass jar or a small hand net. Best of the latter is a long-handled butterfly net made of nylon marquisette or mosquito netting, and held still in the water so that it flows out with the current.

When fish swim into it (which they’re more likely to do if there’s some crushed-shellfish bait nearby), the trap is locked by turning the handle 90 degrees. Another tool is the slurp gun, which consists of a piece of metal or plastic tubing about two feet long and with a 1 1/2-inch bore, with a tire-pump rod and plunger added to provide vacuum and suction.

Many beautiful species of fish can be caught and kept alive using this equipment.

juan ton zoup asked:


one day Carl went out scuba diving. he was 15 feet below sea level when he noticed a guy at the same depth he was, but without any scuba gear. Carl went another further 15 feet down, and the guy joined him a few minutes later. Carl was really puzzled by this, but continued further down yet another 15 feet
the guy caught up with him once again. by this stage Carl couldn’t believe his eyes. he took out his waterproof blackboard and chalked on it, ‘how on earth are you able to stay under this deep without any scuba equipment?’ the guy took the board and chalk, scribbled over what Carl had written, and wrote, ‘I’M DROWNING, YOU IDIOT!’

LawrenceJameson asked:

2Zip lock bags wrapped around my digital camera, then submerged into my jacuzzi..all to the sweet sounds of my own rendition of Led Zeps Wonton song