Category Archives: Ocean Health

115. A National Strategy for Plastic Pollution plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary

July 3, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba NewsEPA, NOAA, plastic pollution, rip current, Surface Marker Buoyscuba-shack-radio

Joe Dituri recently completed a 100 day mission underwater with Project Neptune 100 sponsored by the Marine Resource Development Foundation. He smashed the old record of 73 days. Find out more at mrdf/project-neptune. Mark and Sherry Grishom of PSI/PCI (Professional Scuba Inspectors / Professional Cylinder Inspectors) were recently honored by NASA for their work on … Continue reading 115. A National Strategy for Plastic Pollution plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary →

113. A Simple Solution from Oceana plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary

June 5, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba NewsDivers Alert Network, Great Shark Snapshot, Oceana, PADI, PADI Clubscuba-shack-radio

The Great Shark Snapshot is back for its second year. Divers and snorkelers are asked to record all their sightings of sharks and rays in the Shark Trust Shark Log. This event runs from July 22 -30, 2023. Last year over 200 divers from 14 countries provided 1800 entries into the log. It has been … Continue reading 113. A Simple Solution from Oceana plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary →

112. 5 Things Scuba Teaches plus Wet Notes new, information and commentary

May 22, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba News#TeamSeas, Black Spot Syndrome, Fourth Elementscuba-shack-radio

Black Spot Syndrome (BSS) is impacting the Tropical Western Atlantic. BSS is caused by a parasite that gets under the skin or on fins of fish. The parasite comes from marine snails, settle on the fish and then end up in osprey who eat the fish. Aquarium fishers are threatening Kaneohe Bay on the island … Continue reading 112. 5 Things Scuba Teaches plus Wet Notes new, information and commentary →

111. Sea Hunt It’s Still Alive with Cross Current plus Wet Notes news, information, and commentary

May 15, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba News, Sea HuntJournal of Diving History, Mike Nelson, REEF, Scuba Diving Magazine, Shearwater, Shearwater Dive Computers, Shearwater Peregrinescuba-shack-radio

There is a new die off of sea urchins in the Caribbean. This latest event impacting diadema antillarum started in February in the Virgin Islands and has since spread as far west as Jamaica. Efforts are ongoing to find the cause and try to restore these gardeners of the sea. Shearwater Research has recently announced … Continue reading 111. Sea Hunt It’s Still Alive with Cross Current plus Wet Notes news, information, and commentary →

110. An update on the DEMA Diver Behavioral Research Project plus Wet Notes, new, information and commentary

May 1, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Newsdive watches, diver certification, SCTLDscuba-shack-radio

If you like the Florida Keys, then check out floridakeystv.com. You will get your fix of the Keys with globally streamed videos about all aspects of the Conch Republic. The Q4 2022 new diver certification statistics are out. The downward trend continues. We still are trying to understand the long-term impacts of the pandemic. Stoney … Continue reading 110. An update on the DEMA Diver Behavioral Research Project plus Wet Notes, new, information and commentary →