Weekly Links, and Don’t Forget to Enter the Contest!
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Happy Wednesday, folks! The weather here has turned from snow to slushy ice rain. Pretty soon I might be able to go diving here after all! Need your link fix? I got your medicine right here…
Ever wonder how aquarium curators / researchers get into it? The New York Times has a profile of a shark researcher at the New York Aquarium. He used to be in an 80’s hair metal band!
Bonaire won the prize for best overall diving from Scuba Diving magazine. I’ll wait while you recover from the shock. (This is the 9th consecutive year Bonaire has claimed that prize)
Thailand is closing dive sites to allow the coral a chance to recover from bleaching. This obviously hurts dive business, but many question what good prohibiting diving will even do? It seems like yet another case where policy doesn’t line up with the science of the situation.
Read about one of the guys who recovered the bell from the Andrea Doria. As part of the crew that retrieved it, he gets to keep it for about 6 months, then it goes to the next guy. If you want to read more about the Andrea Doria, read my review of Deep Descent and see if it interests you.
Have you sent your submission in yet for the contest? If not, go to this page and read all about the chance to win some prizes! Entry is easy, just tell me about some cool stuff you’ve seen while diving!



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I'm David Harmon, PADI Divemaster and all-around scuba enthusiast. I started this site to share with you what I learn as I gain experience, see the world, and become a certified instructor.