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This does not bode well for the Everglades, or lots of other places. Awesome science for a 12 year old. We need more STEM kids like this. TL;DR - LionFish can survive in fresh water... Girl, 12, from Palm Beach County, credited for breakthrough in lionfish research

Thanks for the great ideas and new options for Kauai. Sadly, our timeshare/base is at Princeville, so the west side is even farther around :-( . It might be worth it though, as I've often heard that there are some great sites out there, but no one was going there. Good luck and hopefully we'll...

I'd think about an underwater navigation class - there's enough to study there. Depends on the agency (PADI/SSI/etc) but the class should cover 1. basic compass functions 2. setting and following a course 3. navigation back to a starting point (triangular course, etc.) 4. distance measurement -...

I'm really planning ahead here - for 2018! I have a timeshare on Kauai for 2018. I can usually pick the week, as long as I book early in the year. That's a "free" week at Princeville. We've been doing this for at least 10 years (every other year). I've dove most of the spots on Kauai, with...

I mark my gear with either a Silver sharpie, or a Silver or White oil-based paint Sharpie. For example, Oil-Based Paint Marker - Medium Point | SharpieUSAStore

I would use either colored Sharpies, or Sharpie pain pens. They seem to hold up on all the other dive gear.

Is there a news link for this?

Things seem to be OK now, on the same computer/browser that were 404-ing before. Thanks!

How are you all getting into the site? Same way, via Google searches? Also, same problem with Safari. So 4 different browsers, but same computer. In a bit I'm going to go try some of the other laptops in the house and will report back.

Not sure what's going on - a straight login from the main page, then clicking on any link goes 404. Using google to find a specific thread, then trying links from there works fine. Even the top level "Recent posts" goes 404. See the attached screen cap. Tried on latest Chrome Canary, Current...

I do miss the gear colors of the past - my instructor had a "safety orange" drysuit. He was easy to find. Of course, he was also 6'5" which didn't hurt. I had an international orange wing (AT-PAC), my wife's was bright blue. It was very easy for us to stay together. I often saw all bright blue...

I was going through some photos as I uploaded them to Google, and found these. I decommissioned this gear back in 2000-something but they continued to live in the garage until 2007 when it was time for them to go to the great equipment locker in the sky. For your amusement, an original AT-PAC...

I am quite happy with what little I've seen of the mods. I wish they would take over some other sites and clean them up. Scubaboard is a refreshing respite from the comments sections in 99.999% of all other sites. In fact, I've pretty much given up all the amateur radio, Infiniti and Mazda...

Out of curiosity - as instructors who might spend a lot of time under pressure, do you factor in rest days for additional off-gassing? In other words, do many instructors spend enough time in the water that long term nitrogen (or oxygen) exposure is an issue? Enough that you'd want or need to...

Years ago when we dove Kona, we were asked if we were planning to visit Hilo. I gather that a local diving instructor who lived in Hilo, but worked mostly in Kona ended up with a confirmed DCS hit due to the drive just a few weeks prior. Of course, that's a lot more diving than most visitors...

Before I switched to the bungee'd 2nd, I used something like this. It worked OK https://smile.amazon.com/Scuba-Choice-Octopus-Standard-Mouthpiece/dp/B004UDFAWG/ref=sr_1_7?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1494218855&sr=1-7&keywords=scuba+regulator+clip

It turns out there's an entire blog devoted to dive watches, including the venerable Seiko's and the previously-mentioned Casio MDV-106. Dive Watch News, Reviews, and Info | Dive Watches Blog and a specific article on affordable options Best Affordable Dive Watches | Dive Watches Blog

When I lived in Phoenix, all my diving was in San Diego. So I moved :-) But seriously, if you happen to be heading to San Diego (or most CA areas), there are Meetup groups to help people find buddies or groups to dive with. The Meetup I usually dive with almost always has at least one person...

I usually make it to La Jolla by 7-7:30, and there will still be some parking. 8am, no so much.

I have had both Red and then later bright Yellow fins. I picked the yellow ones specifically for better visibility. Colored fins seem to be more regular here in San Diego than in other places, maybe? (Except for the die hard jet fin folks). As part of the buddy check, hand signal comparison, I...