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An excellent question. The answer is that with better information we can make informed decisions about the industries we choose to support. Knowing that the lobster on your plate was caught by someone risking their life for it might make a person think twice before ordering it. A person with...

I found it interesting to learn that getting mosquito repellant on a Suunto computer can void the warranty. Does this also apply to the Suunto Mosquito? (I imagine with the Mosquito it would especially apply!)

I recently purchased a used TLS350QZ. It's at least 10 years told, since the owner said they bought it in 2001 and didn't say if they bought it new or used. But it's in great condition. My question is about the sizing. I've dove a newer version of the TLS350, both back and front zip models, one...

I am pleased to report that with a little begging/charm, I got the instructor to change the site of the deep dive to one that took us to 90'. I still didn't feel narc'ed and even completed the math problems faster than I did on land (got one wrong, but still!). I did learn several things from...

I have a Mares Puck. Simple, cheap, straightforward. Downloadable if you buy the software, but I don't use that feature. It has all the other things you asked for.

Thanks for saying these things, seaducer. While I understand the concern that animals should not be locked up, I feel that ultimately zoos and aquariums (accredited ones) contribute more good to this world than bad. They engage people from a young age and therefore provide an opportunity to...

I started volunteering with the dive team at the NY Aquarium in Brooklyn this winter. Our main task is cleaning the exhibits, which accumulate algae quickly. Our aquarium has a very restricted budget and is always having to deal with cuts. It's nowhere near as nice as other aquariums I've been...

All I know is I must be well hydrated and have only a small amount of caffeine, or I will surely dehydrate, which causes cramps in cold water and increases the chance of seasickness. I also won't have any thing more than 1 drink of alcohol the night before a dive. Well okay...maybe 2...

I like to tell people that diving is the closest sensation you'll ever get to flying. When I was a kid, when I was on a theater balcony, I would imagine myself flying around over the audience. With diving, I can actually do something like that.

Thanks everyone. I called my shop and they told me I am not the first person this has happened to. He said in their pool classes, students frequently forget to put the cap back on before rinsing (of course these regs are never exposed to salt water, only pool or fresh). He said it shouldn't mean...

The person who told me it may need to be rebuilt was not a shop owner but a boat captain. Do you think I should take the regulator in but not tell the shop what I did to it? This would be the second time I'm bringing it in in a week. They're going to think I'm crazy if I don't give them a reason...

I've been diving for about a year, and have been lucky enough to have someone give me a Scubapro reg along with an octopus and gauge for no cost. The person who gifted it had it serviced before giving it to me and it's worked fine, aside from a little freeflow that my LDS has told me is normal...

I recently bought a Mares Puck, and it's my first dive computer. I'm having trouble understanding the ascent rate indicator. On my last dive I got the "slow" indicator, but not the fast ascent indicator, and no alarm went off. The number indicating my ascent speed says 69. If the maximum...

Congrats! I recently had my one-year anniversary of being certified. I was once like you -- I thought I was unable to dive because of one bad pool experience where I couldn't equalize. It is so important to have a patient, encouraging teacher.

I have mixed feelings about the methods of Sea Shepherd. But to make the excuse that it's okay to kill anything in the sea and as much as we want because "animals of the sea have always been part of human sustenance" is you sticking your head in the sand. Our taking of animals regardless of how...

How on earth do you get from "he is endangering the human race" to "if this persists the ocean will be all protected"? Lots of people don't like Watson or Sea Shepherd, but you make zero sense in your little rant here. The man is against the killing of whales. How the hell do you get from that...

I always wondered, is that mask defogger stuff really necessary? Is it really any better than spit, or is its purpose to be a little more "civilized" or be there if you have a dry mouth?

That thing looked HUGE! Well think of it this way, no one can challenge your cojones ever again ;)...it's fantastic you got so much footage of the shark!

I also would like to know about good Oahu dive sites for beginners! My instructor in NY told me lava tubes are cool...where can I find those?

I just saw this film last night. I had never really thought before about how dolphins and whales are acquired for aquariums. I volunteer at a zoo and we get our animals through breeding programs or other zoos. Does anyone know if there are aquariums that have dolphins not acquired from Japan, or...