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Just found my old NASDS cardboard C-card. C3897 Certified by Les Newport owner of Aqua Sports in July 1968 in Redwood City, California. Since then I have been very active, in both recreational and technical diving.

That I didn't know. Can they differentiate between progeny colonies that inadvertently settle next to the parent(s)? Stan

Bill, I downloaded and viewed the mp4 podcast. I thought it was well done. I will place an order for several of the DVDs later today. I am interested in what you have to say about the Loligo opalesence, since I was on the SIO squid expedition to Catalina in January 1972. Have you thought...

Ben, I don't have any of my pinneped books with me, but if my memory is correct Halichoerus grypus has a lot of physical contact with conspecifics in their underwater play. So it does not surprise me if physical contact also occur with a diver. I don't remember when they molt, but that could...

I learned the overhead method ...awhile ago... as the only method to use underwater if you wanted to breath off your two hose regulator while doffing or donning. The hoses were a little short for donning jacket style (one arm at a time).

Its a State Law here. A freind recently had a flag on his anchored boat, but Fish and Game still fined him $190 because he wasn't 'carrying' the flag on a reel.

I am 56 but don't feel old or grumpy. I live in Reno and now mostly dive the mountain lakes in the Sierra Nevada. I was certified in 1968 (NAUI, NASDS, and YMCA). Yes, I do have a pretty good vintage collection, mostly bought new. Dove California for the first 16 years, then the job took...

Two SS BP w/wings for Technical Diving One ScubaPro X-Tek - for open water classes and recreational Diving One ScubaPro Classic for confined water (chlorinated pool) classes Collection: ScubaPro Hawaiian Sling, Early Seaquest Horse collar, skin diving vest, Scubapro Classic in 'mint'...

Monastery Beach in Monterrey, California - June, 1968.

I recently did a 14 minute dive to 244 feet, 10 minutes at that depth, with our team dive using 15/51, in an alpine lake at 6229 feet altitude and 39 degf. END was 108 ft assuming oxygen is narcotic at those depths.

I was first certified in Northern California by NAUI, YMCA, and NASDS (now part of SSI) in 1968. PADI was in its infancy and not offered to my knowledge in the SF Bay Area.

The dictionary states that both octopuses and octopi are recognized plurals. It's difficult to keep open ocean, squid alive long enough to do learning experiments. When startled, that is when lights turn on or when placing dip nets in tanks, the squids giant axon fires and they tend to beat...

The following link includes recent videos from by Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. news@nature.com article: Jumbo squid invades California The address is: http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070723/full/070723-2.html To view the latest science news, visit www.nature.com/news

Certified at age 15 in 1968. Went technical in 1986 (Cavern, Basic Cave, Full Cave), stopped technical in 1992 when there were kids. Separated from wife in 2004, and got back into technical (Trimix Deep at Altitude).

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VR3 and Nitek He I use my Orca Edge when diving "vintage"

I bought my Edge in '87 and still use it when I dive my vintage gear. I now mostly dive technical, both open circuit, SCR and soon CCR. My current computers are a little overkill; I use a monochrome VR3, Nitek He, and Vytek in guage mode for BT, and depth.

The following Hyperlink takes you to the altitude table we use in the Sierra Nevadas: http://www.sierradive.com/Altitude.htm Assuming that you are starting near sea level, going up to the 3,022 ft pass would add 8 pressure groups to your last dive. (2 pressure groups per 1000 feet, and...

Hi, I joined the board recently. I have been diving for more years than I like to admit. I learned in the bad old days, getting my first cardboard C cards in 1968 (NAUI and NASDS). My old equipment is now considered "Vintage", but I also dive with the latest. Current certifications...