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If you are an MD and are willing to be the ship (or resort) doctor I think you could easily find work on expedition or maybe even larger liveaboard ships. Just make sure your contract includes all the diving you can eat in addition to the other aspects of compensation. Getting your DM to get out...

My response was not driven by emotion, it is a fact. Everyone justifies their own consumption level. It is odd how, on a board that is dedicated to the underwater world, so many are intent on consuming that world. It looks like you live in Florida, where I grew up. I also have been diving...

Are the areas you dive in being sustained? I guess that is the question. Some of the places I dive regularly are pretty fished out. It's somewhat rare to see an octopus because they taste good. I might see one lobster a month, and that is usually at night. Periodically there will be a giant...

I have not seen anyone named Yifei Huang in the press releases.

Both Fathom Five and Scott Bacon/Kauai Scuba Adventures lead dives at Tunnels. There is no way a visitor could dive Tunnels without a guide and expect to see much. I have dived that site 20+ times and still do not have it wired. Fathom, KSA, SeaSport, Dive Kauai -- they are all great IMO...

I see a lot of the usual arguments in favor of eating seafood here. None of them make sense. Each of us is convinced that we are doing the right thing, no matter what that thing is. The only reason the question come up here -- and it has come up before -- is that we are all divers here and we...

This would be to take in and out of the water daily, it won't be left behind.

Does anyone have experience with using a turbidity gauge in the ocean? I'm looking for something that I can use to quantify conditions on a daily basis. Over time I want to compare these readings with subjective visibility estimates. We have a stream with variable flow into the ocean and we want...

How about captains and DMs over 70? Not uncommon for me.

See my first post -- just a depth and pressure gauge. Standard Aqualung with a compass in the rear slot. Computer is on my wrist. It's much less deflection with just the console. I won't be able to get exact values for a few days. It's more than I would be willing to live with in any case.

I think the console itself is lightly magnetized. I see a major issue when the retractor is nearby but also see errors when the retractor is removed. Just putting the compass near the console (no retractor) moves the needle.

Oh yeah I was already using the tow ring (crotch strap d-ring). I thought that was what you were suggesting. Makes everything very smooth.

I've used Boarderguy's solution a couple of times now and it works great. My passengers have had no trouble hanging on at nominal speeds. I also carry the handle+rope with me on multiple-scooter outings in case someone needs a tow.

I should mention, my console is clipped off to my crotch strap d-ring when diving. Not that close to the DPV but definitely closer to the prop than the front.

I've been having some compass issues recently. My console compass started giving strange, variable, mostly wrong readings during a dive (no DPV), and when it did the same thing on a second dive I replaced it with a new compass. That one had the same problem so I started looking a little more...

"I have people skills!!"

With all the old divers out there I hope boat owners are taking note. At some point I will heavily favor boats that have elevators for getting in and out.

I dove with the Dive Bus while on Curacao during a cruise. Took a cheap cab there and back. They have a reef right across the street with an easy beach entry. Well worth the time and money.

If you dive without the frame and a phone installed, the membranes will breach. I know becuase I tried it. Less then 40' depth. My phone was coated in the vaseline-like gunk that is in between the membranes and seawater was everywhere. If you follow the directions though and use the frame, you...

Hey if you are using the word woke then our nations are not that divided after all.