jellycatsdad
Contributor
Yea, the people who I know that dive only do so on vacation. The person who taught me to dive made it a point so that his students can dive locally. My friends are amazed I dive the cold, kelpy waters instead of hopping on a plane for warmer waters.Scuba's problem is that younger generation sees diving as an experience (only now and then) not a lifestyle commitment. Most new divers have no motivation to buy gear, continue education, go on to teach etc.
Judging from reports here, many Caribbean reefs are already in bad shape. It's only getting worse.
And it’s not just the Caribbean, but I’ve been reading Florida is in rough shape too.