There has been a lot of commentary lately about the dolphins of Taiji, the whale hunt in the Faroe islands, and the ongoing battle against shark finning. Here's something that divers with an activist streak might be interested in - the article linked below was in the latest issue of Alert Diver (the DAN magazine), but this concern has been around for a while.
How does 16 dives a day to 130 feet on air with no SPG, no depth gauge and a rope instead of a BC sound to you? And when you inevitably get bent, if you are lucky enough to make it to the chamber, its five days later, because no one is going to cut a fishing trip short just to treat an injured diver.
So if people buy dolphin-friendly tuna because they care about dolphins, maybe we can figure out a way to put market pressure on the people who treat their divers as disposable equipment. Until then, there are some good resources and ways to help in the link at the end of this article.
Alert Diver | Treating DCS in the Miskito Coast
How does 16 dives a day to 130 feet on air with no SPG, no depth gauge and a rope instead of a BC sound to you? And when you inevitably get bent, if you are lucky enough to make it to the chamber, its five days later, because no one is going to cut a fishing trip short just to treat an injured diver.
So if people buy dolphin-friendly tuna because they care about dolphins, maybe we can figure out a way to put market pressure on the people who treat their divers as disposable equipment. Until then, there are some good resources and ways to help in the link at the end of this article.
Alert Diver | Treating DCS in the Miskito Coast