Great job, Bill!!! I wonder if EFR will accept a "Responder in Action" form for a shark? You deserve on for that little adventure.
Al
Al
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Is there a DAN recommended lpm O2 flow rate for a hypoxic shark?Scuba_Dad:Great job, Bill!!! I wonder if EFR will accept a "Responder in Action" form for a shark? You deserve on for that little adventure.
Al
Youve got me thinking Gary. Over the years Ive ignored hundreds of abandoned traps scattered around. We may not have the resources to clean up all the old traps, but we could start an education program where divers could easily break open abandoned traps to prevent other critters from becoming trapped in them and probably make a pretty good dent in the problem. I already cut lose any mono I find attached to hooks on the bottom, leave the hooks buried in the sand (unless its a lure I want to keep), and shove the mono in my pocket to throw away.Capt Gary:Great job Bill51. Those old traps create a hazard to the marine life and the reef itself. They really need to be cleaned up, but that will never happen. Between that the the amount of fishing line on the reef I'm sure the damage to aquatic life is fairly high.
Last year in the same area we found a turtle who had one of his front flippers severed by fishing line. We were able to get the line off him and he swam away. Before that we found a turtle with a fishing hook in his right hine flipper on the Duane. I guess he'd ripped the hook out if we hadn't of cut the line.
Anyway good story with a good ending. All who depend on the reef for our livelyhood appreciate your efforts.
Good Diving,
Bill51:Youve got me thinking Gary. Over the years Ive ignored hundreds of abandoned traps scattered around. We may not have the resources to clean up all the old traps, but we could start an education program where divers could easily break open abandoned traps to prevent other critters from becoming trapped in them and probably make a pretty good dent in the problem. I already cut lose any mono I find attached to hooks on the bottom, leave the hooks buried in the sand (unless its a lure I want to keep), and shove the mono in my pocket to throw away.
WyCal:Hey Gary,
Off the subject, but just wondering what you think of a voluntary ban by member operators on gloves in SPAs? Not everyone who wears gloves touches things, however I've noticed that just about everyone who touches, are wearing gloves. Although errant fins cause more damage, maybe banning gloves will make people think a little more about their impact on the reef (?).
Georgia
Ive got a little different take on the gloves thing as I never dive without having gloves on me even if Im not wearing them. Its also rare that I get back on the boat without a pocket full of trash typically mono and if Ive been in the water for more than 20 minutes I wont touch mono without gloves on (let alone ripping apart traps and dragging sharks around).WyCal:Hey Gary,
Off the subject, but just wondering what you think of a voluntary ban by member operators on gloves in SPAs? Not everyone who wears gloves touches things, however I've noticed that just about everyone who touches, are wearing gloves. Although errant fins cause more damage, maybe banning gloves will make people think a little more about their impact on the reef (?).
Georgia
WyCal:but with as many people diving the reefs as there are, my efforts are a drop in the bucket.