Huge colonies of cloud sponge are usually found below 130fsw in north west waters.
Too Deep??
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Black coral and associated fish like Longnose hawkfish prefer water deeper than 130', so that's where I go to see them. Usually though, I prefer shallower water where there is more light, more fish, and more time.
Richard Pyle of the Biship Museum has done lots of research on corals and fish in the "Twilight Zone" in the 200-500' depth range.
Richard Pyle of the Biship Museum has done lots of research on corals and fish in the "Twilight Zone" in the 200-500' depth range.
Don't know alot about the allure of being deep with a cylinder but I can say that on a breath hold, the allure is the silence. The deeper you go, the quieter it gets. I'm all about the quiet. :ssst:
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johnb-kc:
Tom Smedley's post (12) here:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=96275&page=2&pp=10
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shipwrecks not visited by few that sit quietly in the sand
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Why not dive deep?
Lots of instructors tell new divers that there isn't much to see deep. I guess their heart is in the right place but it's a lie. LOL
Lots of instructors tell new divers that there isn't much to see deep. I guess their heart is in the right place but it's a lie. LOL
I have met many divers who dive deep just because it's deep. Some sort of macho thingie; the first question they ask out of the water is "How deep did you go/get?" On a Bonaire trip one year we had one diver who would just head down the reef and out over the sand - I'd see him swimming off into the distance, not really looking at anything or taking anything in, except his depth gauge. "Got to 159 on that one," he'd announce later, to which I'd always reply "Saw an octopus, and a green moray and a hippocampus on that one..." (or whatever other interesting critters I'd seen.)
I understand this - when I was a youngster and diving was a "real man" sport, 200' on a 72 was a rite of passage. But it was a passing thing, and soon fish on the table took precedence. As we each owned one tank, finding fish shallow became the true art.
Nowdays I discourage the "deep for depth's sake" motive when I can. But I will also plan and execute some pretty deep (for me) dives and endure some pretty long (for me) deco if there's something I want to see that is deep.
Rick
I understand this - when I was a youngster and diving was a "real man" sport, 200' on a 72 was a rite of passage. But it was a passing thing, and soon fish on the table took precedence. As we each owned one tank, finding fish shallow became the true art.
Nowdays I discourage the "deep for depth's sake" motive when I can. But I will also plan and execute some pretty deep (for me) dives and endure some pretty long (for me) deco if there's something I want to see that is deep.
Rick
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