What happened to Cozumel?

[The Chairman]

Cruise ships are the main cause of reef health degradation by far.

Land based pollution is probably the main cause. Yes, cruise ships help create some of that, but not the ship itself.

 

[The Chairman]

It's all about the context.

It's all very subjective.

It really depends on your expectations. Reefs have been increasing and declining since before humans existed. I love seeing tons of fish, but I can also enjoy a dive with fewer fish. Some of my favorite dives included just a few blind crawdads and isopods.

On the other hand, Cedral Pass for an afternoon dive was the single most marine life I have ever seen in 45 minutes

The Socorros did that for me. Then there's the biomass of Jewfish on the Castor every fall. Seeing 30+ 500lb fish in such a small area is unbelievable.

 

[Joneill]

Land based pollution is probably the main cause. Yes, cruise ships help create some of that, but not the ship itself.

Yup - plus prolonged incidences of high water temps. While not a good thing, bad divers are not the main cause of degraded reef health, in my opinion.

 

[USdiver1]

Don't forget agricultural runoff that prompts algae blooms, in fresh and salt water.

 

[ggunn]

Well that's certainly not true. Several divers have commented on the poor conditions of the reefs in Coz and elsewhere in Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. Not just in this thread but in many others and on other forums and social media. Personally I've seen enough bad diving in my 750 dives over 40+ years to be confident in my claims that divers cause a lot of damage.

Clearly you don't agree, and you're certainly entitled to your opinion. As am U. At this point the debate is circular with nothing new added on either side. So I'm out unless you have further questions for me that aren't about whether I see my own hypocrisy because clearly I do not.

"That's my story and I'm sticking to it."

 

[Matt B]

Well that's certainly not true. Several divers have commented on the poor conditions of the reefs in Coz and elsewhere in Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. Not just in this thread but in many others and on other forums and social media. Personally I've seen enough bad diving in my 750 dives over 40+ years to be confident in my claims that divers cause a lot of damage.

Clearly you don't agree, and you're certainly entitled to your opinion. As am U. At this point the debate is circular with nothing new added on either side. So I'm out unless you have further questions for me that aren't about whether I see my own hypocrisy because clearly I do not.

Hi,
Can you suggest some places that aren't trashed, and have a lot of sealife?

 

[The Chairman]

Maybe I missed it in your post, but did the dive op state that there would be an analyzer on board? I never assume there will be one.

Thread 'What would YOU do if the first mate on your charter was a Gilligan?'

Oct 8, 2011

OK, we've all had them on at least one charter: a first mate that was incompetent, didn't care or was generally clueless. Generally, they are full of themselves and have no idea that they are a problem: not a solution. Yes, I had a run in with one of these Gilligans recently and while the whole boat was laughing at his shenanigans, it was kind of tragic. Here's a partial list:

• Barking at other employees in FRONT of the customers.
• Loaded a bunch of air tanks on a boat where EVERYONE was diving NitrOx. Left them there IN OUR WAY for the entire time.
• Could not (would not???)...

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[AdivingBel]

Lol...this thread reminds me of blind men describing an elephant.

Tough to do Coz justice on two days of diving with a "new to you" dive op. Doesn't mean you can't have fun, but you're probably not going to get the "fanboi" (as another poster noted) experience.

 

[ggunn]

Lol...this thread reminds me of blind men describing an elephant.

Tough to do Coz justice on two days of diving with a "new to you" dive op. Doesn't mean you can't have fun, but you're probably not going to get the "fanboi" (as another poster noted) experience.

Three blind elephants heard that a strange animal called a human had been brought to their place in the jungle, but none of them were aware of its shape and form. Out of curiosity, they said: "We must inspect and know it by touch, of which we are capable".

The first elephant felt the human and exclaimed, "Why, humans are flat!" The other two elephants felt the human and concurred.

 

[OregonDM]

What a strange thread lol