Category Archives: Ocean Conservation

136. Good and Bad Customer Service in the Dive Industry

April 22, 2024Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba News, Scuba Travelscuba-shack-radio

How would you rate customer service across the dive industry? How do you define good customer service for a dive operator, dive shop, or dive resort? Listen to an example of very poor customer service that we recently experienced plus some examples of how we think about good customer service Plus Wet Notes provides updates … Continue reading 136. Good and Bad Customer Service in the Dive Industry →

135. Listen for a message from Martha – we need to care

April 8, 2024Ocean Conservation, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba Newsscuba-shack-radio

Martha was the last of the passenger pigeon species and died on September 1, 1914. The passenger pigeon was once the most abundant bird on the planet and within a few decades this species went from billions to zero. We need to hear the message from Martha to protect the ocean species from extinction including … Continue reading 135. Listen for a message from Martha – we need to care →

134. Let’s Save the Right Whale – Approve the NOAA Speed Restrictions

March 25, 2024Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba Newsscuba-shack-radio

In 2022, NOAA released recommendations for vessel speed restrictions in an effort to protect the North Atlantic right whale. NOAA not only expanded the area dramatically, they also expanded the vessels being covered. The new rules would restrict most vessels 35 feet or larger to 10 knots in these seasonal zones. Approval of this proposal … Continue reading 134. Let’s Save the Right Whale – Approve the NOAA Speed Restrictions →

126. Learn more about the DIVE BOAT Act, plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary

December 4, 2023Ocean Conservation, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba NewsAlert Diver, Beneath the Sea, DAN, DIVE BOAT act, PBS Nature, Sea Turtlesscuba-shack-radio

The Sea of Tomorrow Society of Beneath the Sea is offering a number of scholarships and grants for 2024. You can apply online at www.beneaththesea.us/scholarships. The scholarships and grants will be awarded at the Beneath the Sea Show in March 2024. The Q4 2023 edition of Alert Diver from Divers Alert Network is out. Once … Continue reading 126. Learn more about the DIVE BOAT Act, plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary →

124. Sea Hunt It’s Still Alive – Man Overboard plus Wet Notes News, Information and Commentary

November 6, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba News, Sea HuntFourth Element, Mike Nelson, Ocean Conservancy, PADI AWARE Foundation, PADI AWARE Specialty, Scuba Diving Magazinescuba-shack-radio

PADI AWARE Foundation has updated the Project AWARE Specialty course to be the PADI AWARE Specialty and includes electronic learning along with a take action workshop that you complete with your PADI Instructor of dive shop. How much trash is in the ocean? Ocean Conservancy recently published a blog post – let’s just say it … Continue reading 124. Sea Hunt It’s Still Alive – Man Overboard plus Wet Notes News, Information and Commentary →