Category Archives: Ocean Health

132. Renting scuba gear challenges at a local dive shop



In this episode, I discuss why you might find it a challenge to rent scuba gear from your local dive shop. The local dive shop is a small business and as such must make investments in equipment and time to those areas of the business that keep them profitable. Renting scuba gear may not be … Continue reading 132. Renting scuba gear challenges at a local dive shop


128. Happy New Year and Welcome to Season 6



Season six will feature a few changes to the format. Sea Hunt It’s Still Alive will be on hiatus for a while. After five years it is time to give Mike Nelson a bit of a break. Every show will also feature an update from the dive shop. In this episode I talk about some … Continue reading 128. Happy New Year and Welcome to Season 6


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



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


116. My Top Five Locations for New Divers, plus Wet Notes – new, information and commentary



Registration for the DEMA Show is now open. DEMA members can register for early bird pricing of $55 until October 16th. After that the price jumps to $75. Non-DEMA members rate is $180 for the full package. The show is open to all dive professionals, dive shops, resorts, manufacturers and travel agents. This year the … Continue reading 116. My Top Five Locations for New Divers, plus Wet Notes – new, information and commentary


115. A National Strategy for Plastic Pollution plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary



Joe Dituri recently completed a 100 day mission underwater with Project Neptune 100 sponsored by the Marine Resource Development Foundation. He smashed the old record of 73 days. Find out more at mrdf/project-neptune. Mark and Sherry Grishom of PSI/PCI (Professional Scuba Inspectors / Professional Cylinder Inspectors) were recently honored by NASA for their work on … Continue reading 115. A National Strategy for Plastic Pollution plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary