Category Archives: Scuba Equipment

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 →

122. The Benefits of Group Dive Travel plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary

October 9, 2023Ocean Conservation, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba News, Scuba TravelDEMA, DEMA Show, DEMA Show 2023, Oceanic, Orca Torchscuba-shack-radio

The 2023 Iceland whale hunt season is over and resulted in the deaths of 24 fin whales. The season was shortened by the Iceland government because the hunt failed to comply with Icelands Animal Welfare Act. For the record there are three countries that still hunt whales – Japan, Norway and Iceland. Whale deaths along … Continue reading 122. The Benefits of Group Dive Travel plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary →

121. A look at the DAN Annual Diving Report plus Wet Notes, News, Information, and Commentary

September 25, 2023Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba News, Scuba TrainingAnnual Diving Report, Divers Alert Network, Fourth Element, Scuba Diving Magazine, Shearwater Dive Computersscuba-shack-radio

Scuba Diving Magazine’s September/October issue is their 2023 Photo Issue. In this issue they present the 2023 winners of the Through Your Lens photo contest. The Women Divers Hall of Fame is now accepting applications for their 2024 Scholarship and Grant programs. Deadline for application is November 15, 2023 at 5 pm eastern. More info. … Continue reading 121. A look at the DAN Annual Diving Report plus Wet Notes, News, Information, and Commentary →

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

July 3, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba NewsEPA, NOAA, plastic pollution, rip current, Surface Marker Buoyscuba-shack-radio

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 →

113. A Simple Solution from Oceana plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary

June 5, 2023Ocean Conservation, Ocean Health, Scuba, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba NewsDivers Alert Network, Great Shark Snapshot, Oceana, PADI, PADI Clubscuba-shack-radio

The Great Shark Snapshot is back for its second year. Divers and snorkelers are asked to record all their sightings of sharks and rays in the Shark Trust Shark Log. This event runs from July 22 -30, 2023. Last year over 200 divers from 14 countries provided 1800 entries into the log. It has been … Continue reading 113. A Simple Solution from Oceana plus Wet Notes news, information and commentary →