Archive for April, 2010

Life Goal Number 1

April 24, 2010

My life goal is to see this with my own two eyes:

Posted in Personal Thoughts No Comments »

Blue Tang

April 21, 2010

Acanthurus coeruleus Introduction The Blue Tang is part of the surgeonfish Family and is known by many different names; blue barber, blue doctor, blur tang, yellow barber and yellow doctorfish are a few examples.

Posted in Scuba Diving No Comments »

Decompression Illness/Sickness (DCI/DCS)

April 12, 2010

What is DCI? The air you breath from your cylinder (as you should remember from your initial dive training!) is about 78% nitrogen. As you dive and the ambient pressure increases, some of that nitrogen is absorbed into your cells (I’m not going into partial pressures here, I’ll save that for another day!). As you [...]

Posted in Scuba Diving No Comments »

My Little Sis…

April 12, 2010

Thought I’d write about my sister today, because I’m very proud of what she’s doing!  Her name is Shiryn and she is two years younger than me.

Posted in Personal Thoughts No Comments »

Harp Seal

April 9, 2010

Pagophilus groenlandicus Introduction Naturally this little silvery coloured seal lives to around 30 to 35 years, but they are commercially hunted for oil and fur.  They are usually hunted on their breeding grounds where they are at their largest concentrations which leads to the hunt as being the largest slaughter of marine animals in the [...]

Posted in Scuba Diving No Comments »

Underwater Art

April 7, 2010

Creator of the world’s first underwater sculpture park, Jason de Caires Taylor has gained international recognition for his unique work. His sculptures highlight ecological processes whilst exploring the intricate relationships between modern art and the environment. By using sculptures to create artificial reefs, the artist’s interventions promote hope and recovery, and underline our need to [...]

Posted in Scuba Diving No Comments »