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Spearfishing Etiquette 101

January 21, 2012

Spearfishing is an activity that many SCUBA divers enjoy. It adds an extra skill factor into diving, and enjoying the fruits of your labor in the way of a lobster bake or grilled fish is certainly great incentive. Just like in SCUBA diving, however, there are certain unwritten rules of the game that need to [...]

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Looking For a Deal? Check Out LeisurePro’s Closeouts!

January 20, 2012

We know that people love to find great deals, and we love to help you find them when we can. LeisurePro’s closeouts feature lots of valuable items at bargain prices, and there’s always something new that has been reduced in price to make room for the latest products. This is a fantastic way to take [...]

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Where’d You Go? Keeping Track of Your Buddy in Low Visibility

January 19, 2012

It happens to the best of us, and it most certainly will happen to new divers: losing your buddy. In most cases, it can be blamed on becoming so enraptured with the sights below the surface that you (or they) simply lose track of time, and basically anything else. We know, because we’ve been there. [...]

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The Daily Reel

The Daily Reel

January 19, 2012

Norway Increases Whaling Quotas Despite Decline of Whalers; Costa Rican Fishermen Detained By Colombia Over Illegal Shark Fishing; Tracking Whale Sharks Hoped to Increase Tourism for Great Barrier Reef

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The Pokey Little Puffer Fish

January 18, 2012

Who doesn’t love to see a puffer fish on a dive — or anywhere, for that matter? Puffer fish are just delightful little creatures to behold. They are generally curious of divers when we float into their realm, and if their curiosity has been satisfied up close, they don’t skitter away to the darkest corners [...]

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The Daily Reel

The Daily Reel

January 18, 2012

Canadian Tuna Fishing Association President Breaks Tuna Laws; Environmental Disaster Looms From Italian Cruise Ship Wreck; New Legislation Proposed For Australian Dive Boats to Double-Count Heads

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Ladies, Love the Skin You’re In

January 17, 2012

Temperature is a funny thing when it comes to diving, and especially when it comes to individual comfort. A water temperature of 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit may seem like a bearable temperature to most, but often the changes in water temperature according to depth are not considered when coming to that conclusion. Thermoclines differ in the [...]

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How Do We Know What We Know About Sea Creatures?

January 16, 2012

Have you ever wondered how it is that scientists are able to learn so much about creatures in the sea? It is not without determination, patience, and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, that much is sure. But there is also a heavy technological influence in studying deep-sea animals, as is evidenced by this video of [...]

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The Daily Reel

The Daily Reel

January 16, 2012

WWII Mystery Solved With Discovery of British Submarine; Carbon Dioxide Has Intoxicating Effect on Fish; Australian Blue Groper Previously Thought Dead “Reappears”

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