Archive for September, 2009

Interviews Archive

Each month we feature different interviews with dive industry professionals. The interviews are conducted and sponsored by Joe Cocozza of Pod Diver Radio. Here are the interviews of past “interviews of the month.”

Compare Providers

The following is a chart that compares insurance providers.

Dive Insurance

Whether traveling to an exotic dive location far from home or diving only a few miles from home, diving accidents can happen. Diving accidents such as decompression illness (the bends), over-expansion injuries, ear problems, or any other type of diving malady can all result in medical treatment and in severe cases require medical transport to [...]

Protect Coral Reefs

www.coralreefalliance.org
Coral reefs are inspiring. They are bristling with lively, colorful displays of magical living creatures. From microscopic plankton to towering purple sponges and whale sharks with mouths of cavernous proportions, coral reefs are intriguing, enchanted places. They are fertile paradoxes. Coral reefs are at once fragile, delicate, and intricate, but they are also bountiful, robust [...]

World Conservation Organizations

Divers around the world can help to protect the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and springs they dive in by supporting these organizations as well as practicing environmentally safe diving activities. Without your support and dedication, our diving environment may be destroyed for future generations and keep us from diving the places we love. Get involved [...]

Ice Diving Contribute Your Own Articles

Click Here to Submit Your Own Ice Diving Article!
Articles in this section are geared toward ice diving, but can provide useful information to every diver. Articles about training, how to, ice dives, etc. are just a few of the many topics that can be found in this section.
As a member of Divingindepth.com, you can write [...]

Ice Diving Training

Ice diving is cutting a hole in the ice on a lake or other body of water and descending below the ice. There is a good bit to learn before you should start ice diving. A good team that is knowledgeable about every aspect about ice diving is important. There is some special gear and [...]

Ice Diving FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
What is ice diving?
Ice diving is cutting a hole in thick ice on a lake or other body of water and descending underneath the ice. Ice diving is obviously diving in very cold water and requires special equipment and procedures.
Why would you want to ice dive?
One of the reasons is the clarity of [...]

Ice Diving Overview

Some people may ask why you would ever want to dive in 32 degree Fahrenheit water under a sheet of ice. There are several reasons why divers descend into the frigid water and explore below a sheet of ice with a hole cut in it.
One of the reasons is the clarity of the water. With [...]

After the Basic Underwater Photo Course

What Do I Do Now?
If you’ve already done the basic photo class, where do you go and what do you do now, other than go out and dive, dive, dive. After the first introductory photo course, there are other basic and more advanced or specialized classes available. These cover the range from locally taught advanced [...]