curious to see who all on tww is a diver.

7/14/2009 10:36:09 AM

ibtmuffdiversparody

7/14/2009 10:39:12 AM

Will be after this semester, son.

7/14/2009 12:19:59 PM

probably in the ocean scuba diving?

7/14/2009 12:22:32 PM

This is me going into a shipwreck in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia.



And this is me in Ginnie Springs Cavern in Florida



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7/14/2009 12:43:14 PM

red x

WWII wreck?

7/14/2009 12:48:01 PM

I took the course but havnt gotten my cert card yet damn pe office fucked up ordering them.

7/14/2009 12:49:06 PM

Refresh it, it should come up now. And it was a Japanese freighter sunk during WWII. This is an entrance where you can drop down into the cargo holds.

7/14/2009 12:49:50 PM

Cooba diving!

7/14/2009 12:50:05 PM

I'm a SCUBA diver. Love diving and have recently gotten into freediving/ spearfishing. You would be suprised the number of wrecks in NC you can dive with no tanks. I know of at least 8 wrecks in the Wilmington area that I can freedive on down to 40'. You can also load up with fish by spearfishing as opposed to fishing with a pole.











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7/14/2009 12:55:01 PM

I might have to do some attention whoring....this thread is just calling my name.


In a local quarry doing some bottle drills...



Off the coast playing with a scooter...




In another quarry playing near a plane...




Cave diving in Peacock Springs in Florida...
edit: stupid scubaboard isn't bring up my profile photo. Grrr...



Looking at a tank on the deck of the San Francisco Maru, a Japanese freighter sunk during Operation Hailstone, 1944 in Chuuk Lagoon -- Gzusfrk is also in the shot, just to my right. Photo credit to our friend Mike...


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7/14/2009 1:07:10 PM

This is me punching a tiger shark in the mouth

7/14/2009 1:11:27 PM

^ Damn that shark has three spear shafts in him

7/14/2009 1:16:05 PM

bassjunkie is a big fat liar...

7/14/2009 1:17:04 PM

well he was speared from the boat, but they sent me in to handle the dirty work

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7/14/2009 1:21:42 PM

I have a few more shots I'll post -- these were taken in the cavern of the Peacock Springs cave system in Florida. Note: overhead diving without proper training will most likely be hazardous to your health.










A buddy of mine in the cavern zone after our cave dive:




Taken far back in the cavern zone, not quite to the cave zone:


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7/14/2009 1:25:06 PM

7/14/2009 1:33:29 PM

I was diving a few weeks ago in the Mediterranean off the coast of Turkey.

7/14/2009 2:26:45 PM

i was muff diving yesterday.

7/14/2009 2:31:58 PM

Im certified, but havent been in a couple of years. last place i went diving was off the coast of maui.

7/14/2009 3:02:31 PM

HOLLER

I'm a diver, most of my dives have been in FL and off the coast of NC. One of my most supercool dives was the Queen Anne's Revenge. Got to go on an archeological dive, very very cool.

who's up for a dive trip?

7/14/2009 3:44:33 PM

To anyone in the Morehead city area-

going diving on the radio island jetty this friday at 3:30 (high tide)

purpose of the trip is to spearfish like hell and harvest stone crab claws and urchins (the urchins are for catching sheepshead)

7/15/2009 2:20:32 PM

haven't been yet this year but it's gonna happen soon. i'm feelin a keys run coming on.

7/15/2009 2:26:45 PM

^ go to alligator reef and dive off the ocean side. there are stepped drops starting at about 40' that reef sharks cruise up in the morning.

cool shit for sure.

7/15/2009 2:30:31 PM

first dive in cozumel back in '04

7/15/2009 2:34:36 PM

For some reason you look like DNL in that picture son.

7/15/2009 2:36:02 PM

it'll be aight

7/15/2009 2:42:39 PM

No, not really.

7/15/2009 2:43:03 PM

ok

7/15/2009 2:45:09 PM

hoping to make a keys trip next week

been certified for almost 15 yrs now (yikes!)

7/15/2009 3:05:04 PM

8 years for me

7/15/2009 5:44:03 PM

Quote :

"To anyone in the Morehead city area- going diving on the radio island jetty this friday at 3:30 (high tide) "

we'll have to dive out there sometime...i live in New Bern. I'll have my daughter for most of the rest of this summer, though.



That's me diving somewhere down in FL...can't remember exactly where that one was. I have a few more from the Puget Sound, but I don't think they're uploaded anywhere.

7/15/2009 6:04:18 PM

^ she can tend the boat

7/16/2009 12:52:54 PM

Getting ready to do a ton of scientific diving in Pamlico Sound. Will likely log 60+ dives.

7/29/2009 3:54:55 PM

220+ dives here son

7/29/2009 3:55:59 PM

^^Awesome. What's the focus of your dives?

7/29/2009 3:58:39 PM

vertebrate/invertebrate sampling to determine species richness, size distribution, and reef restoration impact of restored relic oyster reefs.

Species of interest include xanthid and portunid crabs (ex, stone crabs and blue crabs, respectively), seabass, sheepshead, gray snapper, bluefish, mackerel, blah blah blah

we will also excavate oysters to determine size distribution.

The whole idea is to use a BACI (before-after-control-impact) design to estimate the effect of restoration on relic oyster reefs on local marine communities.

7/30/2009 9:06:43 AM

i can already tell you those oyster shell piles work. we catch trout on top of them all the time.

7/30/2009 9:09:03 AM

Don't forget to put this on your car:

7/30/2009 9:11:33 AM

I've always wanted to become a certified scuba diver. It's definitely one of my goals in life.

7/30/2009 9:12:37 AM

it's easy and not terribly expensive. go do it.

7/30/2009 9:40:31 AM

*raises hand*

haven't been in years, though

7/30/2009 9:58:51 AM

I am, haven't been since I deviated my septum 4 years ago, worried about the pressure differences

7/30/2009 10:19:12 AM

Quote :

"i can already tell you those oyster shell piles work"

We have mountains of data to show that they are excellent for oyster growth (432% here in NC versus 54% in MD). The main question we are looking to answer is whether the artificial oyster reefs are merely shifting existing fish populations or if they are functionally increasing those existing fish populations.

NOAA gave us lots of moolah to figure this out, and so long as there aren't any catastrophic problems, we'll do just that.

7/30/2009 6:07:14 PM

Went diving on Cade's Reef, and an old French steam ship wreck in Antigua back in June. Saw big sea turtles, barracuda, several rays, and other common stuff. Pictures sucked though as we don't have a dive camera and we were using an underwater disposable camera.

8/2/2009 8:00:51 PM

Quote :

"The main question we are looking to answer is whether the artificial oyster reefs are merely shifting existing fish populations or if they are functionally increasing those existing fish populations."

oh, i see. well, i know it shifted the fisherman population

8/2/2009 8:15:03 PM

haven't in a while but im certified and what nots

8/2/2009 8:34:36 PM

^^ we're actually looking at that also. NC Sea Grant is a partner on the project and will be conducting both dockside and on-the-water surveys to determine where fishermen are coming from, what they are targeting, and their awareness of the artificial reef projects in Pamlico Sound

8/2/2009 9:28:03 PM

Fantasy Lake Scuba Park Rolesville, 01/2008

8/2/2009 9:33:25 PM

^ cooooooold

set em up

8/2/2009 9:37:28 PM