Project Scuba

10/05/2025

Your boots may stink, but you're air shouldn"t.

Trust your nose

❌ Any air that has an odor, whether oily, acrid, sweet or of an unknown scent, is not acceptable as breathing air.

📋 When in doubt, the dive operator should be approached for their latest air quality test certificate, compressor maintenance logbook or filter replacement schedule.

🤝🏼 When you cannot be assured of some degree of quality control at a dive operation, you should consider diving elsewhere. Your health and safety is equally their responsibility.

Read about breathing gas contamination here:https://dan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/psa_gascontamination.pdf

10/02/2025

Which one is your favorite?

This infographic got me thinking, followed by a bit of researching. Here are some other interesting collective nouns for animals that live in, upon, or adjacent to the ocean:

Comorants - Gulp, Flight
Clams - Bed
Crocodiles - Bask, Congregation, Float
Dogfish - Troop
Dolphin - School, Herd, Team
Dugongs - Herd
Flamingos - Flamboyance
Herons - Flight, Sedge, Sege, Seige
Herrings - Army, Glean, School
Jellyfish - Bloom, Brood, Flutter, Smuth
Loons - Asylum, Cry, Loomery, Raft, Water Dance
Manatees - Aggregation, Herd
Manta Rays - Fever, Squadron
Narwhales - Blessing
Octopus - Consortium
Otters - Romp, Bevy, Family (some may be freshwater only)
Pelicans - Squadron, Pod, Pouch or Scoop
Penguins (land) - Huddle, Colony, Tuxedo, Waddle
Penguins (water) - Raft
Porpoises - Pod, School, Shoal
Polar Bears - Aurora, Celebration, Pack
Sting Rays - Fever
Sardines - Family
Sandpipers - Fling
Sea Turtles - Flotilla, Bale
Starfish (Sea Stars) - Galaxy, Constellation
Walruses - Huddle, Herd, Pod

Graphic by Dive Buddies 4 Life

09/26/2025

Cozumel is calling you!

09/19/2025

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

09/19/2025

Say "YES" to Roatan. Join us on our next group trip!

09/18/2025

We are making plans for our📣RE-OPENING📢!!! We will be attending DEMA to update our credentials and training. Our goal is to better serve our dive community.

09/05/2025

Who is ready to go?

09/04/2025

30th Anniversary of the "Cookie"

08/26/2025

We've had divers get upset that we won't overfill cylinders or that we refuse to fill tanks out of vis or hydro. The answer is simple: safety. Double disking, overfilling, engraving, or heat painting your cylinder are examples of ways to damage your tanks or make them unsafe.

A 14-year-old boy sustained serious injuries after a diving cylinder exploded at Ploče Beach in Montenegro

08/04/2025

One of the watermanship skills that you need for scuba is treading water. What is your kick of choice?