Thursday, March 1, 2012

Night Diving Soon?

Night Diving soon? Hopefully you will find a few of these guys. For those of you who have taken the opportunity to night dive you know how incredible the creatures are that are out and about at night. You will find more activity and sometimes a few glowing friends! 
This is the Pelagic Octopus. It is also knon as the "Football Octopus"

Hydromedusa is usually found in Antarctica

Zooplankton- This is in the same family of Shrimps and Lobsters

Larval Leaf Scorpionfish- Located in Hawaii, their best defense is their transparency

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Where is this!?

I found this picture online and would love to know where it is located. If anyone knows please contact me, I would love to dive here! 

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Diving the Rift Between Tectonic Plates

One of the more popular dives in the word is located in the upper reaches of the Atlantic, in Iceland.  This dive is so popular because it is situated right on top of the rift between the North American and European Tectonic Plates. The area is filled with water that has come from melted glaciers and has been filtered through lava fields. They say that its the most clear water on the planet and tops at 300 feet of visibility. . The water is just above freezing which means you will be wearing a dry suit with down linings. The dive starts out on a platform in Thingvellir National Park. Most that dive here are not going for any wild life, and there are only a few trout but they usual make the dive for the experience of being between the two plates and viewing the cathedral-like formations. Not to mention watching a light show of sunbeams filtering through the rock formations. This is being added to my Dive list at the very top!