http://www.diveshops.com/blog The latest in diving news and information on the web Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:27:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For many divers, lobster hunting has become a favorite past time. These large crustaceans are quite difficult to catch, but are definitely worth it (just go to your local seafood restaurant and check out what the current market price of lobster is). The "bugs", as divers like to call them, ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/get-ready-for-lobster-season-with-the-equalizer-lobster-snare.html [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="The USS Vandenberg begins to sink off the coast of Florida. Photo from Keysnews.com/Rob O'Neal"][/caption] We reported that after much delay, the USS Vandenberg was finally scheduled for sinking on May 27, 2009, some 7 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida. After 10 years, the ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/update-vandenberg-sinking-a-success.html While for many of us, diving is a seasonal sport, extremists may find thrills in diving deep into cold waters. Keeping warm is vital to diving in cold conditions, and divers have a choice of either wearing a dry suit of thick wetsuit. Of course, with either choice, the diver ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/year-round-diving-with-the-thermalution-power-heated-undersuit.html You've got to see it to believe it! At first, you'll think it's just somebody skimming over ice. But as it turns out, the diver taking the video is actually skimming right under the frozen ice! Pretty cool! http://www.diveshops.com/blog/video-of-the-week-inverted-underwater-ice-skiing.html If you learned to scuba dive in the past 3 years, then chances are, the government has most of the data you provided to PADI. In an effort to fight terrorists, the FBI has requested the Professional Association of Diving Instructors for the names, addresses and other information of almost ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/paranoia-alert-padi-turns-over-database-to-fbi.html It was the French who first discovered the rich lead sources in Missouri and began mining operations in the area. In 1865, the St. Joseph Lead Company built the Bonne Terre ("Good Earth") Mine and dug a large mining complex beneath the earth. After a hundred years, the lead ran ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/bonne-terre-mine-a-unique-diving-experience.html [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="213" caption="The water spider creates an air bubble with its silk, allowing it to live underwater for most of its life."][/caption] Even before man attempted to conquer the ocean, nature already had its own scuba divers. The water spider, or argyroneta aquatica, is an arachnid that spends its ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/natures-scuba-divers-water-spider.html Triggerfish may be beautiful, but they are quite deadly! They may look harmless, but they have been known to attack divers, especially during mating season. The diver in this video got a little too close to the titan triggerfish during lunchtime and got to feel the wrath of this fish! http://www.diveshops.com/blog/video-of-the-week-dont-mess-with-a-titan-triggerfish.html Officials from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are among the list of 10 countries who have lifted the travel ban to Mexico. The virulent outbreak of the H1N1 or swine flu earlier this month caused panic around the world, with various health organizations asking travelers to avoid ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/update-us-canada-and-uk-remove-mexico-travel-warnings.html May 27th is the set date for the Vandenberg's sinking off the coast of Florida. The former missile tracking ship will be plunged some 140 feet deep, just 7 miles south off Key West. While some factors, such as weather could delay the project, the project's organizers are confident ... http://www.diveshops.com/blog/vandenberg-all-set-for-sinking-on-the-27th-of-may.html