janecui11
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So I was in Lembeh, Indonesia for muck diving (I went with Two Fish divers). There was pretty strong current, and the critters and very small in the mud. You have to get on your knees or else you can't get close enough to the critters to see them.
I felt bad that I was kicking the mud and the sand all the time because I couldn't control my buoyancy. But even the dive instructor was on his knees and kicking the sand all the time.
In know in normal dives, I would try very hard to not touch anything and keep a far distance from anything alive. But in muck diving, you have to make a compromise between actually seeing the things you want to see verses conservation.
Does anyone know what happens if I step on the muck where the animals live? What about if my fins kick the water and sand goes everywhere? What are the implications of this damage on the creature's habitat?
Have you been muck diving and what are your experiences with that?
I felt bad that I was kicking the mud and the sand all the time because I couldn't control my buoyancy. But even the dive instructor was on his knees and kicking the sand all the time.
In know in normal dives, I would try very hard to not touch anything and keep a far distance from anything alive. But in muck diving, you have to make a compromise between actually seeing the things you want to see verses conservation.
Does anyone know what happens if I step on the muck where the animals live? What about if my fins kick the water and sand goes everywhere? What are the implications of this damage on the creature's habitat?
Have you been muck diving and what are your experiences with that?