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When discussing whether something should be mandatory, a big question is what it's intended to do, since that's to be weighed against imposing a requirement infringing the liberty of people who want to participate in the activity without having to do it. In these discussions the main focus tends...

What do you do to prevent your SMB unrolling. I've tried and tried, and nothing I've done but stowing it in a pocket worked consistently. I need to get a new one before my (hoped for someday) next trip, and I plan to get one of those mesh pockets you mentioned to deal with the problem. I'm...

In the medical field, the sort of issue you are struggling with is the conflict between 2 ethical principles, autonomy (free willed adults make their own decisions) and beneficence (doing good to others). Dive shops often won't provide tank fills without proof of certification, or allow access...

Others noted the lack of pockets and tendency to sit lower in the water at the surface, and pitch forward if you try to compensate by inflating the wing more. Doesn't sound like a big deal, till you're getting hit with waves...then riding high in the water starts to sound pretty good. When I...

Welcome back. Hope things go well with the kids. Enjoy the ABCs - a fun place(s) to be. Richard.

To start with, I like meat and ain't likely giving it up. Secondly, it seems we can find something wrong with most any meat we eat, and a lot of other things we do or use. Thirdly, these days we get hit with pitches trying to get us to care about so many worthy causes I think most people pick a...

Welcome to ScubaBoard. Hope you find the adventure you're looking for. I don't see a lot of posts from people based in Indian, but SB has an international membership, so glad to see you here. Richard.

If I recall correctly, female gators don't tend to get as large. What he described sounded quite large. American alligator. Per that source, on average males get 3 feet longer, though females average around 8.2 feet, which ain't small! One thing interesting in all this is the gator's...

Welcome! You're in a good place to get local diving in, and cooler water diving with extra exposure protection may improve your game when it comes to the simpler 'tropical aquarium' conditions of some mainstream Caribbean destinations. Richard.

Welcome to ScubaBoard. I've never been to Hawaii; I hear they've got a lot to offer divers. Glad you're back in the game; there's a lot to enjoy out there. Richard.

Was the light the lights were on substantial enough you could grasp it to aid in maintaining depth? From what you described both hands were tied up at times, but it would be nice to grasp the line at times to aid holding position. Just one soda, or more? Any idea whether they had diet soda...

I wonder how much current there is at other times, and how the experience compares to Raja Ampat (my 1 trip there is my only frame of reference for the Coral Triangle region diving) diving? In Raja, the currents weren't strong, but with macro subjects pretty common, guides would often move...

Congratulations! Things like that make me wonder what swam by me without me seeing it, because I was studying something else. Richard.

In the past when Dominican Republic and the Bayahibe region were discussed on SB, I recall a dive op. called ScubaFun got strong recommendations. I haven't seen that for quite awhile, but if I were considering your trip, I'd do a forum search and check into them. I've not dove in the D.R...

CocoView Trip Report May 2021 - Trip Report - CocoView Resort May 8-15, 2021 My Research Notes from planning a Roatan Trip - My Research Notes from Planning Roatan Trip Loved CocoView Resort. Turquoise Bay Resort gets strong reviews as a solid value proposition, and it popular for groups from...

Likely it was a trumpetfish; there is another type of fish, the cornetfish, that has a 'filament' off the tail fin. Surge can become a problem. In shore diving, in the shallows it can knock you over or sweep you into iron shore, causing abrasions, or fire coral (and the sting is pretty...

Great report; lots of useful detail. Not that I'll ever make it to that region, but I'm curious about a couple of things others might find good to know. 1.) What was current like on the dives? Specifically I wonder how it comes to Raja Ampat, which I made it to once (there currents weren't...

Welcome to ScubaBoard? Where did you go and how many dives did you get in? See any interesting marine life? Richard.

If you're weighing 'other side of the world' options, Your Opinions on First Time Coral Triangle Destinations may be useful. If you are looking at the Philippines, a large set of islands with many options ('the Philippines' is like saying 'the Caribbean'), I suggest taking a good look at...

Welcome to ScubaBoard. I used to live in Arkansas, grew up there, but never dove there. There's Little Rock, and the rest of Arkansas surrounds it. A lot of inland divers travel to do some ocean diving. Do you have a local dive shop and/or dive group? Sometimes they organize trips and help...