How much coral damage do you see?

[robint]

I try to set a good example at all times, when I am diving with my camera and when I am not. Then if I see another diver kicking the coral, I try to let them know underwater to lift up. I then approach them on the boat afterwards and tell them that I was sure they didn't realize they were doing it... even though I know they did. And when I see someone making an effort to keep their fins off the coral, I always praise them back on the boat. If you are nice about it, you can teach people how to be better divers.

me, fin tips up!

If you set a good example, it makes a difference to the newbies !!!

 

[Mossman]

One thing I'd like to see is more divers using the "modified frog kick" method of propulsion more often, though I find I need to use a variety of kick styles ( or no kicking at all in some areas, as Mossman pointed out ) when navigating the various formations inherent to Cozumel.

When I first certified, supposedly there was only one proper way to kick. Standard scissor kick. That's all I learned.

My first time in the cenotes, I was taught to use a modified frog kick. What a revelation! That's about all I ever use now, unless I need to be somewhere in a hurry. Watching divers stir up sand and silt bothers me almost as much as watching them kick the crap out of corals.