We attended our first Beneath the Sea oceans exposition, dive and travel show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, in March 2024. This conference is a non-profit that both honors and recognizes contributors to the scuba diving community and also provides scholarships to students getting into marine biology and more. Beneath the […]
We had the pleasure of attending Rescue a Reef’s first Ocean Optimism event on January 26, 2024. The H2O Hopeful Healthy Oceans event was being held at the University of Miami’s Lakeside Expo Center. They put on a great even with food and drinks, there were art exhibits of coral and ocean related paintings by […]
We joined DXDivers for their first Pompano Beach pier cleanup. We’ve participated in other such cleanups in the past, but it was the first time at the Pompano fishing pier. Lots of community groups and local vendors set up booths along the road as 260 divers took to the water with support staff on the […]
After a couple of years, the Deerfield Beach Pier cleanup dive sponsored by DXDivers was back. We were happy to be here to participate and this year DRYFOB was even part of the draw prizes. Very cool. Once a year the pier is closed to fishing and divers have it to themselves. This is a […]
The Cartanza, sometimes called the Cartanza Senora or Cartanser Senior, has an interesting story as do many wrecks. We just love learning about the history of these artificial reefs. In this case, there is also a wonderful conservation angle. Local divers organized an around the clock protest which was instrumental in preserving the wreck which […]
Since we participated in our local Rescue a Reef program here in Miami (see me on CBS news here) I’ve always been interested in reef restoration and the renewal efforts taking place around the world. It was wonderful to see the Reef Renewal Program active and well at Buddy Dive. They have planted over 20,000 corals […]
Participating in pier cleanups are great opportunities to do something positive for the environment and for our local marine life. South Florida piers are usually reserved for fishing and off limits to scuba divers. This is also an opportunity to dive a forbidden place while giving back to the ocean and its inhabitants. Volunteer divers […]
Some of you may remember, and some of you may even have been there, but last summer we participated in a pier cleanup at the Deerfield Beach Pier, and in an attempt at setting a world record for the Longest Human Chain Underwater.
Located in Downtown Miami, next door to the Perez Art Museum is the newly opened Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. There was quite the buildup of anticipation for the May 2017 opening, and over 25,000 people came to visit the first week! This $305 Million dollar project in downtown Miami encompass four buildings, […]
Located in Tavernier, the sanctuary shelters over a hundred wild birds including hawks, owls, pelicans, and many more. We love to visit and make a small donation to help keep the sanctuary going. What we love is the way each bird has a small explanation of how it was found, why it cannot be released […]