What I have found with interacting with so many people is that most water lovers have a fish tank at home. Now I personally am not the person to ask on how to keep the fishies alive and happy but I have found so much help online. My favorite site is the Reeflounge forum. These guys are so smart with salt water and fresh water fish. Take a peek, it might just entice you to get another fish tank or a bigger one so you grab your snorkeling mask and jump in!

WOW IS THIS A POWERFUL AD? Great job OCEANA and thank you January Jones for being the face in this ad campaign to save the sharks.

The following is copied from OCEANA website.

January Jones in the shark pen at Bimini from Oceana on Vimeo.

You should be scared for sharks, too.

Movies such as “Jaws” have forever branded sharks as fearsome predators. This reputation couldn’t be farther from the truth as most sharks are not dangerous to humans at all. In reality, we should be scared for sharks, and not scared of sharks. Sharks have swum the world’s oceans since before the dinosaur era. They inhabit almost every ocean on Earth and are vital to the health of our planet.

Sharks are apex predators, meaning they are at the very top of the marine food web. Unfortunately, sharks are slow growing and have very few offspring, making them extremely vulnerable to overfishing.

Each year, humans kill more than 100 million sharks worldwide. Most sharks are killed for just their fins, which are used to make shark fin soup. Unable to rebound from overfishing, some shark populations have declined by 99 percent.

Learn more about Oceana’s campaign to save sharks.

January Jones is Scared for Sharks from Oceana on Vimeo.

He’s given two speeches to the media. After the first, he went to play tennis with his wife. After the second, he joined his family on the beach where they were snorkeling, states the Los Angeles Times.

The Obama family spent their holidays in Hawaii as they have in the past. There favorite snorkeling spot is Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve where the Obamas was to have a picnic and enjoy the beautiful waters of Hawaii. “The first family has the place all to themselves because it is closed on Tuesdays to commercial and private users so the park can recuperate after busy weekends, states Politico 44, A Living Diary of the Obama Presidency.

Kate Walsh Wants to Save Sea Turtles from Oceana on Vimeo.

Are their other uses for snorkeling goggles? Well there are a lot of people who think so.

I read a lot of blogs and I have to giggle when I read how when it is raining like cats & dogs or the winds are up to 30 miles per hour in certain parts of the country and people have to go out and feed the animals or get in their car. The writers think that they can just put on their snorkeling mask and keep their eyes protected from the environments. Now what happens when we put on our snorkeling masks? How do we breathe? Through our nose and then guess what happens. Your lenses fog up and any environment will not help your sight!

I googled trying to find pictures but could not find any, but I will continue looking for a person with their snorkeling mask on with fogged lenses.

What uses besides snorkeling, do you use your snorkeling mask?

Hello Snorkeling Bloggers… I want to apologize for the lack of writing. We have been getting for the holidays and will be returning in the next few weeks. But in the meantime, we at www.snorkelingonline.com hope that you and your family have a fantastic Thanksgiving.

This is an old trailer of “Awake” a movie that was released in 2007. Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen starred in Awake. But check out the beautiful underwater world….

We receive a lot of phone calls and we actually write the questions, so we can share the answer with you. One question that we receive frequently is if they can snorkel with a beard. I like to shock the guys and tell them no and listen to them freak… dont worry I quickly tell them that they do not have to shave their beard.

The beard will not affect the performance of the snorkel. The mustache may however affect how the snorkeling mask will seal.

A person’s first reaction when they get leakage into the mask is to tighten the strap. You should, however, try loosening the strap to create a better seal. Most snorkeling masks (well at least the ones that we sell) are made with a soft silicone skirt that conforms to the face better if it is worn looser rather than tighter. The positioning of the strap is also important. Have the mask strap higher on the back of your head rather than lower toward the neck. This will apply a little more pressure toward the seal around the lip area.

Trimming the mustache lower is an option but I always disliked the “Hitler” look. If your mustache is thick try thinning it.

A last resort before shaving is getting a food grade silicone gel, found at scuba dive stores and dabbing a bit into the mustache. This will help a lot. Do not use any petroleum based gels such as Vaseline as this will break down the silicone in the mask. The downside to the silicone gel is that it can be a bit troublesome getting it out of the mustache.

So save the beard and test the mustache to see if it works in the pool before vacation, without shaving or thinning it first.