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Snorkels not only help you breathe while you are in the water but it also helps you conserve energy so you do not have to constantly lift your head out of the water to talk. SnorkelingOnline.com has put a video to show you, the snorkelers, how to communicate with your snorkel buddy. We like to add humor in our videos so we hope you enjoy it.
What to do when there is 8 to 10 inches of snow on the ground, no vacation in the very near future….the only thing to do is snorkel the internet. My night owl tendancies got the best of me when I came accross the link below. What a fantastic way to have a mini snorkeling adventure without having to spend boucoup bucks on a real vacation.
I found this article at the NJ.com website and it seems that the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey offers a swim with the sharks adventure for anyone age 12 and older. What a cool way to introduce someone to the underwater world. This is also a great learning experience for the kids and something that they will remember for years to come. There are a few other places across the United states that offer this unique experience….with the exception of my home state of Illinois….:(
Does anyone know of any other swim with the sharks programs in other states? It would be cool to get a list together. Let me know.
What would you do if you saw a 6 foot – 650 pound jellyfish? Walk on water? That is what I would do as I was heading back to the boat or shore. The jellyfish I am talking about is the Nomura Jellyfish.
For the past 3 summers, Japanese fishing boats continue to capsize beause of these large underwater creatures. The giant jellyfish get caught in the fishing nets and the fishermen do not know that the creatures are in the net and when they bring the nets up, the weight overturns the boats.
This product for only $4.95 could save your life, no really. What is it? It is the SOS Snorkel Whistle Housing.
In the red circle in the picture to the left is the whistle. All you need to do is take the bottom of your snorkel (or purchase one of our snorkels) and pull the bottom off where the mouthpiece and the snorkel bore meet and replace it with this new Snorkel Whistle Housing. It fits all standard snorkels and does include a purge valve.
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!
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.
We have been getting great reviews on the National Geographic FIT Snorkeling Travel Fins. The fins are great for travel and have a soft foot pocket so no boots are needed. The snorkel package is sold for $73.95.
All National Geographic snorkel gear is sold in a snorkel package or can be purchased individual. (Mask, Fins & Snorkel).
The following is from Wikipedia:
“Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish. Although the term technically refers to a specific phobia, in many contexts it may refer to any kind of fear of fish, such as fear of eating fish, or fear of dead fish. Galeophobia is a subtype of ichthyophobia specifically focused on one species: sharks.”
Since “fear of eating fish” is mentioned fear of swimming with fish would fall into the same category. The article is fascinating and quite informative…if you want to read on Ichthyophobia.
I can more than understand that many not liking to swim with fish. It wasn’t until I became a scuba diver that I realized that it was more of a fear of not seeing them while swimming and having one nip at you. Now that I scuba dive I am no longer worrying about what’s below me because I can see them under the water on a more face to fish level. I also don’t eat fish and consider it as a sign of good faith that they won’t eat me LOL. To top it all off I have been teaching scuba and snorkeling for 25 years and currently work at a scuba diving facility, Visibility Unlimited and have come to appreciate the fish a lot more than I used to.
