Cozumel: Qué Aventura

July 14, 2016January 26, 2023 Barnacle Busters

The recent Barnacle Buster club trip to Cozumel was an amazing adventure to say the least. The flight home was a rough return to reality and in stark contrast to the rest of the trip, but it didn’t matter. We were still flying high from diving in Cozumel.

Seven days earlier . . .

For Thomas and me, Cozumel was a series of firsts: first time to Cozumel, first night dive, first time swimming with an octopus, first time seeing a Splendid Toad Fish, first dive spotting a Seahorse, first fresh water dive, first time diving through caves . . . well, you get the point.

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Splash Day Makes a Big Splash

June 25, 2016June 8, 2019 Barnacle Busters

This year’s Splash Day was one of the largest ever. The free annual event gives aspiring divers an opportunity to try out scuba gear in a swimming pool with an instructor before committing to a class.
For certified divers, it’s a chance to refresh skills and catch up with friends.

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Octopus Taking Over the Oceans?

May 20, 2016July 29, 2016 Barnacle Busters

Scientists are seeing a marked increase in the ocean’s cephalopod population. Scientists are not sure as to the cause or whether their “boom” will last, but either way this makes for great siting opportunities for all watchful divers!

An analysis published today in Current Biology indicates that numerous species across the world’s oceans have increased in numbers since the 1950s.

“The consistency was the biggest surprise,” said lead study author Zoë Doubleday of the University of Adelaide. “Cephalopods are notoriously variable, and population abundance can fluctuate wildly, both within and among species.”