tech tips: hot water valves for divers
Most divers are at least familiar with the concept of a drysuit. Idea being to keep water off of the diver‘s body,... Read More
all clammed up
While most of the world was busy getting ‘Trumped’ Tuesday night (election night), there I was, all clammed up on the galley... Read More
and…One More New Paper: standards of practice for Atmospheric Diving for science
Recently published: Lombardi, MR. (2016) Proposed Standards of Practice and Recommendations for Inclusion of Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) End-User Training and Operations... Read More
New Paper: hookah diving system for aquaculture science & husbandry
Recently published in cooperation with our colleagues in Hong Kong: Wartenberg, R. Lombardi, MR, and Chan, LL. (2016) Triple-Redundant Hookah Diving System... Read More
barnacles for breakfast
This morning I chugged down half a coffee and then slipped beneath the layer of floating cigarette butts, seaweed, and miscellaneous plastic... Read More
Salvage of the Irish Piper
The last few weeks have marked the return to getting out there on the water and diving in to the life aquatic... Read More
Confined Spaces and Atmospheric Management 101
Confined space entry is among the most hazardous occupational activities in the industrial sector. The issues that must be addressed are clear... Read More
OceanOne Robot | an Avatar for the Life Aquatic
The recent news of Stanford University’s OceanOne Robot’s successful salvage/recovery of artifacts from Louis XiV’s flagship came as quite the news to... Read More
The not so novel concept of a Caribbean Marine Research Center
Interesting read, good in principle, but gives re-birth to lessons that the US government has not yet addressed: the proposal to turn... Read More
Isaac Asimov, and life under the sea
This recent Blog post couldn’t have summed up our conundrum any better: link. The piece kicks off with a quote by Isaac... Read More