Tacoma scuba diving shops offer a range of services for divers. They offer equipment and supplies, as well as full training and specialty classes. Participating in local scuba diving activities such as Earth Day clean-ups is possible. If you are interested in diving and want to learn more, check out Buzzing Scuba Dive Shop, a great place to get started. You can read on to learn more about Buzzing Scuba Dive Shop's various services.
Earth Day underwater cleanup
Volunteers from the Tacoma scuba community are joining forces to help the environment this Earth Day. The cleanup takes places at the Point Defiance Boathouse near Tacoma. 810 lbs of trash was removed from the area's waterways during last year's cleanup. This effort is ongoing to preserve marine life and the environment. You can promote your business by getting involved and meet others who enjoy scuba diving.
To remove fishing gear from Tacoma's waterfront, organizers plan to get kayakers and divers together. Divers will lift the net out of the water using a boat elevator once it is removed. Wounded Warriors will also be available to help with large amounts of trash and other waste. The organizers are hopeful that the cleanup will save our waterways and provide a unique experience to the community.
Rockfish survey
Scuba divers can participate in a Tacoma SCUBA-based rockfish survey to help save endangered species. This dive is part a citizen science collaboration between Harbor WildWatch and the NOAA. Survey participation is open to all divers. The dive brief is where the training takes place. The participant must be certified to take part in night diving.
In 1998, WDFW initiated a multi-year mark capture study near Westport (Washington). This study involves a sport fishery tag-recovery monitoring system that involves five annual releases of black rockfish. These fish were released at pinnacles within the Westport charter fishing fleet. To determine the individual identity of each fish, two wire tags were attached to the opercular musculature.
Easy exit with only a few pounds trash
You can go scuba diving near Commencement Bay if you are looking for a spot in the Greater Tacoma area. Volunteer scuba divers brought up 47 pounds of garbage from the water this Earth Day. Octopuses, fishing net, and glass bottles made up the majority of the garbage. The Marine Science and Technology Center (MaST), a part of Highline Community College organized the clean up. The previous MaST cleanup had removed hundreds of tons of trash from the waters surrounding Des Moines.
Observation: Bull sea lion wounded
Tacoma's dive group witnessed an amazing sight while scubadiving. Divers were shocked to see a bull sealion being wounded by an archer. The injured animal was reportedly blind and had a scar from a shark bite. Afterwards, Bjorn was transported to the Marine Mammal Care Center in Los Angeles where rescuers helped him gain weight. Bjorn, the sea lion's name is after a character on "Vikings", is now his new name. This mighty creature is almost 400 pounds in weight and is currently residing at Tacoma Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
A Tacoma dive group experienced this spectacular sight in October. This was the first ever time the group saw a sealion on a dive. They were so excited that they joined other divers to view the animals in action. Observations of the sea lions reveal their playful nature. The sea lion pups will often play in the water with divers and form groups of like-aged friends. The pups also like to play with the divers, jumping into the water to give them toys and interacting with bubble streams.