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On May 6, DEMA, along with leading scuba manufacturers, sent a letter urging Congress to support the DIVE BOAT act.

Supporting the DIVE BOAT act keeps dive trips safe and affordable.

Read the full story for more details and how you can do your part to help Divers Market and other dive shops.

Divers Market has a new mask defog available to purchase that is reef friendly, professional strength, and composed of a biodegradable reef safe formula. Come on down to the shop today to buy a bottle for your next dive! 

Congratulations to Bill Dearn earning his Elite Instructor Award for outstanding Diver Training and commitment to Divers Market Education and Safety!

Bill Dearn is our PADI IDC Staff Instructor Trainer, PADI EFR Instructor, and Full Spectrum DAN Instructor.

We are all very proud and grateful to have him on our team at Divers Market.

Congratulations to our very own Brian Smith!

Can anyone tell us the name of the wreck! 

DAN Recommends Divers Stay Dry for Seven Days after Vaccination. Their advice is based on current recommendations of the European Medical Agency, which suggest that although side effects are usually mild and that scuba diving or free-diving may not worsen them, there are anecdotal cases of symptoms possibly related to decompression illness after dives within the normal range of decompression safety. Divers with side effects that persist or who are contemplating deep/technical deco diving, should wait 14 days. DAN

What is nitrox?

Humans are accustomed to breathing air that’s approximately 79 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen. Technically, any mixture of nitrogen and oxygen is nitrox – that includes the air you’re breathing right now.

In the scuba realm, “nitrox” (also known as enriched air nitrox and EANx) typically describes breathing gas that is 32-36 percent oxygen. More oxygen means less nitrogen, and that has some nice benefits.

As you learned in the Open Water Diver course®, nitrogen absorption is one of the things that limits our ability to explore underwater. Enriched air nitrox allows you to:

• Extend your bottom time
• Shorten surface intervals
• Dive deeper on repetitive dives

Congratulations to Al Perry on completing his PADI Divemaster certification with Instructor Bill Dearn. We are excited to welcome Al into the community of PADI dive professionals!

Congratulations to Ryan Caljouw who recently earned his Master Scuba Diver Certification! Ryan was certified by Instructor Joe Caljouw.

Every year as the season comes to a close, Divers Market holds an annual Dive Against Debris. It is our opportunity to give back to the Morton Park Community, where we hold many of our open water courses. A big thank you to all of our divers who came out to help collect trash.

Congratulations to Bill Dearn who is now certified as an IDC Staff Instructor! At this certification level, Bill is now able to train Assistant Instructors. A fantastic accomplishment!

Join Divers Market Instructors and Eagle Scout Candidate Antranig Douglas for annual cleanup dive. Help support the environment and our local dive site.

Looking for some inspiration for sustainable seafood dishes? Take a look at this recipe for Fluke (Flounder) that came out in the Division of Marine Fisheries newsletter!

On Tuesday night last week, I headed to a public scoping meeting held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in my hometown, Gloucester. NOAA was seeking input from Massachusetts residents about proposed fishing regulations to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from extinction.

It was a full house — people had come from all over. Some were from the fishing and lobstering industries, others from environmental and conservation organizations, as well as people like me who came on their own to speak up for these whales that need to be protected from injury and death in Massachusetts waters.

This is why I spoke up: Today there are only 400 of these majestic whales left in the ocean — and in just the last two years almost 30 have been killed, largely because they become entangled in fishing and lobstering gear or have been struck by vessels.

Strong and effective measures are needed to ensure the survival of these whales while sustaining the fishing and lobstering industries. Because the North Atlantic right whale population is fast approaching a point of no return, it is important to remember: Extinction is forever.

Read and share this blog about North Atlantic right whales and efforts to secure regulations in Massachusetts to protect them from extinction.

This is not the end of the fight to protect North Atlantic right whales — thank you for all that you've done so far and all you will do in the future.

Sincerely,

Maggie Rogers
NRDC supporter, Gloucester, Massachusetts