what is the full form of SCUBA. What are its effects on the environment??
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Boat Pollution and Damage
This is a hard one to combat, because a dive boat is often an essential component to many dive operations. But the sad fact is, boats do pollute the water with oil, gas, and other contaminants that have a long term negative impact on fragile reef ecosystems. Although there is much more awareness nowadays as to the significant damage caused by boat propellers and anchors, boat operators who aren’t aware or simply ignore the facts are still out there causing destruction.
Diver Pollution and Damage
Diver-caused reef damage is not a new accusation, nor is it false. New divers and divers who have poor buoyancy skills are most certainly to blame for a portion of reef damage — we’ve all seen it. Finning, grabbing, and otherwise handling corals and other reef structures are immensely stressful to the reefs themselves and their inhabitants. The chemicals in the products we use for our everyday grooming have the potential to be very hazardous to the reef’s health, as they are leached from our exposure suits and body surfaces.
Reef Reconstruction and Other Projects
Although the aforementioned negatives are certainly linked to SCUBA diving, there are many reef reconstruction projects and scientific studies that would not be conducted without the help of professional and volunteer divers. The majority of SCUBA divers are keenly in touch with the environmental problems that plague our oceans, and have an earnest desire to help resolve them, not make them worse.
Self-Policing
If there is a diver in a group that is behaving in a destructive manner below the surface or topside, you can bet that there will be at least one other diver to bring it to their attention. SCUBA diving as a sport attracts people who are passionate about the environment, as well as passionate about what they do. It would be a cold day in…well, you know the saying, when a destructive diver was allowed back if his actions were witnessed by other divers and he made no effort to correct them.
Raising Awareness
SCUBA divers are the ambassadors of the sea. We have the special opportunity to see what’s happening in a world that is very connected to the one on land, a world that vast scores of people would never imagine investigating on their own.
SCUBA refers to Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus .
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Scuba diver's impact on a coral reef
A Scuba Diver’s Impact On A Coral Reef
by Torben Lonne | 25 comments
- Mark Doherty
- Mark Doherty
Coral reef diving is an all-time favorite to most scuba divers. But like it or not, scuba divers are causing substantial damage to the world’s coral reefs.
Scientific evidence shows that divers are directly and/or indirectly responsible for damaging the reef life with some of their thoughtless behaviors.
Not to say that all divers are harming reef life intentionally. But due to some divers’ lack of proper training, it is done unknowingly at times.
Coral reef diving possesses some unique challenges compared to other methods of diving.
A diver needs to have a passion and affection for nature when diving on a coral reef.
Coral reefs are not solely beautiful colored rocks in the sea. They are living organisms that need extreme care and attention.