DiveTnT - PADI Training, Dive Trips and Equipment Sales

10/12/2024

For the record - RENEWED ....my 39th Year of Safely Teaching the PADI system of SCUBA Diving .... Authorized to teach and certify thru to end of Dec 2025. Thanks to all who are part of my educational journey ....

29/11/2024

Not good 😞
https://newsday.co.tt/2024/11/28/corals-at-the-point-of-no-return/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2dZ2WFTjoQFk3tAzyzH3IEeINEZfrMsAOoPDXg35gKmi7nBxjbM43Fy0M_aem_rfNT-7zuc9OoPKTiYOni1w

As the boat cruised along the coast, the water is clear enough to see the white glow from the reef below.

29/10/2024

A good day !

18/10/2024

sadly ...

8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and its potential health effects.

17/10/2024

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/10/how-whales-and-dolphins-adapted-for-life-on-the-water/

Backbones of ocean-dwelling mammals evolved differently than those of species living closer to shore, study finds.

04/10/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/23/im-obsessed-with-sharks-fish-great-white-madagascar-overfishing

I killed a great white when I was 18 to feed my family in Madagascar. But now I’m documenting the threat to these beautiful creatures from overfishing

04/10/2024

https://gardenandgun.com/articles/how-drones-are-revolutionizing-dolphin-research-in-florida/

Breath samples? Check. Body condition data? Check. Technology has taken off—literally

04/10/2024

https://petapixel.com/2024/09/29/stunning-sunburst-shots-win-underwater-photography-competition-austalasia/

Check out all the winners.

03/10/2024

https://www.ttt.live/coral-bleaching-event-taking-place-in-tobago/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFrf4JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHf02DHUuDdt6IA9LNbJJbIKuOQMXsNZdYLPX6bezOS6cnr3BIV3xmjd1pw_aem_fnBijPQT504wU5u4_7fkhQ

With an ongoing Coral Bleaching event taking place in Tobago, Research Officer in Coral Reef Ecology at the Institute of Marine Affairs, Hannah Lochan, joins us to shed some light on the phenomenon and how people can help.

02/10/2024

Save the date, book early ! We are diving them again ....
With Joshua Eccles - "The Shark Guy" !!

16/09/2024

What's underwater at Monos Island - Trinidad , from the shoreline ...

Monos Island is close to the main island of Trinidad and is easily accessible by boat, it makes for a great dive location as this training video with Laura s...

06/09/2024

During nesting season, please help the hatchlings out and keep the beaches .

Learn more ➡ https://savetheseaturtle.org/

04/09/2024

https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/st-lucia-enters-final-planning-stage-new-underwater-sculpture-park

St Lucia is close to selecting the cultural figures that will be part of its Underwater Sculpture Park. Dexter Percil, Head of Marketing at the St Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA), told Loop News that the selection committee is finalising the storyb

04/09/2024

Short and sad news for our reefs :
A looming threat to Tobago’s coral reefs has been identified by marine experts.

According to the Marine Resilience Initiative (MARIN)-Tobago, a condition–namely Stoney Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) — is expected to arrive within the local region “within a matter of time.”

The disease has been described as a “lethal, virulent, highly transmissible disease plaguing hard corals on reefs in the Caribbean region.”

The disease is caused by bacteria and spreads via ocean currents, direct contact and ballast water from ships. It has decimated hard coral populations in other Caribbean countries with mortality occurring within a few weeks to months depending on the species.

It was first observed in Florida in 2014 and to date, Grenada is the closest island to Tobago where the disease is present.

SCTLD appears as multiple lesions on the coral’s surface and rapid tissue loss at these lesions spreads across the colony, eventually resulting in its mortality. While it may look like coral bleaching at first, rapid tissue die-off indicates infection.

A looming threat to Tobago’s coral reefs has been identified by marine experts. According to the Marine Resilience Initiative (MARIN)-Tobago, a condition–namely Stoney Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) — is expected to arrive within the loca

24/08/2024

Conch Reef, Florida Keys

The beauty of Conch Key off Tavernier in the Florida Keys, SCUBA Diving with Dave, Ron and Hannah.

24/08/2024

Diving the Florida Keys - Snapper Ledge at Tavernier with Dave.

Join Dave and Ron for this lobster dive at Snapper Ledge, Tavernier in the Florida Keys.We shot one lionfish and caught several legal sized lobster.