The NACD has announced it’s annual election of board members and ballots have been sent to existing NACD members. ALL BALLOTS MUST BE EMAILED OR MAILED TO THE NACD BY DECEMBER 18th, 2012 TO BE COUNTED. Please take a moment to visit the NACD Website for more information and to download [...]
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North Florida Springs Alliance Newsletter Has a New Look
Beginning with the December Edition, the North Florida Springs Alliance Newsletter has been improved. Check out the colorful and informative December issue: NFSA Newsletter vol 1 No 1 Visit the North Florida Springs Alliance website to learn more about the NFSA or to become a member.
US Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Artificial Reef- We Were There
The Florida Dive connection Team was there when the Mohawk was sunk We shot some video that captured the moment and we’d like to share it with you. This is a compilation of video shot from the Reefmakers “Friends and Family Boat” on the day of deployment and from a dive done on the Mohawk [...]
Thanksgiving Day Dive Boat Accident Leaves 1 Dead
POMPANO BEACH, Florida- A tragic Thanksgiving Day accident has left one woman dead after a South Florida dive boat capsizes early Thursday afternoon outside the Hillsboro Inlet. Nina Poppelsdorf, 54, of Sandia Park, New Mexico, was pronounced dead at Broward Health North hospital Thursday after being pulled from the water off Hillsboro Inlet. Three others [...]
New Fish ID App Released
For all the iPhone or iPad users, there’s a new free fish ID app released by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Developed by Ross Robertson and James van Tassell, the app provides a comprehensive fish ID guide and database with 1599 species of Caribbean fishes and over 5500 identification images along with an identification guide [...]
High Pressure Hoses Recalled
Three importers have announced a recall of black braided high pressure hoses sold by retailers and on-line between August 2011 and August 2012 because of the potential for rupture and rapid gas loss. The recall was announced November 7, 2012 after receiving 9 reports of burst hoses. No injuries have been reported. This recall affects [...]
Cave Diving at Ginnie Springs from the gold line to Devil’s Eye
Our cave diving buddy James likes to shoot videos and does a great job. Here is a video he shot of a short cave dive at Ginnie Springs near High Springs, Florida. It shows some of the wonder that attracts us to cave diving but also demonstrates why any diver interested in cave diving MUST [...]
NACD Makes Final Determination In Johnny Richards Case
At it’s October 17, 2012 Executive Meeting the Board of Directors of the National Association for Cave Diving through a unanimous vote rejected the petition against termination of convicted NACD instructor Johnny Richards. Under the advice of legal counsel Richards’ termination of membership was made final. The board has made public the attached letter [...]
Report on the October 13th NACD Board Meeting
New Direction for the NACD The National Association for Cave Diving (NACD), based in Gainesville Florida, is one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world representing and advocating for the sport of cave diving. Throughout its long history the NACD has made major contributions to the cave diving community through training, education, [...]
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