Comments on: Reflections on Archaeological SCUBA Diving and Sharks

By: Jacky

Jacky — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:30:52 +0000

All this brings back wonderful memories of diving, unfortunately all in the past for me now.

By: Elena

Elena — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 12:12:35 +0000

Excelent explanation, very interesting… I am an Advance PADI diver, and your comments open my eyes about sharks and buoyancy… underwater archaeology requires a lot of proficiency and also practice.

By: Kate Goodson

Kate Goodson — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:34:24 +0000

Diving with sharks is the highlight of diving the wrecks off the Mid Atlantic. I love the whole scene, the manmade structures in the ambient light spotted with tbe full grown, female sand tiger sharks. Saw a full grown Manta Ray once also off North Carolina over a WW2 wreck. It’s just an amazing atmosphere down there.

By: Aakanksha Roychowdhury

Aakanksha Roychowdhury — Wed, 27 May 2015 07:47:30 +0000

nice post…. funny in parts! Also, from your article I assume that a great deal of fitness and concentration is required for diving and working underwater.

By: Michael Bear

Michael Bear — Mon, 25 May 2015 19:47:25 +0000

Paulfxfoley: yes, as a trained AAUS Science Diver, I can attest to that. Working underwater is a lot trickier than in looks in photos!

By: paulfxfoley

paulfxfoley — Mon, 25 May 2015 13:51:08 +0000

Everything is more difficult underwater, and triply so when wearing gloves. It’s all part of the joys of cold water diving in low visibility!

By: David J. Selmo

David J. Selmo — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:30:51 +0000

Andrea, my mentor and friend, Dr. Julian Whitewright once said to me ‘Dave, if you doing archaeology and you’re not having fun…you’re doing it wrong.’ I think this attitude should carry over in our presentation of our work and the way we attempt to share information. I find uppity ‘academic writing’ to be a total bore! :) (No offense intended to my professors and mentors :)

By: David J. Selmo

David J. Selmo — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:24:32 +0000

Hi Ian. Barracuda love to sneak up on you from behind when you are diving on a Gulf of Mexico oil rig and you’ve nailed a good eating game fish with your spear gun and are on your way back up to your safety stop. It is when I am hovering at my safety stop for 3 min that I find myself checking all clock directions. Also…and interesting note about barracuda..when you shoot one with a spear gun…it will always dart off at uncontrolled speed in the direction it was pointed when you shot it…so I am always careful to see where my dive buddy is and make sure he/she is not in the ‘line of flight’ before pulling the trigger on a barracuda. Large ones we avoid because of the chance of ciguatera poisoning, but the smaller ones are safe and very tasty :)

By: David J. Selmo

David J. Selmo — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:19:40 +0000

We are are learning…and I started this journey very late in the game. When I am reading (skimming through) hundreds of publications as part of research, it is SO refreshing to stumble upon one that I can actually follow, myself. :)

By: Vicente Cortez

Vicente Cortez — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:35:22 +0000

I agree with Ian. When I was diving in Biscayne National Park, Florida with the team of US NPS Submerged Resources Center, I saw a shark, it was wonderful, but I was more concerned about the barracuda following me!