[Coral-List] using bubbles to remove CO2 from reef water
Vicki Goldstein
vicksterx at gmail.com
Tue May 3 16:09:44 EDT 2016
In 2013 representatives from the Colorado Scuba Retailers Association (CSRA) contacted the Colorado Ocean Coalition (COCO) with the idea of creating a new effort to create a strong and unified voice for ocean protection driven by the SCUBA and dive community. The first meeting occurred in Boulder during COCO’s Making WAVES Symposium. Representatives from dive shop and resort owners, CSRA, Ocean First Institute, SSI and PADI divers, dive travel businesses, and marine scientists participated in meeting. At the conclusion, it was clear that there is a need and an opportunity to improve dive industry sustainability and conservation practices. A Leadership Team developed and began working on the Blue The Dive (BTD) initiative.
The concept is to guide and highlight individuals and businesses in the dive industry who are making forward strives. There are many, and this will be a platform to showcase their efforts and successes. We have taken BTD to DEMA on 3 different occasions to present and have seen increasing support. DEMA is the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, the dive industry’s largest trade show. The effort to Blue the Dive is a topic worth pursuing and I will be presenting a Blue the Dive poster at the Coral Reef Symposium in June.
In case you are wondering why Colorado? The state has more certified SCUBA divers than any other inland state in the country. There is a vibrant dive industry in the Inland states and the Blue The Dive team would like to encourage the SCUBA industry as a whole to advance responsible stewardship of the ocean.
Best,
Vicki Nichols Goldstein
Founder/Director, Colorado Ocean Coalition
Boulder, CO
> On May 3, 2016, at 7:16 AM, Alex Brylske <brylske at me.com> wrote:
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> Stephen:
>
> Personally, I see a HUGE disconnect between what divers purport to believe, and what they’re willing to support in action. It’s the old “talk the talk but not walk the walk” idea. Sure, every single diver in the world will pledge their undying support for “reef conservation.” But when they learn what sacrifices are necessary to bring about change, all we hear is crickets. Indeed, outright climate deniers are getting harder to find. But talk to folks about hard solutions like carbon taxation and other painful steps that are necessary and all we get from the diving industry is, “let’s pick up more trash.”
>
> The recent press report in Australia, where dive operators are refusing to even assist the press and researchers in getting out the reefs, is a good point in support of Steve M’s position. We’ve seen the same thing here the Keys at times when stories come out about the deteriorating state of our own reefs. Ironically, we may have an interesting test case on the dive industry’s reaction in today’s Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article75212417.html <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article75212417.html>.
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> Time will tell…but the reef may no longer be here.
>
> Alex Brylske
> 615 West Shore Dr.
> Summerland Key, FL 33042
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> brylske at me.com
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>> On May 2, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Stephen Frink <sf at stephenfrink.com> wrote:
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>> Steve - DEMA is different than the dive industry at large. Please be specific if you have concerns. Many of the members of the list serve wouldn’t understand the fine distinction you are making and might assume those in the business of services to recreational diving are universally ignorant of ecological issues or uncaring. I don’t think either is particularly true.
>>
>> Thanks for your consideration.
>>
>> Stephen
>> Stephen Frink
>> Publisher, Alert Diver Magazine
>>
>> portfolio - http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com <http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com/> <http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com/ <http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com/>>
>> general - http://www.stephenfrink.com <http://www.stephenfrink.com/> <http://www.stephenfrink.com/ <http://www.stephenfrink.com/>>
>> travel - http://www.waterhousetours.com <http://www.waterhousetours.com/> <http://www.waterhousetours.com/ <http://www.waterhousetours.com/>>
>> seacam - http://www.seacamusa.com <http://www.seacamusa.com/> <http://www.seacamusa.com/ <http://www.seacamusa.com/>>
>>
>> address - Stephen Frink Studio
>> 100750 Overseas Highway
>> PO Box 372720 (mail only)
>> Key Largo, FL 33037
>>
>> phone - 305-451-3737 <tel:305-451-3737> (office)
>> 305-766-8832 <tel:305-766-8832> (cell)
>> frink_stephen (Skype)
>>
>>> On May 2, 2016, at 2:51 PM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net <mailto:sealab at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Stephen,
>>>
>>> Of course the diving industry is diverse even in their beliefs relating to climate change, but I'm referring to industry leaders. We could argue all day about who comprises the "leadership of our industry", but I'm pointing the finger directly at DEMA. Climate change, ocean acidification, over-fishing and land-based pollutants are basically off their radar as I see it. They act as if nothing is happening. We have an opportunity to empower divers to become advocates for moving policies and turning things around, but that's not going to happen as long as our industry's power structure remains in denial. I understand the fact that talk of declining reefs isn't good for business, but how are we to have hope that we can reverse the trend if our industry perpetuates the illusion (that all is well) by refusing to openly address these issues? As I see it, all of us in the industry have a moral responsibility to become activists for our oceans and coral reefs. We have taken from it and built our business upon it. This is a critical time and the diving industry should be out in front, not laying low hiding in the sea grass.
>>>
>>> Warm regards,
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Stephen Frink
>>> Sent: May 2, 2016 2:08 PM
>>> To: Steve Mussman
>>> Cc: Bill Allison , Ellen Prager
>>> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] using bubbles to remove CO2 from reef water
>>>
>>> Steve - What makes you think the dive industry disbelieves climate change and/or CO2 issues? Anyone I dive with, most of whom have several decades’ experience seeing changes in the reef ecosystems we dive, realizes we have issues. Anecdotal perhaps, but so is a broad brush painting all.
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>> Stephen Frink
>>> Publisher, Alert Diver Magazine
>>>
>>> portfolio - http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com <http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com/> <http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com/ <http://www.stephenfrinkphoto.com/>>
>>> general - http://www.stephenfrink.com <http://www.stephenfrink.com/> <http://www.stephenfrink.com/ <http://www.stephenfrink.com/>>
>>> travel - http://www.waterhousetours.com <http://www.waterhousetours.com/> <http://www.waterhousetours.com/ <http://www.waterhousetours.com/>>
>>> seacam - http://www.seacamusa.com <http://www.seacamusa.com/> <http://www.seacamusa.com/ <http://www.seacamusa.com/>>
>>>
>>> address - Stephen Frink Studio
>>> 100750 Overseas Highway
>>> PO Box 372720 (mail only)
>>> Key Largo, FL 33037
>>>
>>> phone - 305-451-3737 <tel:305-451-3737> (office)
>>> 305-766-8832 <tel:305-766-8832> (cell)
>>> frink_stephen (Skype)
>>>
>>>> On May 2, 2016, at 8:40 AM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net <mailto:sealab at earthlink.net><mailto:sealab at earthlink.net <mailto:sealab at earthlink.net>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This presents the diving industry with a rather perplexing dilemma.
>>>>
>>>> They could cite this study to promote the idea that coral reefs benefit from our bubbles, but then they would be forced to admit that a problem relating to rising CO2 levels actually exists.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> On May 2, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Bill Allison <allison.billiam at gmail.com <mailto:allison.billiam at gmail.com><mailto:allison.billiam at gmail.com <mailto:allison.billiam at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So, the small issues of thermodynamic considerations and the ultimate fate
>>>>> of the CO2 aside, divers may help reefs?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 12:57 AM, Douglas Fenner <
>>>>> douglasfennertassi at gmail.com <mailto:douglasfennertassi at gmail.com> <mailto:douglasfennertassi at gmail.com <mailto:douglasfennertassi at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Protecting coral reefs with bubbles
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://earth.stanford.edu/news/protecting-coral-reefs-bubbles <https://earth.stanford.edu/news/protecting-coral-reefs-bubbles><https://earth.stanford.edu/news/protecting-coral-reefs-bubbles <https://earth.stanford.edu/news/protecting-coral-reefs-bubbles>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open-access
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Original article:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bubble stripping as a tool to reduce high dissolved CO2 in coastal marine
>>>>>> ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.5b04733 <http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.5b04733><http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.5b04733 <http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.5b04733>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> not open-access, note author's email address
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Douglas Fenner
>>>>>> Contractor for NOAA NMFS, and consultant
>>>>>> "have regulator, will travel"
>>>>>> PO Box 7390
>>>>>> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> phone 1 684 622-7084
>>>>>>
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