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  • Cedric Verdier

    This book is dedicated to Nitrox rebreather diving and the basic principles and skills that every rebreather diver should know and master. It covers some topics like balance and trim with a rebreather, risk management, and proper Nitrox dive planning.



Are artificial reefs good for the environment?

Panama Artificial Reef Fundation
Artificial reef in Panama
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   |   07-10-2008
Proponents say they replenish the ecosystem. Some scientists aren't so sure.
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It sounds like a great idea. Take a retired oil rig, Navy ship or fleet of subway cars that would otherwise add to our nation's swelling heap of trash and drop it off the coast of just about anywhere. Plants and invertebrates will colonize the hulking structure. Fish will migrate there and reproduce. And before long, the replenished ecosystem will fuel an economic boon of recreational fishing and diving.

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