Luis Figueroa is an SSI Dive Master and has 35+ years’ experience diving the waters of New England.
Rhode Island Diving
Fort Wetherill, Jamestown, RI
iDIve New England team was out in full force in Rhode Island. While the visibility was just OK, the team lucked out with tropicals that have made their way up the Gulf Stream currents.
In one weekend, three different types of filefish were observed by the team!
In one weekend, three different types of filefish were observed by the team!
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Lady of the Lake Wreck Diving
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Lana Smithson is a leader in the New England SCUBA diving community for her massive cleanup efforts both underwater while diving and also from the shores of each dive site before and after her dives. She has a keen eye for fishing gear and other trash that otherwise would be left underwater where harm to marine life is a concern. Lana uses her platform to showcase images of her trash collection to spread awareness to this growing issue, and hopes by doing so that she encourages divers to join in the underwater cleanup movement. Lana often brings her camera along for her journeys. With it, she is able to capture the beauty of the marine life in our local New England waters. She enjoys sharing photos of the underwater world, especially with non-divers who don't get to experience that extraordinary world firsthand.
Want to see Lana's stunning underwater images and learn more about her efforts? Visit her full spotlight page!
Want to see Lana's stunning underwater images and learn more about her efforts? Visit her full spotlight page!
iDive New England Blog
Have you read some of the iDive New England blog stories? New England SCUBA diver, Luis Figueroa, shares experience through iDive New England that immerse you in diving explorations across New England-from shore diving, to boat diving, to river diving. Figueroa’s tales of adventures and found treasure will inspire you to explore the New England dive scene.
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NEW BLOG POST: "The Sunken Forest"- New Hampshire's Drowned Forest
Always looking for new sites to try, a local NH dive site I have heard a lot about but have never done before was the “Sunken Forest” off Odiorne Point in Rye. It’s called the Sunken Forest as it’s an ancient coastal forest, or remnants of one, with cedar and pine tree stumps peering from beneath the sand and stone and now just stubs and bits, worn down by thousands of years of waves. The site is one of two “sunken forests” in New Hampshire waters. The other “drowned forest” is at nearby Jenness State Beach in Rye. Due to the tectonic shift about 3,500 years ago this forest, and the land it was once was, was swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean.
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A Story about the Sunken Forest in New Hampshire
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SCUBA Diving The Piscataqua River
Not recommended May-October due to boat traffic and advanced currents.
YouTube Video spotlight: The Piscataqua River
The Piscataqua River's current can rage. Couple that with some heavy boat traffic during peak SCUBA diving season, it's a good idea to stay away even during winter months unless you have your technique down to a t. Everything during this dive needs to be perfect- buoyancy, tide times, dive plan etc.
Parking: Ft Constitution
Levels: Intermediate Advanced (due to current/tide times)
When all works perfectly, the Piscataqua River offers a very unique experience.
The Piscataqua River's current can rage. Couple that with some heavy boat traffic during peak SCUBA diving season, it's a good idea to stay away even during winter months unless you have your technique down to a t. Everything during this dive needs to be perfect- buoyancy, tide times, dive plan etc.
Parking: Ft Constitution
Levels: Intermediate Advanced (due to current/tide times)
When all works perfectly, the Piscataqua River offers a very unique experience.
New England SCUBA Diver Spotlight
iDive New England Diver Spotlight,
Andrew J. Martinez
Andrew Martinez is the founder of the Marine Life of the North Atlantic app that most New England divers use for marine life identification. His app (apple/android) includes a giant catalog of marine life one can encounter in New England. Andrew Martinez’s New England underwater work began long before the app. He dedicated his career to bring Northeast divers a dictionary of marine life across New England that first brought his book (Marine Life of the North Atlantic) that has since morphed into this his modernized and resourceful app.
Marine Life Identification App
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Identification App
Marine Life of the North Atlantic Andrew Martinez's has worked conscientiously to evolve his book, Marine Life of the North Atlantic, to a mobile app called Marine Life – North Atlantic.
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Curious to learn more? Check out Andrew's Making Waves Across New England page to learn more about his projects and to view his gallery of underwater photography!
SCUBA Diving Canoe Beach
Parking: Stop by the local PD to get parking clearance!!
Levels: All Levels
Levels: All Levels
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Making Waves Across New England! Brian Weber
Brian Weber is a New England SCUBA diver who AMAZES us with his photography skills- which is exactly why we chose to spotlight him. Through his images, Brian brings to life the beauty that divers encounter each time they suit up and journey underwater. Want to see more of Brian's work? Visit our page, Making Waves in New England, to learn more about Brian's photography. |
AT THE WATER'S EDGE
Address: 1029 North Rd., Westfield, MA 01085
Hours: Mon Closed, Tue 12PM-6PM, Wed-Fri 12PM - 7PM; Sat 10AM - 4PM, Sun Closed
Contact: dive@lovetodive.com
Phone: 413-532-5110
Organization: NAUI
Address: 1029 North Rd., Westfield, MA 01085
Hours: Mon Closed, Tue 12PM-6PM, Wed-Fri 12PM - 7PM; Sat 10AM - 4PM, Sun Closed
Contact: dive@lovetodive.com
Phone: 413-532-5110
Organization: NAUI
ADVENTURE DIVING
SERVICES OF CAPE COD
Address: 590 Locust Rd., Eastham, MA 02642
Hours: Call for hours
Contact: advdivg@gmail.com
Phone: 508.237.5897
Organization: NAUI
SERVICES OF CAPE COD
Address: 590 Locust Rd., Eastham, MA 02642
Hours: Call for hours
Contact: advdivg@gmail.com
Phone: 508.237.5897
Organization: NAUI
Cold Water Diving
It's no surprise that being immersed in cold water causes physiological effects on the body. Diving in cold water, especially if not properly equipped with the right gear for New England waters, increases the chances that the physiological effect ends up becoming problematic enough to call the dive all together. Each year, we see divers (even during the warmest months in New England) call a dive because of the cold.
Consider that water temperatures vary throughout New England on a given day. For example, the water temperature in August at Ft Wetherill (RI) could be 71.5°F whereas 67°F at Nubble Light (ME).
Consider that water temperatures vary throughout New England on a given day. For example, the water temperature in August at Ft Wetherill (RI) could be 71.5°F whereas 67°F at Nubble Light (ME).
Human physiological responses to cold exposure: acute responses and acclimatization to prolonged exposure
John W. Castellani and Andrew J. Young
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Natick, MA 01760
© 2016 published by Elsevier
John W. Castellani and Andrew J. Young
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Natick, MA 01760
© 2016 published by Elsevier
There are situations where physiological responses are required to maintain thermal balance and protect against cold-weather injury. Furthermore, there are also scenarios where chronic cold exposure is experienced and adaptations occur.
Upon cold exposure, the initial physiological response is a peripheral skin vasoconstriction and a reduction in skin blood flow.This reduces convective heat transfer between the body’s core and shell (skin, subcutaneous fat, and skeletal muscle), effectively increasing insulation by the body’s shell. However, heat is still lost from the exposed body surface faster than it is replaced; therefore, skin temperature declines.
There are three primary ways that vasoconstriction occurs (reflex and local cooling and a decrease in deep body temperature), each with separate physiological mechanisms. Vasoconstriction occurs
as a reflex response, caused with whole-body cooling, or when one area of the body is cooled, causing other areas to reflexively vasoconstrict (e.g., face cooling elicits a reflex vasoconstriction to the fingers.)
by local cooling of skin blood vessels.
Upon cold exposure, the initial physiological response is a peripheral skin vasoconstriction and a reduction in skin blood flow.This reduces convective heat transfer between the body’s core and shell (skin, subcutaneous fat, and skeletal muscle), effectively increasing insulation by the body’s shell. However, heat is still lost from the exposed body surface faster than it is replaced; therefore, skin temperature declines.
There are three primary ways that vasoconstriction occurs (reflex and local cooling and a decrease in deep body temperature), each with separate physiological mechanisms. Vasoconstriction occurs
as a reflex response, caused with whole-body cooling, or when one area of the body is cooled, causing other areas to reflexively vasoconstrict (e.g., face cooling elicits a reflex vasoconstriction to the fingers.)
by local cooling of skin blood vessels.
TRP will host their 4th annual Winging it for Diving event April 1, 2023. Click on the image to learn more.
TRP: Winging it for Diving, 4th Annual Event April 1, 2023
iDive New England Blog
Long-time New England scuba diver, Luis Figueroa, shares stories through iDive New England that immerse you in scuba diving explorations across New England-from shore diving, to boat diving, to river diving. With Figueroa’s tales of adventures and found treasure, you'll be inspired to try new dives and explore the New England dive scene.
Luis Figueroa is an SSI Dive Master and has 35+ years’ experience diving the waters of New England.
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NEW BLOG POST: The Resident Northern Red at Folly Cove
Folly Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts is one of every local scuba diver’s go-to dive sites on Cape Ann. Day or night, Folly Cove rarely disappoints...
But while divers explore Folly for so many reasons, most aren’t aware there is a resident Northern Red Anemone on the left side of the cove that has been in the same location for over 30 years. Continue Reading... |
Featuring J.M. Polinski Marine Photos
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