Plankton Blooms.....

Well, it's that time of the year again and the plankton has well and truely bloomed around the Isle of Man, knocking the viz down to about 1m and giving new meaning to "Pea Soup"!  What we need now are some hungry Baskers to hover it all up...   It's been a quiet weekend for Mann Scuba Divers, partly due to the bad viz, but also due to the start of the TT and the strong wind that's picked up over the weekend.

PADI Basking Shark Awareness Distinctive Specialty

Bruce has written and had approved by PADI the new PADI Basking Shark Awareness Distinctive Specialty and this is now offered by Bruce through Mann Scuba Divers.  The goals of this course are to 1) Introduce divers to Basking Sharks, their biology, behaviour and distribution, 2)Provide an overview of the law, research and worldwide conservation statue of the Basking Shark, 3) To emphasise the importance of Basking Shark monitoring activities and provide an opportunity to participate in Basking Shark conservation through the European Basking Shark Photo-id Project and 4) To enable the diver to plan, organise and execute a dive with Basking Sharks, in a safe and passive manner.  The course consists of a therey lecture and 2 open water divers, either on scuba or snorkelling.

Another Busy weekend for Mann Scuba Divers

Another busy weekend for Mann Scuba Divers comes to a close and with 2 Instructors down, both Dave and Bruce were kept busy...

Saturday saw Open Water Divers getting wet and excited about the local Dogfish while unny sunday saw OW, Adv S+R and PPB courses getting done followed by a guided dive through Sugarloaf Caves.  So nice to be back and enjoying the beauty of the caves!!!!!

This week is lining up to be busy, with Rescue courses planned and possible some more wreck dives....

Mann Scuba divers launch SUNFISH

SUNFISH Launched

Mann Scuba Divers launched our new dive boat, Sunfish, yesterday after month's of problems and set backs, and we are pleased to say, she is running beautifully!!  Looking forward to doing loads of diving and finding some new dive sites!!!! Watch this space....

Isle of Man Staff Instructor Website

Bruce's new website, www.iomstaffinstructor.co.uk is now up and running. This site sets out to introduce you to Bruce, a PADI IDC Staff Instructor on the Isle of Man. It also provides you with a discription of some of the diving around the Isle of Man as well as a guide on getting to the Island. It also provides links to helpful websites related to the Isle of Man, and of course to Mann Scuba Divers.