Gulf State Diving

(Dive Travel Business News - July 15, 2010) -- The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) has released the following Oil Spill Update that includes steps divers and the dive industry can take to help protect dive sites, assess potential damage and help mitigate the effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:

Before the Oil Reaches Local Dive Sites:
Divers should get involved in cleaning their areas NOW before any oil from the spill reaches nearby dive sites. Trash and obstacles in the water only serve to act as "collectors" for oil and will cause it to aggregate there, making the cleanup even more difficult.  Get in touch with organizations such as Project AWARE Foundation for guidelines and help in setting up these cleanup and marine debris removal activities. read more »