bluenoser
9th September 2008, 03:49
Hello Again;
In my 35 + years of recreational diving I must confess to being a bit of a scrounger. When my friends and I aren't exploring shipwrecks we can be found in the harbour or a local bay or cove looking for bottles or other items of intrest. Although recently people are getting more responsible, it saddens me to see the ocean we love and respect used as a landfill! Over the years i've seen car batteries, oil filters, unwanted household appliances and once a burlap bag ( my dive buddy foolishily opened it) containing a large rock and the remains of someone's cat . The terrified animal must have suffered an awful death. Besides being illegal, is this " just dump it off the wharf " mentality a local thing or are there any other divers out there with underwater dumpsite stories ? hope to hear from you bluenoser.
In my 35 + years of recreational diving I must confess to being a bit of a scrounger. When my friends and I aren't exploring shipwrecks we can be found in the harbour or a local bay or cove looking for bottles or other items of intrest. Although recently people are getting more responsible, it saddens me to see the ocean we love and respect used as a landfill! Over the years i've seen car batteries, oil filters, unwanted household appliances and once a burlap bag ( my dive buddy foolishily opened it) containing a large rock and the remains of someone's cat . The terrified animal must have suffered an awful death. Besides being illegal, is this " just dump it off the wharf " mentality a local thing or are there any other divers out there with underwater dumpsite stories ? hope to hear from you bluenoser.