Scuba Matt

Welcome back!Researchers create mini robots to study the ocean!
http://www.livescience.com/environment/091110-ocean-robot-swarm.html

Tags: AUEs, ocean sensors, robots ocean

The brutal, baseball bat beating of a 16-year-old Willmar teen has authorities concerned about rural MN gang violence. Matt Standal reports.

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7 reasons why Minnesota and Hawaii might be more alike than you think…
 

Number 1. The North Shore

What most of my Minnesotan friends don’t know is that Hawaii’s North Shore is a [...]

That’s it!
With my journey in Oahu done, I’ve packed my bags and headed approximately 4,000 miles back to the North Star State. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                  Needless to say, my scuba adventures will continue!
You ask: why would anyone in their right mind scuba dive in MN?

Well, I plan to answer that question [...]

With Spring Break here in Hawaii coming to an end, blog time is now a reality. Here’s some of my recent fave dive pics.  It was a good two weeks while it lasted!
I’ve also included a link to a great video that friend Joakim Hjelm published. The shots and video really sum up what it’s like to [...]

Perfectly framed by the classic 1970’s adventure flick “The Deep,” (1977) the tenuous relationship between divers and big eels is always a good topic of scuba conversation.
Dive Instructors in some tourist destinations go as far as to name big eels and give them cut-up hotdogs by hand.
Not me.

Photo Courtesy Hawaii State Fishing Records

Check out this [...]

Skillfully operating a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) is a skill every advanced diver should master.
These “scooters,” as they’re commonly known, are primarily used to transport scuba divers at double or triple their normal speed underwater.
Requiring little effort, DPV divers also use less energy, save air, and are able to survey wider sections of the reef. [...]

Tags: HI, honolulu, scuba, waikiki

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
is looking for interesting new divers to appear in their print, online, and media publications.
PADI, I think picking ME (Scuba Matt) is definitely a good choice!
Originally from Minnesota, I learned to SCUBA in a cold, freshwater lake.  I was 16 years old and could barely [...]

After my Midwinter  journey to Minnesota, Scuba Matt is now back in action on Oahu!
Check out the newest dive report at Island Divers Hawaii for a mutant sea turtle!

These guys were the most fun I’ve had in weeks!

Thanks for all your hard works Brad, Mike, April, Chad, Pooja, and Missy
P.S. I’ve been looking for this sweet picture for almost two weeks.  It’s a classic Oahu turtle discovery.
- ScubaMatt