In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we look at an outstanding resource to help dive professionals interpret the ocean environment.

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You’ve heard me say quite often as dive professionals our office is the ocean and our inventory are the fishes and corals underwater. So, Ill be the first to admit, that when it comes to environment presentations for classes or coming off a dive, I really have such a little command of the overwhelming diversity and biology and ecology of the underwater world.

But then again, as dive professionals we don’t have to have a degree in marine biology to truly interpret well, the ocean environment. In fact there are resources out there to help us get better at this. And just like EVERY good teacher, you must always be a student and continue your learning.

Well friends one of the best resources about the ocean environment for divers and dive pro’s to ever come along, is a new book by Reef Smart Guides written by one of my mentors Dr. Alex Brylske. It is called Beneath the Blue Planet: A Diver’s Guide to the Ocean. This book is absolutely full of great, easy to digest information and some of the best graphics and photography you’ll see in our industry. It is truly stunning!

Alex allowed me a sneak peak months ago and I could not wait until it’s out, and now it will be published and available next month. And you can get the first autographed copies even, at the DEMA Show. I caught up with Alex at Sea Experience in Fort Lauderdale where he was teaching one of his EcoPro classes, and we talked all about how this book is one of the greatest tools for any diver or especially dive pro’s teaching classes and taking people diving.

Dr. Alex Brylske

Dr. Alex Brylske is a mentor of mine. Most recently he was Professor of Marine Science & Technology at Florida Keys Community College. While teaching he was also Senior Editor of Dive Training Magazine a position he held for 24 years, where he wrote outstanding articles on all topics in diving. Before all that was his time at PADI headquarters where he was their Educational Program Development Manager.

Alex implemented the instructor training model currently in use today at PADI. He also was primary editor for both the PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving and the PADI Divemaster Manual. In 2012 Alex won the prestigious DAN Rolex Diver of the Year Award, and in that same year he published one of my favorite books in the diving industry, The Complete Diver: The History, Science and Practice of Scuba Diving. Now Alex is heading up Ocean Education International where his programs specialize in teaching sustainable dive tourism. His courses for divers and pro’s are just fantastic.

The DEMA Show 2022

Also, I will be at the DEMA Show in Orlando, Florida November 1-4. I’ll be giving three presentations at the show, catching up with industry friends and colleagues, attending tons of seminars and interviewing folks for this podcast.

If you like this podcast you’ll really like my presentations. On Wednesday, November 02 at 1:00 PM I’ll be co-presenting with the incredible Jennifer Shaheen of The Technology Therapy Group. Our presentation is titled Diving Deep into Your Business. During this workshop, we will walk through four key areas you’ll want to evaluate in your business in order to continue to grow; people, process, money, and marketing.

On Thursday, November 03, at 1:00 PM I host The Power of Podcasting Panel Discussion. The panelists are Stephan Whelan with the Deeper Blue Podcast, James Blackman with the Divers Ready YouTube channel, Jeff Cinciripino with the Scuba Shack Podcast and Jason Meaney with A Dram of Diving Podcast and they bring great information with their diverse podcasting experience. Discussion questions surround the aspects of podcasting and the benefits of podcasting for dive centers and dive professionals. The podcasters share their top recommendations for dive centers and dive pro’s to create their own podcasts.

And finally on Thursday, November 03, 2022: 4:00 PM I will be presenting Risk Mitigation. This presentation covers solid strategies to guard against lawsuits and be more defendable.

Please consider attending one of those if you’re going to the DEMA Show. I hope you are going and I hope to see you there.

Items In This Episode

• Explanation of chapters
• The Complete Diver
• Reef World Foundation study
• Business of Diving Institute
• Reef Smart Guides
• Marty Snyderman
• DEMA Presentations
• Ocean Education International

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