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LXD062 : Joe Dituri

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Joe Dituri – Hyperbaric Medicine Researcher & Exploration Legend

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In this episode of The League of Extraordinary Divers I chat with legendary hyperbaric medicine researcher and diving explorer Joe Dituri.

Bio

Commander Joseph Dituri enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1985. He served continuously on active service upon various ships and shore stations where he was involved in every aspect of diving and special operations work from saturation diving and deep submergence to submersible design and clearance diving. Now that he is retired from 28 years of active service to the United States, he is the president of the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He also volunteers his time as the CEO of the Association for Marine Exploration. He is an invited speaker on motivational, sea and space related topics.

Joseph earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina as well as a masters degree in Astronautical Engineering from Naval Post Graduate School in California. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Florida.

Joseph is the author of numerous diver-training manuals, a co-author of the book “Tao of Survival Underwater”, a contributing author to the Navy Diving Manual, and has been published in several journals including those produced by the American Society of Naval Engineers and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. CDR Dituri was also a member of the prestigious special operations parachute demonstration team. He is a class “D” Licensed Sky Diver, a one atmosphere suit Pilot and a Level three certified Systems Engineer and Program Manager for the Department of Defense.

Commander Dituri’s personal awards include: three Navy Achievement Medals, a Joint Service Achievement Medal, an Army Commendation Medal, four Navy Commendation Medals, a Joint Service Commendation Medal and a Joint Meritorious Service Medal.

He is also a member of the American Bureau of Shipping Special Committee on Building and Classing Undersea Vehicles and Hyperbaric Systems and the National Offshore Advisor Committee for Commercial Diving Safety. Joseph enjoys writing books, skydiving and has a long-term goal of being a civilian astronaut.

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116 DEMA Show 2021 Wrap Up

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we get a debrief on the DEMA Show 2021 in Las Vegas.

Welcome To The Show!

Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

So when you put on an industry trade show that is 1/3 the normal size in exhibitors and attendees, one would naturally deduct that was a failed show. However, that is not the case with DEMA Show 2021.

In fact, there was a uniqueness to this DEMA show that I have never seen. There was positivity and tons of relationship building and connecting because there was actually time to connect. So I’m gonna break down some of the highlights of the show for you today and catch you up if you did not make it out there.

Items In This Episode

  • Exhibitors
  • New products
  • DEMA Sponsored Seminars
  • Exhibitor Sponsored Seminars
  • COVID Protocols
  • Connections/Networking

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040 Thirteen Ways A Dive Pro Can Be An Ocean Ambassador

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast you’ll hear 13 ways how a dive professional can be an ocean ambassador.

Welcome To The Show!

Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

In today’s episode we give tribute to World Ocean Week by sharing 13 ways a dive professional can be an ocean ambassador.

Take a listen to the webinar called The Role of the Diving Industry in Marine Conservation, a panel discussion hosted by the Asia Dive Expo AKA ADEX. This is a fantastic webinar! The panelists include:

Jean-Claude Monachon (Switzerland), VP of SSI Blue Oceans
Jim Standing (UK), Co-Founder of Fourth Element, Mission 2020
Paul Strike (UK), Co-Founder of Fourth Element, Mission 2020
Chloe Harvey (UK), Co-Founder of The Reef Foundation/Green Fins
Jamie Piyada (Thailand), Project Leader of Manta Trust
Heidi Tait (Australia), Co-Founder and Managing Director of Tangaroa Blue
David McCann (Host) marine biologist with Scuba Junkies.

Items In This Episode

  1. Eliminate Plastic Bags at Your Dive Center – If you’re a dive center owner or manager focus on selling products that embrace sustainable packaging. Eliminate single use plastic packaging. Don’t give single use plastic bags to wrap repaired or rental regulators. Stop giving store bags. Pledge with Mission 2020 (episode 29)
  2. Reach Out to Manufacturers and Training Agencies – ask them to eliminate single use plastic packaging.
  3. Water Bottles – Promote the use of multi-use water bottles. Brand them and sell them.
  4. Use Coral Safe Sunscreens – make sure to use and promote coral safe sunscreens, shampoo, mask defog, etc. (episode 14)
  5. Disinfecting Dive Gear – when disinfecting dive gear be careful not to harm aquatic ecosystems with chemicals (episode 27)
  6. No Tank Tape
  7. Citizen Science – monitoring data collection with organizations like REEF, Reef Relief, Project Baseline, Project Aware, 4Oceans, Mission Blue, Force Blue (Episode 37), and Reef Check Foundation
  8. Conservation Education – teach Fish ID, Marine Life ID,Coral Reef Ecology, Underwater Naturalist, Alex Brylske’s Ocean Education International
  9. Get Involved in Government and Legislative Policy – the government is to represent the people, more marine protected areas, when there is a political issue please speak up, sign petitions, vote, write legislators, DEMA
  10. Proper Techniques – Finning techniques, no touch reef or harassing marine life, photo, spearing, lobstering
  11. Choose Sustainable Seafood – Monterey Bay Seafood Watch
  12. Clean Ups – reefs, lakes, rivers, springs, and beaches
  13. Trash Management – recycle, nets, fishing line receptacles, “leave the dive site cleaner than it was when you arrived”

You are an influencer. You are the front line warriors in conservation. Don’t neglect that privilege, embrace it and when you change others, you will change the world.

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That’s it for today, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher, that way you’ll be notified of new episodes as soon as they go live and please leave a rating. Items talked about in this episode can be found on the show notes Page at scubaguru.com and there you can also click the microphone and leave us a comment. Thanks again. We’ll see you in the next episode. Safe diving and take good care of my friends.

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037 Memorial Day Special Featuring Force Blue

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast you’ll hear about Force Blue’s mission combining the needs of combat veterans returning home with the needs of our marine ecosystems.

Welcome To The Show!

Welcome to the dive locker podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

Hey everyone welcome to our special Memorial Day edition of the Dive Locker podcast. I’m delighted to be with you today. This upcoming Monday May 25th, 2020 is Memorial Day here in the United States. But no matter where you are, it is a great time to honor those who serve our countries in the armed forces.

Being a former law enforcement officer myself, I understand what it means to protect and serve. But our men and women of the armed forces take that to a whole different level. They sacrifice for our freedoms. I got to come home each night at the end of my shifts, whereas they might retreat to a cot, in a bungalow, halfway around the world. And some sacrifice it all. And so this episode it is fitting that we feature Force Blue.

Force Blue

Established as a 501c3 nonprofit organization in 2016, FORCE BLUE addresses two seemingly unrelated problems — the rapidly declining health of our planet’s ocean resources and the difficulty that returning combat veterans have in adjusting to civilian life.

By uniting the community of Special Operations veterans with the world of marine science and conservation, FORCE BLUE has created a transpartisan model of caring, cooperation and positive change with the power to restore lives and restore the planet. Joining me today from Force Blue is Angelo Fiore. Angelo is a former US Navy Diver and veteran of the first Gulf War. He has the Fiore Service Group, a company that represents manufacturers and organizations in the diving industry such as NAUI, Huish Outdoors, Light n Motion and AB Biller. And Angelo is the Director of Diving Operations and Training Director for Force Blue.

But before that interview the results are in on the first round of brackets on the Pandemic Madness 2020 from James and Brandon on The Great Dive Podcast. As I mentioned last week this is like March Madness with college basketball, except the teams that run through this tournament are legends in the diving industry. By voting each week it will eventually get whittled down to the top diver of all time. This is awesome and this week some big legends fell. Regrettably I fell to Sir Robert Boyle of Boyle’s Law fame. Oh well, but more surprising is that Jill Heinerth fell to Albert Buhlman! Ugh…. Stan Waterman fell, Stephen Frink fell, Jarrod Jablonski fell.

So check that out it’s the Great Dive Podcast’s Pandemic Madness 2020. Check out all the names and keep voting each week.

Items In This Episode

  • The beginning of Force Blue
  • The Force Blue deployments
  • Super Bowl and 100 Yards of Hope
  • Coral Restoration with Nova Southeastern University
  • Who can get involved with Force Blue
  • How to support Force Blue

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That’s it for today, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher, that way you’ll be notified of new episodes as soon as they go live and please leave a rating. Items talked about in this episode can be found on the show notes Page at scubaguru.com and there you can also click the microphone and leave us a comment. Thanks again. We’ll see you in the next episode. Safe diving and take good care of my friends.

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034 Awesome Dive Industry Resources During COVID-19

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast you’ll hear about the top professional development webinars and the top fun challenges to get you through COVID-19 lockdown.

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Welcome to the dive locker podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

Well the dive industry keeps steeping up. It seems everyone is getting in on the podcasting or webinar bus these days, and that’s a really good thing. Why because we can keep up with our industry relationships and professional development. I really like seeing people shift into a new gear when faced with adversity. Its been so impressive to see ingenuity and creativity emerge during a worldwide lockdown. And that’s what this episode is all about. Im going to share with you awesome industry resources that will professionally develop you and keep you connected to your industry colleagues through fun internet challenges.

Resources to Get Through COVID-19

Fun Challenges You Should Do

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That’s it for today, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher, that way you’ll be notified of new episodes as soon as they go live and please leave a rating. Items talked about in this episode can be found on the show notes Page at scubaguru.com and there you can also click the microphone and leave us a comment. Thanks again. We’ll see you in the next episode. Safe diving and take good care of my friends.

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