Ian and Gemma chat about what they have been up to including news from DAN (Divers Alert Network) ..Rosemary Lunn joins the podcast to answer some listener questions and also brings us some news. We talk about Bracenet and Ghost Diving and the passing of Eric Grove.

A new member of the team is Rosemary Lunn and answers some scuba diving questions.

https://rosemarylunn.wordpress.com/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-e-lunn-roz-23792121/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.facebook.com/tumc.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/msrozlunn/

https://twitter.com/Roz_UWMarketing

DAN (Divers Alert Network) https://dan.org/ The world's most recognized and respected dive safety organization, Divers Alert Network (DAN) has remained committed to the health and well-being of divers for 40 years.

https://dan.org/dan-encourages-divers-to-return-to-diving-safely/

https://dan.org/safety-prevention/diver-safety/divers-blog/covid-19-and-diving-march-2021-update/

Tash & George's Dive Trips This page is all about getting friends together; to try and take advantage of the discounts we all get by booking in numbers. We've been doing this for a few years now and have saved hundreds of £££'s.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1410236922528067

The worlds only Scuba Escape experience, held at Vivian Dive Centre, North Wales https://www.scubaescape.org/

https://bracenet.net/en/

https://www.ghostdiving.org/

https://www.healthyseas.org/

https://rusi.org/rusi-news/obituary-eric-grove-1948%E2%80%932021

https://www.iiss.org/people/defence-and-military-analysis/eric-grove

ontact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

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Ian and Gemma chat about what they have been up to including a refresher dive in the pool and then calling a dive based on the Any Any Any Any Any Any rule that Cristina Zenato stated on social media last November. They discus some news items and talk about current promotions from DarkTyde and Hapi Bottles. There are YouTube videos showing our unboxing of T-shirts, Hapi Bottles and a Fourth Element Storm Poncho.

Refresher Dive in the pool at Christal Seas Norwich. https://www.scuba4me.co.uk/

Sophie O'Dea becomes world's youngest female Junior Master Diver https://www.scubadivermag.com/sophie-odea-becomes-worlds-youngest-female-junior-master-diver/

SSI, the world's largest professional dive business[1]based training agency, has launched its new specialty program Decompression Diving. For more information about SSI, MyDiveGuide and Blue Oceans:

Visit SSI on www.divessi.com

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced an update to the classification status for 40 sharks and rays species, and it ain't good news.

https://sharks.panda.org/news-blogs-updates/latest-news/nearly-40-sharks-and-rays-reclassified-as-threatened-including-one-species-of-ray-already-possibly-extinct

We have a new partner called Hapi Bottles. They supply sleek, durable and eco-friendly travel mugs fit for everybody including children. Hapi Bottles have been designed to create an iconic, stylish look whilst simultaneously reducing the price that the Earth has to pay. They maintain the temperature of hot drinks for up to 12 hours and cold drinks for up to 24 hours. BPA-Free plastic and inner and outer walls made with 304 stainless steel to maximize durability. Presented in a luxurious, fully recyclable, cardboard cylinder packaging and premium tissue paper, a HAPI travel mug is an ideal gift choice for family and friends. We can offer a 20% discount to you!

https://hapibottles.com/discount/BIGSCUBA?rfsn=5592580.d75f5b

BIGSCUBA

https://youtu.be/F18w3NFLaQI

https://youtu.be/9p4iKvbEQ_k

https://youtu.be/YJD_KdUchfQ

We have a new link up with a clothing company called Dark Tyde.

https://darktyde.com/custom-divewear/Their mission is to make affordable, sustainable divewear.

All the diving T-shirts and hoodies are:

Ocean-friendly, made with certified 100% organic cotton.

Made with entirely renewable energy and eco-friendly inks.

Delivered in zero-plastic packaging (with free, no-quibble returns)

Check out the You Tube Videos:

https://youtu.be/Ub92LZAGClw

Fourth Element Storm Poncho is available to buy using this link

https://fourthelement.com/product-category/oceanpositive/storm-ponchos/?fesalt=FEWSPFVIVKRKRSD

Check out the YouTube video https://youtu.be/76tn2Z78hm4

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba

The BiG Scuba Website www.thebigscuba.com

Ian and Gemma chat among themselves and are also are joined by Rosemary Lunn who answers some scuba diving questions and brings us some interesting news items.

A new member of the team is Rosemary Lunn and answers some scuba diving questions.

https://rosemarylunn.wordpress.com/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-e-lunn-roz-23792121/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.facebook.com/tumc.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/msrozlunn/

https://twitter.com/Roz_UWMarketing

Roz brings us news about a campaign being launched by the Rebreather Training Council https://rebreathertrainingcouncil.org/ Its encouraging all rebreather divers to use a checklist every time they ht the water. A checklist is probably the cheapest piece of life support equipment a technical diver will own, but it will look after you, dive after dive. We talk about how a recreational diver can prepare a similar checklist too.

AP diving is a UK based company https://www.apdiving.com/en/ and has recently developed and manuafactured a new rebreather strap.

We talk about physical dive fitness and the mental fitness too. Roz is involved in https://www.facebook.com/groups/timetosurface. It's a facebook group that is a safe space for exploring ideas above and below the surface. There will be some free workshops so do take some time to register to take part.

We have a new partner called Hapi Bottles. They supply sleek, durable and eco-friendly travel mugs fit for everybody including children. Hapi Bottles have been designed to create an iconic, stylish look whilst simultaneously reducing the price that the Earth has to pay. They maintain the temperature of hot drinks for up to 12 hours and cold drinks for up to 24 hours. BPA-Free plastic and inner and outer walls made with 304 stainless steel to maximize durability. Presented in a luxurious, fully recyclable, cardboard cylinder packaging and premium tissue paper, a HAPI travel mug is an ideal gift choice for family and friends. We can offer a 20% discount to you!

https://hapibottles.com/discount/BIGSCUBA?rfsn=5592580.d75f5b

BIGSCUBA

We have a new link up with a clothing company called Dark Tyde. https://darktyde.com/

Their mission is to make affordable, sustainable divewear.

All the diving T-shirts and hoodies are:

Ocean-friendly, made with certified 100% organic cotton.

Made with entirely renewable energy and eco-friendly inks.

Delivered in zero-plastic packaging (with free, no-quibble returns)

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba

The BiG Scuba Website www.thebigscuba.com

Ian and Gemma chat Emily Turton. She is a dive boat skipper in Scapa. She holds an MCA Masters ticket for vessels

Emily lectures in Maritime Studies for the University of Highlands and Islands of Orkney and has guided many other local skippers through their MCA Masters Orals exams. She is also an RYA Instructor delivering theory and radar courses in Orkney and practical courses through the Sports Scotland National Waters Sports Centre in Cumbrae.

Emily's knowledge of the wrecks in Scapa is unsurpassed. She is a CCR trimix diver and when not looking after divers is never happier than when she is underwater herself.

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https://www.huskyan.com/

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The BiG Scuba Website has been redesigned www.thebigscuba.com

Please help support us by becoming a Patron and also get the full podcast episodes early before a cut down version is released publicly. https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast

Check our shop on Etsy where we sell Beach Art made from Marine plastic, micro plastics and other marine debris.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheBigScuba

Check out the WhirlWind Bikes and use the code BIGSCUBA2021 to get a dscount. https://whirlwind-e.co.uk/shop/ols/products/whirlwind-c4

We say thank you to our partners and supporters of The BiG Scuba Podcast

Fourth Element https://life.fourthelement.com/product-category/hydra/?fesalt=FEWSPFVIVKRKRSD

Blue O Two https://blueotwo.com/

O Three https://www.othree.co.uk/

Apeks and Aqualung https://www.apeksdiving.com/

Mares https://www.mares.com/en-GB/home/

Paralenz http://www.paralenz.com?aff=11

Narked at 90 https://www.narkedat90.com/contact

Check out our YouTube channel and watch some of our videos and subscribe.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba

Our podcast also features in some online publications including Scubaverse https://www.scubaverse.com/ and in The Scuba News https://www.thescubanews.com/. Padi list the podcast as a good one to listen to also … https://blog.padi.com/2020/07/01/podcasts-for-divers/

We talk about dive fitness and entering the Crossfit 2021 open games… https://games.crossfit.com/ and we are members of our local Crossfit Box https://www.crossfitgreatyarmouth.com/

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba

The latest episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast will be surfacing soon. We chat to Emily Turton. She is a dive boat skipper in Scapa. She holds an MCA Masters ticket for vessels

Emily lectures in Maritime Studies for the University of Highlands and Islands of Orkney and has guided many other local skippers through their MCA Masters Orals exams. She is also an RYA Instructor delivering theory and radar courses in Orkney and practical courses through the Sports Scotland National Waters Sports Centre in Cumbrae.

Emily's knowledge of the wrecks in Scapa is unsurpassed. She is a CCR trimix diver and when not looking after divers is never happier than when she is underwater herself.

Ian and Gemma chat among themselves and are also are joined by Rosemary Lunn who answers some scuba diving questions.

We talk about dive fitness and entering the Crossfit 2021 open games… https://games.crossfit.com/ and we are members of our local Crossfit Box https://www.crossfitgreatyarmouth.com/

A new member of the team is Rosemary Lunn and answers some scuba diving questions.

tumc.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-e-lunn-roz-23792121/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.facebook.com/tumc.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/msrozlunn/

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Fourth Element have a new ambassador called Alannah Vellacott

https://www.instagram.com/alannahvellacott/

Check our the Ocean Positive Range https://fourthelement.com/product/oceanic-swimsuit-2/?fesalt=FEWSPFVIVKRKRSD

Womens Diver Hall Of Fame have a scholarship WDHOF COUSTEAU GRANT APPLICATION

http://www.wdhof.org/scholarshipApp.aspx

https://www.instagram.com/wdhof/

We say well done to Tec Clarks daughter for getting into Florida State University https://www.facebook.com/tec.clark

We talk about the Lion Fish Survey looking for divers who have experienced a sting. https://www.lionfishpain.org/

You can fill in the online survey.

We have a new link up with a clothing company called Dark Tyde. https://darktyde.com/

Their mission is to make affordable, sustainable divewear.

All the diving T-shirts and hoodies are:

Ocean-friendly, made with certified 100% organic cotton.

Made with entirely renewable energy and eco-friendly inks.

Delivered in zero-plastic packaging (with free, no-quibble returns)

Episode 66 is with Emily Turton. She runs the Huskyan boat and Emily's knowledge of the wrecks in Scapa Flow is unsurpassed. She is a CCR trimix diver and when not looking after divers is never happier than when she is underwater herself.

We mention Neptunic on the podcast and Ian is wearing one of the T Shirts https://neptunic.com/

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba

The BiG Scuba Website has been redesigned www.thebigscuba.com

Ian and Gemma chat to Ken and Kimber Kiefer, a husband-and-wife team. Ken Kiefer is an award-winning underwater photographer based out of Houston, TX. His goal is to create stunning imagery that builds love and wonder for the underwater world. He does a majority of his work with large predators; sharks, crocodiles, and rays, but also likes to show the beautiful interactions of humans with these often-misunderstood animals. Ken brings an artistic twist to submerged visions, whether it be oceans, or swimming pools. Kimber—a native Texan—loves the adventure of traveling, exploring the ocean, and underwater modelling in all settings. She and her husband Ken Kiefer work as a team to create underwater art. They have a passion for everything underwater and use it as a platform to educate and share their experiences with others, with hopes that it motivates and inspires others in their life goals and dreams. Kimber usually finds herself modelling in front of Ken s camera or shooting behind the scenes images. Lately, she has started creating her own brand of underwater art too. If its underwater .. they make it look good!

Guest Links

https://www.kenkiefer.com/

https://www.facebook.com/KenKieferPhotography/

http://kenkiefer.blogspot.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kimberkiefer/

Please help support us by becoming a Patron and also get the full podcast episodes early before a cut down version is released publicly. https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast

The BiG Scuba Website has been redesigned www.thebigscuba.com

Check our shop on Etsy where we sell Beach Art made from Marine plastic, micro plastics and other marine debris.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheBigScuba

Check out the WhirlWind Bikes and use the code BIGSCUBA2021 to get a discount. https://whirlwind-e.co.uk/shop/ols/products/whirlwind-c4

We say thank you to our partners and supporters of The BiG Scuba Podcast

Fourth Element https://life.fourthelement.com/product-category/hydra/?fesalt=FEWSPFVIVKRKRSD

Blue O Two https://blueotwo.com/

O Three https://www.othree.co.uk/

Apeks and Aqualung https://www.apeksdiving.com/

Mares https://www.mares.com/en-GB/home/

Paralenz http://www.paralenz.com?aff=11

Narked at 90 https://www.narkedat90.com/contact

Check out our YouTube channel and watch some of our videos and subscribe.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba

Our podcast also features in some online publications including Scubaverse https://www.scubaverse.com/ and in The Scuba News https://www.thescubanews.com/. Padi list the podcast as a good one to listen to also … https://blog.padi.com/2020/07/01/podcasts-for-divers/

We talk about dive fitness and entering the CrossFit 2021 open games… https://games.crossfit.com/ and we are members of our local CrossFit Box https://www.crossfitgreatyarmouth.com/

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba

We are on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/big-scuba-325b101b7

Ian and Gemma chat to Francesca Trotman. Francesca Trotman is the managing director and founder of Love The Oceans. With a Masters in Marine Biology she has always had a passion for marine life. An avid diver since the age of 13, Francesca's main passion has always been sharks, although she is interested in all aspects of marine life. Results orientated, Francesca constantly encourages people to consider conservation in everyday life and take a greener approach to modern living. She oversees the majority of the programs in country and spends most of her time in Mozambique.

The full episode is available on Patreon … https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast

https://lovetheoceans.org/

https://www.instagram.com/francescatrotmanphotography/

https://www.facebook.com/francescatrotmanphotography/?ref=page_internal

https://francescatrotman.co.uk/

Email [email protected]

The BiG Scuba Website has been redesigned www.thebigscuba.com

Please help support us by becoming a Patron and also get the full podcast episodes early before a cut down version is released publically. https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast

Check our shop on Etsy where we sell Beach Art made from Marine plastic, micro plastics and other marine debris.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheBigScuba

Check out the WhirlWind Bikes and use the code BIGSCUBA2021 to get a dscount. https://whirlwind-e.co.uk/shop/ols/products/whirlwind-c4

We say thank you to our partners and supporters of The BiG Scuba Podcast

Fourth Element https://life.fourthelement.com/product-category/hydra/?fesalt=FEWSPFVIVKRKRSD

Blue O Two https://blueotwo.com/

O Three https://www.othree.co.uk/

Apeks and Aqualung https://www.apeksdiving.com/

Mares https://www.mares.com/en-GB/home/

Paralenz http://www.paralenz.com?aff=11

Narked at 90 https://www.narkedat90.com/contact

Check out our YouTube channel and watch some of our videos and subscribe.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba

Our podcast also features in some online publications including Scubaverse https://www.scubaverse.com/ and in The Scuba News https://www.thescubanews.com/. Padi list the podcast as a good one to listen to also … https://blog.padi.com/2020/07/01/podcasts-for-divers/

We talk about dive fitness and entering the Crossfit 2021 open games… https://games.crossfit.com/ and we are members of our local Crossfit Box https://www.crossfitgreatyarmouth.com/

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba

The latest episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast will be surfacing soon. We chat to Ken and Kimber Keifer, a husband and wife team. Ken Kiefer is an award-winning underwater photographer based out of Houston, TX. His goal is to create stunning imagery that builds love and wonder for the underwater world. He does a majority of his work with large predators; sharks, crocodiles, and rays, but also likes to show the beautiful interactions of humans with these often-misunderstood animals. Ken brings an artistic twist to submerged visions, whether it be oceans, or swimming pools. Kimber—a native Texan—loves the adventure of traveling, exploring the ocean, and underwater modelling in all settings. She and her husband Ken Kiefer work as a team to create underwater art. They have a passion for everything underwater and use it as a platform to educate and share their experiences with others, with hopes that it motivates and inspires others in their life goals and dreams. Kimber usually finds herself modelling in front of Ken s camera or shooting behind the scenes images. Lately, she has started creating her own brand of underwater art too. If its underwater .. they make it look good!

Ian and Gemma chat among themselves today with no featured guests! We chat about Entale podcast platform www.entale.co it's a platform that allows listeners to discover more from their podcasts by allowing them to engage with extra relevant content either whilst listening or at a later date. Entale have launched a new collections feature in the app which allows listeners to save links, episodes & snippets to a collection that they make which can be shared with friends. They can also follow other people's collections to help them find new podcasts to engage with.

The BiG Scuba Website has been redesigned www.thebigscuba.com

Episode 62 with Francesca Trotman has been released to our Patreon site.

https://lovetheoceans.org/

https://www.instagram.com/francescatrotmanphotography/

https://www.facebook.com/francescatrotmanphotography/?ref=page_internal

https://francescatrotman.co.uk/

Email [email protected]

Please help support us by becoming a Patron and also get the full podcast episodes early before a cut down version is released publically. https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast

We discuss a news item about masks being found in the ocean and in particular the reefs in the Philippines being littered with face masks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCZMeLpl04Y

We say thank you to Garry Dallas for sharing his pricures of the gnomes at the bottom of a diving lake.

https://www.facebook.com/Simplysidemount/

You can listen to the cut down episode on all popular podcast platforms. https://open.spotify.com/episode/67sb3F6JpNpX7EoKcljnFN?si=7M8p4xAJRcisUq8K15WZgQ

If you want to listen to the full version with Garry Dallas go to https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast

Check our shop on Etsy where we sell Beach Art made from Marine plastic, micro plastics and other marine debris.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheBigScuba

Check out the WhirlWind Bikes and use the code BIGSCUBA2021 to get a dscount. https://whirlwind-e.co.uk/shop/ols/products/whirlwind-c4

We say thank you to our partners and supporters of The BiG Scuba Podcast

Fourth Element https://life.fourthelement.com/product-category/hydra/?fesalt=FEWSPFVIVKRKRSD

Blue O Two https://blueotwo.com/

O Three https://www.othree.co.uk/

Apeks and Aqualung https://www.apeksdiving.com/

Mares https://www.mares.com/en-GB/home/

Paralenz http://www.paralenz.com?aff=11

Narked at 90 https://www.narkedat90.com/contact

Check out our YouTube channel and watch some of our videos and subscribe.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba

Our podcast also features in some online publications including Scubaverse https://www.scubaverse.com/ and in The Scuba News https://www.thescubanews.com/. Padi list the podcast as a good one to listen to also … https://blog.padi.com/2020/07/01/podcasts-for-divers/

We talk about dive fitness and entering the Crossfit 2021 open games… https://games.crossfit.com/ and we are members of our local Crossfit Box https://www.crossfitgreatyarmouth.com/

Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone +44 7810 005924

Or use our social media platforms.

We are on Instagram @thebigscuba

We are on Facebook @thebigscuba

We are on Twitter @the_big_scuba