Tag: marine ecology

• UNDER THE SEA and beyond

  Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast, South Africa I grew up on the Langebaan Lagoon with its turquoise water, bird islands and Saldanha Bay. This Lagoon on the west coast of South Africa protects migratory birds and nesting areas of endangered seabirds. It also acts as a protected nursery area for many fish species, not even mentioning…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  December 18, 2023

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  diving, hope spots, life lessons, marine conservation, marine ecology, marine ecosystems, marine life, marine protected areas, marine reserves, ocean, save our seas, save the planet, save the sea, scuba, scubadiving, sea, sea blog, sustainability, sustainable living, travelblog, under the sea

• NEUTRAL BUOYANCY

  A question of balance. New divers often struggle finding that sweet spot where they can just hover, neutrally buoyant. You either rise uncontrolled, struggling to descend or you sink and risk damage to some sensitive marine organisms.   When I thought I was going to do coral transplantation shortly after qualifying as a SSI Open Water…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  November 5, 2023

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  balance, conservation, Conservation advocacy, Coral Conservation, coral volunteer, diving, False bay, impact divers, kelp forest, kelp forest diving, life, lifelessons, live now, marine conservation, marine ecology, marinelife, save our seas, scuba, scuba adventure, Scuba Atlantic Ocean, scubadiving, sea, selfdevelopment, Simons town, South Africa, travel, travelblog

• AN EMERGENCY DESCENT

  In Scuba Diving you learn of the dangers of ascending / surfacing too fast. You learn about slow controlled ascents and emergency ascents. But I’m not talking about surfacing! I did that when I came back home after my long dive stay in Mauritius. I want to tell you about going down, descending to the…

  Lynni Lochenkov

  October 12, 2023

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  clean ups, clifficlix, conservation, keepersofthesea, marine conservation, marine ecology, marine ecosystems, mauritius, plastic, pollution, save our seas, save the planet, scuba, scuba adventure, sea, travelblog