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@aviationdoctor.eth
A touching anecdote on how freediving legend Enzo Maiorca (of The Big Blue fame) quit spearfishing in 1967:
> It all happened suddenly. I was diving in the shallows not far from the cape that reaches out to the open sea south of the bay of Syracuse. That morning I happened to spear a grouper. A strong and combative grouper. On the bottom a real titanic struggle broke out, between me who wanted to take its life and the grouper who tried to save itself. The grouper was caught in a cavity between two rocks; trying to understand its position, I ran my right hand down the fish's belly. Its heart was pounding in terror, mad with fear. And with that pulsing of blood I realized that I was killing a living being. Since then my speargun lies like a derelict, an archaeological item, in the dusty basement of my house.
From https://www.saivivere.it/contenuti-tematiche/natura-ed-ecologia/item/393-la-storia-di-enzo-maiorca
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@aviationdoctor.eth
Random, but seeing the Strait of Hormuz in the news reminds me that I've done some of my best diving there, just off the Musandam peninsula. Great spot for whale sharks.
I don't imagine it'll be possible to dive there for a while with all the military activity taking place — possibly a great way to get kidnapped
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@buffets
Happy Earth Day! 🌎
📷: Video taken by me today at Kicker Rock, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos National Park, Ecuador
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@andreolf
What was one of your cheapest diving island you ever been? Mexico got very expensive compared 10 years ago
asking for a friend...
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@aviationdoctor.eth
If you find yourself unable to cast in this channel and want to be added as a member, please DM me!
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@aviationdoctor.eth
This is the most Australian thing ever
https://warpcast.com/eulerlagrange.eth/0x18c0fd94
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@buffets
Dived in a cenote for the first time while in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Such an ethereal experience!
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@dish
I’ll probably never go to space but that’s fine because scuba is enough of a weightless and out of this world exploration experience for me
🤿🐠🦈🪸
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