Field notes on reef life, shore entries and the topside of a dive island
Latest entry in the rack What Changes on a Reef After Dark
Every entry on this desk takes one question about diving and answers it: how a coastal ecologist reads a shoreline before a shore dive, what light on water does to a photograph, how the palms and coastal scrub of a Mediterranean shore are planted, how a remote trip is planned around a weather window and a weight limit, what has to be cancelled, shipped and insured in the last three months before a move overseas, and how to plan a dive week so that the day the water is blown out is not wasted. Each entry is written from the standards, the marine park and fisheries publications and the field guides it names, then filed under one of four sections: the reef, shore diving, skills and safety, and islands and topside.
An independent diving journal on reef life, shore entries and the dry-land half of a dive trip: what to look for in the water, how to plan the dive, and what an island offers when the tanks are empty.
SK-002Skills and safety
Enriched air raises the oxygen percentage and lowers the nitrogen in the tank. What that changes about no-decompression time, maximum depth, certification and the gear check before a shore dive.
RF-004The reef
A plain checklist for Carteret County homes before a hurricane: water, documents, window and yard work, evacuation zones, and what to check first.
RF-003The reef
A plain guide to dillonsouthwest.org, its four subjects, its sources, and what a coastal diver can borrow from it. Checked 17 September 2026.
RF-002The reef
What shore divers can take from landscape photography: tripod feet on peat, scree and wet sand, filter kits in hill wind, and a checked date.
SK-001Skills and safety
How to build a contingency day into a dive week, what altitude and dry air do to a diver on land, and what to book before the season starts.
IT-003Islands and topside
What to cancel, ship and carry in hand luggage during the final three months before moving overseas, including a full set of dive gear.
IT-002Islands and topside
How a remote trip is planned around a weather window, a strict baggage weight limit and a delayed flight out, and what a dive trip borrows from the north.
An independent diving journal on reef life, shore entries and the dry-land half of a dive trip: what to look for in the water, how to plan the dive, and what an island offers when the tanks are empty.
RF 5 records
Coral, fish, night dives and the small animals a shore dive actually shows, how to find them, how to name them and how to leave them alone
SD 1 entry
Entries, tanks, weights, navigation, currents and the logistics of diving from a beach or a dock without a boat
SK 2 records
Courses, nitrox, buoyancy, dive medicine, rescue and the path from a first certification to a divemaster
IT 3 records
What surrounds a dive, kayaks, trails, parks, town logistics, weather windows and the surface interval on an island
One question, one entry, one photograph commissioned for it and captioned as such. The answer comes first, then the sections a reader can jump to, then the sources the desk actually read. An entry is revised when a standard, a park rule or a forecast method changes, and its checked date says when it was last read.
Desks kept elsewhere that answer a question this journal only touches on. Each one was read before it was listed here, and each is named for what it holds.
Eiskante covers the rules and positions of ice hockey, the DEL, DEL2 and Oberliga leagues, the playoffs, and how to read standings and statistical databases, written in German for spectators, amateur players and parents.
eisbrecher-ratingen.de
Weitgereist is a German-language magazine for travellers who plan long independent journeys, covering destinations such as South Africa, Japan and Morocco, the craft of building a trip alone by train or cruise, and the practical side of travel such as a Reiseapotheke and street food.
mivoyagi.eu
A Japanese editorial journal reads football kits from a third-party position, covering shirt colours and crests, squad numbers and printing rules, fabric weights, sizing and the care of old kits, with each entry answering one question and naming its source.
acc-mayu.com
Eichenzell-Blog.de chronicles the village year by year from 2007 to 2013, from its start as a campaign blog for the mayoral election through the 2008 runoff won by Dieter Kolb, with interviews, the Gewerbesteuer, the Herrenhaus and the Schloss.
eichenzell-blog.de
Rheinische Korrespondenz explains German and European foreign and security policy, international law and regional studies in German, with sourced analyses, country profiles and method pages for readers who follow beyond the headlines.
dias-online.org