tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post8344271242323706291..comments2010-03-24T18:23:12.052-10:00BNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-56837494669474830722010-03-24T18:23:11.915-10:002010-03-24T18:23:11.915-10:00We have the same problem here in Sri Lanka...I&#39;m always coming up from dives with plastic bags stuffed into by BCD. Nets are a bit tough to bring up because someone of them are pretty big and can entangle divers, but we still try our best. Unfortunately for most people the ocean is out of sight, out of mind.Offthebeatentrackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520815757721553880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-90681614464889397862010-03-22T14:15:47.653-10:002010-03-22T14:15:47.653-10:00Unbelievable! I always try to help clean things up when I can, but that is crazyScubaSourcehttp://www.scuba-source.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-89269937469160033242010-03-20T13:44:14.344-10:002010-03-20T13:44:14.344-10:00Not that I doubt it&#39;s a current problem, but those videos used in the spot seem to date from November 2002.<br /><br />PS : Monterey Canyon gets to hundreds of meters deep not 50km from shore, but within 1km! You can get to a far-beyond-scuba trench with an easy swim from Monastery Beach in CarmelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-41962996437290415652010-03-20T01:33:27.682-10:002010-03-20T01:33:27.682-10:00Last night I started to read the section on Monterey Canyon in <i>Voyage of the Turtle</i> (Carl Safina). The water depth reaches 500 metres within five kilometres of shore. An awful lot of damage could be done before anyone noticed, if it weren&#39;t for the sub crews and TV news spots.<br />I&#39;ll try to remember to take garbage bags the next time we go beachcombing.lavenderbayhttp://lavenderbay.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com