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Ecological Diver

“Our oceans are a vast resource. They regulate the climate, generate more than half of the oxygen we breathe, and absorb our global carbon emissions – an estimated 93% since 1970.” _ Raid Diver Ecological Environment Manual

This is the opening line in the ecological diver manual. As we continue through these pages, the magical world that is, the ocean, bares its truths before our eyes, educates us vastly, and opens its abyss to allow us a glimpse into, what was then; and what the current situation is.

Decades after decades, we have been heavily relying on the ocean to provide us with seafood and today, the ocean finds itself unbearably beheaded and terribly challenged by our anthropogenic behaviour. We continuously take from the ocean and fail to give just as much.

For instance, did you know?

• That this planets water covers 94% of our planet?
• That coral reef is part animal–part plant, and they are responsible for 70% of our oxygen?
• That between some invertebrates and vertebrates, gender identification is of no interest. Within some of these peculiar creatures, during the mating period, fertilisation between the egg and the sperm takes place in the open water – referred to as Asexual; and some species can interchange between male and female during mating.
• The relationship between the moon and ocean tides.

As one proceeds to read these pages, the amount of information that ‘comes to light’ only proves how oblivious the human species have become. Dare I not say that our selflessness has seemingly lost itself within our greediness?

As the oceanographers and marine biologists of our world, work tirelessly to stress the importance of conservation, MPA’s, marine species, coral reefs, the undying fight against pollution; some parts of the world could care less about the impact. The Raid Ecological diver manual covers many aspects of these water ecosystems, with the vast amount of research conducted and thoroughly put together to present, scientifically based facts with a sense of remorse and regret, urgency and strategies, penetration and situational awareness.

In my personal pilgrimage, of one day becoming a female underwater cinematographer in South Africa, I can acclaim that most of this manual continuously captured my mind, and proceeded to feed me with information I had never found access into before the year 2019. Perhaps I could have never had access to it had it never been for the NEWF LAB: Underwater cinematography course. Like many other people, some people cannot afford an education within a varsity. Hence, with this course at hand, you can share information regarding the importance of handling a camera in a manner that will neither damage nor destroy the surrounding environment you are diving in, understand why touching and taking from the ocean is not permitted, and why sometimes standing on the substrate of the ocean could potentially harm a species.

I could only hope that once you decide to take on this course; you understand why it is imperial that every scuba diver, free diver and persons that appreciate the sight of the ocean, they personally read this manual.

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