Kathy Kirk woman in business

Starting out with a limited number of products, Kirkscubagear has expanded its product lines and offers outdoor gear for the outdoor lover in all of us. In a email interview with downdeep35 which is her screen name on Youtube, Kathy gives me the low down on her...

Cressi Ellipse Regulator Recalled in Canada and U.S.

The Cressi Ellipse Black MC5 Regulator is subject to a joint Canada/U.S. recall order.  The product controls the flow of air to the diver.  Full product description follows. " Full Product Description This recall involves Ellipse Black MC5 regulators by Cressi. The...

Great White Shark Bahamas? Oh Yeah!

At the start of this week we got a strange email from the Bahamas-a Great White had washed ashore off Grand Bahama. "Several of Unexso staff including Christina & Veronica heard about it and went out and shot the pictures below. They heard the shark was chasing bait...

Oh Shark Week-What Happened to You?

Sigh. It's come down to this. We all knew it would eventually, and here we are. Last nights Shark Week show was...scratch that, could have been...scratch that. We don't even know where to start with last nights show "How Not to Become Shark Bait". Overall some great...

Sushi for Great Whites

Isla Guadalupe as you know, is simply "infested" with great white sharks. This is the last place on the planet you want to be taking a morning swim. Which makes fishing for Yellowfin tuna here nearly impossible. What you are looking at is an 80lb tuna caught a few seasons...

Ensenada Fish Market, Mexico Y.O.Y

We have been keeping track of the Ensenada Fish Market for the past three years. The issue here is the sale of white shark pups as "swordfish". We have been documenting each and every trip we take down to this market with images of the animals we find on site. Typically...

Sharks and Tourism-"Monetizing" is not a "dirty word"

I was in the middle of a conversation with a well know shark biologist the other day when he said, "Yeah but you guys are just commercializing sharks". By "you guys" he meant an entire worldwide shark diving industry. I had to agree we are...but so are "they" and by...

Shark Tourism-Rock and a Hard Place

Some horrific news today from South Africa as owner operators of several well known dive shops were confronted with the sight of tons of dead sharks this week. South Africa's shark tourism is on the front lines in the ongoing issue of sustainable shark tourism vs shark...

Shark Tourism-Rock and a Hard Place