Here, Tom Bowling explains how he went from managing a clam farm in the Marshall Islands to setting up BIOTA in Palau.

One of the tools Tom has started to use for his fish collections is the closed circuit rebreather (CCR). Compared to conventional open circuit SCUBA diving systems, the CCR allows for much longer bottom time and optimum Nitrgen levels in the gas being breathed. They also allow the diver to get much closer to marine life as the bubbles are no longer a factor, and therefore the diver is further immersed into nature.

Although, CCR's were once considered a dangerous tool, there have been significant improvements in the technology and safety for using them for all kinds of diving activities. Tom's choice of CCR is the JJ-CCR (www.jj-ccr.com) , which he uses with Shearwater Research diving computers (https://www.shearwater.com/) to get the most out of his occupational dives.

*Always seek appropriate training and certification from recognized facilities when considering using any type of diving equipment that is new to you (including CCR).


"Nature seemed to me full of wonders, and I wanted to steep myself in them. Every stone, every plant, every single thing seemed alive and indescribably marvelous. I immersed myself in nature, crawled, as it were, into the very essence of nature and away from the whole human world." - Carl Jung



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Editing by www.secondsun.online
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