DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco touted on Saturday, February 24, 2024, the P73 billion contribution of dive tourism to the country
that love diving the chilly waters of california for what it has to offer. the underwater kelp forest, the abundant marine life. i once heard it said that the channel islands are known as the galapagos of america in terms of their diversity. so it s like a subset. when you go onboard these liverboard boats, you get to know everybody very well. especially after several days of diving, you share experiences, you share photographs. you get to know each other very well. you ll play cards together. so there s a certain amount of bonding that takes place. well, i m very sorry for you, dale. we are so glad to have you on today, as you expected to be on that trip. thank you so much for coming on, dale sheckler. thank you. thank you for having me, brianna. the power of hurricane dorian is on display.
what can that i m not an expert diver at all. i do love diving. what that fear can do is there s no place to go. if you have a fear, if you have some kind of anxiety issue, it has to be dealt with. there s no up. it s an overhead environment. there s no pause. it s like being in a wreck down deep. anybody that s not a cave diver has dove in wrecks, but you have to find your way out. what do you do? if they get to a place where they need to train somehow train these kids, practice with the kids to get them to dive out, what they need the minimum? they need to know something. what do they need to teach them? some don t know how to swim. you don t have to know how to swim to scuba dive. you have to be comfortable with that. it s a life support system. it s like you don t have to be you can t you don t fly