06. James Blackman, Technical Diving Instructor

Hey folks, took a break and finally got back into recording content. I have a new podcast that is being done with someone very close to me, figured I would share here first as a preview before launching it officially.

On our seventh episode of #DeepBlueHolder, we chat with Dr Ben Burville, a Medical Doctor with a passion for marine biology, especially Seals and Dolphins. Ben and his seal videos has been featured on several social media channels and we were pleased to have him join us for a chat this morning. We spoke a bit about his passion for seals, the impacts of global warming and fishing on marine mammals, and lastly we spoke about his work during the pandemic and the potential impact of Covid 19 on scuba divers. Please take a moment to enjoy our little conversation.

On our sixth episode of #DeepBlueHolder, we chat with Mr James Blackman, a technical diving instructor and content creator. James has a wealth of knowledge that is regularly shared on his youtube page, Divers Ready, and we were pleased to have him join us for a chat this morning. We spoke a bit about Technical Diving, safe diver progression and the famous Sardine Run in South Africa. Hope you all enjoy our conversation.

On our fifth episode of #DeepBlueHolder , we chat with Andrew Lewis, an Olympian who has represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics on three separate occasions. Andrew tells us a bit about his journey to becoming an Olympian and also how he became a free diver. Hope you enjoy.

On our fourth episode of #DeepBlueHolder , we chat with Jim Goddard, a NAUI Instructor who originally hails from Florida and now operates out of Tokyo, Japan. Jim talks to us about Naui, Rescue Diving and some of the dive sites over in Japan. Jim's has a pretty active Youtube channel called Discovery Divers Tokyo, please check it out, lots of stuff to see and learn on his page.

For our third episode of #DeepBlueHolder we are joined by Alex Richetta, someone I occasionally chat with on Twitter. Alex resides in Boston and is a certified DiveMaster, however he works with a company that specializes in aquaculture. Come listen to us chat about his journey and where it has taken him professionally.

On our second episode of #DeepBlueHolder , we chat with Mark Wynne, a PADI Course Director who is originally from Scotland and now operates out of Bermuda. Mark was kind enough to share some insight on, not only, his career in the dive industry but also about the Lion Fish and how they have impacted Bermuda. It's a fun discussion and I think you all will enjoy it.

On our first episode of #DeepBlueHolder , we chat with Rocio Bunker, a PADI Course Director who originally hails from La Paz Mexico and now operates out of San Diego, California in the United States. Rocio tells us a bit about how she got into diving and where it has taken her career.