Scuba Diving with Seals at Isle of Shoals, Portsmouth NH

[335pinky533]

i went diving twice so far for the final "exams" of my scuba diving class. The first was in a freezing lake where I didn't see anything and couldn't go on the second dive (2 dives in each area) because my feet and hands were numb, and then I couldn't take off my wetsuit so i was just sitting there freezing. The second dive at the ocean was nice (kind of cold, not much) and i even saw a flounder, which my dad tried to catch by grabbing its tail, but it ran away when he touched it. It was cool :)

[PhenoixMourningStar]

Ive always wanted to out there and do this I found a seal pup on the beach last year poor thing was exhausted at odiorne point or however you spell it this looks so fun!

[bowdog40]

that must of been exiting the seals are awsome but yes sharks feed on them but i would not be to worried my self i cant wait to go scuba dive their it looks very fun

[aramisun]

I respect sharks, but am not too worried about them. If I did see one of the aggressive ones like a white, bull or tiger, I would leave the water. I did dive with sharks in Australia a few months back, but not great whites, just grays & white tip reef sharks. That was cool,

[driftnman]

@aramisun Cool, I went diving in Mexico this past summer (around Cabo San Lucas) and saw a HUGE school of hammerheads. It was amazing. Our guide turned around and was motioning back and forth. As I caught up to him, I saw a cloud in the distance. Then it came into better focus and it was hammerheads as far you could see either direction. He said 500-1000. I think 300 is a little more realistic. Also been with Nurse and Black Tip Reef in Grand Cayman

[gaspo218]

Well done. What depth? Any currents? I had no idea kelp looked so colorful.

Most of my 20 yrs of diving was at Cathedral Rocks, Rockport, Mass. I have unreal moments there, both great diving (schools of fish; eels; lobsters) and the scariest moment ever. Upon surfacing, 100% fogged in, barely found my diving partner and the shore. Terrifying !!

[aramisun]

15 to 20 feet.. lots of light for the colors to show up. No current, but plenty of surge creating the 'waving'. The colors are probably pumped up a bit by the postprocessing but they were beautiful.

Fogged in.. now that's when that AOW Navigation course comes in handy!

[wingnut1957]

Beautiful video!

[aramisun]

I'm pretty sure it was.

It was a fun place to dive. Very relaxing.

[aramisun]

Correct.. It is Duck Island and yes, it is in Maine, but just barely :)

I never knew we had crossed the border, but I guess we did.

Good catch.

[kbdrum1]

Ive never dove there with this good viz. When did you film this?

[aramisun]

It was September 2007. Viz was really nice all day.

[kbdrum1]

I've never dove there with this good viz. When did you film this.

[stevendelargy]

cool stuff