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Fiona Ayer!

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Results and info on the

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COZUMEL

A divers Paradise?

A look at the Casa Del Mar

Resort, Mexico

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DIVE ZERO TV GUIDE

February’s TV listings

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Rob Lysak,

Executive Producer for Dive Zero,

having to good of a time when out shooting for Dive Zero!

Luke, myself (Rob Lysak) and TV

Host Mike Edwards look forward to meeting you and filming your loca-tion for upcoming shows airing on

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Welcome to the March, TV guide

A LOOK AT THE CASA DEL MAR RESORT, MEXICO

I certainly may not the best writer in the world, and defiantly not

the best photographer either, but felt it necessary after two visits

to the Casa Del Mar Resort in Mexico felt compelled to write an

article on the resort and its facilities.

Located on page three i give my unbiased opinion along with

photos of this divers Mecca!

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While diving with Del Mar Aquatics, Cozumel, I ran into Cesar Medina,

their underwater videographer who at the beginning of the dive filmed a

HUGE green eel attacking a octopus, some crazy footage! Along with that

there is also 45 minutes of two dives where he tags along and shoots me

doing some photography!

NOW PLAYING ON DIVE ZERO TV, CHANNEL 20, THE COZUMEL

CHANNEL

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WOW what a photo contest it was for February! With over 600 mem-

bers (doubled since January) and 92 entries in the theme of “MACRO’

were some over the top entries! Props to all entries.

Read on page 6 for more

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The Casa Del Mar Resort and its Facilities

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IN FOCUS

Like i said earlier, I am certainly not a writer,

nor am I professional photographer, I am a per-

son who loves to travel, loves to dive, and try to

capture those moments on film.

After two consecutive visits to the Casa Del

Mar Resort in February 2008 and 2009, I felt

compelled to do an article on this Mecca for di-

vers. I will say my first visit was a lot better than

my second, at check in, my room was wrong,

which is not a big deal if i did not travel for 19

hours of hellish flying! After getting me to the

right room i found that the patio doors do not

close and lock properly! I had maintenance come

and repair it only to find out later that most rooms were like this, so if you go there, check your patio door. The

staff at the Casa Del Mar are 1st class and love there guests, if there was a complaint its the lack of English

(my fault really for not learning enough Spanish as this is Mexico). The maid service is great, as is the outside

amenities such as the pool and swim up bar (one of my favorite non-diving past times).

They have there own beach club located across the street

via a walk bridge, tennis courts, internet access (lobby only)

and sweet shore diving. The Casa Del Mar is located a short 5

minutes to town where you will find great night life, fancy

foods, and foods you may not want to eat! Activities here go

on and on. If you visit during the Carnival, take the camera,

dress up in beads and get ready for a PARTY. I have been to

a party or two, and I will say that the Carnival is right over the

top, loud music, traditional dressing, bead throwing along with

the cutest dressed up kids you will ever see. If your going to

do a trip to Coz, make it during this time, typically between

February 20th to the 24th with the festival getting larger as the

days begin to wind down.

The food at the Casa Del Mar is pretty decent with the

staff having what i would call 5 star service. The menu is good

but could have a little bit more selection. I stayed with an op-

tional “all inclusive” plan that cost an additional $39.00 USD a

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IN FOCUS

The staff at the Casa Del Mar Restaurant

Just a few of the staff at the Restaurant including Pedro, the Man-

ager of the place, say hi to him for me, he’s a great man, and so

are his staff!

day with me eating and drinking around

$60.00 USD a day, over all, a pretty

decent add on that I would recommend

if your into staying at one place, your

an eater...and love to tip a few!

If your looking for an inexpensive

place to lay your head have a good

time and do some great diving, do it

here, Its not a typical “resort” with kids

running around and cattle boats of

divers...talking about diving, lets talk

about that!

DEL MAR AQUATICS AT THE CASA DEL MAR RESORT

Diving with the troops at the Aquatics are fun, nuff said!

There DMs are top notch and know where to find the

goods. I would recommend Rene, he has been there for

more than 15 years, born and bred in Cozumel. He was

able to find everything from small Sea Horses and File Fish

to Eagle Rays and HUGE Eels. He is very conscious about

the environment as well. He doesn't like his reefs to be

dismantled by divers with poor buoyancy skills.

When on the boat between dives he keeps you laughing

with a very lovable teddy bear style that women just love!

They keep a clean boat stocked with water and most of

the boats i were on have washrooms. I did find that the

groups may get a bit large for my liking as i like the smaller

groups so I don’t have to fight to get a shot of a subject

under the water. Below are a small collection of photos from this

trip...enjoy! Want more? visit my Facebook photo page here

Rene the Dive Master from Del Mar

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IN FOCUS

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IN FOCUS

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IN FOCUS

CAPT. SLATES CREATURE FEATURE DIVE‘ANYONE WHO LOVES THE CREATURES OF THE SEA SHOULD WATCH THIS VIDEO”

NOW PLAYING ON THE “CREATURE FEATURE” CHANNEL # 6

Emmy Award winning videogra-

pher Frazier Nivens takes you on a

underwater journey thru the Florida

Keys showcasing the fascinating crea-

tures of the underwater world. You’ll

witness the beauty of the reefs of Flor-

ida Keys, swim with the Dolphins,

humpback whales, sharks and more

marine life than you will ever see in a

lifetime. This is your Capt. Slates

Creature Feature plus a bonus video

from Diving the under water world.

Frazier Nivens,

Ocean Imaging Video Production

www.oceanimaging.com

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FEATURED VIDEOS

REQUIEMRecent Re-

search has

shown pre-

cipitous de-

clines in

many

coastal and

oceanic shark species in the Northwest

Atlantic. It has been estimated that, since

1986, hammerheads have declined by

89%, thresher sharks by 80%, white sharks

by 79% and tiger sharks by 65%. All re-

corded shark species, with the exception of

makos, have declined by more than 50% in

the past 8 to 15 years. Go here to learn

more on what you can do to help!

AMERICAN WATERS

In 2002, underwater photographer

Alex Kirkbride decided he wanted “an

immense creative challenge”. He set out on

a three-year journey across the United

States with his producer and partner Hazel

Todd, living together in an Airstream

trailer and travelling over 100,000 miles to

photograph underwater images from every

state.

DIVEHEARTThe Diveheart Foundation was

founded in Early 2001 and is a non-profit

tax exempt 501 (C) (3) national organiza-

tion chartered in the state of Illinois. The

purpose of Diveheart is to provide and

support educational SCUBA diving and

snorkeling experience programs that are

open to any physically impaired child or

adult in the hope of providing both physi-

cal and psychological therapeutic value to

that person.

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REQUEIM ADD LINK

AW ADD LINK

DIVEHEART ADD

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The Dive Villages Photo ContestI new when I chose the February theme of “Macro” it was going to be a busy one, but i had no idea that it

would double the previous months numbers, both in photos and in new members! With 98 photos and

hundreds of votes it made for a joyous contest.

Marches contests theme of ‘Sea Turtles’ I am sure will popular, so get shootin and good luck!

1st place goes to Fiona Ayerst for her beautiful cover

shot of of a Pygmy Seahorse ...126 VOTES!

Fiona has a great collection of photos and more. Check out her Face Book profile here

and her Underwater Photography web page here Thanks Fiona, keep up the great work and

hope to see some more outstanding photos in March!

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OTHER FACEBOOK NEWS

Dive Zero believes in the Oceans and its inhabitants. This month Dive Zero will adopt a dolphin or whale,

but only with your help! Join our group “Dive Zero Scuba Diving” and for every 10,000 members will make a

contribution to the Oceans by adopting a dolphin or a whale...your pick! JOIN HERE

BECOME A FAN OF DIVE ZERO TV

Come join the ‘Fans of Dive Zero TV’, here you will find all kinds of videos that are updated weekly, news

on cool shows and more JOIN HERE

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THE DIVE VILLAGE’S PHOTO CONTEST

2nd Place goes to Nicholas Taylor for the shot of a Nudibranch nestled in some brilliant yellow coral

makes this nudi a spectacular image! Great shot Nicholas. Photo copyright Nicholas Taylor

total of 51 votes!

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THE DIVE VILLAGE’S PHOTO CONTEST

Nicholas Taylor

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THE DIVE VILLAGE’S PHOTO CONTEST

3rd Place goes to Fiona Ayerst for a appropriately shot Seahorse with what resembles a heart, great

shot for Valentines! Fiona your a pro and I am sure everyone LOVES your shots as much as me! Keep it up

and look forward to seeing your Turtles!. Photo copyright Fiona Ayerst

A very close total of 48 votes!

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THE DIVE VILLAGE’S PHOTO CONTEST

WOW, Februarys theme of “MACRO” was insane! So many great shots, So many great photographers... but there can only be three!

Its very obvious the Macro shooting in our beloved waters is very popular, and will only gain in popularity with such an enormous amount of gorgeous “macro” sea life.

With great photographers taking great shots, its tough to take the top spot, especially when Fiona Ayerst has entered her photos! This gal is special, she has unique angles and uses light very very well. Februarys entry of her Pygmy Seahorse took top spot, blowing away the competition with a total vote count of 126! Great job once again Fiona, your photo is proudly displayed on the front cover of Dive Zero!s TV Guide, as well as a

write up on her inside accessing links to her personal web pages.

WANT TO WIN A NEUTRAL DIVE GEAR HOODY?

This months Dive Village Photo Contest is also going to be a doozy! We all love Turtles, we just cant get enough of them. So, for the month of March we are going to give away a NEUTRAL DIVE GEAR HOODY for

first place for the 1st place shot of “SEA TURTLES”. As usual, you will only be allowed two (2) entries. Any more than 2 they will all be pulled from the contest without notification, se please be careful! Along with the

hoody, you will also get front cover of Dive Zero!s TV Guide and a write up inside it to promote your personal pages.

To see Neutral Dive Gears Hoodys and other products please visit these sites below;

Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Neutral-Dive-Gear/17743271565?ref=ts

Website:http://www.neutraldivegear.com/

Have fun, get wet, and get shooting, looking forward to seeing some more great shots!

Thanks Neutral Dive Gear for supporting us!Rob Lysak and the Dive Zero Team

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Who Is Dive Zero...

Managing Director Wally SchredlFor the past 18 years, This guy has been a

full time Professional Diver, traveling the

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years. Becoming"one of the top PADI Plati-

num Course Directors on the planet. Wally

created and operated a very successful dive

instructor college program in Canada and the Cayman Islands. He's done it

all... an accomplished U/W photographer and videographer, Boat Captain,

Dive Operations Manager, Free Diver, Spear-fisherman, Shark, Stingray

and harbor seal"wrestler (he is even known to feed 6ft green morays from

his teeth)

Executive ProducerRob Lysak

Rob started off filming snowboarding and extreme

sports in the snowy hills of the southern Albertan

Rockies at Castle Mountain Ski Resort. Since

then, he has added onto his extreme sports film-

ing list with freestyle motocrossing and producing

a skateboard video, which sold in 5 different con-

tinents across the world. He has now brought his

experience of filming and editing for the past 20

years, over to scuba diving. The sport of scuba

diving should be thanking Rob for his creativity and new angles that he has

brought to the sport. Robs also a very accomplished underwater photogra-

pher as well.

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Growing up as a sponsored skateboarder, after

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pletely 180 degrees around. He decided to be-

come a scuba instructor. After completing the

course, he decided that he would take up under-

water filming instead. He came up with the idea of

Dive Zero in late 2005, and has worked on it al-

most everyday since. The whole idea was to bring

to scuba diving, what skateboarding, snowboard-

ing and every other extreme sport has - a life-

style. When Luke is not working on Dive Zero, scuba diving, traveling, and

getting through everyday scenarios that life brings, he still "

manages to find time to skateboard for his sponsors.