Ecotourism Activity - Scuba Diving
Ecotourism Activity - Scuba Diving
Ecotourism Activity - Scuba Diving
eco tourism
Prepared by Charles Erwin Suico, MBA-TRM
Scuba Diving
scuba diving vs. snorkellingintroduction
scuba diving vs. snorkellingintroduction
Snorkelling is a form of swimming carried out within
the surface of a body of water, with the head facing
down using a gear called “snorkel”
scuba diving vs. snorkellingintroduction
Snorkel is a breathing apparatus made of a curved
rubber-tube meant to be attached to the mouth and
held above the surface of water allowing a person
to breathe while swimming
snorkelling introduction
snorkelling introduction
scuba diving vs. snorkellingintroduction
Scuba diving is a form of swimming undertaken
below the surface of a body of water using a set of
equipments that allows a person to breathe, swim, and
stay longer underwater
scuba diving introduction
introduction
scuba diving in the Philippines
Scuba diving is considered to be the most successful
ecotourism activity in the Philippines
a. Open-water
b. Advanced open-water (night diving, cave diving)
c. Technical open-water (dive guide)
d. Rescue diver (dive instructor)
e. Commercial diver
f. Military diver
g. Scientific diver
introduction
scuba diving in the Philippines
Factors why scuba diving has become the most
successful ecotourism activity in the country:
a. The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107
islands
b. The Philippines has one of the most diverse
marine life in the world
c. There are hundreds of establishments directly
and indirectly involved in the business of scuba
diving
introduction
scuba diving in the Philippines
Unethical practices in scuba diving:
a. Spearfishing
b. Feeding of fishes
c. Touching the corals and other marine
organism
d. Agitating
e. Playing with marine creatures
history of scuba diving introduction
The first commercially successful scuba set were
the Aqualung twin hose open circuit units developed by
Emile Gagnan and Jacques- Yves Cousteau
history of scuba diving introduction
The origin of the present-day scuba regulators (single
hose two-staged) can be traced back to Australia which
was developed by Ted Eldred and called it “the
Porpoise”
history of scuba diving introduction
The term SCUBA is an acronym which stands for:
Self
Contained
Underwater
Breathing
Apparatus
Air tank
Pressure gauge
Regulator