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DIVING
ALEN SOLDO
Centre for Marine Studies, University of Split, Croatia
Head of Diving Activities, Instructor of Scientific Diving, PSS & CMAS Diving Instructor
IPSIT 2011 – WORKSHOP INTELLIGENT UNDERWATER SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGIES, 1. 4. 2011., SPLIT - CROATIA
SCIENTIFIC DIVING:
- diving performed solely as a necessary part of a
scientific, research, or educational activity.
DIVING IN BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY:
2. FISHING GEAR
- Impact of fishing gear
• Marine habitat
• Marine species
- Fishing gear characteristics
Fish behaviour
Visual census:
- species richness
- species abundance
- species biomass
10 m
Marine mapping / charting
Impact of fishing gear:
- marine habitat
Impact of fishing gear:
- marine species
Underwater research of fishing gear characteristics:
1. TRAWLER
2. ASSISTANT BOAT
3. SAFETY DIVER
4. CAMERA OPERATOR
DIVING AT LOCATIONS:
1.Under and in vicinity of cage (depth 60-65 m)
2.Reference point (depth 60-70 m): no cage influence
3.Coastal transect in cage vicinity (40-45 m)
UNDERWATER
VIDEO
RECORDING
AND
MONITORING
PROBLEMS:
Cardiovascular
parameters here
Antioxidants administration
Ultrasound Doppler
Logicbook
Dive 1 4 (3 – 4) 3 (3 – 4) 3 (3 – 4) Subject 4 A A A A
Dive 2 3 (1 – 4) 3 (1 – 4) 3 (0 – 4) Subject 5 A A A
Subject 6 A
Dive 3 3 (0 – 4) 3 (0 – 4) 2 (0 – 3)
Subject 7 A
Marjan study (2009)
Collaboration with Dr. Brubakk and Norwegian Labor Directorate
Twelve Croatian military divers performing six separate no-decompression
air dives
Profiles derived from Norwegian and US Navy tables
VGE monitored for 2 h postdive (every 20 min)
PFO tested with contrast ECHO
3 days rest-period between dives
Bottom
Dive No. Depth Stop p√t
time
1 60 min - 21.7
18 msw 5 min at 3
2 70 min 23.4
msw
3 30 min - 18.6
24 msw 5 min at 3
4 40 min 21.5
msw
5 15 min - 16.7
33 msw 5 min at 3
6 20 min 19.2
msw
Marjan study
High bubble amounts detected, grade 4 in 56 out of 69
dives.
Crossover of VGE observed after 11 dives (in 5/12 divers)
Occasionally observed during entire monitoring period (120
min)
No acute adverse effects reported
PFO detected in one diver No. of divers
No. of divers No. of divers
Dive with Grade 4
performing exhibiting
No. at any
the dive arterialization
timepoint
1 12 8 0
2 12 10 3
3 11 8 4
4 11 9 (+1 G5) 2
5 11 10 1
6 12 10 1
Conclusions