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A large number of you, our customers, have come back time and time again to us here at Coconut Tree Divers.  Some of you even come back at the same times of year, on a yearly basis, so we must be doing something right!

PADI has launched a "Dive Shop Appreciation Contest" where you can nominate your favourite dive shop (with a chance for the individual voter and the dive shop getting a prize).  If we are your favourite dive shop, nominate us!  All that is required is a few words on why we are awesome, and a photo.  Click the link below to find out more!

Click HERE to nominate Coconut Tree Divers!

In other news, Potlicker came out of dry dock with a fresh coat of paint, a repaired platform, and we're waiting for the refurbished tank holders to dry out before we put them back in service.  There are still a few things that need to be done, for which we need a rain-free window.

We also made our first run of the season to the South Side, where several seahorses were spotted. (We've been seeing more of those everywhere, actually!)

A few of us Instructors, Divemaster Trainees and customers went through the Roatan Marine Park programme for Lionfish Spearing Licenses with Nic from the Marine Park.  In an effort to protect the environment, the RMP representatives evaluate divers' buoyancy control (no exceptions, even instructors) and spearing skills before issuing a license.

Lionfish Kill

There will be an upcoming post with a lot more detail on the Lionfish problem, and a guide on how to properly spear and kill them.

Recent Sightings

Spinner Dolphins!!

We love Neck Crabs

And somewhere here, there should be a picture of a seahorse, from the Moonlight sand patch (photo maybe to come?)

Half Moon Bay Weather Report

Overcast, flat calm seas.  Great diving conditions with excellent visibility!!

In Other News Around The Shop…

We now have the new Roatan Marine Park bracelets for 2012 (red), and also the new Marine Park calendar.

Beer O'Clock (after the last boat comes in):  for the past few months we have been buying cans of Salva Vida from the supermarkets, as they were undercutting the bottle delivery service by quite a substantial amount.  Now that the offer has expired, we are back on bottles (hurray for the Port Royal drinkers out there!)

The extensive West End road works are, for the most part, no longer directly in front of the shop.  I did say, for the most part…

Also, the hand-painted island map (art by Brett Kroos) is being retouched and revarnished….Watch this space…

The tank path is clear...

The DMT board is also looking quite full again - Katy is leading dives and becoming a highly competent Divemaster, Ty and Bob are on their fourth day of training.  If Marco's wishes come true, this board should soon be an interactive touch screen!

Think "Minority Report"...

The deconstruction of the double-decker dock. (didn't there used to be something between us and Sundowners?)

Open Water swim test: swim to the freestanding posts and back, twice.

PJ, Sammy and Matt Howell are back on the rock from their trans-Central American road trip!

Recent Sightings:

Green Moray Eel feeding on a Lionfish @ Blue Channel

Ocean Triggerfish (doing their flappy dance) @ Lighthouse (in the blue, off the wall)

Spotted Eagle Rays @ Hole In The Wall

Half Moon Bay Weather Report:

Very calm, partly cloudy....It could rain.  Maybe aye, maybe no.