Scuba Diving’s Evolution
Recreational scuba diving is growing in popularity, while activity in other sports is diminishing. Why is it that scuba diving is so popular?Although air-assisted under water exploration has happened since around the 1700’s, underwater exploration and recreational scuba diving was an unthinkable activity for the average person.
In the 70’s, scuba equipment continued it’s evolution and the scuba systems were enhanced by buoyancy compensation vests or BCDs, even better valves and pressure gauges. Throughought the 1980’s and 1990’s, scuba became a billion dollar industry causing even more innovation in design and engineering of safer, lighter, and more comfortable and less expensive equipment.
Today, scuba diving is possible for anyone with only a modest financial outlay in equipment. Wherever you want to dive you can find a dive shop to rent equipment, book a guided dive, charter a boat or simply strap on the tanks and swim out.
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