ASA Aquatic Science Association

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jax

:

Or, maybe the Karst and the anti-Karst?
.

---

LMAO!!!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jax

Or, maybe the Karst and the anti-Karst? :rollguy

---

Both are necessary to create the caves we love - the limestone, and the carbonic acid to dissolve it - like yin and yang, the union of two opposites creates the whole. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MORGAN

Both are necessary to create the caves we love - the limestone, and the carbonic acid to dissolve it - like yin and yang, the union of two opposites creates the whole. :)

---

Far too ethereal for me!

But seriously, that gentle, fragile balance is why the karsts and their recharge zones need to be protected. They seem to be the first things that exhibit signs of stress when the environment is stressed. As a targeted organization, the ASA will give the non-divers and divers who are concerned with the Springs to participate.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jax

Far too ethereal for me!

But seriously, that gentle, fragile balance is why the karsts and their recharge zones need to be protected..

---

Bingo....many are concerned with protection of of caves,and there have been some aquatic caves purchased with this intent,but the recharge area is so important too,but purchase of this property is prohibitive. Perfect example is Cathedral. The CDS has done a great job with this property,but unless you can change your upstream neighbor,you have the potential for problems.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

Bingo....many are concerned with protection of of caves,and there have been some aquatic caves purchased with this intent,but the recharge area is so important too,but purchase of this property is prohibitive. Perfect example is Cathedral. The CDS has done a great job with this property,but unless you can change your upstream neighbor,you have the potential for problems.

---

Anyone taken a look at Cathedral since the storm?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Greenwood_60

Anyone taken a look at Cathedral since the storm?

---

Looked at Falmouth,and not so good.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Greenwood_60

Anyone taken a look at Cathedral since the storm?

---

I may do that this coming weekend. Cathedral is a good example of the recharge area issue. There is lots of agriculture upstream from there, and the viz has steadily gotten worse over the last 30 or so years.

Could someone connect the dots on that for me? Agriculture (assume run-off) affects the viz how?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jcook

Am I not the only one that thinks this ASA sounds like an old boys club? 2 guys that own a shop together and their buddies on the BoD, seems a little fishy to me.

---

For anyone who would put any merit into this... consider that the 2 guys he was reffering to are from TX, and have no history with the Florida GOB agencies.

So yeah, completely wrong and nothing fishy about it except for the fact that there seems to be an agenda against this newly created group.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SuPrBuGmAn

For anyone who would put any merit into this... consider that the 2 guys he was reffering to are from TX, and have no history with the Florida GOB agencies.

So yeah, completely wrong and nothing fishy about it except for the fact that there seems to be an agenda against this newly created group.

---

Some people "having an agenda against this newly created group" is sometimes the best testament to the organization! ;)