Scuba Shack Coz Newsletter Archive

June 23rd Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Cruise Ships are back
• We have a new cat
• How are the mountains of Mars and Mexico connected?  Read about it here.

• COVID Update
• Recipe of the month…Coconut quick bread
• Seaweed.. Both good and inconvenient.

March 14th Cozumel Drift Newsletter copy – Articles in this issue:

• Info and updates about COVID testing sites here in Cozumel.
• More and more flights and direct flights arriving each week now
• Feature article – snorkel with Whale Sharks

• Cozumel now has the vaccine!!!!
• Recipe of the month…Pozole.  Try this traditional Mayan dish here in Cozumel or make it at home
• The Yellow-lored Parrot is making a comeback here on the island, it’s Pandemonium!

February 16th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• More and more updates about COVID testing sites here in Cozumel.  **This is a MUST READ  if you questions before your next trip**
• Updated information on airlines and their travel restrictions
• Feature article – Leave your Plastic at the Border.

• Wanna snorkel with whale sharks?  Get the info here!
• Read about Alenka Artnik’s new free diving world record
• Recipe of the month…you’ll go banana’s for this one!

January 21st 2021 – SPECIAL EDITION! COVID Testing Updates – Articles in this issue:

• **This is a special edition that outlines testing procedures travelers will need to follow prior to returning home.**  A MUST READ article!!

• DiveAssure now offers trip insurance to cover COVID contingencies.  If you are worried about cancelations or additional costs to your trip due to COVID contingencies, then you’ll wanna check this out.

January 13th 2021 Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• CDC issues order that all US travelers need a negative COVID test before returning to the States.  A MUST READ article!!
• Where’s the best place to get ceviche on the island?  And what is ceviche any way?
• More airline updates

• Featured Article: Anemone – The Cracker Jacks of the Sea
• Can you speak the language of Dolphins?  Check out this TED Talk.

December 17th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Carnival 2021 CANCELED 🙁
• Updates on our cleaning procedures at the hotel and dive shop
• Information on air travel safety and cleanliness

• Flights from Canada are BACK!!!
• Help save the Galapagos – Stop fishing by Chinese fishing boats

December 2nd Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• AMAZING Video – Eel vs a Trumpet Fish
• Holiday Season Gift Card Information
• December Reef Closure Information

• Did you know Cozumel has a coral restoration park?
• December COVID update
• Less Lion Fish
• Responsible Shell Collection information

November 4th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Another hurricane?!?!
• Be prepared to pay in cash

• Follow the correct Facebook Page
• Netflix – My Octopus Teacher

October 18th COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• A Stormy Couple weeks
• Be prepared to pay in cash
• Did you know we sell gear too?

• Night Dives from the boat are back!
• Octopus article part II
• Reef Closure Information

September 24th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Octopus Article Part I
• How and where to find us on the web and Social Media

• The Schmidt Ocean Institute and what they do
• Reef Closure Information for August and September

September 9th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• COVID Status Update – Cozumel is now YELLOW!!!
• Great information on air filtration systems on airplanes
• Cozumel is world famous for its mushrooms.  Did you know that

• Do you need Trip Insurance?  Check out this article before you travel
• New Taxi Company in Cozumel

August 26th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Great links and information about traveling to Cozumel during COVID
• Information and links to the CDC and the U.S State Department websites

• Was that a sea snake or eel?  Get the info here.
• Ernesto’s is finally OPEN!!

August 8th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• A long awaited visit from some of my family!
• More good news on COVID updates
• Answers to common questions about traveling to Cozumel during COVID

• Updated Airline Information for August 2020
• Did you know we have a lost and found?

July 7th Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Information on Plastic Free July
• Great article about 64,000 sea turtles

• July 7th COVID updates
• Information on why you shouldn’t touch the Starfish

June 28th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• We have an FAQ Page on our website.  Get the info here
• How much water is in the ocean?

• Our new cleaning practices
• Great pictures from some recent dives!!

June 20th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• Update on how the reefs are looking, along with some great pictures
• Article on Kathy Sullivan – A True Explorer

• June 2020 Airline updates and changes
• More island openings

June 13th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• Our first post COVID lockdown visitors!!!!
• April and May reef Closures

• Ever seen a Headsheild slug before?
• More COVID updates and changes

June 6th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• Article on the Sea Turtles of Cozumel
• The port will be opening on June 8th!!!!!

• More Airline Changes for the summer
• CDC and travel information for Mexico

May 30th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• Quintana Roo Promotional Video
• We have beer again on the island

• Read about our COVID status in late May
• WebMD article on whether or not COVID can survive in lakes, pools, the ocean

May 20th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• May 2020 airline updates
• We have run out of beer!!!!
• Scorpionfish article Part II

• Article by Dr. Douglas Ebersole about diving after you’ve had COVID
• Links to information from DAN on diving after COVID
• How to disinfect scuba equipment

May 12th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• Scorpionfish article Part I
• Saddled Blenny Article

• Read about all the different indigenous animals here on Cozumel
• Updates on what we’ve been doing to stay busy during our COVID lockdown

May 5th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• The sharks of Cozumel – read about them all
• Early May 2020 COVID status and updates

• PADI begins selling face masks made from recycled ocean plastic

April 2th Newsletter – COVID-19 Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• Great article and video on the Spotted Eagle Ray
• Have you seen the bell on Cozumel – Read about it here

• Our first COVID special edition and updates
• A special thank you for all of your support

April 2020 Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• COVID restrictions come to Cozumel – This newsletter is the beginning of our COVID story and how things start to change on the island and how we cope

• Scuba Shack helps to build special face masks for hospital workers
• Our shop cat, Scuba, is getting lonely without divers and staff.

March 2020 Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Great article on a prediction for less Sargassum (sea weed) for the gulf in 2020
• On the “eve” of COVID Southwest Airlines announces flights to Cozumel

• Check out the improvements and updates happening around the shop and the hotel
• In March the first confirmed COVID cases begin being reported.  Read about how we started to prepare

February 2020 Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• Mexico bans single use plastics – Great information and article
• Carnaval 2020 update

• Did you know Cozumel has a rum company? Check out this article
• We’ve made some improvements around the shop, come see!

November 2020 Cozumel Drift Newsletter – Articles in this issue:

• We offer a FREE buoyancy class.  Ask on your next visit
• The Marine Park will open early.  Read about the updates here

• Links to articles on how you can help our oceans

September 2020 Conservation Special Edition – Articles in this issue:

• The State of our oceans
• Marine Park Authority announces reef closures
• Articles on Stoney Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) and the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

• Articles and information on how you can help our oceans
• Information on a charity called Free the Ocean
• Learn to be a vigilant diver