The Economy and the Scuba Industry: The MAP Argument

In a previous post about the scuba industry and the economy I mentioned a concept called MAP. After that article posted, I received many comments, both public and private arguing for MAP. So I thought I would briefly touch on a couple of the biggest comments and my opinions. [Read more...]

The Economy and the Scuba Industry

Early this week, I was talking with a friend who happened to mention that a dive store wasn’t doing very well and was trying to sell off a part of their business. We started discussing our current national economic situation and the impact on the scuba diving industry. How can dive centers survive in this very tough economy? How can scuba equipment manufacturers help the dive stores? [Read more...]