Tropical Sea Sponges 82 9

Tropical fishing 11 years ago 19,854 views

Sponge Diving with Zacharias Pantas off the Florida Gulf Coast music by Dan-O @ danosongs.com

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wangliang xiao - 6 years ago

how much did the fish man get paid per one sponge?

Migz Zobel - 6 years ago

Poor ocean. Can the diver swim instead of walking?

Richard Rodriguez - 7 years ago

Tearing up the reef by stomping all over them

James Fawbush - 7 years ago

Why are they sold so cheap? Is their a farm raised version? I figured anything requiring paid divers would be expensive.

Brian Kelly - 7 years ago

There is not a farm raised version in this area. The sponges harvested here are typically in 10' - 30' depths and diving isn't as complicated as it used to be. The divers use a Hookah Rig which is basically an air compressor with a long hose and a regulator to breath from. This video was shot in about 30 minutes in an area we already scouted. The bag the diver pulled up may have yielded 30-40 quality cut sponges which translates to a pretty good dive.I imagine the price is set according to the market. There is still an abundance of sponges in the gulf because of the practice of cutting to allow for regrowth, and while you may think they are cheap the natural sponge industry is competing against synthetic sponges which are much cheaper. Still, natural wool sponges are tops when it comes to quality, durability and longevity over anything synthetic.

timothy jacksonsimmon - 8 years ago

poop

Jayy2Times ! - 8 years ago

this stuff cool

Brian Kelly - 8 years ago

Thank You

iTookFun - 8 years ago

How long will it take for the sea sponges to grow back?

Brian Kelly - 8 years ago

A cut sponge can re-grow to its original size in about two to three years.

Tropical Sea Sponges - 9 years ago

Great video Brian! Time for a new one. Let's go diving.
-Zacharias Pantas
Tropical Sea Sponges
TropicalSeaSponges.Etsy.com

Alba Reyes - 9 years ago

Yo siempre me pregunté del porque en la caricatura de spongebob squarepants existía esta esponja en el mar, si en el mar no existen tal esponjas. Pero hoy mee dado cuenta de que en realidad si existen. xD pero lo que me da risa es que en la vida real algunas mujeres usas esta esponjas en su tiempo de menstruación. Es curioso ver como una caricatura tan inocente tenga otro realismo en la vida real. Oh como se diga. xD jajajajaja! Y los niñ@s aman esta caricatura.

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The Sea Sponge Company™ - 11 years ago

Great work on the video! Thanks for sharing the sponge diving experience!

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