The last time I went into the exhibit at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute was about five years ago.

Within that time, the changes are not only noticeable, they are phenomenal.

The first thing that greeted me upon entry was a massive cedar root that was found in 30 feet of water near Granite Rock, in Castle Harbour.

Director of BUEI Wendy Tucker pointed out that one could still smell the cedar.

Another exhibit was Oceans in Motion, which shows how they are getting on with the BUEI mission.

Next to that, one can find a model depicting when they Argus and Challenger Banks were out of the water 20,000 years ago and then it also showed what Bermuda could look like when the sea level rises.

The whole of Somerset and Dockyard had all but disappeared.

Next were recordings of how the Dive Bell and the Bathysphere were used.

If the thought of why Bermuda’s sand is so pink, then there are displays with the option of looking through a super magnifying glass, which allows you to see the grains in greater detail.

From last years Savage Ancient Seas Specimens exhibit, one pre-historic skull was donated to the Institute, while they purchased two other specimens from the same collection.

She said: “We decided to keep part of the exhibit here.”

In the Lightbourn Shell Room, which houses Teddy Tucker’s shell collection, she explained the anglers’ use of the, now endangered, conch shell when they alerted passers by of fresh fish.

We did not know and in the last 50 to 60 years our whole lives have changed, we just thought that there was an unlimited abundance.

“We did say that it was not wasted, it wasn’t for the shell, everyone wanted the conch the meat.”

The exhibit has a dazzling display of shells, both from local and international waters and they have did their best to reconstruct what a conch would have looked like when there was a living organism inside of it.

The Bermuda Triangle exhibit aims to enlighten both the visitor and the local attendee, as one of the most asked questions is, “Is the Bermuda Triangle real?”

The tour would not have been complete without experiencing The Dive in the Nautilus-XS state of the art submersible.

After surviving the attack of the giant squid, we were released into the open sea to see a replica of Smoke Stacks.

They are located to the north west of Bermuda on the Atlantic Ridge showed three types of eyeless shrimps that have heat sensors on the back of their heads. They live on the smoke stacks, as if they go into the cold water they will die.

There are also two crab varieties that live on the smoke stacks and they don’t cook in water that is 160 degrees.

Tons of shipwreck finds followed with bricks that were found on the sea bottom that had been used as brick ovens on ships.

Other treasures, such as the replica of the Tucker Cross, coins, cannon balls, pipes, wine and olive oil bottles are on display.

Author of The Deep and Jaws, the late Peter Benchley, donated the great white shark exhibit.

In addition, if while watching shark documentaries you fantasised about being in a diving cage with sharks attacking it, then you can experience a dry run.