Bonaire’s East Coast, Shipwrecks, from Boca Spelonk to Dam Grandi.
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From the North to the South. 1/ Field of Boca Spelonk Very well known among the diver’s community, three shipwrecks in front of the Lighthouse are often dived but are not yet identified. The …
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One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction
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Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival.
See on www.sciencedaily.com
Jeremy Jackson: How we wrecked the #ocean | Video on TED.com
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TED Talks In this bracing talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos and stats make the case.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck File 1679 – 1998
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Interested in shipwrecks and shipwreck research? Here is one of the most complete and accurate list of losses of Great Lakes commercial vessels in existence. Find the history and details of ship sinkings.
Via www.boatnerd.com
Is That A Starfish On My Face? #Underwater Sculpture : NPR
Via Scoop.it – Coral Reef Ecology
Unappointed and spontaneously in their different ways, artists from all over the world are trying to remind us that coral reefs are in trouble and keep us from making things worse.
Via www.npr.org
Another Successful PADI Ice Diver Specialty Class Completed
This past weekend saw another successful completion of a PADI Ice Diver Specialty Class, with our own Carl Lange, Kira Kaufmann and Michael Haynes conducting the dives for the class. The weather was very nice for this time of year, and everyone who completed the class learned about ice conditions, proper safety procedures and ice diving emergencies. Congratulations everyone! Here are some photos from the weekend. Find out more about the Ice Diver Specialty Course?
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- Waiting to go in
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- Let’s go!
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- Kira tending lines
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- West Bend Fire Department’s finest
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- Gearin’ up
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- This is fun!
Google Street View Goes Undersea Mapping #Great_Barrier_Reef
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“Less than a month after Google Ocean drowned our dreams of Atlantis by updating a image that previously showed mysterious grid patterns on the sea floor, the search giant is back with an underwater Street View.”
Via www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com
What’s the Total Value of the World’s Sunken Treasure?
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Three historic shipwrecks have been in the spotlight recently, with cargoes of platinum ingots, gold, and silver estimated at $4.5 billion in total. These huge hauls made us wonder: Just how much money is buried at sea?
Via www.popularmechanics.com
Swimmers’ Sunscreen #Killing Off #Coral
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Common sunscreen ingredients awaken dormant viruses in the algae that keep corals alive, killing the algae and causing reefs to bleach, a new study says. (National Geographic article about chemicals in sunscreen killing off coral reefs.
Via news.nationalgeographic.com
Podcast of Life: #Coral_Reefs | The Ocean Portal | Smithsonian Institution
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Coral reefs are bustling cities of marine life, until rising ocean temperatures turn them into ghost towns. Can reefs spring back from devastating bleaching events? In this episode of the Podcast of Life, Ari Daniel Shapiro and researcher Dr. Randi Rotjan of the New England Aquarium, journey to the remote Phoenix Islands to find out.
Via ocean.si.edu
