Saturday, May 31, 2014
Bull Ray gets cleaned
Things I never knew: 1) Bull rays intelligent enough to present themselves for cleaning at stations. 2) There was something called a "bull ray"
IANAO.
IANAO.
Bull Ray gets cleaned from Anita Ong on Vimeo.
Sister Whale
The sperm whale was always my favorite. One makes an appearance while photographers are posing an octopus for pictures.
Sister Whale from Rick Morris on Vimeo.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Water and Wind
Awesome shots of sea life and probably some parasailing.
Water & Wind from Eugenia Loli on Vimeo.
TED: wiring an interactive ocean
"If we would know the oceans, we must go to the oceans". The TED Talk by John Delaney about building an underwater network of cameras.
Mar Mujer (Ocean Women)
A project for development in Peru that involves empowering women by having them tell their stories, these "Ocean Women".
Mar Mujer (Ocean Women) from WAVES for Development on Vimeo.
Beautiful Leopard Whipray
The Leopard Whipray. Who knew?
Beautiful Leopard Whipray from Anita Ong on Vimeo.
HD Parachute Windsurfer Ocean Surfing Venice Beach Waves
Short clip of a sport that looks like you can do "yourself", without someone's boat to pull you. Bucket list!
Protecting the Smalltooth Sawfish
About NOAA's efforts to manage the sawfish which exist along human settlements and in shallow mangrove seas in southern Florida.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Eel Attack: August 1: Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013
Eel vs. Squid, in a short, and actually boring match.
Sea Dragon, under the sea
A sub called the Sea Dragon makes a trip from the Arctic ice to San Francisco.
Penguin studies!
The Tracking Magellanic Penguins project at experiment.com successfully reached its goal in 2012. (But I just discovered it). The project site has a way you can in theory get access to their lab notes. And you can of further go crazy with penguin studies at the Penguin Sentinels Project at the University of Washington.
Tracking Magellanic Penguins from Experiment on Vimeo.
March of the Sea Hares - Maui, HI - 2012
Here is a view of sea hares, aka Aplysiomorpha. Amazing stuff. It's the kind of creature that, if you saw in a sci-fi movie, you'd demand the firing of the special effects crew for lack of imagination and understanding of basic biology.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
The classic 1910 silent film based on the poem, "The Three Fishers". Brought to us by our friends at archive.org.
Ocean Roar
A really cool race for lifesavers, the Ocean Roar competition from Surf Lifesaving Queensland
Ocean Roar from Rawsports on Vimeo.
Octopus' Junkyard
Close-up footage of an octopus, with implications he has a junkyard nearby.
Octopus's Junkyard from Laura James on Vimeo.
Washed up seastars at Brace Point, near Seattle Washington
Dead starfish on the beach, with thoughts about the effects of pollution.
Washed up seastars at Brace Point, near Seattle Washington from Laura James on Vimeo.
A Line in the Sand
An artist makes a pattern in the sand, and invites the ocean to erase it.
A Line in the Sand from Gerda Liebmann on Vimeo.
GuitarShark
The guitar shark really is one of those creatures that you did't believe when you first read about it in a book. Here it is, allegedly. ;-) From Ras Muhammad National Park in Egypt.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Flounder changing colors Bonaire March 2013. change video setting to HD ...
Flounder showing an amazing ability to change colors.
How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat
A young man who gave a TED Talk has an Indegogo project to clean plastics out of the ocean.
Puget Sound in the Spring...
In which we learn why you DO NOT want to be a sea cucumber.
Puget Sound in the Spring... from Laura James on Vimeo.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Devil Monster (1946)
A monster preys on peaceful fishing villages of the Southeast Pacific. The full one-hour movie brought to us by our friends at archive.org. More about the history of the film is at wikipedia.
Allison the Sea Turtle
A poem about an introspective sea turtle.
Allison the Sea Turtle from Aaron Philips on Vimeo.
Okeanos, 4/24/12, Gulf of Mexico
Interesting Mexican crabs and walking fish from footage from April 24, 2012 of NOAA's Okeanos exploration of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.
Ocean Drifters
All about plankton. The history of their science, importance, and beautiful footage. Produced and directed by Dr Richard Kirby (Marine Institute Research Fellow, Plymouth University).
Ocean Drifters from Plymouth University on Vimeo.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
This Living Salish Sea
Filmmakers trying to raise funds to document the beauty of the Salish Sea and how it is threatened by fossil fuel exploration in the region.
Beach Girls And The Monster - trailer
"Hip chicks are shaking--- in the knees!" Old beach monster movie, but here we only have the trailer.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Working with Colombian whale watchers to protect humpback whales
An ongoing experiment.com project to tie whale tourism with scientific research and protection.
Lab notes are already available to the public, which doesn't happen very often with experiment.com projects.
Lab notes are already available to the public, which doesn't happen very often with experiment.com projects.
Conservation of humpback whales in the Colombian Pacific: Integrating research & whale watching from Experiment on Vimeo.
Eyes under water
"Some of these creatures down there never even see the light of the sun." An old educational TV show, this episode touching on sea creatures. Interesting view of old-time diving suit in use.
Here's an old newspaper ad describing what Kiernan's Kaleidoscope was about.
Here's an old newspaper ad describing what Kiernan's Kaleidoscope was about.
I wanna go surfing.
A trip from home to the shore to surf.
I wanna go surfing from Anna Shchemeleva on Vimeo.
Beach on a dull day
"Southend Beach, Essex, UK on an overcast and dull day" What a beach looks like in the UK. It's interesting how little of the popular culture of this island nation is about its beaches.
Friday, May 23, 2014
From the Perspective of a Beach Towel
Towels never get to play. :(
From the Perspective of a Beach Towel from Val Douroux on Vimeo.
Mexican Sardine Run Pelagic Life
This is one of my favorite views of all underwater life: sharks, seals, and tuna taking swipes at a sardine ball.
Underwater video of fish assemblages using baited cameras in the Perth C...
Again, more fascinating fish identification footage provided by the Department of Fisheries of Western Australia. Good for any fish ID test. From Perth Canyon, Western Australia.
The Power of Ocean Waves
A (funded) experiment.com project to harvest wave energy for people, "Can we solve future energy and freshwater crises with the Power of Ocean Waves?"
Can We Harness Ocean Waves to Power Your Home? from Experiment on Vimeo.
Moments of Sicily
Great views of beach life-- the shore-- and surrounding towns in Sicily. First appearance of a donkey in this blog.
Moments of Sicily from Arvids Baranovs on Vimeo.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Diving Bali - Reef Seen
Great high-res closeups of coral and other critters on a reef in Bali.
Diving Bali - Reef Seen from Sander van Schie on Vimeo.
Hugs and Drugs from Sea Slugs -- Patrick J. Krug at Mindshare LA
Important lecture on how we can get medicines from sea life.
Team Gulf & The Hermit Rescue Project
Rescuing hermit crabs from the oil spill in the gulf.
You can learn more about the project here.
You can learn more about the project here.
Team Gulf & The Hermit Rescue Project from Eugenio A. Salazar on Vimeo.
Underwater video of Dunsborough artificial reef
Watch as an artificial reef slowly takes to life over time. from the Department of Fisheries WA. You can see more about their efforts here:
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Octopus in Bonaire, be sure to change the video settings to HD for best ...
A white octopus' futile attempt to hide from divers, but does a good job at camouflage.
Tsunami Makes Waves in More Than Just the Ocean
NASA'S use of satellite technology to track the effects of tsunamis.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Aquatilis Expedition
"Aquatilis Expedition is an epic three-year underwater journey through the unknown, set to explore the world’s most extraordinary creatures." You can see some of what they produce by looking at the photos they share on their twitter feed.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Tim's first kiting trip - Guadeloupe, March/April 2011
Kite surfing in Guadalupe, Mexico
Tim's first kiting trip - Guadeloupe, March/April 2011 from Zenith Ocean Voyages on Vimeo.
Okeanos Explorer: Gulf of Mexico 2014 Expedition Dive 12
Today we go to a "suspected shipwreck". Okeanos Explorer EX1402L3: Gulf of Mexico 2014
Sea Mouse & Octo dive (and other critters) - LJ Shores
A strangely furry bottom creature, and time well spent with an octopus in La Jolla Shores, San Diego.
Sea Mouse & Octo dive (and other critters) - LJ Shores from Diver Jackie on Vimeo.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
An even better blog.
I found a blog with a similar layout to this one. http://www.globaldivemedia.com/. With the exception that as far as I can see, that blog is all the video footage produced by one diver. Check it out.
Anote Tong: President, Kiribati
The President of the Republic of Kiribati talks about what rising sea levels will mean to his island nation. Plus great underwater footage. This video was submitted to theBeneath the Waves Film Festival
1 - Anote Tong: President, Kiribati / Lifelong Fisherman from Conservation International on Vimeo.
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
The full one-hour film about a diver who finds a stash of pearls, but harvesting them is hampered by a pal's gambling problem. Preserved for us by our friends at archive.org.
Dragons Of The Sea
Just in time for monster movies, a real horror crawls out of the sea. The iguana.
Dragons Of The Sea from globaldivemedia.com on Vimeo.
A Rainbow Colored Fish
A video about mandarin fish in Yap, Micronesia by Mark Thorpe.
"A Rainbow Colored Fish" from liquidmocean on Vimeo.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Moray eel moving and active
Here's something I've never seen: a moray moving about outside of its hole. One might think they were just heads.
Wailea Point SCUBA - 25 July 2012 (HD)
Scuba in Wailea Point, Maui. Flounder, cuttlefish, a ray, and lazy turtles.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Allied Convoy Battles Axis, 1942/07/13 (1942)
First-person-shooter views of a WWII battle in the Mediterranean, then a celebration. The Malta War Museum has more info on the fight.
SURVIVING THE FIVE GREAT CAPES - Karen Thorndike's story
She's sailed all five capes, solo. A kickstarter project to document the sailing career of Karen Thorndike.
Portrait Of A Surfer
What makes a surfer go.
Portrait Of A Surfer from Stéphanie Oppenheim on Vimeo.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Hawaiian Sunset
Some cheesy piano music laid to compression-artifact-laden video footage of Hawaiian sunsets.Goodnight.
BLUE WHALE ENVIRONMENTAL BOAT
A kickstarter project to build a special kind of boat to clean up the seas.
TED: Paul Snelgrove: a census of the ocean
In this TED Talk, Dr. Paul Snelgrove of the Memorial University of Newfoundland, talks about the benefits of taking a census of the ocean.
The COML was undertaken and there is a video gallery on its web site, and the book Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean Life Count
was published.
The COML was undertaken and there is a video gallery on its web site, and the book Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean Life Count
was published.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
West Antarctica Glaciers: Past the Point of No Return
This clip from NASA has specific footage of melting glaciers in Antarctica. Scary stuff.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Dumbo Octopus
NOAA's Okeanos dive found the "Dumbo" octopus in the Gulf of Mexico.
(This is also a test of the embed feature for Instagram-- I may delete it if it isn't universally viewable).
Baja
Stunning footage of swarms and swarms and swarms of living things in the ocean at Baja.
BAJA from Erick Higuera on Vimeo.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Runaway Glaciers in West Antarctica
This is one of the animations from the recent West Antarctica Media Teleconference by NASA about rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in an irreversible state of decline". A news story is also here, and the 90 minute press conference is also on youtube.
The SeaQuestor Flyer Submarine
A kickstarter projects to take people on rides in a new kind of submarine.
Expedition Amelia: Finding & Documenting Amelia's Electra
A kickstarter project to find Amelia Earhart's plane!
American Pacific, The Northwest
A kickstarter project to fund a film to document the wildlife and people of the Pacific Northwest. The short film has some nice ocean footage.
Life on the abyssal floor (1970)
Great footage (from 1970!) of sharks and other creatures attracted to a baited camera on the ocean floor.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
l'église sur l'océan - The church on the ocean
A kickstarter project to document "the only Christian church in Hossegor, the surf capital of Europe." Interesting views of European surf culture.
US Carrier Fight for Life (1942)
Play-by-play description of a U.S. aircraft carrier in a battle with the Japanese in WWII.
Octo pretending...or imitating
An octopus doing a rather lame job of trying to camouflage itself as kelp. Here, it's interesting how it's using behavior as much as color or anything else.
Octo pretending...or imitating... from Diver Jackie on Vimeo.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Underwater Marine Artworks Collection
A kickstarter project to put "artwork" underwater that also becomes a home for marine life-- an artifical reef.
Beautiful Sharks
A case for the relative benign-ness of sharks.
Beautiful Shark's from Bettan Svensson on Vimeo.
Friday, May 9, 2014
What's Happening Flagler
A tourism ad for Flagler County, Florida, but we don't mind.
What's Happening Flagler from CycleHere Media on Vimeo.
Baited underwater video from the continental slope, Abrolhos Islands.
I've generally been trying to stick to Creative Commons licensed videos for this blog, but I'll make an exception for this one. First, it was provided as a public service by a government agency, the Department of Fisheries of Western Australia. Second, it is vastly informative.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
FDR's Cruise on the Amberjack II , June 1933
June 2, 1933. Nice views of a little sailing ship. He's walking.
Join Captain Rall in the building of the tallship "Courage"
A kickstarter project to turn a schooner into a true "Tall Ship".
Kalapana Lava Flow
Hawaii getting bigger before our eyes. Kalapana Lava Flow
Kalapana Lava Flow from Nate Yuen on Vimeo.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Kris McCoy: Toes in the Sand
A kickstarter project for a guy who sings about living near the beach, as we all wish we did. Quick, cool shots of a pier even if you don't like the music. Full title: "Kris McCoy records his debut single, Toes in the Sand".
Bikerafting Alaska's Lost Coast: Yakutat to Glacier Bay.
Bikerafting in Alaska
Bikerafting Alaska's Lost Coast: Yakutat to Glacier Bay. from LaceMine29.com on Vimeo.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale
The plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale. Efforts to save them from fishing gear entanglement. This film was honored at the 2013 Beneath the Waves Film Festival
Plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale from Jeffrey Mittelstadt on Vimeo.
Riders Of The California Surf - assembled (1947)
This is one of the classic films about the science and art of surfing, including how boards are made. Yes, it's silent.
Diving, Tulamben, Bali 2013
A 36 minute epic journey thoroughly documenting the sea life seen while scuba diving in Indonesië, Bali, Tulamben.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Yellow Damselfish of the Caribbean
A yellow damselfish shows us its reef home.
Yellow Damselfish of the Caribbean from Terrie Gray on Vimeo.
Gyre Harvester Engineering Project To Clean The Oceans Gyres
A kickstarter project to explore a novel way to clean up the garbage that collects in ocean gyres.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
"Beached" - a film about the plight of stranded cetaceans
A (successful) kickstarter project to educate about the plight of stranded dolphins.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Mikono ya Wavuvi (In Fishermen's Hands)
Kenya fishermen consider their future. This film was honored at the 2013 Beneath the Waves Festival.
Mikono ya Wavuvi (In Fishermen's Hands) from Austin Humphries on Vimeo.
Great Ocean Road March 2014
A travelogue showing everyone's favorite rocks at Port Campbell on the Great Ocean Road. The Apostles.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Fish Species Attracted to a Baited Remote Underwater Video System
Here's a case where scientists tracked all the fish seen in underwater cameras in New Zealand.
selsey sea life
In which we are introduced to an English cuttlefish that appears to have made a home in something like a shopping cart.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Green Beret Amphibious Training
Unnarrated footage of green berets training. Full title: "Green Beret Amphibious Training, 10th Special Forces Group, 12/01/1970 - 12/05/1970 (December 1, 1970)"
Grabby Octopus
Excellent reference footage for your next monster movie, showing what it's like when an octopus grabs the camera.
Puerto Galera - Monkey Beach Dive
A scuba trip in Mindoro
Puerto Galera - Monkey Beach Dive from martin bates on Vimeo.