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Attack of Triger fish

A trigger fish seen on the Mexico Island Сozumel dive site Yucab.

2013-01-21 Something Special

All kinds of interesting animals seen here, from urchins to flounder to octopus.

The Grip of the Rip

A PSA by NOAA on how to survive a rip current while swimming in the ocean.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Plankton from Puget Sound

Diver Laura shows us plankton she found in Puget Sound, and her blog post gives instructions on how to make your own microscope with an iPhone!

Plankton from Puget Sound from Laura James on Vimeo.

BELOW AND ABOVE THE SEA

Peaceful time spent with sea critters in New Zealand, Alaska, and Tahiti. Sharks, crabs, etc.

BELOW AND ABOVE THE SEA from Patrick Rottensteiner on Vimeo.

Song for the sea dead.

A fisherman expresses remorse for the "the thousands of sea creatures I killed to eat and for profit".

Song for the sea dead from Bill Ritchie on Vimeo.

Microcosm

A (completed) Kickstarter project to make a film about what can be learned about ocean creatures through a microscope.

Ohmsett Subsurface Dispersant

A serious (if gross looking) experiment to examine what happens to oil when treated with the kinds of dispersants used by BP to treat the Gulf oil spills.

Storm, Atlantic Ocean, шторм.

Three minutes of what it's like to be on a tanker in the middle of a storm. Seasick?



Sleepy Sea Gull and Seal Pup

A discussion of how pet droppings in runoff can make sea animals sick.

Sleepy seagull and Seal Pup from Laura James on Vimeo.

Begging moans

The emotional range of penguins, expressed in calls. Ecstatic, antagonistic, and begging. These videos are a part of the PLOS One paper, The Vocal Repertoire of the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus): Structure and Function of Calls

ghost crab

We meet a ghost crab on the beautiful "sugar-like sand" of Cocoa Beach, then actually follow him into his lair.

Gentoo Penguins

The cameraman wondered why they were curious. They make me think of Linux.

Gentoo Penguins from Christopher Taylor on Vimeo.

NOAA Deep-Sea Corals Footage

How cities can monitor corals and learn about health of the oceans next to them.
See also this article about how this is being suggested for Norfolk, VA.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Managing Shark Populations in Alaskan Waters

NOAA's efforts to monitor the populations of three sharks in Alaska. Some cool underwater video.

NASA | Meanwhile at the Bottom of the Ocean

A 50-foot submersible, the Ben Franklin "will" study the ocean floor in 1969.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

St. John VI condos.

One hand washes the other. THEY trick us into seeing an ad for a condo in St. John Virgin Islands. We get to see beautiful views of the sea.

Leopard Shark

On the tail, literally, of a leopard shark.

Sea Turtle returns to the ocean

A few too many spectators watch a turtle return to the sea, presumably after laying eggs.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

CreatureCast - Diving for Jellies

A discussion of siphonophore jellyfish. Interesting that they cannot be collected with nets, so have to be studied in their native environment.





How to exit a submarine underwater

Interesting safety training for leaving a sub. Does exhaling prevent bends?

White tip reef shark circles me

This video demonstrates two reasons why I wouldn't like to be a shark. Are those lampreys?

White tip reef shark circles me from Anita Ong on Vimeo.

Nantucket 1969

A happy day on the sea for two boys in Natucket, MA.

Fish Rock Cave.

Mesmerizing swarms of fish, and a shark, in an Australian cave.

Fish Rock Cave from Colin Miles on Vimeo.

Manta ray (into the mouth is sucker fishes)

Fascinating view into the open mouth of manta rays, from Mexico, Yucatan, Isla Mujeres.

The Fastest In The Ocean

This is the longest footage I've ever seen of sailfish chasing balls of bait fish.

The Fastest In The Ocean from globaldivemedia.com on Vimeo.

A day in the life of a starfish

I'm not the biggest fan of aquarium footage, but this one shows us day in life of starfish hungry for algae.

A day in the life of a starfish from Rate My Funeral on Vimeo.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Rainforests of the Ocean

A (failed) Indegogo project to protect the "rainforests" of the Maldives, and potentially prevent it from sinking.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Ocean as a Lab: Fish Farms

A discussion about aquaculture, with video of one in Puerto Rico.

The Great Barrier Reef

The full gamut of creatures that can be seen on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

The Great Barrier Reef from Anita Ong on Vimeo.

Windarra Banks

Great schools of tiny fish (and rays) hanging around a reef.

Windarra Banks from Anita Ong on Vimeo.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Monday, August 4, 2014

Northern Wake: Freeing whales from ropes & debris.

An unsuccessful kickstarter project to save whales from marine debris.

Sea Bathing Machine

"Traditional sea bathing machines" for swimming. I did not know that. Kickstarter project.

Swim The Big Blue Expedition - Filming A World First!

A Kickstarter project to fund a guy's swim across the Atlantic Ocean.

Baby turtles Mirissa

Newly-hatched sea turtles pass through a gauntlet of well-meaning tourists in Sri Lanka.

Baby turtles Mirissa from Anna Hickman on Vimeo.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Philippines Macro Life

Many of these creatures seem color-coded for Asia, if that's not stereotyping.

Philippines Macro Life from globaldivemedia.com on Vimeo.

Dreaming In The Blue

Amazing footage of a giant artificial reef now teeming with life, at an undisclosed location.

Dreaming In The Blue from squidfilms on Vimeo.

>Nemos Pequenos in Bazaruto

A program to teach environmental stewardship and ocean skills in Mozambique.

Nemos Pequenos in Bazaruto from Daniel van Duinkerken on Vimeo.

Plastics in Our Ocean, extended

A (completed) Kickstarter project to look at plastic debris in the ocean.