A few years ago, I was asked to take some images of the animals in a large public aquarium in the UK. It was a fascinating experience and quite a challenge. Despite the technical difficulties and safety considerations, such as not being allowed to wear fins, I had a grand time and fell in [...]
Photo courtesy: Osearch.org Mary Lee, arguably the most famous shark in America, has gone silent. After being tagged with a transmitter by research organization Ocearch off the coast of Cape Cod in 2012, Mary Lee gained a legion of loyal followers tracking her ocean journeys. She has nearly [...]
One of the many reasons that ‘tree-huggers’ like me fight to protect the planet’s biodiversity is that we simply don’t know how useful it might be. While I’d argue that all of our planet’s species deserve to live without being of benefit to humans, the ‘put a dollar value on ‘em’ [...]
The trade in shark fins gets many conservation-minded folks pretty darn mad. Every year, an estimated 73 million sharks are killed solely for their fins, to be then chucked back into the ocean to suffer a slow, unpleasant death. Most of the fins are destined for China for use in shark fin [...]
Summer vacation is here and if you haven’t planned your annual holiday yet, you may be in luck. Perhaps one of these hotels, in honor of Shark Week which aired yesterday on the Discovery Channel, will catch your eye. If Great Whites excite you, then you should head to Chatham Bars [...]
Let’s face it, anyone that has ever stepped foot in the ocean has had that moment where something unexpected touched your body beneath the water resulting in a “you tube” worthy series of epic jumps and arm flailing that put the best ninjas to shame. Most of the time, it’s [...]
I spend as much time as I can in the water these days; in fact, since I gave up my aquarium, I’ve had a lot more cash to spend on splashing around. Last summer I got to swim with the second largest fish in the sea, the basking shark. Every so often, it’s good to [...]
Photo: BlairSnow I have finally found a present that I don’t need to reuse, reduce or recycle! It’s the “in” thing to give as a Christmas present this year [...]