by Tidal Gardens | May 13, 2017 | Fish, Travel, Video
I’ve wanted to do this bull shark dive in Playa del Carmen for a while now. I wasn’t eligible in the past because not only do they want you to be certified, but they prefer you have at least 30 logged dives so the dive company would be more confident that you would not panic and screw up the dive for everyone. It’s also an 80’ deep dive which is on the deep end for a typical recreational diver. If you’re certified in diving, I highly recommend the bull shark dive. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be and I would probably do it again in the future. It was a great trip down to Mexico and I’m already looking forward to going back. Music: Tracks: “Night Cave” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/faq.html Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4-4.5 STM IS Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Sony Underwater Action Cam by AquaNerd | Mar 23, 2017 | Science, Travel
Boaty McBoatface, is without a doubt, the world’s worst best-named submersible and it is about to embark on its first mission to the Antarctic. Last year, in case you didn’t hear about it, the submersible got its ridiculous name after Britain’s National Environment Research Council (NERC) asked the public to help name a new polar research vessel via the help of the internet. Names were submitted and by polling the public, the name “Boaty McBoatface” was chosen as the name went on to win by 25,000 votes over the 2nd place finisher. Sadly, and despite Boaty McBoatface winning, the folk at NERC decided they couldn’t live with the name on a multimillion dollar vessel. Can you imagine being at a dinner party and you are the captain by AquaNerd | Mar 19, 2017 | Corals, Reef, Travel
The Caledonian Sky, owned by British company Noble Caledonia Damage accidentally ran aground on a pristine Indonesian coral reef could total well into the millions of dollars in damages, according to environmental groups working in the region. Researchers for Conservation International Indonesia (CII), Papua State University and the Regional Technical Implementing Unit (UPTD) found that the grounding of the 297 foot Caledonian Sky cruise ship on March 4th caused massive damage to several reefs that are unique to Raja Ampat, a remote and idyllic island chain west of Indonesia’s Papua province. “The types of reefs that were damaged by the ship are Genus Porites, Acropora, Pocillopora , Tubastrea, Montipora, Stylopora, Favia and Pavites. It will take decades to restore the reefs,” Ricardo Tapilatu, who headed the research, told by Admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Photography, Travel
Following up on from my post about the steam locomotives on the world-famous wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, I want to expand on my “transportation” theme and look at some more of the wreck’s... by Admin | Mar 3, 2017 | Photography, Science, Travel
Okay, this post might be a little ‘off message’, but it does involve wine… so please indulge me. I was doing some browsing on the internet and came across a story about ageing wine under... by Admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Photography, Reef, Travel
Reefs are made by corals, right? Well, not always – there are many ways to build a reef. Sometimes the construction work is carried out by tube-dwelling worms in the cold waters off Europe, or, in the case of these pics, the reefs are created by a complex mix...
