Friday, February 27 2009
Rare Photos of Transparent Fish
Posted By at 12:26 PM
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has released photos of a rare sight: the Pacific barreleye fish. The images were made in deep waters off of Monterey Bay, on the Central California coast. This is the first time one of these fish have been seen with its unique transparent dome intact. There is some strange stuff down there
http://stateoftheart.popphoto.com/blog/2009/02/nature-watch-rare-photos-of-transparent-fish.html?cid=10
http://conservationreport.com/2009/02/24/weird-and-fascinating-creatures-fish-with-translucent-head/
http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html
Wednesday, February 4 2009
DAN Announces New Member Benefit
Posted By at 2:02 PM
DURHAM, NC – The new year brings new benefits from Divers Alert Network (DAN) to all DAN America Members, and first on the list is the WorldcuePlanner™ Real-Time Travel Intelligence Resource®.
The same travel resource used by top government officials, corporate executives and travel agents, WorldcuePlanner is a real-time travel intelligence site that offers information on such topics as general travel tips and destination information, climate, currency, security, documents, transportation, local customs and culture, travel and health alerts, and more. It continuously updates information on more than 250 topics, spanning more than 180 countries and 260 cities.
“It’s like having an entire library of travel books at your fingertips, only better,” said Dan Orr, President and CEO of DAN. “The WorldcuePlanner is constantly updating to provide up-to-the-minute information to its users.”
http://www.divenewswire.com/NewsITems.aspx?newsID=10037
Tuesday, February 3 2009
Revamped Google Earth Dives to Ocean Floor
Posted By at 11:30 AM
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Earth unveiled the fifth official revamp of its service on Monday, taking virtual tourists down to the bottom of the sea floor, to Mars, and back in time to explore the past through historical data.
As expected, Google unveiled the complement to what Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, called "Google Dirt". Google Ocean not only highlights the surface of the sea and its wonders, but also will map the sea floor, down to the Mariana Trench, five miles down.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2340000,00.asp?kc=DAILYNEWS_020309_STORY4
Monday, February 2 2009
Wreck of HMS Victory 'recovered from Channel'
Posted By at 3:06 PM
The shipwrecked predecessor to Lord Nelson's HMS Victory, which is thought to contain millions of pounds' worth of gold, is thought to have been found at the bottom of the English Channel.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4424093/Wreck-of-HMS-Victory-recovered-from-Channel.html