Oceanography

If you've ever used a wet suit, you owe something to the late Hugh Bradner. Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, died 5 May 2008, in San Diego, Calif. after a prolonged illness. He was 92 years old. Bradner's scientific career incorporated both science and ocean exploration to design many notable ocean technologies, including the first neoprene wetsuit. He has been affiliated with Scripps since 1961 and was professor... Read Full Story

Well... Just learning how to use some of these *web-search* online applications.  So, here my very first attempt at using Zimbio to "get the word out" and I inadvertently send one of my "articles" (aka "Squidoo lens") into oblivion.  Now that it's there, I haven't figured out how to remedy the situation.... So, what I'm doing now is sort of a *band-aid* to temporarily fix the situation.  What I wanted to share with folks was my love for things underwater--namely Submarines.  I just... Read Full Story

When this came across our desk this morning all we had to say was Holy Cra%@! Yes this is what you think it is, and no this has not been photoshopped. Researchers and fishermen in Thailand landed a simply monster freshwater stingray-what they did with it after this photo finish is anyone's guess. April 29, 2008—Recreational fishers and biologist Zeb Hogan (wearing cap) hold a live, 14-foot-long (4.3-meter-long) giant freshwater stingray the fishers caught in the Bang Pakong River in... Read Full Story

OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) have recently supplied the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a data collection system for background monitoring at Skomer Marine Nature Reserve. The system consists of an OSIL Shearwater Data Buoy, fitted with a Campbell CR200 Data Logger and a VHF Omi-directional Antenna.   When deployed the 1.2 diameter buoy will be attached via a data cable to a customised OSIL Seabed Mounting Frame. Read Full Story

This was sent in by one of our blog fans who discovered researchers in New Zealand about to dissect and blog about a Pygmy Right Whale. These rare critters do not seem to be a part of any main whale evolutionary tree. The blog is fascinating, and at times a bit gruesome but it does shed light into the world of whales. Make sure you are not eating lunch... and thanks Ellen! Read Full Story

Antarctica-we brought you the video of what life is like on the surface a few weeks back. Chilling stuff. Now researchers have begun sending small probes beneath the ice in search of life. Part science fiction, part exploration, what this team has discovered has trumped any theories put forth over the past 10 years. It was once thought that the floor of Antarctica would be a vast wasteland, the opposite is true. With new critters being identified faster than the US Gov wastes money in Iraq... Read Full Story

The Earth is mostly covered by oceans, we're a blue planet. For a shark diving company with a cool blog this pretty much gives us an unlimited supply of items to cover, like, for example this latest weird news coming out of NOAA. NOAA has a series of deepwater microphones listening for any underwater sounds they can hear. These listening stations have recently heard "strange noises" in our oceans. But don't take our word for it, click this link and have a listen yourself. We're not even... Read Full Story