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Video: Wild Oceans Octopus
Earth Touch News Wild Oceans has posted their latest video on octopus. This week features an octopus using its many arms to grab tasty morsels from the sand.
Borneo from Below: Episode 19
This week’s episode of Borneo from Below is now online. This week is episode 19 of the weekly web series and features an episode of wreck diving in Miri, Sarawak with Bertie.
Call to action: NOAA bungles shark management plans in Florida
A coalition of Florida based shark divers launched a campaign asking NOAA to reconsider their decision to open commercial fishing for sharks in the Jupiter area from 1 January 2016, during the breeding aggregation of large sharks in the area. NOAA’s response thus far has been to obfuscate and blame shift.
Image: Mystical Forest by Tracey Jennings
Tracey Jennings has posted her stunning image entitled “Mystical Forest” onto the Wetpixel Facebook Group. It was taken in Simonstown, South Africa in 2014.
Sea Save Fundraising Auction now open
The annual Sea Save charity auction is now open for bidding. The auction supports the Sea Save organization and their various environmental efforts, including presence at CITES. The auction is open until December 17.
Scientists show what dolphins see through echolocation
Scientists have successfully used echolocation recordings from dolphins to physically recreate objects tested during experiments. For the first time ever this gives humans a glimpse into what dolphins “see” when they echolocate upon objects underwater.
Video: Paddle boarder has near miss with whale
A paddle boarder in Santa Cruz had quite a scare when a humpback whale surfaced within inches of his board. The whale was feeding and the entire incident was caught on video. Remarkably the paddle boarder was not injured and even managed to stay on his board.
Retra releases LSD Ultimate
Retra has announced an updated version of their Light Shaping Device (LSD). The LSD Ultimate has a lighter aluminum housing and a separate optical tube and mounting module. The latter are interchangeable and available for Sea&Sea, Inon, Seacam and Ikelite strobes. The company is also offering three different packs of masks to accompany the LSD.
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