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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s White Shark
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has issued a report about the whereabouts of the captive young white shark released in March.
“It’s clear she survived and thrived after release,” said Dr. Randy Kochevar, a marine biologist with the aquarium and a principal investigator with the Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP) project—a research collaboration that maps the migrations of many open-ocean species in the northern Pacific. “There’s no question that she was hunting and feeding on her own.”
I guess she recovered from having her nose rubbed off.
Isla Guadalupe granted bio-preserve status
San Diego Shark Diving owner Paul “Doc” Anes writes in his blog:
“For many years the topside land of Isla Guadalupe has been designated as a bio preserve by the Mexican government. Now the waters surrounding the island have also been granted bio-preserve status. Just exactly what this means for the long range sportfishing boats and the white shark diving operators who utilize the island’s bountiful waters is not clear at this time. There may be a system similar to the one imposed on the Revillagigedos Islands (Socorro, San Benedicto, Roca Partida, and Clarion) where users must pay a per day fee to use the resource. I’ll be posting more as I acquire definitive information from my contacts.”
For those of you not familiar with Isla Guadalupe, it is the (relatively new) hotspot for cage time with great white sharks.
Nikon D70 Firmware 2.0 Update
Nikon has released firmware 2.0 for its D70 digital SLR. Additions and refinements include improved performance for the 5-area autofocus system’s Dynamic Area AF and Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF modes, updated menus with a new design similar to that of the D70s, making them easier to view and quicker to recognize, in-camera page setup support for PictBridge compatible printers, and more…
Fantasea adds CP-6 and CP-7 housings
Digital Shootout, July 2005 - Bonaire
There are still spots available in this year’s Digital Shootout! Join Jim Watt, Berkley White, Eric Cheng, and Dan Baldocchi in Bonaire from July 23-30, 2005. Book soon if you’re interested because flights may be difficult to get if you wait too long!
SEASPACE 2005 - June 4-5, 2005
A reminder: SEASPACE 2005 runs from June 4-5, 2005 at the Reliant Center in Houston, TX. Wetpixel’s Eric Cheng and James Wiseman will be there wandering the halls (James is there in official capacity; I’ll just be socializing), so please introduce yourselves if you see us! Continue reading for the press release.
Nexus Nikon D2X Housing Images
Our sponsors over at Marine Camera Distributors have sent us 17 images of the Nexus D2X housing from just about every angle you might want to see. The housings are just reaching dealers, domestically. Contact Marine Camera for more information.
Dive with Brian Skerry, or nubile nymphs?
Blue Sphere Pubs is running an interesting poll. Would you rather dive (scuba dive) with Brian Skerry, a National Geographic Photographer, or two nubile nymphs? Skerry tells me he’s never lost an election, but I suspect that this one will be close, depending on how many people he managed to bribe.
To vote, go to the site and left-click on your choice. If it makes any difference, Brian has just gone digital, and will be shooting his next assignment with a couple of Nikon D2X digital SLRs.