Robot Sea Turtles

Soon we won't need any living creatures in the sea, it'll all be robots :-D"Some shipwrecks are too costly or dangerous for humans to explore, but many underwater robots are too disruptive and unwieldy to serve as substitutes. The Tallinn Institute of Technology's new U-CAT mapping robot solves that dilemma by imitating one of the ocean's more graceful creatures: the sea turtle. The small machine uses flippers to get around instead of propellers, preventing it from kicking up silt (which would obscure its camera) and letting it turn on a dime." Link: H...

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Break on through to the other side

You know the day destroys the night, night divides the day, which was fitting really as we set off late afternoon to get some quality time in on the main wall for the first dive and then get in for a second dive for form more fun in the dark. The viz wasn't at it's best today with 20 metres or so and a strong ENE making the surface a little lumpy however the main wall did supply us with large shoals of triggerfish, angelfish, groupers and not to mention our highly trained pet snappers came out to be with us as well. They always know when we're about.......There were some late afternoon foragers in the shape of lionfish not to mention a parade...

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Breathe

Lots of things to see and do, lots and lots for me and you. And such was the way of things when we jumped in a few days ago to see what could be seen including some lovely big shoals of sweepers, tangs, grunts and snappers.Towards the end of the dive we also had some unexpected visitors in the shape of some caribbean reef and some nurse sharks who were happy to circle around and check us out.I must admit though the second dive was the most exciting for me as you know I like my macro stuff and I found a beautiful little gaudy clown crab nestled away in some sponge on the hard pan in two metres of water right at the start of the dive, bonus!It's...

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Hot Stuff

Well if you haven't picked up this months edition of "What's Hot", then shame on you. With the fast approaching annual International Underwater Film Festival, myself and Sean from O.F are in print and doing our bit to help promote the upcoming festivities presented by CITA and Divers Alert Network. There's still just enough time to get your tickets if you hurry! See you there........

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Along the Blue Highway

Been taking it easy the last couple of weeks in preparation for the up coming photo and film festival on the island next week, but we're back in the water and back to business as usual as we hit our favourite Lighthouse Point early this morning.With very little current and some decent viz on the main wall we had lots to see and do and were instantly surrounded by our old friends the snappers with some angelfish, jacks and triggerfish in tow.Low flying snappers love the camera......We changed it up a little this morning and headed South down the wall for a change and saw some very beautiful and colourful barrel and rope sponges in the depths just...

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True facts about the cuttlefish

Yet more true facts, this time about the cuttlefish."....and then there's the flamboyant cuttlefish who doesn't blend in with s**t....". "...cover your nose, your nose might get pregnant..." Epic.Link: HERE or watch it bel...

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