Another week, another photo of the week in the local rag. This time thanks to Tortuga Divers for the transportation to Julie's Wall where this shot was taken. You should give it a visit next time you're on the North side....
Hairy Frogfish
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Pretty incredible short video of the striated frogfish (or hairy frogfish) by Jose Lachat. An oldie but a goodie.Antennarius striatus (Striped, Striated, Splitlure, Zebra or Hairy frogfish) is a singulary interesting frogfish, mainly because of its large and well visible worm-like lure which it likes to move a lot. Because of its perfect camouflage it is not that easy to find though.The pectoral fins are angled, and with the pelvic fins, allow the frogfish to "walk" on the sea bottom and to keep a stable position for ambush.The striated frogfish is found in the tropical and subtropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the center of the Pacific Ocean, and in the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Africa and from the New Jersey...
When Julie comes around
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Well once we got past the road race going on at the bottom of our road, we immediately hit a cycle race that was going on. All the way to the East End. With a police escort. And no overtaking was allowed. Ever driven anywhere at 10 mph for a long time? It's like watching paint dry. Anyway, frustrations aside, we joined our good fiends at Tortuga Divers once again and set sail for high adventures and tales of derring-do. With a 5-6 knots NE wind, it was relatively calm today which gave us a nice excuse to head Northward.Nat's back!Captain Nige motored us over to Julie's Wall for the first dive which if you haven't done it before is a particularly...
Watch how I soar......
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Well we've been saying for years, why explore outer space when most of the worlds oceans are still unexplored?Link: HERE"Even though they cover two-third's of the planet's surface, we know precious little about how the oceans actually interact with the continents and atmosphere. What's more, our oceanic models are woefully incomplete�only capable of showing large areas with reduced resolution or in high detail over a limited area. But a new fleet of autonomous research submarines are about to rectify that problem.""These 16 gliders were built as part of Rutgers University's Challenger mission to explore and quantify deep ocean currents...
The Swarm
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A great read if you ever wanted to know why fish and birds swarm together."Being based on land, we have a hard time understanding the behavior of those species that live in the air or underwater. For instance, countless generations have looked up and wondered at the so-called flying V, the tendency of many migratory birds to fly in a wedge-shaped formation. Eventually, scientists figured out that the reason the birds assumed that formation was efficiency; the incredibly complex math of chaos and waves leads a V shape that reduces drag. It�s similar in logic to the drafting performed by race cars, though far more specialized and complex."Link: HERE "Researchers now have plenty of explanations for the why of this behavior. First and foremost: there�s safety in numbers. Even if you ...
