Watch: Australia Hosts World's First Live Underwater Podcast
In celebration of World Seagrass Day on March 1, Paramount Importance held the world's first live underwater podcast highlighting the vital role of seagrass in our underwater ecosystems.The podcast was released on YouTube this week.Science communicator and marine scientist, Kurt Krispyn, founder of the science communication platform Paramount Importance, hosted the underwater broadcast. The podcast featured seagrass expert Associate Professor Mike van Keulen from Murdoch University, with Dr. James Tweedley, marine scientist from Murdoch University, acting as topside host.Krispyn said the decision
Fascinated by Shipwrecks Podcast: Episode 14
. He has produced over 30 programs for PBS and the Outdoor Channel, and appeared as a shipwreck expert on the History and Discovery Channels. Mixter’s stories appear in books, magazines (including Michigan History Magazine) and in radio and TV news programs. He hosts the Shipwreck Podcast, and his YouTube videos have over 3 million views, covering shipwrecks in four of the Great Lakes and adventures in several foreign lands.
Exploring Ocean Canyons, SOI Strikes Again with Groundbreaking Research
a mile). The stony, habitat-forming coral species was not expected to be in this area in such quantities. The expedition took place in the Mar del Plata Canyon, off the Coast of Argentina.Image courtesy ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean InstituteAll Schmidt Ocean Institute ROV dives are live-streamed to YouTube and Twitch, allowing anyone with an internet connection to join the scientists as they explore the deep sea in real time. This expedition shattered engagement records for the Institute. One way to measure engagement is views. Most of the Institute’s dives average around 4,000 views; this expedition
Shipwrecks Podcast Launches with Archaeologist James Delgado
the window of opportunity to become a maritime archaeologist myself, I’ve often wondered, as a layperson, what goes on behind the scenes of this work, and that’s what I want to share with others through the exciting guests I have lined up.”To watch and subscribe, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatedbyShipwrecks. Listeners can also learn about shipwrecks and join the mailing list at https://fascinatedbyshipwrecks.com/
Abundant Life Found on Seamounts Off Chile’s Coast
that the Nazca-Desventuradas and Juan Fernández Marine Parks effectively protect delicate marine habitats.”A second expedition along the Salas y Gomez Ridge will begin aboard research vessel Falkor (too) on February 24. Underwater dives will be livestreamed on Schmidt Ocean Institute's YouTube channel as scientists explore areas deeper than 600 meters for the first time. Schmidt Ocean Institute will be operating in the Southeast Pacific, exploring the waters off Peru and Chile throughout 2024.“Full species identification can take many years, and Dr. Sellanas and his team have an
Indian Fishermen Use Smartphones to Map a Vanishing Way of Life
laptop and pulled up the GIS software he uses to map hundreds of villages in his area, cross-checking the sites designated by fishermen such as Raji against satellite images of the entire area.Saravanan said he learned how to use the software from a friend who had studied software engineering and from YouTube.Next he recruited statewide volunteers to map the land.“The technology is the same [as what the government uses] ... it’s just that they don’t do it and we do,” he said.Given that mobile phones only came to Gunankuppam in 2006, the rapid takeup of mapping apps seems all the
How Will the Fukushima Water Release Impact the Pacific Ocean?
should defer the impending discharge.While we are sympathetic to the view that the scientific data could be improved, our assessment is the panel is unfairly critical of ocean release.The main thing missing from the report is a sense of perspective. The public seminar from the expert panel, available on YouTube, presents only a portion of the context we provide above. Existing tritium in the ocean isn’t discussed, and the dominance of potassium is glossed over.The most reasonable comments regard the performance of ALPS. This is largely in the context of strontium-90 and cesium-137, both of which
OOI‘s Pioneer Array Relocating to Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight
. Plueddemann will discuss the Pioneer Array infrastructure, instrumentation, and what is planned for its upcoming move off the North Carolina coast. The event is free and open to the public. For those unable to attend, the program will be live-streamed, as well as archived for later viewing, on the CSI YouTube Channel.Offshore conditions can be brutal for moorings that remain in the water for six-month deployments. The new location for the OOI’s Coastal Pioneer Array is designed to withstand treacherous conditions, including extreme storms. Credit: ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutio
Rare Footage of Titanic Wreckage Released
. Most of it has not been previously released to the public.Since the discovery, several documentaries about the Titanic have showed footage of the wreckage scene. Some brief clips of the original dives have been aired, but Wednesday will see the release of a longer 80-minute video of uncut footage on YouTube.The release of the footage "marks the first time humans set eyes on the ill-fated ship since 1912 and includes many other iconic scenes," the WHOI said.The Titanic, thought to be nearly impregnable when it was built, was the largest ocean liner in service at the time. It struck an iceberg
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