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Google Recruits Divers, Developers for Underwater Street View - PC Magazine

Google Recruits Divers, Developers for Underwater Street View - PC Magazine | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Google Recruits Divers, Developers for Underwater Street View PC Magazine SAN FRANCISCO—Google and the Catlin Seaview Survey want you to strap on a scuba tank and start snapping underwater pictures with your Android phone to help save the world's...
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Now you can put those navigation skills to the test!

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Shipwrecks and history preserved through legislation - The Macomb Daily

Shipwrecks and history preserved through legislation - The Macomb Daily | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Shipwrecks and history preserved through legislation The Macomb Daily Today, shipwrecks owe their survival in large part to relatively new state and federal regulations enacted to protect them from scavengers and treasure hunters looking to either...
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Scuba Diving in the Galapagos Islands: Bartolomé & Cousins Rock ...

Scuba Diving in the Galapagos Islands: Bartolomé & Cousins Rock ... | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Our third day in the Galapagos Islands was, without a doubt, my favorite day thanks to the most incredible scuba diving experience of my life. Before heading out for a morning dive, my family and I joined the group on our boat ...
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ScubaCheck, The Future of Scuba Diving Safety, Announces Its Program For ... - PR Web (press release)

ScubaCheck, The Future of Scuba Diving Safety, Announces Its Program For ... - PR Web (press release) | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
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ScubaCheck, The Future of Scuba Diving Safety, Announces Its Program For ...
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Stan Waterman hangs up his fins at 90 - Caymanian Compass

Stan Waterman hangs up his fins at 90 - Caymanian Compass | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Stan Waterman hangs up his fins at 90
Caymanian Compass
Stan Waterman, avid diver and pioneer of underwater film and photography, donned his scuba gear for the final time last week. Not bad for a man who celebrated his 90th birthday the week before.
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OCEARCH Global Tracking Central

OCEARCH Global Tracking Central | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it

You can observe the navigational pattern of sharks that have been tagged with satellite tracking technology all for the purpose of shark conservation.

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James Cameron deep-sea dive video reveals new species

James Cameron deep-sea dive video reveals new species | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
By Douglas MainLiveScience
When movie director James Cameron dove to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean early last year, he and his team captured hours of video of strange new deep sea life.
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Now how cool would it be to see these things firsthand? We are truly the lucky ones to be able to scuba dive, but just imagine what else is in the sea that few if any have ever seen! 

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Q&A: Underwater Photographer Cathy Church - Explore

Q&A: Underwater Photographer Cathy Church - Explore | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
"When I see something in a scene, that scene talks to me."
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Giant squid captured on film for the first time: Japanese film crew records elusive creature in its natural habitat

Giant squid captured on film for the first time: Japanese film crew records elusive creature in its natural habitat | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Footage of the giant squid was captured when a three-man submersible team descended to a depth of 2,066 feet (630 metres) in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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Millions of flame shells set Scottish reef ablaze with color

Millions of flame shells set Scottish reef ablaze with color | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
A huge, colorful shellfish reef discovered off Scotland's west coast could be the largest of its kind in the world, according to the Scottish government.
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Pristine Coral Reef in Honduras To Become MPA

Pristine Coral Reef in Honduras To Become MPA | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it

A unique dive site, previously unknown to the scientific community, has been discovered by the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), The Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI), and their local partners near the coastal town of Tela, Honduras.

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Scientists rush to save manta rays, the 'pandas of the ocean'

Scientists rush to save manta rays, the 'pandas of the ocean' | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia —They’ve been described by one scientist as “pandas of the ocean.” “They’re such an iconic species, beloved by divers,” said Andrea Marshall, director of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, who came up with the de …...
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Virtual Scuba Diving | Marine Science Today

Virtual Scuba Diving | Marine Science Today | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
CGF announced last Thursday, Nov 15, that they will be working in partnership with the Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) and the Dive Equipment Marketing Association (DEMA) to create the most realistic ...
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12 Best Dives on Guam

12 Best Dives on Guam | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Where else can you touch shipwrecks from two world wars? http://t.co/4Pc64Qd3n3 http://t.co/rrZA95Pg0A #Guam
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Webcam

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The first underwater webcam in the Cayman Islands. Watch live video direct from the coral reef.
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150-year-old shipwreck intrigues salvage enthusiasts

150-year-old shipwreck intrigues salvage enthusiasts | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
The crews of the ships saw one another steaming along the New Jersey coastline - and should have easily avoided the collision on that cold, clear night in February 1863. But as the Ella Warley...
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Cayman hosts Caribbean's first 'Scuba Mile' - Cayman Net News

Cayman hosts Caribbean's first 'Scuba Mile' - Cayman Net News | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Cayman hosts Caribbean's first 'Scuba Mile'
Cayman Net News
As part of this year's annual Flowers Sea Swim, Red Sail Sports, together with Aqua Lung and DAN, will be hosting the Caribbean's first Scuba Mile Relay Race on the island.
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Researchers ID shipwrecks exposed by low lakes

Researchers ID shipwrecks exposed by low lakes | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Researchers have identified three shipwrecks found exposed in West Michigan waters by lower Great Lakes levels.
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Invasive mussels threaten Shipwreck Alley

Invasive mussels threaten Shipwreck Alley | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
By Megan GannonLiveScience
Known as Shipwreck Alley, Thunder Bay in northwest Lake Huron presents a forbidding scene for boaters and captains but a wonder for divers and marine archaeologists.
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Amazing video of dolphin seeking help from scuba divers - AMERICAblog (blog)

Amazing video of dolphin seeking help from scuba divers - AMERICAblog (blog) | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Amazing video of dolphin seeking help from scuba divers
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It turns out that the dolphin had fishing line and a hook stuck on one of its fins, so it approached a group of divers who were watching manta rays at night near Kona, Hawaii.
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This should bring a tear to everyone's eye that watches....

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Map takes you below surface to see Civil War shipwreck in 3-D

Map takes you below surface to see Civil War shipwreck in 3-D | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
On Jan. 11, 1863, a Union warship was sunk in a skirmish with a Confederate vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Exactly 150 years later, a new 3-D map of the USS Hatteras has been released that shows what the remains of the warship look like.
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Finding the Coelacanth

DinoFish : http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals A team of divers off the coast of South Africa comes face to face with a Coelacanth.
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Fossil of long-extinct whale found on seafloor

Fossil of long-extinct whale found on seafloor | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
Researchers diving off the coast of Georgia may have found the remains of an Atlantic gray whale, a relic of a population that was hunted to extinction by the 18th century.
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Crashed WWII fighter plane recovered from Lake Michigan

Crashed WWII fighter plane recovered from Lake Michigan | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
The light of day shone on a World War II fighter plane Friday for the first time in almost 68 years, when crews recovered the crashed aircraft from the waters of Lake Michigan.
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Events mark 100 year anniversary of sinking of Christmas tree ship

Events mark 100 year anniversary of sinking of Christmas tree ship | ScubaDiving | Scoop.it
One hundred years later, the Christmas trees destined to brighten thousands of homes are still in the ship's hold, and some still have their needles.
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