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Sea lamprey caught in Neebing and McIntyre Rivers

Sea lamprey caught in Neebing and McIntyre Rivers | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Sometimes called the vampire of the lakes, sea lamprey latch to the body of a fish and use their razor-like tongues to rasp a hole through the scales and skin so they can feed on blood and other fluids.
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Drone captures rare moment: Porpoises frolic at sea - Chinadaily.com.cn

Drone captures rare moment: Porpoises frolic at sea - Chinadaily.com.cn | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
According to the videographer, Li Mi, he was in the waters off Guangludao town in Changhai county, when he encountered the porpoises. The nationally protected animals playfully accompanied the passing rubber boat, occasionally leaping out of the water.
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Ships, reduce speed! The plan to avoid collisions with whales in the Mediterranean Sea

Ships, reduce speed! The plan to avoid collisions with whales in the Mediterranean Sea | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Conservation organizations are requesting that the management plan for the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor include a mandatory speed limitation for ships
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Fishing trawler allegedly caused €800,000 damage to Virgin Media's undersea cable

Fishing trawler allegedly caused €800,000 damage to Virgin Media's undersea cable | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
There have been 18 instances of damage involving trawlers since it was installed.
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Michigan kills 31,000 Atlantic salmon after they catch disease at hatchery

Michigan kills 31,000 Atlantic salmon after they catch disease at hatchery | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
The decision followed an unsuccessful 28-day treatment period at the Harrietta hatchery in Wexford County.
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Humpback whale freed after getting trapped in shark net off Kings Beach on Sunshine Coast - ABC News

Humpback whale freed after getting trapped in shark net off Kings Beach on Sunshine Coast - ABC News | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Environmental advocates renew calls for the state to remove shark nets during whale migration season after a humpback is freed from a tangle off the Sunshine Coast.
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Wreck-Diving Bikini Atoll Uncovers Many Layers Of Rich WWII History

Wreck-Diving Bikini Atoll Uncovers Many Layers Of Rich WWII History | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
One of the most unique places divers can visit is the Pacific’s Bikini Atoll. Nearly 100 WWII ships rest on the bottom there, sunk by U.S. nuclear testing.
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3-year-old dolphin euthanized after stranding on the Texas coast

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Rescuers in Southern California shark attack describe terrifying ordeal

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Rise in sea urchins impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food

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Heartbreaking Scenes as Dolphin Tries to Revive Dead Calf in Jeju Waters

Heartbreaking Scenes as Dolphin Tries to Revive Dead Calf in Jeju Waters | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
JEJU, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a distressing display, an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin was observed carrying her dead newborn calf …
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Rare Pygmy Killer Whale Found Stranded in Costa Rican National Park

Rare Pygmy Killer Whale Found Stranded in Costa Rican National Park | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
In an unprecedented event, a rare pygmy killer whale was found stranded and later died in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
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Hawkes Bay fishing crews catching 'masses' of porcupinefish | RNZ News

Hawkes Bay fishing crews catching 'masses' of porcupinefish | RNZ News | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
In what's being described as an odd side effect of Cyclone Gabrielle, fishing crews in Hawkes Bay are catching hundreds of kilos of porcupinefish.
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Shark attacks swimmer, 46, biting him in the torso, arm and hand just 100ft from lifeguard station in Southern California | Daily

Shark attacks swimmer, 46, biting him in the torso, arm and hand just 100ft from lifeguard station in Southern California | Daily | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
The 46-year-old man was swimming in the ocean at Del Mar City Beach alongside roughly a dozen other people on Sunday morning before he was struck by the predator.
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Texas public works department removes 12-foot alligator with grapple truck

Texas public works department removes 12-foot alligator with grapple truck | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
A 12-foot-long alligator found in a drainage ditch in Mont Belvieu, Texas, was removed with the use of a grapple truck claw before being relocated by the state game warden.
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Giant predator tears apart 15-foot great white shark that had just devoured a large dolphin in terrifying deep-sea battle biologists say is a 'significant' change in behavior | Daily

Giant predator tears apart 15-foot great white shark that had just devoured a large dolphin in terrifying deep-sea battle biologists say is a 'significant' change in behavior | Daily | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Scientists discovered the mangled carcass of a male great white shark on the coast of South Africa and were shocked to find that its liver had been removed by an even more ferocious predator.
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Indonesian fishers mount a community-led fight against destructive fishing

Indonesian fishers mount a community-led fight against destructive fishing | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
TAKALAR/EAST LOMBOK/JAKARTA, Indonesia — Mustam Daeng Beta exhaled slowly before he began describing his time as a young fisherman many years ago. “Fish bombing was regular, also using poison,” Daeng Beta told Mongabay Indonesia in an interview on April 22 at his home in the village of Tompotana in Indonesia’s Takalar district, South Sulawesi province. […]
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Whales could hold the solution to the plastics problem

Whales could hold the solution to the plastics problem | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Could whale baleen filter microplastics out of water like they filter plankton? What if microbes could be engineered to create a plastic alternative? Scientists are asking these questions in St. Louis labs.
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Diving Inside the USS Saratoga to visit the Dentist Office

In this video you'll find a lot of RAW shipwreck penetration video that I shot inside the USS Saratoga in Bikini Atoll. I decided to not edit down a lot of the footage or add any other audio to give the viewer the experience of what it feels like diving inside this historic Aircraft Carrier. You can hear how quiet it is and eerie lack of sound except for my breathing and sounds from my equipment. As we move from room to room you'll see how incredibly silty it is inside. That is why it feels like we are moving so slowly. This dive requires cave or overhead certification because you are hundreds of feet inside and down a level and when you exit it will be on the line in near zero visibility. Even moving slowly and diving a rebreather while carefully inside won't prevent silt from getting stirred up. This is an 888 foot-long Aircraft Carrier with many rooms, doors, hallways and things to see inside. The "Sick Bay" area is a great part of the shipwreck where you can see a scale, O2 bottle, operating table and the Dentist Office. I had to move my camera vertically through doorways and maintain my own buoyancy while getting into these areas.

At the end of the video you'll see the final shot I was trying to achieve. In the past I have only seen shots of one Dentist chair in the murky water. It took us 3 dives inside the wreck, each being 2 hours total because if penetration getting in and out of this location, depth and decompression obligation. We had to coordinate very clearly and perfectly on our 3rd dive to act quickly yet efficiently to "get the shot" I dreamed of getting here. To illuminate the entire room, 3 of the dentist chairs and the sink and mirror with cabinets. It really was a difficult shot to achieve and i'm grateful to my model JC Erba for his patience and to my Safety Diver Rick for keeping an eye on everything. It really is a team effort and i'm extremely proud of what we achieved.

If you'd like to license any footage from this video it was originally shot in 8k. No footage is to be used in any other video or production with out being licensed. Becky@LiquidProductions.com
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Meeting Registration

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Our Monthly Webinar is WEDNESDAY!
Join the tribe. You don't have to be a freediver or SCUBA diver to join.
Meet like minded people who want to know more about our world.

We're have a free webinar on everything about diving & diving related topics on the first Wednesday of the month 5 pm.

This is just one way we are building community to advance the pursuits of divers through meaningful engagement, impactful mentorship, and transformational programming. We aim to create a dive community that motivates, inspires, uplifts, and connects freedivers, and SCUBA divers (and non divers) now and for life.

At the end of each webinar, we allow extra time to discuss and answer your questions about freediving, scuba diving and more.
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Chris Lowe of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach will be talking at 5:00 pm PDT about the White Sharks of Southern California. 

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First-of-its-kind study shows how juvenile Great White sharks choose SoCal waters for temps

First-of-its-kind study shows how juvenile Great White sharks choose SoCal waters for temps | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
They may look mean and menacing, but it turns out the juvenile Great White sharks along the Southern California coast are quite picky when it comes to their prime habitat temperature.
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Chris Lowe CSULB Shark Lab Chris will be speaking tonight at 5:00 pm via Zoom
The lab is at risk of not having funding. Support the lab come learn how.
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Watch monster 12-foot alligator get removed from Texas roadside ditch in a unique way Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article289009089.html#storylink=cpy

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Alaska's Indigenous join hands with whale researchers as Arctic melts

Alaska's Indigenous join hands with whale researchers as Arctic melts | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
For a few days each June, the saltwater wind that blows over the fairgrounds in Utqiagvik, Alaska mixes with the smell of coffee, salmonberry pie and fresh whale meat. The festivities start early and end under the midnight sun during Nalukataq, the annual whaling festival. By noon, the tables at the center of the fairgrounds […]
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Oklahoma flathead catfish weighs in at 95 pounds: See the catch

Oklahoma flathead catfish weighs in at 95 pounds: See the catch | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said the animal is the largest flathead catfish ever caught in Oklahoma's Pine Creek.
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'Terrifying' staring fish shocks onlookers: 'New fear unlocked'

'Terrifying' staring fish shocks onlookers: 'New fear unlocked' | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
A longnosed stargazer was found in Singapore within the sand, looking up toward the sky. Dennis Chan shared a clip of the discovery to Instagram in a video that garnered 53.3 million views and 1.2 million likes.
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Shark scientists using new DNA technology to track white sharks in San Diego’s waters –

Shark scientists using new DNA technology to track white sharks in San Diego’s waters – | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
SoCal shark experts are trying to figure out if they can actually detect the shark's presence in the area, and for how long.
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