Author: oceanopportunity
marine mammals, reflexive diving, and evolution
A recent popular article entitled ‘How whales made the dramatic evolutionary shift from land to sea’ presents a short overview of the this theory in mammalian aquatic evolution. The basic premise is that adaptation to ocean life by terrestrial mammals was marked by resistance to physiological stresses caused by a lack of oxygen and high salt levels. The article…
Read MoreCryptozoology | facts, fiction, and fantasy
There have been several reports of bizarre creatures washing up on the beach in recent months – triggering some hype about the field of ‘cryptozoology‘. This science, defined as the ‘study of hidden animals’, is arguably indeed a science – despite the overpowering popular myths and folklore that bring the body of work to the public.…
Read MoreControlled chaos
My ‘think tank’. Been away for a few weeks and came back to the mess I left… Lots of half finished projects…probably two lifetimes of work to do. Any helpers out there?
Read MoreHigher Tides, Typhoons, and Assimilation
This week brought the human race perhaps the worst natural disaster in modern history – Typhoon Haiyan. The news headlines have played every angle imaginable to jockey for readership position – the loss of life, the mass of displaced people, major destruction of critical infrastructure, and yes, global warming. With the latter, one may consider…
Read MoreSecrets to Life, as Chapters
While I’m certainly not an expert on the ins and outs of how to live anyone’s life – what has jumped out at me with acute clarity recently is a view of ‘life’ as ‘chapters’. In many ways, I believe this is present with all people, though not always realized as their dividing lines take some close…
Read Moretime in the water, time in the water, time in the water
While away from home recently, I was sitting at a bar having dinner when conversation was struck up with a local man. As conversations tend to lead – we landed on the topic of diving, and my efforts with the Exosuit ADS in particular. After sharing a picture of the Exosuit to this person, I…
Read MoreExosuit ADS training clip – YouTube
Exosuit ADS training clip – YouTube Exosuit very close to being put to work. For more from the author, visit oceanopportunity.com. Donate today to enable exploration and to keep related content coming!
Read Moreon world views, and ‘overviews’
Having spent the last twenty days living and working within the surreal dimension of the island nation of the Solomons, I’ve had ample time to reflect on the underwater experience afforded from this pristine part of the Pacific‘s coral triangle. It’s difficult to call any field experience like this ‘routine’, though in many ways it…
Read Morerub a dub dub, my ride in the sub
Among the ambitious field agenda for this expedition to continue fluorescence exploration in the Solomon Islands is carrying out the work across the full spectrum of depths – from shallow flats and mangroves, to coral reefs, through the mesophotic zone, to scratching the surface of the aphotic realm, where light fades to black. Complicating this…
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