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how much is too much?
For those of you who are not familiar with my daytime musings, I am a fulltime contract diver. I went down this path as a means to face some personal fears and anxieties that I had about being in the water. Suffice to say, I am well past that, and now use my daily undersea…
Read Moreblue holes lecture tonight – Hawthorne, NY!
I will be offering a lecture inclusive of slides and video about the Blue Holes of the Bahamas tonight at Victor’s Restaurant in Hawthorne, NY. come by and check it out! presentation overview: The Blue Holes of the Bahamas have been the subject of ancient folklore and modern scientific intrigue. This lecture provides a basic…
Read MoreBill, Danny…what’s in a name?
Weekend #2 this season with threats of severe tropical weather keeping me at my desk, rather than outside. This is the first summer season in several years with two major storms making their way here in the Northeast so early. Last week, Hurricane Bill, and this week, Tropical storm Danny. The reports cause a degree…
Read Morea little bit of an open mind can go a long, long way
The kid’s statement at the tail end of this news piece is one that should resonate in all of our heads…’2000 years ago, no one believed the Earth was round’. In the grand scheme of things, that amount of time is relatively insignificant. However, given our short visit to this Planet, it is difficult to…
Read Morefacing fears, and moving forward
August is an exciting time for environmentalists and ocean enthusiasts. here in the Northern Hemisphere, the warm weather draws us outside to play and find new and exciting interactions with the world around us. It is also the annual home to the Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’, where for better or worse, both sides of the…
Read MoreOverpopulation Devastation
It’s been kept quiet because it’s controversial…overpopulation. The ethics police would have field days on this subject, that is the impact of people on our environment. CNN’s recent news piece on the subject reveals some fascinating data: Embedded video from CNN Video People, including you and me, are the root cause of our environmental crisis.…
Read Morenew article | A Reef from Ruins
This column was recently published in RI Monthly: A Reef from Ruins – Rhode Island Many thanks to my Editor Nicole Maranhas for her continued committment to helping us reach Rhode Islanders with critical ocean and environmental issues. Shared via AddThis
Read MoreShark week!
August is here, and that means Shark Week on the Discovery Channel! Check it out here: Discovery Channel’s Shark Week In just a few short weeks, Ocean Opportunity is running its 2nd Annual offshore journey to dive and swim with the blue sharks of the ocean state. This year, our efforts are on introducing teachers…
Read MoreUndersea Colonies | a review
Dennis Chamberland’s ‘Undersea Colonies’ takes us on a journey to better contemplate a permanent human presence in the oceans. The book is a quick read, and intended for both undersea professionals and the layperson. The book forgoes the complex physics and physiology of saturation diving and the engineering feats behind undersea living structures, and focuses…
Read Moreanother perspective
I somewhat accidentally stumbled upon the following BBC film “Ocean Odyssey’, which provides a unique perspective of the parts of our ocean that I’ve written so frequently about. These are areas that we can still mostly only dream of, as our very limited access to these regions provides only a minute glimpse for a very…
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