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2012 Northeast Rebreather & Advanced Diving Technology Workshop

We’re just one week away! Space is still available – register today! All are invited to attend the 2012 Northeast Rebreather & Advanced Diving Technology Workshop on Saturday February 4th, 2012. The event is being organized by Ocean Opportunity Inc, and graciously hosted at the University of Rhode Island. Our first workshop in 2010 proved hugely…

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Boston Sea Rovers | March 5 & 6

For those of you in the Boston area, I will be presenting the exciting results of our 2010 ‘in TOTO deep’ expedition at the Boston Sea Rovers clinic on March 5th at 11AM. This expedition is one in a series that focuses on ‘mesophotic coral ecosystems’, or MCEs. The term mesophotic, or middle/medium light, refers…

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Expedition Underway | in TOTO deep – November 12-22

 A small but critical part to fueling content for this Blog and its related sister projects is getting in to the field, and partaking in expeditious journeys to gain a unique perspective on the far corners of the planet. For nearly a decade now, a priority geographic region of interest for me has been…

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Expedition Announced | In TOTO Deep – November 12 – 21

Ocean Opportunity is pleased to announce its support of the forthcoming expedition entitled ‘2010 | in TOTO deep’. The project is setting out to document the deepwater reef systems of the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas. Image via Wikipedia The team will utilize advanced diving modes to explore to depths in excess of 120 meters,…

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Bahamas Blue Holes Lecture – Brookfield, CT 7/20

I will be offering a lecture inclusive of slides and video about the Blue Holes of the Bahamas on 7/20/10 at 7:30PM, at The Dive Shop Dive Club’s meeting, located at Mario’s Pasta Garden Restaurant in Brookfield, CT. All are welcome to join the meeting to learn more about the dive club, and Bahamian Blue…

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Oil Spill at a Glimpse

This Oil Spill tracker is from PBS News. While we have no real hard numbers, even our best case scenario is our worst nightmare… What can you do? Start thinking about life changes for the long term. We need to reduce our dependence on oil based products. Period. Small changes will make a world of…

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June 8th is World Oceans Day

As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is now officially recognized by the UN as June 8th each year. The concept for a “World Ocean Day” was first proposed in 1992 by the Government of Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and…

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Celebrate Earth Day with Disney Nature's 'Oceans'

This Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. When I look at Earth from above, its somewhat ironic that I don’t see much ‘Earth’ at all – I see Ocean. This truly is our Blue Planet. This year, Disney Nature is helping us all with this realization, by releasing a new film ‘Oceans’ in theaters around…

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Bahama Blue Holes lecture tonight!

I will be offering a lecture inclusive of slides and video about the Blue Holes of the Bahamas 8PM tonight at Broadway Divers Dive Club that meets at Swim and Scuba, 490 Sunrise Highway, Rockville Centre, NY (about 15 mins from Kennedy Airport). All are welcome to come by to learn more about Broadway Divers,…

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Register for National Environmental Education Week!

Ocean Opportunity is please to support and take part in National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), the nation’s largest environmental education event held April 11-17, 2010. EE Week inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students. EE Week connects educators with environmental resources to promote K-12 students’ understanding of the environment. EE Week is a…

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