Oceans of Opportunity

Tag: for undersea visitors and practitioners

another 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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settlement at scale

Just returned from a weekend of some easy camping in Northern Connecticut. The skies were clear, water was warm, fish were biting, and I’m one step closer to identifying a state of minimalism for some extended fieldwork. above image | view inside the hammock The big test this weekend was a trial run with my…

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from sea, to shiny new home

Many backyards today are home to ‘PODS’, the simple solution to your mess, clutter, overflowing garage or closet. Take this a step further, and you might just have a place to live. In some of the more remote places I frequent, I have been continuously impressed by how simple living can be. People in many…

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one if by land, two if by sea…

I’ll take two…large pizzas that is. Leave it to our friends out in the midwest to be doing things right and thinking outside the pizza box just a little bit… Embedded video from CNN Video Someday, this sort of concierge service by water will carry through all of our daily needs while living more intimately…

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in the moment

I spend a lot of time in the field…some might even say too much. How much? Well, as of recently I’ve spent the vast majority of my 40+ hour work weeks underwater, hence the scarcity of my blogging. One might ask, ‘is this too much’? ‘How can you stand to live like that’? It makes…

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build it, break it, steal it…

The mantra of the commercial diver and maritime professional. Having just finished a rather significant diving project, working with some charismatic individuals, this credo of the professional diver was breathed new life. It is almost as if this mild form of piracy is what sustains our livelihood. Whatever it takes to get the job done…the…

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The Art of Self

Among the most humbling reasons why I have chosen to make my living underwater is the renewed focus on being centered. What does this mean exactly? Well, to start, I can’t help but mention situational awareness. Day after day of simply walking down the street, one will inevitably cross paths with someone who is not…

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rebreathers | managing your ‘atmosphere’

Those actively pursuing any form of underwater activities these days are at the very least acutely aware of rebreather technology. Its benefits are well proven and documented, training programs are well established, and the development/manufacturing community is ‘slowly’ making strides towards performance and quality assurance consensus standards. The underlying problem is that this technology is…

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it’s here | Google 5.0

Long awaited… This powerful new tool from Google will forever change humans interaction with the ocean. This is the perfect way to scope out a prospective research site, a next vacation spot, or just brush up on all things beneath the sea. Truly amazing. We will be incorporating Google 5.0 into a number of special…

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today’s worst undersea threat | carbon dioxide

Since the start of the 21st century, rebreathers have become the accepted norm for pursuing more routine expeditious intervention of the ocean. This technology is quite simple, as it basically recycles the diver’s exhalations, removing poisonous CO2, then monitoring the gas, and providing some means to add oxygen that has been metabolized by the diver.…

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