12/22/12
12/18/12
AQUANAUT JAMES CAMERON FINDS DEEP SEA LIFE
CAMERON FINDS WEIRD DEEP SEA LIFE : LIVE SCIENCE from December 6, 2012 Live Science
...The discovery of microbial mats — bizarre-looking, filament- like clumps of microorganisms — living off chemicals from altered rocks 35,803 feet (10,912 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean comes from samples and video collected by an unmanned lander, part of movie director James Cameron's mission to the bottom of the Mariana Trench..."
Take a look!
Siren
...The discovery of microbial mats — bizarre-looking, filament- like clumps of microorganisms — living off chemicals from altered rocks 35,803 feet (10,912 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean comes from samples and video collected by an unmanned lander, part of movie director James Cameron's mission to the bottom of the Mariana Trench..."
Take a look!
Siren
12/15/12
11/21/12
MALE BELUGA WHALE MIMICS HUMAN SONG
LIVE SCIENCE : MALE BELUGA WHALE ARTICLE
Sounds like he's singing ANCHORS AWAY to me!?
Seriously, here is the article from LIVE SCIENCE. I've been looking for an advertisement-free video so you can hear him sing... This is the best one I foun on Youtube!!
Sounds like he's singing ANCHORS AWAY to me!?
Seriously, here is the article from LIVE SCIENCE. I've been looking for an advertisement-free video so you can hear him sing... This is the best one I foun on Youtube!!
11/20/12
SOLVING DNA OF GREAT WHITE MAY HELP PRESERVE SPECIES
WHOSE YOUR DADDY? GREAT WHITE SHARKS PARENT FOUND link to Fox News article here!
..."Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are the biggest meat-eating shark in the world, with some reaching more than 20 feet long and weighing more than 5,000 pounds. They hunt in more of the world's seas than any other sharks, ranging across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, from the cold waters near the Antarctic to the tropical waters near the equator, cruising up to 43 miles per hour in pursuit of prey.
Their numbers are rapidly declining worldwide, however, mostly because of accidental entanglement in fishing nets.
''You just really don't get fossil sharks preserved this nicely anywhere in the world.'
- Dana Ehret, a vertebrate paleontologist at Monmouth University
The evolutionary history of the great white has been contested by paleontologists for 150 years. They were originally classified as direct relatives of megatooth sharks such as the extinct Carcharocles megalodon, the largest carnivorous shark that ever lived.
Fossils of a newfound species of shark, Carcharodon hubbelli, suggest the modern great white actually may have descended from broad-toothed mako sharks. Researchers say the newfound species represents a possible midway point in the evolution from one to the other."
..."Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are the biggest meat-eating shark in the world, with some reaching more than 20 feet long and weighing more than 5,000 pounds. They hunt in more of the world's seas than any other sharks, ranging across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, from the cold waters near the Antarctic to the tropical waters near the equator, cruising up to 43 miles per hour in pursuit of prey.
Their numbers are rapidly declining worldwide, however, mostly because of accidental entanglement in fishing nets.
''You just really don't get fossil sharks preserved this nicely anywhere in the world.'
- Dana Ehret, a vertebrate paleontologist at Monmouth University
The evolutionary history of the great white has been contested by paleontologists for 150 years. They were originally classified as direct relatives of megatooth sharks such as the extinct Carcharocles megalodon, the largest carnivorous shark that ever lived.
Fossils of a newfound species of shark, Carcharodon hubbelli, suggest the modern great white actually may have descended from broad-toothed mako sharks. Researchers say the newfound species represents a possible midway point in the evolution from one to the other."
11/17/12
THE TRIANGLE : THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE :
Bryan Singer and Dean Devlin present THE TRIANGLE.
A two DVD set, this is a science fiction "event" with an all star cast that filled my evening with adventure. I settled back on the sofa with some hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn and watched without getting up - except to put in the second DVD.
The special effects were outstanding and the proposition - that time and space are different enough in the Bermuda Triangle that old Spanish ships from hundreds of years ago, World War II fighter planes, and modern ships and planes are all out there somewhere, in some sort of time whirl, highly interesting.
Tied in with a navy experiment intended to make ships invisible, there is a lot of science fact here that is moved towards science fiction.
In the story a Green Peace whaling vessel in a conflict with a whaler when all are lost or disappeared except for one person who is haunted by the memories. The trouble is, the group hired by the owner of a huge fleet of cargo ships who has lost multimillion dollar vessels in the Bermuda Triangle, which includes a couple scientists as well as a journalist and a psychic, are, like the surviving Green Peace person, are having visions, hallucinations, memories or projections that are confusing them.
Featuring Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davidson, Micheal Rodgers, Lisa Brenner, Sam Neill, and many other actors, there's a human story along with the fast action.
C 2012 Sirens Link to Sea All Rights Reserved including International and Internet Rights.
A two DVD set, this is a science fiction "event" with an all star cast that filled my evening with adventure. I settled back on the sofa with some hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn and watched without getting up - except to put in the second DVD.
The special effects were outstanding and the proposition - that time and space are different enough in the Bermuda Triangle that old Spanish ships from hundreds of years ago, World War II fighter planes, and modern ships and planes are all out there somewhere, in some sort of time whirl, highly interesting.
Tied in with a navy experiment intended to make ships invisible, there is a lot of science fact here that is moved towards science fiction.
In the story a Green Peace whaling vessel in a conflict with a whaler when all are lost or disappeared except for one person who is haunted by the memories. The trouble is, the group hired by the owner of a huge fleet of cargo ships who has lost multimillion dollar vessels in the Bermuda Triangle, which includes a couple scientists as well as a journalist and a psychic, are, like the surviving Green Peace person, are having visions, hallucinations, memories or projections that are confusing them.
Featuring Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davidson, Micheal Rodgers, Lisa Brenner, Sam Neill, and many other actors, there's a human story along with the fast action.
C 2012 Sirens Link to Sea All Rights Reserved including International and Internet Rights.
11/14/12
REMEMBER to RECYCLE!
If there is ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO to help keep the ocean environment healthy, to prevent sea life from dying out, that is RECYCLING, in particular the recycling of PLASTICS! In past posts of this blog, SIRENS LINK TO SEA, I've linked to sites about THE SEA OF PLASTIC in the PACIFIC OCEAN, which is said to be the SIZE OF TEXAS!
Here is what happens when you throw a bottle or can on the sidewalk or street instead of putting it in a recycling garbage bin or taking it to a local recycling center. The street sweepers come and brush debris and bottles are moved towards storm drains that lead to the ocean. (In the case of Los Angeles, this means polluting the Santa Monica Bay!) Plastics, which float, follow the currents, and end up in the sea of plastic, which, in my opinion, needs to be mined!
Back in the day, people did not carry water to drink with them on a daily basis. They might take water in a canteen when they went hiking. I know this may sound unbelievable, but people actually drank plenty of water at home, took beverages to school in thermoses, and no one seemed to be worried about dying from thirst! Maybe the earth is heating up, and maybe we are more aware that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but glasses do not mean massive containers of soda! Glasses are about 8 ounces, so that's about 64 ounces of water a day.
Pure water is hydrating and the best beverage we can drink. Please do your part and responsibly discard your plastic, aluminum, and glass containers!
Siren
Here is what happens when you throw a bottle or can on the sidewalk or street instead of putting it in a recycling garbage bin or taking it to a local recycling center. The street sweepers come and brush debris and bottles are moved towards storm drains that lead to the ocean. (In the case of Los Angeles, this means polluting the Santa Monica Bay!) Plastics, which float, follow the currents, and end up in the sea of plastic, which, in my opinion, needs to be mined!
Back in the day, people did not carry water to drink with them on a daily basis. They might take water in a canteen when they went hiking. I know this may sound unbelievable, but people actually drank plenty of water at home, took beverages to school in thermoses, and no one seemed to be worried about dying from thirst! Maybe the earth is heating up, and maybe we are more aware that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but glasses do not mean massive containers of soda! Glasses are about 8 ounces, so that's about 64 ounces of water a day.
Pure water is hydrating and the best beverage we can drink. Please do your part and responsibly discard your plastic, aluminum, and glass containers!
Siren
11/10/12
SHARK FINNING (CUTTING OFF FINS FOR SOUP and MEDICINE) KILL 70 MILLION SHARKS A YEAR
SHARK FINNING ARTICLE FROM DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMERATS
"Fishermen across the globe kill as many as 70 million sharks each year for their fins, which can sell for $700 a pound (450 grams), while the soup prized for Chinese banquets and weddings can cost $100 a bowl. The fin trade has devastated several species including hammerheads, oceanic whitetip, blue, threshers and silky and contributed to 181 shark and ray species being listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as threatened with extinction.
The trade is legal, though efforts are being made to ban the practice of "finning" – hacking the fins off of sharks and throwing the rest overboard, often while they are still alive. Four years ago, under international pressure, the UAE joined the growing number of countries banning the practice.
"Fishermen across the globe kill as many as 70 million sharks each year for their fins, which can sell for $700 a pound (450 grams), while the soup prized for Chinese banquets and weddings can cost $100 a bowl. The fin trade has devastated several species including hammerheads, oceanic whitetip, blue, threshers and silky and contributed to 181 shark and ray species being listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as threatened with extinction.
The trade is legal, though efforts are being made to ban the practice of "finning" – hacking the fins off of sharks and throwing the rest overboard, often while they are still alive. Four years ago, under international pressure, the UAE joined the growing number of countries banning the practice.
11/5/12
JULIAN LENNON PRODUCTION : WHALEDREAMERS : EXCELLENT FILM
I watched this one twice, it was just excellent. The photography, the story... The story is about the aboriginal people of Australia who in their dreaming state communicate with the whales.
I've discovered this link while swimming around the net : WHALEDREAMERS OFFICIAL SITE
Small excerpt : "There are more than 80 species of Whales in the world and they have been in danger of being slaughtered for many years. This is a travesty for more than the obvious reasons so we need to protect the whale population, it’s our responsibility. Whales are very intelligent creatures. Research has shown they are very intuitive as to whether or not a different species from their own is considered off limits to mate. Their families bond together as human families do and this includes the great-grandchildren on up to the grandfathers..."
I've discovered this link while swimming around the net : WHALEDREAMERS OFFICIAL SITE
Small excerpt : "There are more than 80 species of Whales in the world and they have been in danger of being slaughtered for many years. This is a travesty for more than the obvious reasons so we need to protect the whale population, it’s our responsibility. Whales are very intelligent creatures. Research has shown they are very intuitive as to whether or not a different species from their own is considered off limits to mate. Their families bond together as human families do and this includes the great-grandchildren on up to the grandfathers..."
11/2/12
10/29/12
SUPERSTORM SANDY HEADING TO THE EAST COAST
Thousands of articles are on the net, hundreds of radio stations and television stations are following SUPERSTORM SANDY, which may be a historic event. Listening to the radio this morning I heard that the streets of New York City are near deserted. Most people are taking the storm seriously. Electrical power may be distrupted, as is transportation services. If you know of someone who is living alone, a senior citizen perhaps, or someone who is stranded and can't get to their pets, please contact that person before the storm hits.
10/26/12
WANT TO SEE WHAT ELSE SIREN POSTED ON PIRATES?
Use the search feature of Google Blogger using the word PIRATE to see what other games, stories, pictures, and information about PIRATES has been posted in the past!
10/25/12
10/23/12
HSI KAI THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PIRATE WARRIOR WOMAN!
"Hsi Kai was plucked from a Cantonese flower boat by the powerful Chinese Pirate Zheng Yi who married her-and she took command his already powerful fleet when he died in a typhoon. She was the one who built the fleet up to over 50,000 men and challenged for control of the S. China Sea-while some might attribute her success to luck, others would argue (and we would agree with them) that skill & talent were what made her so successful!"
What an excellent video!
10/21/12
BLACK BEARD THE PIRATE
Black Beard is a Historical pirate, and so he was a real person. Read about him in this National Geographic article on line!10/19/12
THE REEF : BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN GREAT BARRIER REEF
THE REEF, subtitle, PRAY THAT YOU DROWN FIRST, is an Australian film, based on the true story of a man named Ray Boundy, who was the only survivor of a boat wreck. A group of people out for a pleasure cruise intended to deliver a boat, finds themselves taking the risk of swimming about twelve miles to Turtle Island, but in doing so they face Great White sharks. This film is said to be scarier than Jaws, but it wasn't to me and it seemed to stop too short. I kept wondering what was going to happen when they got to Turtle Island which appeared to be in the distance. It was still worth watching though.
I thought about survival at sea and survival of ship wrecks and surviving on deserted islands.
The film was put out in 2012 by Lightening Entertainment and Screen Australia.
I thought about survival at sea and survival of ship wrecks and surviving on deserted islands.
The film was put out in 2012 by Lightening Entertainment and Screen Australia.
10/18/12
10/17/12
WOMAN PAPER DOLL PIRATE
Thank you to Dover Publications which makes this woman pirate available for free use for nonprofit sites!10/16/12
WOMEN CAN BE PIRATES TOO
So much has been made of mermaids as females... but not so much about women as pirates though there were women pirates and are some today...
I'm celebrating pirates these next few weeks as many of us indulge in our fantasies for the upcoming Halloween season.
I'm celebrating pirates these next few weeks as many of us indulge in our fantasies for the upcoming Halloween season.
10/15/12
NOW THAT'S A HUGE EYEBALL!
GIANT MYSTERY EYEBALL BELONG TO SWORDFISH! link here.
"Experts on site and remotely have viewed and analyzed the eye, and based on its color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish," said Joan Herrera, a researcher for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe it was removed by a fisherman and discarded."
Photo is owned by Grind TV Blog.
"Experts on site and remotely have viewed and analyzed the eye, and based on its color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish," said Joan Herrera, a researcher for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe it was removed by a fisherman and discarded."
Photo is owned by Grind TV Blog.10/13/12
BIZARRE DEEP WATER FISH THE SOURCE OF SEA SERPENT MYTHS?
OAR FISH STORY FROM GRIND TV
Take a look at this loooong fish and see if you think it looks anything like a sea serpent!
10/2/12
9/20/12
CROP CIRCLES UNDER THE SEA NEAR JAPAN? SCIENCE SAYS NO!
MYSTERY SOLVED?
"Ookata dubbed his new find the "mystery circle" and was shocked to find out that a single puffer fish, no more than a few inches long, had created the circles using just one fin. The tiny fish works tirelessly day and night to complete the design. While the circled sculpture is beautiful to look at, Ookata and his crew learned that the fish's creation maintained a dual purpose. Female fish are attracted to the ridges and valleys left in the sand, and they deposit their eggs in the center. The eggs are then shielded from the ocean currents, as the higher points of the sculpture create a barrier to protect them. The more ridges a sculpture contains, the more likely it will attract the females of the species."
"Ookata dubbed his new find the "mystery circle" and was shocked to find out that a single puffer fish, no more than a few inches long, had created the circles using just one fin. The tiny fish works tirelessly day and night to complete the design. While the circled sculpture is beautiful to look at, Ookata and his crew learned that the fish's creation maintained a dual purpose. Female fish are attracted to the ridges and valleys left in the sand, and they deposit their eggs in the center. The eggs are then shielded from the ocean currents, as the higher points of the sculpture create a barrier to protect them. The more ridges a sculpture contains, the more likely it will attract the females of the species."
9/19/12
GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS : SCOTT CHANDLER COUNTS 17 DOGS ON A SURFBOARD
Scott got 17 dogs to stay on the surfboard... linking to the article and pic!
9/17/12
MAN ADRIFT IN BOAT SAYS SHARK POINTED WAY TO RESCUE
Pete Thomas of GrindTV.com "A man who survived while adrift in the Pacific for 106 days is crediting a shark for helping to save his life.Toakai Teitoi, 41, a policeman from the Central Pacific island nation of Kiribati had been traveling with his brother-in-law on what was supposed to be a short voyage, beginning May 27, from the Kiribati capital of Tarawa to his home island of Maiana.
9/15/12
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG BURIED AT SEA
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG BURIED AT SEA yesterday... Yahoo news article linked.
9/14/12
9/12/12
RARE ANCIENT HORSESHOE CRAB FOSSIL FOUND : TRACKS OF DEATH MARCH IN HUNDRED MILLION YEAR OLD LAGOON
MSNMC reporting. Link to the article and pictures by clicking on the title of this post!
9/5/12
SEA TURTLE HURT BY FISHERMAN'S HOOKS DELIVERS 6 EGGS
The endangered turle was brought to a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys, and her six eggs, if they hatch, will be returned to the beach she was found on. Linking to Yahoo News, for the picture and article!
9/4/12
HURRICANE BRINGS CIVIL WAR SHIP TO SHORE IN ALABAMA
"This is actually the fourth time parts of the wreckage have become visible over the years, after it first made an appearance following Hurricane Camille in 1969. It reappeared in 2004 after Hurricane Ivan and again in 2008 after Hurricane Ike."
Click on the title to go to the link for the photo and full article!
Click on the title to go to the link for the photo and full article!
8/15/12
SEA CREATURE PUPPET PROJECT from DOVER PUBLICATIONS
These should be fun to make and you can make a lot of them! Simply print this out and put together! You can go to the Dover Publications site to see more! You can also make your own original puppets using this idea!
8/9/12
2000 YEAR OLD ROMAN SHIPWRECK - AND THE FOOD MAY STILL BE GOOD?
Linking now to an article from Yahoo called "Divers Discover Near-Intact, 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck" By Matthew Rosenbaum ABC News...
Excerpt: Tests on some of the roughly 200 pots, or amphorae, that the ship holds reveal that they contain pickled fish, grain, wine and oil, which were most likely en route to Spain to be traded for other goods when the ship sank."
Excerpt: Tests on some of the roughly 200 pots, or amphorae, that the ship holds reveal that they contain pickled fish, grain, wine and oil, which were most likely en route to Spain to be traded for other goods when the ship sank."
8/6/12
MISSY FRANKLIN - OLYMPIC SWIMMER - LOVES HER SIZE 13 FEET
Have you been watching the Olympics? I watched Synchronized Diving recently. Missy Franklin, who has won Gold, says that at 17 years old, six foot one inches tall, and size 13 feet she is blessed with a great swimmer's body. Here's the article from Yahoo Sports!
7/31/12
MOLA MOLA SUNFISH OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO UP TO 14 FEET LONG UP TO 5000 POUNDS!
Pete Thomas of GrindTV.com covers underwater photographer Daniel Botelho, who has captured some wonderful images of GIANT fish called Mola Mola, a sunfish, off the coast of San Diego, California, in the Pacific.
"The sunfish can measure 14 feet and weigh as much as 5,000 pounds. They're found in tropical and temperate oceans. With their large bodies, truncated tails, tiny mouths, and huge eyes, they look like something not entirely whole and not of this world"
"The sunfish can measure 14 feet and weigh as much as 5,000 pounds. They're found in tropical and temperate oceans. With their large bodies, truncated tails, tiny mouths, and huge eyes, they look like something not entirely whole and not of this world"
7/27/12
THE GUARDIAN : A FILM STARING KEVIN COSTNER and ASHTON KUTCHER
"The Guardian" is a film about the United States COAST GUARD and the role they play in dangerous rescues at sea. Hundreds of boats of all sizes and types get in trouble while at sea and sink, and often their only hope is a rescue by Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, who are dropped from about 20 feet into the sea and do their selfless best to rescue those who are in trouble. Sometimes they have to decide in a practical way who will live and who will be left to die, depending on how much time they have and the conditions they encounter.
This movie focuses on an old timer, a legend, who is starting to run out of the energy and luck it takes to keep doing the job. He becomes an instructor at the Coast Guard academy where his somewhat unconventional methods to train - and eliminate those who can't do the job - put candidates into conditions they might encounter at sea. They must tread water for an hour, experience hypothermia, and what it is to have someone you're rescuing fight you because they are panicking. This movie was so interesting I didn't get up for snacks. I was totally into it.
Now I don't want to ruin this movie for you by giving a play by play account of what happens but I think you may find the spiritual aspect of it also compelling!
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7/21/12
7/17/12
E HOW : HOW TO MAKE A SWIMSUIT FABRIC MERMAID TAIL
Recently I read in the news that this summer's trend is to wear mermaid tail swimsuit. One designer is selling hers for about $250 a suit. Here is the link to E-HOW with a summer fun project, making your own mermaid tail swim suit!
7/16/12
NOAA TIDES AND CURRENTS : SEA LEVEL TRENDS
This map shows how the sea levels are going up on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the ocean.
7/13/12
GOLDFISH : THE FIRST LIVE FISH MANY OF US SEE
The first live fish many of us ever meet, as kids when we get a goldfish from the pet shop and put him or her in a glass jar or tank, is the goldfish. We put a little castle and some colored stones or sand, maybe a plastic vegetation, never thinking about the plastic leaking into the water over time and hurting the fish, because we want him to feel he has a little bit of home to live in. We sprinking some food from a little container that looks like a spice, and we see him or her swim around, and then, often, the goldfish doesn't live too long...
7/9/12
SEA LEVEL MAP : CLICK ON THE CONTINENT AND SEE WHERE THE BEACHES ARE NOW
Go to the map and click on the number of feet the sea might rise, say 7 feet, or 60 feet (Yikes!) and you'll find out where the beaches might be, and if your town will be underwater!
7/6/12
VACATIONING AT THE BEACH AND WONDERING ABOUT THE RISE IN SEA LEVELS
So many people, especially those who live inland and indoors most of the year, go to the sea - the ocean - on vacation.
One of the most interesting news these days is the subject of "Global Warming."
Some people believe that while there is evidence of Global Warming, it is a natural cycle of nature that we should have extremely hot summers, like the one we're having now that's causing massive electric power outages, and we might actually be heading for another Ice Age, as a response from Mother Earth to all the melting.
Others believe it is human occupation and use of the earth, in particular pollution from burning fossil fuels, that is causing an unprecedented warming, a hole in the protective ozone layer of our atmosphere, and a rise in temperatures which will, of course, also effect the sea.
I'll be posting a bit on the rise in sea levels this month!
One of the most interesting news these days is the subject of "Global Warming."
Some people believe that while there is evidence of Global Warming, it is a natural cycle of nature that we should have extremely hot summers, like the one we're having now that's causing massive electric power outages, and we might actually be heading for another Ice Age, as a response from Mother Earth to all the melting.
Others believe it is human occupation and use of the earth, in particular pollution from burning fossil fuels, that is causing an unprecedented warming, a hole in the protective ozone layer of our atmosphere, and a rise in temperatures which will, of course, also effect the sea.
I'll be posting a bit on the rise in sea levels this month!
6/25/12
OCTOPUS AT AKRON ZOO PICKS HER OWN NAME : CORA
"A list of 2,200 suggestions submitted in a public naming contest was narrowed to three options today for the 20-pound, 4-foot-long octopus, and it chose Cora. It’s a shortened version of coral, which is a popular octopus habitat and the theme of the exhibit."
Linking to the Associated Press article which has a great color picture of Cora picking her ball of treats - and her name!
Linking to the Associated Press article which has a great color picture of Cora picking her ball of treats - and her name!
6/20/12
MYSTERY DISK IN THE BALTIC SEA : OCEAN EXPLORERS
So many articles about this in the media... a MYSTERY DISK that demands scientific exploration.
2012-06-15
NEWS RELEASE
15/6/2012, PRESS RELEASE
THE TREASURE HUNTERS, OCEAN X TEAM, DISCOVERED SOMETHING UNIQUE WHEN THEY DOVE DOWN TO THE MYSTERIOUS CIRCLE-SHAPED OBJECT IN THE BALTIC SEA
Treasure hunters confirm they have found something abnormal in the seabed
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 15, 2012
The Ocean X Team dove down to the circle-shaped object in the Baltic Sea and met something they never experienced before. First they thought it was just stone or a rock cliff, but after further observations the object appeared more as a huge mushroom, rising 3-4 meters/10-13 feet from the seabed, with rounded sides and rugged edges. The object had an egg shaped hole leading into it from the top, as an opening. On top of the object they also found strange stone circle formations, almost looking like small fireplaces. The stones were covered in something resembling soot.
“During my 20-year diving career, including 6000 dives, I have never seen anything like this. Normally stones don’t burn. I can’t explain what we saw, and I went down there to answer questions, but I came up with even more questions “, says Stefan Hogeborn, one of the divers at Ocean X Team.
The path to the object itself can be described as a runway or a downhill path that is flattened at the seabed with the object at the end of it.
“First we thought this was only stone, but this is something else. And since no volcanic activity has ever been reported in the Baltic Sea the find becomes even stranger. As laymen we can only speculate how this is made by nature, but this is the strangest thing I have ever experienced as a professional diver“, continues Peter Lindberg, one of the founder Ocean X Team.
2012-06-15
NEWS RELEASE
15/6/2012, PRESS RELEASE
THE TREASURE HUNTERS, OCEAN X TEAM, DISCOVERED SOMETHING UNIQUE WHEN THEY DOVE DOWN TO THE MYSTERIOUS CIRCLE-SHAPED OBJECT IN THE BALTIC SEA
Treasure hunters confirm they have found something abnormal in the seabed
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 15, 2012
The Ocean X Team dove down to the circle-shaped object in the Baltic Sea and met something they never experienced before. First they thought it was just stone or a rock cliff, but after further observations the object appeared more as a huge mushroom, rising 3-4 meters/10-13 feet from the seabed, with rounded sides and rugged edges. The object had an egg shaped hole leading into it from the top, as an opening. On top of the object they also found strange stone circle formations, almost looking like small fireplaces. The stones were covered in something resembling soot.
“During my 20-year diving career, including 6000 dives, I have never seen anything like this. Normally stones don’t burn. I can’t explain what we saw, and I went down there to answer questions, but I came up with even more questions “, says Stefan Hogeborn, one of the divers at Ocean X Team.
The path to the object itself can be described as a runway or a downhill path that is flattened at the seabed with the object at the end of it.
“First we thought this was only stone, but this is something else. And since no volcanic activity has ever been reported in the Baltic Sea the find becomes even stranger. As laymen we can only speculate how this is made by nature, but this is the strangest thing I have ever experienced as a professional diver“, continues Peter Lindberg, one of the founder Ocean X Team.
6/11/12
6/9/12
SEA CREATURES FROM JAPANESE TSUNAMI REACHES U.S.
JEFF BARNARD of AP Press reports on the dock that arrived on the west coast of the U.S. bringing sea creatures that could invade the ecology here.
"Along for the ride were hundreds of millions of individual organisms, including a tiny species of crab, a species of algae, and a little starfish all native to Japan that have scientists concerned if they get a chance to spread out on the West Coast.
"This is a very clear threat," said John Chapman, a research scientist at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore., where the dock washed up early Tuesday. "... It's incredibly difficult to predict what will happen next."
A dozen volunteers scraped the dock clean of marine organisms and sterilized it with torches Thursday to prevent the spread of invasive species, said Chris Havel, spokesman for the state Department of Parks and Recreation, which is overseeing the dock's fate."
"Along for the ride were hundreds of millions of individual organisms, including a tiny species of crab, a species of algae, and a little starfish all native to Japan that have scientists concerned if they get a chance to spread out on the West Coast.
"This is a very clear threat," said John Chapman, a research scientist at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore., where the dock washed up early Tuesday. "... It's incredibly difficult to predict what will happen next."
A dozen volunteers scraped the dock clean of marine organisms and sterilized it with torches Thursday to prevent the spread of invasive species, said Chris Havel, spokesman for the state Department of Parks and Recreation, which is overseeing the dock's fate."
6/8/12
WORLD OCEAN SAY : JUNE 8 2012 : LINK HERE : LIST EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE THE OCEAN
Here's the link to the official site where you can list your events that celebrate the ocean...
MINING THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH : PLASTIC IS IN ALL THE OCEANS :
"Today on World Oceans Day we celebrate and honor oceans by recognizing the underwater footprint we all unknowingly leave behind.
When it comes to plastic, what you throw away doesn't really go away. This was evident on my journey to one of the most remote ends of the earth - the Midway Atoll. This small piece of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near the northwestern end of the Hawaiian archipelago was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to, and should have been the most pristine. There are no cars, streets, lights or air pollution, yet I couldn't escape the remnants of modern society littered everywhere in the form of plastic."
Linking here to the article by Angela Sun of the Upshot blog!
When it comes to plastic, what you throw away doesn't really go away. This was evident on my journey to one of the most remote ends of the earth - the Midway Atoll. This small piece of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near the northwestern end of the Hawaiian archipelago was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to, and should have been the most pristine. There are no cars, streets, lights or air pollution, yet I couldn't escape the remnants of modern society littered everywhere in the form of plastic."
Linking here to the article by Angela Sun of the Upshot blog!
5/19/12
5/11/12
OCEANA ORG : LEATHERBACK TURTLES : MANATEES :
"First, Oceana and its allies won protections for endangerd Pacific leatherback sea turles with the establishment of the first permanent safe haven for leatherbacks in the continental U.S. The area, nearly 42,000 square miles off the U.S. West Coast, protects the places where leatherbacks feed on jellyfish after swimming 6,000 miles across the ocean from Indonesia in one of the world’s greatest migrations.
Second, the US District Court rules in favor of protections for endangered Steller sea lions. These majestic marine mammals compete with large-scale industrial fisheries for food and continue to struggle for survival in the western Aleutian Islands. "
Linking to the site here, so you can read more about this groups activism... another good cause!
Second, the US District Court rules in favor of protections for endangered Steller sea lions. These majestic marine mammals compete with large-scale industrial fisheries for food and continue to struggle for survival in the western Aleutian Islands. "
Linking to the site here, so you can read more about this groups activism... another good cause!
5/2/12
GIVE A MANATEE AS A PRESENT? : MANATEE ADOPTION CLUB
"Blue Spring State Park: Twenty manatees who regularly winter at Blue Spring State park near Orange City, Florida, have been chosen as adoptees for one of Save the Manatee Club's five Adopt-A-Manatee programs. Blue Spring's natural spring maintains a year-round temperature of 72 degrees and is an attractive winter refuge for manatees who seek the spring waters when the surrounding river water temperatures become cold.
Linked here! https://www.savethemanatee.org/
Linked here! https://www.savethemanatee.org/
4/25/12
DEEP WATER : THE TRUE STORY OF DONALD CROWHURST
I watched this documentary film a second time, picking up more nuances! Donald Crowhurst was a weekend sailor in a catamaran who decided to join a challenge to sail around the world in whatever kind of boat with more experienced sailors. He had a wife and children to consider, but he wanted to challenge himself. I realized watching this that he probably knew he was in over his head before he left, seems there were a lot of things that were going wrong even before he set out. Maybe he knew he wouldn't make it, but besides the challenge of navigating treacherous oceans, there was the fact that he'd made financial commitments that would devastate his family and his business if he didn't set sail and stay in the race.
So, once at sea and miserably behind, he began to cheat. In the end his ship's log tells the whole truth. His wife and best friend, now in their senior years, explain what they went through on land, wondering where and how he was. The question is, how much should we loose due to our own humiliation? Did he go mad? determine there is no God while subject to nature?
4/21/12
4/20/12
EYELESS SHRIMP? SEA CREATURES APPEAR TO BE SICK FROM BP PETROLEUM SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Petroleum spilled and there were chemicals in use to "clean up." We've been assured by British Petroleum that this disaster wouldn't have long term effects.
won't cut and paste...PACIFIC FREE PRESS STORY ON SHRIMP AND SEAMONSTERS IN THE GULF
4/10/12
UNDERWATER NURSERY FOR ENDANGERED CORALS : A SHIP SA
Andrea Mustain, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer presents this story with very interesting pictures... It looks like pieces of coral hanging on an underwater clothes line?!
4/4/12
MARK HEALEY : BIG WAVE SURFER FACES BULL SHARK
This is from about a month ago: it's an article by Pete Thomas about BIG WAVE SURFER MARK HEALEY and Bull Shark. There's a good video on the site!
3/26/12
JAMES CAMERON (IN A SUBMARINE OF HIS OWN DESIGN) TRAVELS SEVEN MILES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRENCH
William J. Broad's article for the New York Times is one of the best on JAMES CAMERON'S TRIP, which after seven years of planning, and a couple weeks delay due to rough seas, was cut short due to a leak. The pressure seven miles down is intense, the leak was to a hydraulic gear, but this layman scientist has reported that there was little to no visible life that far down.
"No government can send people so deep." His team includes scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Hawaii... And National Geographic was a sponsor.
"No government can send people so deep." His team includes scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Hawaii... And National Geographic was a sponsor.
3/24/12
EXCLUSIVE NEW TITANIC IMAGES FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
6 beautiful pictures linked here... don't get fooled by the smooth model...most of the ship looks like sea life has taken root.
3/22/12
DIVER AND LEMON SHARK ARE FRIENDS - HIGH FIVE
"Of the shark unexpectedly slapping his hand with its fin the veteran diver added, "Luckily my friend who owns an underwater camera captured it all on film for me to show the grand kids."Lemon sharks, so-named because of the pale yellow-brown color of their skin, are found in subtropical waters and reach lengths of about 10 feet."
Linking to the article by Pete Thomas of GrindTV that has a pic of the high five!
Linking to the article by Pete Thomas of GrindTV that has a pic of the high five!
3/15/12
ALTOIDS CURIOUSLY STRONG MINTS HAS A CURIOUSLY STRONG FACT
I swear to you, this is true! This morning I stopped at the grocer and bought a tin of Altoids, the breath mint, in Cinnamon. I opened the tin. Inside is a piece of tissue paper box lining. On it this is what is printed:
CURIOUSLY STRONG FACT
The strength of Altoids comes from the use of real peppermint oil
and the dreams of pregnant mermaids.
3/12/12
3/7/12
ALIENS OF THE DEEP : AN ADVENTURE TO UNLOCK THE SECRETS NOT ONLY OF THE SEA BUT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!
ALIENS OF THE DEEP, directed by James Cameron (of Titanic fame) and Steven Quale, is about how scientists are learning about the possibility of life on other planets, perhaps Mars, or the satellite of Jupiter called Europa which may have oceans trapped under ice, through the study of sea life so far down that sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis cannot happen. If there is no dependency on life because of the sunlight or photosynthesis, then what lives so far below the sea?
The answer is, clams, shrimp, and various forms of fish, squid, and octopus. Get this! Some of them are living near vents spewing water so hot it could melt the specially designed mini subs that are capable of dealing with life threatening water pressure.
If these creatures can defy what we "know" like they ought to be dead rather than thriving, WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT LIFE CANNOT EXIST on other planets where is severely hot or cold. Perhaps there is sea life under the frozen ice in oceans that do not have access to any form of light on other planets.
You will love this film for it's beauty and science, and you'll learn about new specialties in the sciences and how they are working together TO PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO ANOTHER PLANET.
The answer is, clams, shrimp, and various forms of fish, squid, and octopus. Get this! Some of them are living near vents spewing water so hot it could melt the specially designed mini subs that are capable of dealing with life threatening water pressure.
If these creatures can defy what we "know" like they ought to be dead rather than thriving, WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT LIFE CANNOT EXIST on other planets where is severely hot or cold. Perhaps there is sea life under the frozen ice in oceans that do not have access to any form of light on other planets.
You will love this film for it's beauty and science, and you'll learn about new specialties in the sciences and how they are working together TO PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO ANOTHER PLANET.
3/3/12
2/23/12
ROCKY THE 27 POUND MAINE LOBSTER DONATED TO AQUARIUM
Breaking news. Prices on lobster are down, but a fisherman decided to donate "Rocky" since any lobster over 3 pounds is liable to be tough meat. That means Rocky is an "old geezer." Amy Hubbard is the writer for the LA Times newspaper, linked here, that tells the tale.
"Robert Malone went fishing for shrimp and pulled in a surprise: a 27-pound Maine lobster that could never be viewed as shrimpy."
"Robert Malone went fishing for shrimp and pulled in a surprise: a 27-pound Maine lobster that could never be viewed as shrimpy."
2/22/12
2/18/12
EARTHTRUST IS USING DNA TO SAVE THE WHALES
"Earthtrust's Saving Whales With DNA Project is a cutting-edge strategy for ending the global black market in whale meat through the use of DNA analysis... DNA analysis is the only practical way to verify if a product in the marketplace is a "legitimate" whale species (under IWC regulations) or if it is from a highly endangered species."
2/12/12
2/10/12
ATLANTIC WHALES (CANADA) SITE LINKED HERE
"The waters off Newfoundland and Labrador are among the most productive portions of the Earth's ocean. During the spring and summer, some of the planet's largest gatherings of whales, seals and seabirds come to feed in these coastal and offshore waters along North America's eastern edge. For over 500 years some of the planet's most intensive human fisheries have also taken place here...
"People are not always good at sustainably managing the ocean's resources. Over the past few hundred years the Atlantic grey whale was wiped out while the right and bowhead whales have been removed from most of their former range. Other whales including fins, blues, orcas and humpbacks underwent dramatic population reductions at the hands and harpoons of 20th century whalers. In the case of the orcas, the military even used them for target practice...
Click on the link to keep reading!
"People are not always good at sustainably managing the ocean's resources. Over the past few hundred years the Atlantic grey whale was wiped out while the right and bowhead whales have been removed from most of their former range. Other whales including fins, blues, orcas and humpbacks underwent dramatic population reductions at the hands and harpoons of 20th century whalers. In the case of the orcas, the military even used them for target practice...
Click on the link to keep reading!
2/7/12
2/4/12
PILOT WHALES BEACHED ON FAREWELL SPIT NEW ZEALAND
Farewell Spit is another New Zealand Beach where whales, this time 99 of them, beached themselves. This is the news as of January 26th, written by Dominique Schwartz, of ABC news.
The animals are being put down (euthanized) because rescuers cannot get them to move. About 17 of them made it back to the sea. 33 of them tried but re-beached themselves elsewhere.
The animals are being put down (euthanized) because rescuers cannot get them to move. About 17 of them made it back to the sea. 33 of them tried but re-beached themselves elsewhere.
2/3/12
DO WHALES BEACH THEMSELVES TO COMMIT SUICIDE : 61 BEACHED IN NEW ZEALAND
Brian Palmer of the site Slate, has done a fine job of writing about the 61 whales who beached themselves on Opoutere Beach in New Zealand last November. You may have been watching the news about other whales that have beached themselves. Usually whale loving volunteers show up to drench them with water, to try and keep them alive until the tide comes in. Once beached it is very difficult to move a whale. Even the whale has trouble moving on land. It's not their natural environment.
"Is suicide a thing in the animal kingdom?
Sort of. There is plenty of evidence that animals engage in self-destructive behavior."
This article focuses on the science...
"Is suicide a thing in the animal kingdom?
Sort of. There is plenty of evidence that animals engage in self-destructive behavior."
This article focuses on the science...
2/2/12
HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY TO SIRENS LINK TO SEA!
Can I believe it? I started this blog THREE years ago! In that time it seems that awareness about ocean ecology has increased quite a bit! I hope this blog has been a small part of that increasing awareness. As I page through old posts I see some good stuff. Most of the links are still active and informative.
These days I've been obsessed with the story that's all over the news about the Cruise Ship called the Costa Concordia which is laying off the coast of Italy on it's side after over 4000 people successfully got to shore, but in which at least 17 people died, with a dozen or so unaccounted for. The ship contains fuel that must be removed so that it doesn't pollute the waters which are brimming with sea life including whales. Estimates about how long it will take to remove this oil and the ship are that it could take as long as a whole year.
Over the next few months I'll be looking at the old posts and checking links and will possibly be moving to a new Google Blogger Template, with an emphasis on a side bar that will move you to those links. You can check on Pages to see where I am in the undating.
As usual, if you have any ideas, suggestions, or comments, please leave them for me!
Siren
These days I've been obsessed with the story that's all over the news about the Cruise Ship called the Costa Concordia which is laying off the coast of Italy on it's side after over 4000 people successfully got to shore, but in which at least 17 people died, with a dozen or so unaccounted for. The ship contains fuel that must be removed so that it doesn't pollute the waters which are brimming with sea life including whales. Estimates about how long it will take to remove this oil and the ship are that it could take as long as a whole year.
Over the next few months I'll be looking at the old posts and checking links and will possibly be moving to a new Google Blogger Template, with an emphasis on a side bar that will move you to those links. You can check on Pages to see where I am in the undating.
As usual, if you have any ideas, suggestions, or comments, please leave them for me!
Siren
1/17/12
1/14/12
HOLLYWOOD'S MAGICAL ISLAND : CATALINA
I saw this DVD put put by Blue Water Entertainment at my local library and thought I'd enjoy watching it and I was right.
The focus of this documentary is Hollywood Stars who have visited or lived on the island and the history of the island, which is about one third nature conservancy now, and there wasn't much about the ocean environment or undersea life though there is a short interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau, but I most certainly wanted to visit the Island, which is about 25 miles off the coast of San Pedro - Long Beach, in Southern California, some day soon!
1/8/12
1/5/12
ANTARTICA : SEA CREATURES NEAR THE DEEP SEA VENT : YETI CRABS PACK THEIR OWN LUNCH
YETI CRABS that bring their own lunch... seven pronged star fish... unusual sea creatures living near the extra hot deep sea vent in otherwise fridgid waters of the Antartic ocean. Seems the Antartic is the latest zone of great discoveries...
Linking to the Fox news coverage by Stephanie Pappas. Click on the title of this blog post to get right there!
Linking to the Fox news coverage by Stephanie Pappas. Click on the title of this blog post to get right there!
1/4/12
HYBRID SHARKS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS PROVE GLOBAL WARMING ADAPTATION
Rush now to read this breaking story... Scientists have found many hybrid sharks that prove that the species is interbreeding for survival. By Interbreeding the sharks can extend their range as waters warm up or thaw. Linking to an Australian news source above which has a picture... Exciting!
1/3/12
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