Ξ July 22nd, 2011 | → Comments Off | ∇ Uncategorized |
Everyone has probably heard or read about the giant squid which was recently caught off the south Florida coast. The squid measured 23 feet from head to tentacle tip. Big, yes, but giant? In February 2007, a New Zealand fishing crew caught a colossal squid off the Ross Shelf of Antarctica; the squid measured 33 feet in length when caught. From evidence found inside sperm whale stomachs, scientists believe that deep ocean (more…)
Ξ July 18th, 2011 | → Comments Off | ∇ Uncategorized |
When one thinks of carnivorous ocean creatures, the Great White shark immediately comes to most people’s minds. For pure ferocity and the continual, but unintended, predation on man, makes the Great White one of the most feared carnivores on earth. The Great White is a mammal eating shark with seals and sealions being its favorite fare.
The Tiger shark is another ocean carnivore that quite often mistakes humans for its marine cuisine and although its attacks are also a mistake on their part, the end result is often tragic.The full explanation can be found at http://blog.kleincollection.com/2011/07/04/diving-with-great-white-sharks/ Tiger sharks tend to come into shallow water to (more…)
Ξ July 17th, 2011 | → Comments Off | ∇ Uncategorized |
The Mexican island of Cozumel offers some of the best diving on earth. The reef is huge and on the brink of a wall that plunges to the abyss with caves, swim-throughs, coral spires and a plethora of marine life.
East of the Great Barrier Reef, in the Coral Sea, lies Osprey Reef where visibility can reach 200 feet, there are lots and lots of sharks and large coral heads that overlook walls that drop straight down to 4000 feet. This may (more…)
Ξ July 14th, 2011 | → Comments Off | ∇ Uncategorized |
The following lists of the Underwater Wonders of the World is not terribly official, and is in no particular order.
Yonaguni-Jima (Japan) – Over eight thousand years of history and meters of water lay between the modern world and the mysteries of this ancient and expansive underwater city.
The Mariana Trench – A wonder on land or sea, the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in this world’s ocean. The pressure there is over a thousand times the pressure at sea (more…)