Coral Reefs from the Ground Up
On each of today’s three dives, like all the others, the first thing Alexandra Dempsey does when she reaches the bottom is to pull out a plastic container about the size of a Nalgene water bottle, scoop it full of …
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On each of today’s three dives, like all the others, the first thing Alexandra Dempsey does when she reaches the bottom is to pull out a plastic container about the size of a Nalgene water bottle, scoop it full of …
Today was a busy day: three dives and – finally – calm enough seas to launch the Twin V with Steve Schill’s sidescan sonar. The original plan was to do one dive, then stop by Middle Cay and ask the local …
The swells had the final word today: we made only one dive, in the morning, off a rollicking Calcutta. The boat spent a few hours after lunch looking for a site that was protected from the swells and also had …
Whitecaps are never good news when you’re diving. Sure enough, the swell and breeze both grew overnight, though luckily not too big to take the Calcutta out. After a late start for some repairs, the dive boat brought the group …
Coral Reef Ecologist Brian Beck sets up the current meter during the Global Reef Expedition.
After a night boarding at Errol Flynn Marina at Port Antonio, Jamaica and a rolling crossing that left more than a few green faces and empty chairs at dinner, the Golden Shadow motored overnight to Pedro Bank, about 100 miles …
Rough swells on the high seas for Living Oceans Foundation ocean research vessel Golden Shadow during the Global Reef Expedition.
A pair of nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) caught on Steve Schill’s dropcam
Marine scientist Llewellyn Meggs spearing a lionfish on Pedro Bank during the Jamaica Mission of the Global Reef Expedition.
Check out our efforts at climbing aboard the Calcutta. Transferring between the tender and the Calcutta is tricky in active seas.