A diver encounter a Great White Shark in the Gulf of Mexico

Published on Apr 28, 2014 - Divers encounter a Great White Shark in the Gulf of Mexico off of Fort Myers Florida!

Original Content : David Carvajal, divemaster @ Dive With Martin Cozumel (2013)

 
We are almost on our way to Cozumel. In about 5 days we will be back underwater! Last time we were there (last winter) we dived with Dive With Martin. The best dive shop in Cozumel. The divemaster we were with (David Carvajal) has some special skills. Check this out!

Aqua Lung Oceanwings / The underwater human flight experience

High five!

An original underwater engagement - Fiancailles sous-marines

--EN-- This is a video of our very original engagement that happened underwater on Dec 31st 2012 in Cozumel Mexico. Watch the video until the end to see a giant Eagle Ray that we've filmed just after this memorable event! --FR-- Voici un vidéo de nos fiancailles sous-marines qui ont eu lieu à Cozumel le 31 décembre 2012. Regardez le film jusqu'à la fin pour voir une Raie géante (Eagle Ray) que nous avons filmé tout de suite après l'événement. 

Inappropriate behavior towards sealife

- Writting from Cozumel, Mexico - This picture below, is something I've seen while diving in Cozumel. I get very frustrated when I see people acting like this. Being a good diver means respecting sealife and especially DO NOT TRY TO HOLD ON TO A SEA TURTLE !!! I told the divemaster about what I've seen but he didn't told the "tourist" (yes that is how I call these kind of people). I also saw some divers laying down in the reef while taking pictures. I remember seeing divers in Bonaire taking multiples pictures of the same seahorse with a flash. The poor little seahorse probably got blinded for life... Anyway if you recognize yourself, try to do better next time!

We got engaged underwater in Cozumel!

It's the most original way to ask your beloved! No doubt she said yes! ;oP --- La façon la plus originale de demander le mains de ma copine, c'est sous l'eau! Elle a dit oui sans hésiter! --- 31 décembre 2012, Cozumel, Mexico

Red Sea Liveaboard by Joost Wenderich

Red Sea Liveaboard 2012 - Daedalus, Rocky & Zabargad (HD) from Joost Wenderich on Vimeo. Video by Joost Wenderich from http://underwatervideo.nl/

HECTOMETER - World Record

HECTOMETER - World Record from Matty Brown on Vimeo.

This is the visual poem of William Trubridge's world record freedive to 100 meters (one hectometer, basically one football field length and back) in order to bring light to the plight of the world's smallest cetacean, the Hector's Dolphin of New Zealand. With one breath of air and diving without weights, fins or any propulsive assistance, William descended to 101 meters in the waters of Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas, the deepest blue hole in the world. This short documentary of the record attempts to transmit what it is like to freedive deep beneath the surface, and how we can return to explore our potential as an aquatic mammal in the search to help our endangered cousins of the seas.

Underwater Photos of Dogs Fetching Their Ball

---EN--- I've had to let my dog go a couple of weeks ago. I loved him so much. A yellow Lab, such a great dog! Miscou lived for almost 14 years. I'm posting this in his memory ---FR--- J'ai du laisser partir mon chien il y a quelques semaines. Je l'aimait beaucoup ce beau Labrador blond car c'était vraiment un bon chien! Miscou a vécu presque 14 ans. Ce qui est énorme pour un chien de cette race. Je met cette photo ici en sa mémoire. (More pics here twistedsifter.com)

Skyfall, the next James Bond, will have an underwater fight!

EN-> (Via Gizmodo.com) Skyfall, the next James Bond movie, is going to have some serious underwater fights. They have been filmed in the only underwater stage in the planet, a 20-by-10-meter pool that is almost 20 feet deep and contains 317,006 gallons (1.2 million liters) of water. The whole mechanics on how they prepare and film theses scenes—using high quality underwater sparkers, underwater monitors and dive buddies, so nobody has to go up to the surface for hours—is quite fascinating. And it's always cool to see Daniel Craig doing the stunts.

"FRENZY" Silky Shark / Bait Ball Feeding Frenzy Encounter (SOCORRO & THE...

Dive and explore the rest...

Bonaire underwater!

Our first scuba video in a while. Sit back, relax, enjoy 3min52sec of original content, filmed and produced by us. We hope you like! <-EN\FR-> Notre premier video de plongée depuis longtemps! Asseyez-vous, détendez-vous et appréciez ses 3min52sec de contenu original, filmé et asssemblé par nous. J'espère que vous aimerez!

Bonaire Canon 5Dmk II Underwater Video

Backscatter web guru, Joel Penner, shot this video with his Canon 5D mark II using the new Gates VL24 Lights while in Bonaire at The Digital Shootout. The footage was shot at a location in between Andrea I and Andrea II. View more videos and read more about The Digital Shootout here: thedigitalshootout.com

DIVETRIP #15 Cozumel 2011

Here are our most recent pictures taken on our last trip to Cozumel in May 2011. ~☼~ Voici les photos prises lors de notre récent voyage à Cozumel en mai 2011.

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The Sharkman

(CBS News) There is no animal that we fear more and understand less than the Great White Shark. In part because it's so hard to get near to them, studying great whites hasn't been easy. But there is one man who has spent his life getting closer to great whites, more often, than anyone else. His name is Mike Rutzen and in South Africa, where he lives, he's known simply as "The Sharkman." What he's discovered about these predators will surprise you: Far from being mindless killing machines Rutzen believes great whites are smart, curious, and not ou to kill humans, and as we reported back in 2010, he's willing to risk his life to prove it. Rutzen and CNN's Anderson Cooper took a boat ride to look for a great white Rutzen could swim with. That's right, swim with. Before he gets in the water, he needs to find a great white that is both calm and curious, a shark he refers to as a "player." ~☼~ (www.tvqc.com) Il n’y a pas d’animaux que nous craignons plus et comprenons moins que le grand requin blanc. En partie parce que c’est tellement difficile d’aller près d’eux, étudier le grand blanc n’a pas été facile. Mais il y a un homme qui a passé sa vie à se rapprocher des grands blancs, plus souvent, que quiconque. Son nom est Mike Rutzen et en Afrique du Sud, où il vit, il est connu simplement comme « Le sharkman. » Ce qu’il a découvert à propos de ces prédateurs va vous surprendre: loin d’être des machines à tuer sans cervelle, Rutzen croit que les grands blancs sont intelligents, curieux, et ne sont pas là pour tuer des humains. Et comme l’animateur de CNN, Anderson Cooper, a pu s’en apercevoir quand il est allé à en Afrique du Sud, Rutzen est prêt à risquer sa vie pour le prouver. 



Extras :

Swimming with a Great White Shark

Great White Shark takes the bait

Are people food to a Great White Shark?

Cousteau 101th anniversary ~☼~ Cousteau 101 anniversaire

Today, Jacques-Yves Couseatu would have been 101 years old! To commemorate his birthday, here is the full movie "The Silent World". This Oscar and Palme d'Or-winning movie, features revolutionary images taken by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle in the Red Sea. ~☼~ Aujourd'hui, Jacques-Yves Cousteau aurait eu 101 ans! Pour commémorez cet événement, voici le film "The Silent World" (Le monde du silence). Ce film, récipiendaire d'un Oscar et d'un Palme d'Or, fut filmé en 1954 dans la Mer Rouge. Ce film avait été coréalisé par Jacques-Yves Cousteau et Louis Malle.

Cousteau Divers

The Cousteau Divers participative science program makes YOU an active agent of the study and protection of the oceans. With a very simple methods, you record your observations of marine life during your dive and then upload them on a site. This survey changes the way you dive as you open your mind to the surrounding ecosystem as you realize just how everything down there is interconnected. You are hunting for indicator species like a detective searching for clues of the health of the dive site. As you upload your survey, you are helping them gather a near real-time diagnosis of the ocean's health! This will allow them to visualize and respond to problems as they arise, targeting expeditions to help solve them, and inviting on board our best members as a reward for their participation. Cousteau Divers is also a large program of participatory science based on the creation of a network of divers. Affiliated diving centers are actively involved in scientific programs to monitor and conserve the marine biodiversity all around the World. Visit COUSTEAU DIVERS website and join a community of divers involved in the protection of our Water Planet. ~☼~ La Cousteau Society développe un vaste programme de science participative basée sur la création d'un réseau de plongeurs, les "Cousteau Divers". Regroupés autour d'un site Internet communautaire entièrement dédié au programme, les plongeurs Cousteau Divers et les centres de plongée affiliés participent activement à des programmes scientifiques de suivi et de Conservation de la biodiversité marine dans le Monde. Si vous aussi vous voulez participer à la préservation du milieu marin visitez le site web de COUSTEAU DIVERS maintenant. Un VIDEO d'introduction de Couseau Divers par Pierre-Yves Cousteau en français est également disponible ICI.

Oceana

Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation. The oceans have been healthy and full of life for millions of years... until now. Scientists predict that life in our oceans is quickly approaching an irreversible collapse, unless we do something now. Help Oceana to make a difference. For more information or to become a wavemaker visit www.oceana.org.