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!

Karin Sinniger World Record Scuba Dive with Elephant

Karin Sinniger, 48, a Swiss, US and British (Hong Kong) citizen who lives in Angola and who has logged over a 1,000 dives, successfully scuba dived with an elephant near the Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India (the 115th country she dived in), to set a world record for scuba diving in the most countries

Aqua Lung Oceanwings / The underwater human flight experience

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. 

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.

The origins of the Darth Vader breathing

(Via patvader.com) Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer who has worked on various films including: the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and WALL-E (2008). He is also a film editor and director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is most notable for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the blaster guns, and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader. He is personally responsible for some of the sounds heard in films. In the Star Wars series, part of R2-D2's beeps and whistles are Burtt's vocalizations, also made using an ARP 2600 synthesizer, as are some of the squawks made by the tiny holographic monsters on the Millennium Falcon spacecraft. In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) he provides the voice for Lushros Dofine, captain of the Invisible Hand cruiser. The heavy-breathing of Darth Vader was created by recording his own breathing in an old Dacor scuba regulator.

Écoutez NOC, le béluga qui imite la voix humaine

--FR-- (Via Radio-Canada) Comme un perroquet, une baleine ayant vécu 30 ans dans un aquarium à San Diego était vraisemblablement capable d'imiter la voix humaine. Des chercheurs en viennent à cette conclusion après avoir réalisé une analyse acoustique des sons émis par NOC, le béluga.

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...

Google Ocean "Street View"

(Via Techcrunch.com) EN-> Google Maps now displays StreetView-ish images of the Great Barrier Reef and popular underwater spots around Hawaii and the Philippines. As Google explained in a blog post today you can now use Google Maps to swim with a turtle, follow a manta ray or lose yourself watching the sun set over a reef. You can go diving in Maui’s Molokini crater or join snorkelers in Oahu’s Hanauma Bay. And of course all this is possible without swim lessons or sunscreen, thanks to the magic of Google Maps. Read the rest of the story on techcrunch.com or visit maps.google.com/ocean.

Love Sharks Love Fiji

EN->A TV PSA in support of the Fiji Shark Sanctuary. A message of thanks from above and beneath the waves to the people who helped make the world a better place.


Love Sharks Love Fiji from Scarlet View Media on Vimeo.

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

Vladimir Putin Discovers a 6th Century Artifacts While Scuba Diving

(Gizmodo) In his ongoing quest to prove what an adventurous savage he is, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went diving in the Black Sea. Lo and behold, after diving down a couple of meters, he happened upon two sixth century urns. Convenient. The AFP says Putin was diving for only the third time off the coast of an Ancient Greek locale and discovered the urns while in full view of the media. Television footage showed two moss-covered vases with ear-like handles sitting neatly next to each other on top of the sandy bottom as Putin swam into view. "Treasure!" a dripping wet Putin told reporters with a big grin. "They drank it all already," he added when asked if there was anything left in the jars." Upon discovery, Putin started spouting off facts about Ancient Greek pottery and how broken jars were thrown from ships, hence their resting place at the bottom of the sea. Maybe he knew what he was looking for, or is it possible that this was a total publicity stunt? (Yahoo.com) (Reuters) ~☼~ (Cyberpresse) Le premier ministre russe, Vladimir Poutine, a fait une plongée sur un site archéologique du sud de la Russie et remonté deux amphores, jouant ainsi, comme chaque été, sur son image d'aventurier, toujours devant les caméras. Il a expliqué qu'il s'agissait de sa troisième plongée et qu'il était descendu à une profondeur de deux mètres. L'ancien président russe est remonté à la surface avec deux amphores brisées, selon des images diffusées par la télévision russe. «Le chef de l'expédition archéologique a expliqué qu'elles dataient du VIe siècle après Jésus-Christ. Lorsqu'à l'époque, dans le port, on déchargeait les navires, les amphores se cassaient souvent et on les jetait à la mer», a expliqué M. Poutine. L'homme fort de la Russie visitait un site archéologique de la péninsule de Taman, dans la région de Krasnodar, où se trouvent les ruines de Phanagoria, une ville fondée à l'époque de la Grèce antique. Le premier ministre russe est un habitué de ce type de mises en scène très médiatisées, en particulier en été. Vladimir Poutine s'est déjà illustré en faisant du cheval torse nu à travers la steppe, en plongeant à bord d'un sous-marin d'exploration au fond du lac Baïkal ou encore en participant à des missions scientifiques sur les baleines et de recensement de tigres.

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.