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The Oceans Are Changing - Let's Document It
The Oceans Are Changing - Let's Document It
Davide DB, December 14, 20231 yr
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Crasoner

August 2, 20241 yr
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

Davide DB, Thursday at 08:12 AM5 days
- 0 replies
- 60 views
Davide DB

Thursday at 08:12 AM5 days
The hits just keep coming.
The hits just keep coming.

RickMo, August 5Aug 5
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- 63 views
RickMo

August 5Aug 5
VANUATU LEADING THE CHARGE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE JUSTICE
VANUATU LEADING THE CHARGE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE JUSTICE

johnvila, July 22Jul 22
- 7 replies
- 284 views
johnvila

July 24Jul 24
Bad News from The Mediterranean Sea #1
Bad News from The Mediterranean Sea #1

Davide DB, July 4Jul 4
- 1 reply
- 233 views
bghazzal

July 4Jul 4
The Dark Side of Global Seafood
The Dark Side of Global Seafood

Davide DB, May 9May 9
- 0 replies
- 197 views
Davide DB

May 9May 9
Raja Ampat Coral Bleaching 2024: Caught in the Confluence - Video by Dr. Phil Dustan
Raja Ampat Coral Bleaching 2024: Caught in the Confluence - Video by Dr. Phil Dustan

bghazzal, March 4Mar 4
- 8 replies
- 3.7k views
Kraken de Mabini

April 30Apr 30
Article - Trouble in paradise: rising cyanobacteria levels in Raja Ampat
Article - Trouble in paradise: rising cyanobacteria levels in Raja Ampat

bghazzal, April 30Apr 30
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- 581 views
Davide DB

April 30Apr 30
Article - More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record
Article - More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record

bghazzal, April 23Apr 23
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- 810 views
bghazzal

April 26Apr 26
[documentary] Salt in their Veins
[documentary] Salt in their Veins

Davide DB, April 10Apr 10
- 1 reply
- 394 views
Ajay

April 12Apr 12
Raja Ampat debt-for-nature swap
Raja Ampat debt-for-nature swap

Troporobo, January 16Jan 16
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- 587 views
Troporobo

January 21Jan 21
Hot Mediterranean Sea
Hot Mediterranean Sea

Davide DB, November 7, 2024Nov 7
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Davide DB

November 8, 2024Nov 8
Article on new regulations for whale watching / swimming in French Polynesia
Article on new regulations for whale watching / swimming in French Polynesia

bghazzal, October 29, 2024Oct 29
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bghazzal

October 29, 2024Oct 29
Once It Was All Countryside Here
Once It Was All Countryside Here

Davide DB, September 7, 2024Sep 7
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- 511 views
Davide DB

September 7, 2024Sep 7
Some good news in ocean conservation
Some good news in ocean conservation

ErikaNydaria, May 28, 20241 yr
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ErikaNydaria

May 31, 20241 yr
Coral bleaching events in Thailand
Coral bleaching events in Thailand

bghazzal, May 14, 20241 yr
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- 525 views
bghazzal

May 14, 20241 yr
AR Reef
AR Reef

ErikaNydaria, May 11, 20241 yr
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- 542 views
ErikaNydaria

May 11, 20241 yr
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching

Davide DB, May 1, 20241 yr
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RickMo

May 2, 20241 yr
Hello puffins, goodbye belugas: changing Arctic fjord hints at our climate future
Hello puffins, goodbye belugas: changing Arctic fjord hints at our climate future

Davide DB, April 30, 20241 yr
- 0 replies
- 487 views
Davide DB

April 30, 20241 yr
Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water
Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water

Davide DB, April 28, 20241 yr
- 2 replies
- 605 views
Davide DB

April 29, 20241 yr
Carbon Majors database
Carbon Majors database

bghazzal, April 4, 20241 yr
- 1 reply
- 603 views
Klaus

April 4, 20241 yr
Help stop Grey Whales from being killed for Traditions...
Help stop Grey Whales from being killed for Traditions...

aquabluedreams, March 11, 20241 yr
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aquabluedreams

March 30, 20241 yr
[documentary] Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation | Patagonia Films
[documentary] Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation | Patagonia Films

Davide DB, March 7, 20241 yr
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- 765 views
Davide DB

March 7, 20241 yr
Jardines de la Reina bleaching
Jardines de la Reina bleaching

RickMo, February 6, 20241 yr
- 2 replies
- 828 views
JustinO

February 19, 20241 yr
Raja Ampat Blog with Photos!
Raja Ampat Blog with Photos!

ridgebackpilot, January 30, 20241 yr
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ridgebackpilot

January 30, 20241 yr

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Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing

TimG · August 5Aug 5

Some time back, I wrote an article about creating your own fibre optic cables: a quick, easy, inexpensive and very satisfying process. In case you missed it it, a link to the piece is here. https://waterpixels.net/articles/articles_technique/diy-fibre-optic-cables-easy-r32/ Now, many months on, a couple of additional suggestions: BURPING On entering the water and descending the plugs at both ends of the cables often need burping. Tiny air bubbles seem to be able to block fibre optic light tra
TimG

August 5Aug 5

Dave_Hicks

Saturday at 04:42 PM2 days
- 21 comments
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Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10Jun 10

I have long fascinated with shooting ring lights underwater starting with the Inon Quadflash, through the various Athena modifications to Sea and Sea strobe heads, continuing to the Saga fiber optic rings and now to the Weefine 3000. The Weefine 3000 is the latest version of the LED lights made by Kraken and Weefine. The Weefine 3000 CCW Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light It's similar to the earlier 3000 lumen LED modules but has adjustable color temperature and a 3000-lumen burst (strobe) mode. It
bvanant

June 10Jun 10

Toque

Saturday at 01:32 PM2 days
- 6 comments
- 1,856 views
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

TimG · August 4Aug 4

I came across the following article by By David Clapp, published on 31 July 2025 in Digital Camera World. Worth a read, I thought! "It’s getting near that time again - as September means a new iPhone. Then there’s a new Android. Then it’s the turn Fujifilm / Canon / Nikon / Sony / Panasonic etc - all of them use tried and tested strategies stretching back as far as the 1930s to make you, the consumer, feel dissatisfied with the equipment you own. Let’s be frank, you are a subliminal and anonym
TimG

August 4Aug 4

dhaas

Thursday at 02:23 PM4 days
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Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers
Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers

Architeuthis · July 25Jul 25

Mafia Island is located in the Indian Ocean, off the East African coast of Tanzania. I learned about Mafia Island from reports of several scubadivers in internet platforms, who consider it an “insider tip”. In November/December 2024 three divers (Lisi, Franz and me) set out towards Mafia in order to experience firsthand the diving and possibilities for UW-photographers. Mafia Island is not difficult to reach via international flights from Vienna/Austria to Dar es Salaam/Tanzania. From there, t
Architeuthis

July 25Jul 25

giovannirescia

August 5Aug 5
- 20 comments
- 1,177 views
INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip
INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip

RichN · August 4Aug 4

INON INC. releases two new ZD Front Mask on August 5, 2025,: the ZD Front Mask for Ace Pro 2, designed to fit the official Dive Case for Insta360 Ace Pro2, and the ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 5 Pro, made specifically for the official Osmo Action 60m Waterproof Case. Attaching the INON ZD Front Mask allows the use of the underwater semi-fisheye conversion lens UFL-GR140 ZD (*1) which can deliver wide and quality view with its large-aperture optics across more wide-angle FOV settings on Ace p
RichN

August 4Aug 4

RichN

August 4Aug 4
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Retra firmware further update
Retra firmware further update

TimG · July 30Jul 30

Please note: a further update to the firmware files was released on 31 July. Pro Max firmware is now v2.17 - the version from the previous day was 2.15. Retra have announced updates to firmware on a number of their strobes. Pro Max II to v3.1 Pro Max to v2.17 Prime+ to v2.4 Pure to v2.4 The updates include bug fixes and performance improvements. Full details are set out in the usual App Store update pages.
TimG

July 30Jul 30

TimG

August 2Aug 2
- 2 comments
- 338 views

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