Conservation and the Environment

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The Oceans Are Changing - Let's Document It
The Oceans Are Changing - Let's Document It
Davide DB, December 14, 20232 yr
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Davide DB

October 21, 2025Oct 21
An Ocean in Motion: Earth's Underwater Highways
An Ocean in Motion: Earth's Underwater Highways

Davide DB, July 28Jul 28
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Davide DB

July 28Jul 28
Japan to test rare earth mining 6km underwater
Japan to test rare earth mining 6km underwater

Davide DB, July 27Jul 27
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Davide DB

July 27Jul 27
Documentary on Messina Strait
Documentary on Messina Strait

waterpixel, July 10Jul 10
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bghazzal

July 14Jul 14
National Geographic “Photographer”
National Geographic “Photographer”

ACHiPo, June 4Jun 4
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ACHiPo

June 6Jun 6
VANUATU LEADING THE CHARGE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE JUSTICE
VANUATU LEADING THE CHARGE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE JUSTICE

johnvila, July 22, 20251 yr
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Rune Edvin Haldorsen

November 19, 2025Nov 19
Malpelo
Malpelo

Grm, November 3, 2025Nov 3
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Grm

November 3, 2025Nov 3
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef

Davide DB, October 28, 2025Oct 28
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Davide DB

October 28, 2025Oct 28
Record warm seas bring extraordinary new species to UK waters | BBC News
Record warm seas bring extraordinary new species to UK waters | BBC News

Davide DB, August 12, 2025Aug 12
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Davide DB

August 12, 2025Aug 12
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, August 7, 20251 yr
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Davide DB

August 7, 20251 yr
The hits just keep coming.
The hits just keep coming.

RickMo, August 5, 20251 yr
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RickMo

August 5, 20251 yr
Bad News from The Mediterranean Sea #1
Bad News from The Mediterranean Sea #1

Davide DB, July 4, 20251 yr
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bghazzal

July 4, 20251 yr
The Dark Side of Global Seafood
The Dark Side of Global Seafood

Davide DB, May 9, 20251 yr
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Davide DB

May 9, 20251 yr
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 4, 20251 yr
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Kraken de Mabini

April 30, 20251 yr
Article - Trouble in paradise: rising cyanobacteria levels in Raja Ampat
Article - Trouble in paradise: rising cyanobacteria levels in Raja Ampat

bghazzal, April 30, 20251 yr
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Davide DB

April 30, 20251 yr
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 23, 20251 yr
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bghazzal

April 26, 20251 yr
[documentary] Salt in their Veins
[documentary] Salt in their Veins

Davide DB, April 10, 20251 yr
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Ajay

April 12, 20251 yr
Raja Ampat debt-for-nature swap
Raja Ampat debt-for-nature swap

Troporobo, January 16, 20251 yr
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Troporobo

January 21, 20251 yr
Hot Mediterranean Sea
Hot Mediterranean Sea

Davide DB, November 7, 20241 yr
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Davide DB

November 8, 20241 yr
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, 20241 yr
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bghazzal

October 29, 20241 yr
Once It Was All Countryside Here
Once It Was All Countryside Here

Davide DB, September 7, 20241 yr
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Davide DB

September 7, 20241 yr
Some good news in ocean conservation
Some good news in ocean conservation

ErikaNydaria, May 28, 20242 yr
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ErikaNydaria

May 31, 20242 yr
Coral bleaching events in Thailand
Coral bleaching events in Thailand

bghazzal, May 14, 20242 yr
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bghazzal

May 14, 20242 yr
AR Reef
AR Reef

ErikaNydaria, May 11, 20242 yr
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ErikaNydaria

May 11, 20242 yr
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching

Davide DB, May 1, 20242 yr
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RickMo

May 2, 20242 yr

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UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1
UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1

TimG · 12 hours ago12 hr

Having recently written about installing the o-Turtle trigger into a Nauticam housing, I’ve now had a go with a UWT internal trigger for the Nauticam NA-OM1 housing. UWT describes it as the 11072-22-HSS TTL-Converter for NAUTICAM for OLYMPUS/ OM SYSTEM. The UWT trigger arrives in a bubble-wrap envelope in a small cardboard box. No frills functional. It consists of a small electronics board with two LEDs and a cable leading to a hot shoe connector. The manual explains that strobes are selected
TimG

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TimG

5 hours ago5 hr
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Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway

Davide DB · Friday at 09:49 PM1 day

Panasonic achieved a result that Apple, Sony and Nikon did not. The Japanese Intellectual Property High Court invalidated a major RED patent concerning raw video files. RED had historically used this patent to demand licensing fees and stop competitors. Nikon initially challenged the patent in court but purchased RED before a ruling and dropped the case. When Panasonic recently challenged the same patent in Japan, Nikon defended the claims it had previously opposed. The court ultimately rejecte
Davide DB

Friday at 09:49 PM1 day

Davide DB

Friday at 09:49 PM1 day
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Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip

TimG · Tuesday at 02:21 PM4 days

Having bought a Nauticam housing and OM System OM-1ii recently as the base of my new underwater camera setup, I needed an LED trigger to fire the strobes. Although I havn’t used TTL underwater for many years, I did want HSS as I often include the sunball when shooting wide-angle. This usually requires high shutter speed to avoid exposure burn outs. HSS options for an OM trigger seemed to boil down to the Turtle or UWT. The Nauticam flash trigger, although an attractive option, doesn’t provide
TimG

Tuesday at 02:21 PM4 days

RickMo

Friday at 07:50 PM1 day
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Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
TimG · May 17May 17

You may have read or seen pictures of the fire that broke out in the Maldives on the Emperor Explorer liveaboard on 9 May. My partner and I were on it as part of a group of 25. Like many members, we’ve been lucky enough to have been on lots of liveaboards. During the pre-departure safety briefing we were given the usual advice: If an alarm sounds do not return to our cabins to collect stuff: head immediately to the muster station by the dive platform; put together a grab bag in case of emerge
TimG

May 17May 17

TimG

Friday at 07:24 PM1 day
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Adobe Lightroom Classic: v 15.5
Adobe Lightroom Classic: v 15.5

TimG · Tuesday at 01:54 PM4 days

It's almost hard to keep up with the updates. Version 15.5 for LR Classic now available. Adobe report the update: "includes enhanced crop tool, mask refinements, render to DNG option, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more".
TimG

Tuesday at 01:54 PM4 days

TimG

Tuesday at 01:54 PM4 days
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Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)
Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)
TimG · October 31, 2025Oct 31

On a recent dive trip I met someone who is writing a dissertation on people who are 50+ and diving. If you are interested in contributing, the following is a link to a simple questionnaire which takes about 5 minutes to complete. I've become paranoid about online scams, phishing etc. But this looks fine and I know the author - and the information gathered is pretty innocuous. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=e3VPRDDLUkaTvMqNbR74E5Cna1DJ6d1KvM2oRz5_gAdUM0Y3UEpYTkZERDJON
TimG

October 31, 2025Oct 31

CCRphoto

July 30Jul 30
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