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The SVII camera was designed as a replacement for its prototype predecessor, the SVI, [2] to take thousands of images of the shallow waters of the Great Barrier Reef and other endangered coral reefs around the world. The imagery and data generated by the camera and its operators is intended to provide a visual record of the health of the reefs ...
Between those two islands lay Blonde Rock, an underwater reef which was normally a safe depth of 25 feet (7.6 m), but during hurricane swells, there was a risk that Rhone might founder on that. The Captain took a conservative course, giving Blonde Rock (which cannot be seen from the surface) a wide berth.
In 2004, Australia established the world's largest marine protected area in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, where fishing and other extractive activities are prohibited. New Zealand in 2001 closed 19 seamounts within its EEZ to bottom trawling, including in the Chatham Rise , sub-Antarctic waters, and off the east and west coasts of the ...
The Great Dane, sometimes labeled the “Apollo of Dogs,” is a breed of dog that can measure up to 32 inches (81 centimeters) and weigh up to 175 pounds (just over 79 kilograms). A Great Dane ...
The Ocean Photographer of the Year awards announced the winners of its 2024 contest featuring stunning images of underwater wildlife. 12 award-winning underwater photos give rare glimpses beneath ...
David Doubilęt (born November 28, 1946) is an underwater photographer [1] known primarily for his work published in National Geographic magazine, where he is a contributing photographer and has been an author for 70 feature articles since 1971. He was born in New York City and started taking
Shark bit leg, then dragged him underwater: Night: 5 m [16.5'] tiger shark [218] 1983 26 July: Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville: Swimming from the New Venture: Linda Ann Horton: Female: 21: Shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater: 04:00: 5 m [16.5'] tiger shark [219] 1984 30 November: 1 km off Black's Beach
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), which is responsible for managing the park, does not consider grey water or exhaust cleaning by-products to be waste under the existing ...