Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Alexa & Cindy on 15-03-2009
Who IS this masked man?
Trust us, he’s someone you’ll want to know.
He swims around an island in Puget Sound near his home – alone – with a snorkel mask, some fins, and who-knows-what lurking in the depths as he explores.
He blogs about these adventures, as well as issues facing the future of the world’s oceans.
And oh yeah, helping protect ocean life is his career, too.
As part of our launch week celebration, this Thursday (3/19) we’re kicking off a “how it all started” series on how people working in the ocean community today got lost in the Big Blue in the first place.
You won’t want to miss musings from this man about how and when he got hooked on saltwater, as coming up soon on O4E, he’ll also give us some great tips on ocean-friendly seafood eating.
(Ssshhh…if you already know him, don’t spill the beans!)
Launch week starts tomorrow with all kinds of goodies, so splash back here then!
Here’s an interesting puzzle: what do you do if you’re a fish trainer extraordinaire, but the fish you want to train has poor eyesight?
Use sound vibrations, of course!
Below, fish trainer Belinda from the New England Aquarium works with an African Lungfish named Mamma Jamma who does not see well. Her goal is to get him to “target” – or come to a specific place.
How does she do it? Check it out!
And hey, he may be our first Freaky Fish on Friday, but he’s one bad Mamma Jamma!
We’ll splash you soon with more fish training feats from the New England Aquarium!
Filed Under (On TV) by Alexa & Cindy on 11-03-2009
Our awe over the majestic Kingdom of the Blue Whale isn’t even on the wane yet and here comes Nat Geo Channel right back, bringing it all over again with a one-two punch of Into the Abyss this Saturday night , March 14th, at 9 p.m. eastern, followed by a repeat helping of Blue bliss Sunday afternoon, 1 p.m. eastern. (Check your local listings.)
Travel to a creature-rich area in the Celebes Sea that surrounds the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, and which contains some of the widest variety of sea life of any ocean in the world.
But NG’s explorers aren’t content to swim around in the sunny, shallow waters counting fish. They must go deeper – 20,000 feet deeper, to be exact – into a deep, dark mystery they call an abyss.
If you dare, tag along as these explorers dive down, down, down in a first-ever attempt to find even more cool ocean creatures – and of course, a few surprises – and tons of WOW.
Dive in - the water is perfect, and the ocean's wonders await you. On O4E, we have fun, we educate and we ask our readers to think of and act for the future of the world's oceans. Plus, it's by a 10 year-old (with a little help from her journalist mom).
Who IS this masked man?
over again with a one-two punch of 
