Oceans of Opportunity

Author: oceanopportunity

The Art of Self

Among the most humbling reasons why I have chosen to make my living underwater is the renewed focus on being centered. What does this mean exactly? Well, to start, I can’t help but mention situational awareness. Day after day of simply walking down the street, one will inevitably cross paths with someone who is not…

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rebreathers | managing your ‘atmosphere’

Those actively pursuing any form of underwater activities these days are at the very least acutely aware of rebreather technology. Its benefits are well proven and documented, training programs are well established, and the development/manufacturing community is ‘slowly’ making strides towards performance and quality assurance consensus standards. The underlying problem is that this technology is…

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Visit us at Boston Sea Rovers 2009

You are invited to the Boston Sea Rovers Annual Clinic and Evening Film Festival on March 7 and 8, 2009. There is an awesome line up of daytime presenters with topics from Northeast wreck diving, to marine science, to…caves! I will be presenting a 20 minute self-produced film highlighting my recent work in the Blue…

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NAFI Rhode Island hosts first 'Green Day' event

Providence’s ‘Ocean Opportunity’ chosen as students’ environmental charity of choice Ocean Opportunity, is proud to announce its participation in the North American Family Institute’s (NAFI)-Rhode Island’s first ‘Green Day’ event on February 12, 2009. Ocean Opportunity was selected as NAFI Rhode Island’s environmental charity of choice for this program. Green Day is a collaborative event…

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The New World Ecology

About ten years ago, I offered a lecture at a science symposium that was geared towards the concept of a ‘business of exploration’ and ‘business of science’. Indeed, it was perhaps misplaced and a better target for a literacy or education type summit, and I was criticized for it. However, the presentation served its purpose…

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Atlantis Uncovered

The Discovery Channel’s ‘Atlantis Uncovered’ does a great job debunking the theory of Atlantis. While scientific evidence may not support Plato’s writings, I urge you to take a different perspective. Perhaps ‘Atlantis’ is yet to come. The ideology of the Lost City is one is ingrained in many elements of our society and culture. I…

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an aquatic evolution

The question of where we came from has answers embedded in all cultures and throughout all of history. However, it is a somewhat new concept to consider where we are going as a species. Not so much culturally or socially, but in our species evolution. Few, if any, species on this planet have stopped in…

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it’s here | Google 5.0

Long awaited… This powerful new tool from Google will forever change humans interaction with the ocean. This is the perfect way to scope out a prospective research site, a next vacation spot, or just brush up on all things beneath the sea. Truly amazing. We will be incorporating Google 5.0 into a number of special…

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today’s worst undersea threat | carbon dioxide

Since the start of the 21st century, rebreathers have become the accepted norm for pursuing more routine expeditious intervention of the ocean. This technology is quite simple, as it basically recycles the diver’s exhalations, removing poisonous CO2, then monitoring the gas, and providing some means to add oxygen that has been metabolized by the diver.…

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talkin’ vs. doin’

Today’s Blue Planet is one where communication, of all types, is on the front line. Be it various modes of media, the press, or even social networking. Everyone is connected in a variety of ways that are quite frankly, making the telephone obsolete. With Internet communications and simply access to the web, SO SO SO…

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