Tag: ocean state diving
barnacles for breakfast
This morning I chugged down half a coffee and then slipped beneath the layer of floating cigarette butts, seaweed, and miscellaneous plastic garbage to settle in to my home for the next 90 minutes – scrubbing the hull of a sailboat that had sat stationary in a dirty marina for more than a year. Nothing…
Read MoreA Big Splash in the Ocean State
Yesterday’s news of a humpback while sighting well within the margins of Narragansett Bay is certainly news- and noteworthy. It seems that there have been more and more of these big splashes and sightings in recent years here in the Ocean State, and that’s a great thing. Last year, there were the beluga whales. The…
Read Moresidemount saturday
Well, it’s officially that time of year again – chilly up top and still balmy down below, at least from the New England perspective. That means ever improving visibility as the water temp continues to drop, and time to hit the beach for a next round of ambitious extended range runs. On Saturday, I broke…
Read MoreSwimming through a bowl full of jelly
Yesterday I spent a few hours at LURC to tidy up the place, and unpack from the recent journey to Hong Kong. Much as I do after many field excursions, I then headed off on a leisurely local dive in Jamestown for no other purpose than to keep some water flowing over the gills and…
Read MorePast to Present | Summertime Blues
In 2008, OO organized an eco-educational experience for a group to observe and interact with blue sharks off of the Rhode Island coast in cooperation with Dr. Brad Wetherbee of the University of Rhode Island and Snappa Charters. The work was featured in Rhode Island Monthly Magazine with the article receiving 2nd Place in Science…
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