meine liebe freundin anna hat mir etwas ganz tolles gezeigt:
die octocam vom hatfield marine science center in oregon. eine pazifische riesenkrake namens deriq lebt sozusagen in einem big brother container. eigentlich gemein, schließlich hat er so keine ruhige minute vor heimlichen beobachtern, aber umso besser für uns. denn so kann man sich das video auf vollbild vergrößern & den lieben langen tag lang als “screensaver” laufen lassen. ich zb. freue mich immer wieder wenn ich von den lernbüchern hinüberschaue. das ist ja fast ein eigenes aquarium!
selbst habe ich es noch nicht gesehen, aber ich bin schon auf eine fütterung gespannt!

p.s.: “deriq the internet octopus” hat sogar eine eigene facebook-seite!

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nach “unsere erde” kommt mit UNSERE OZEANE erneut ein einmaliges Kinoerlebnis auf die Leinwände: eine ebenso sinnliche wie fasznierende dokumentation, die in die geheimnisvollen & unbekannten tiefen unserer weltmeere entführt: eine kino-symphonie über die ozenae, den ursprung & allen lebens.
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Frohe Weihnachten aus Manila.

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von dem tag an, als sie am strand vom florida aus dem ei schlüpft, bis zu dem tag etwa 25 jahre später, an dem sie am selben strand im florida zum ersten mal selbst eier legt, ist die “heldin” von TORTUGA, die unechte karrett-schildkröte (caretta caretta), mehr als 10000 kilometer im atlantischen ozean unterwegs. begeben sie sich selbst auf die unglaubliche reise.

schaut euch auch die webseite an, da gibt es noch jede menge weitere informationen!

The main tank called the “Kuroshio Sea” holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

in austria we are in very good contact with the people who run ‘sharkproject‘.  the goal of the project is to give everybody information about the sharks and their behaviour. the divingfamily thinks that they are doing a good job because they show people how much in danger the sharks are nowadays. check out the behaviour patterns & shark myths at their website.

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sarah also did a psa for shark project for an university project, you can check it out here.

Sharkwater is a 2007 Canadian film written and directed by Rob Stewart, who also plays the lead role. The documentary covers the lives of sharks, how the media portrays them, and how they are treated today.

Stewart debunks historical myths and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Filmed in high definition video, Sharkwater explores the densest shark populations in the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Stewart teams up with Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and reports on his mission of protecting sharks. The documentary shows the conflicts between the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing Stewart and Watson to flee for their lives. Later Stewart miraculously recovers from a flesh-eating disease.

Stewart discovers that sharks have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth’s history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years.

The film has been attacked by the sharking industry, including on this wikipedia entry. They claim that it is “full of misinformation and effectively silences the first world sharking industry who abide by strict government laws and maintain perfectly legal and sustainable businesses.” Although it is true that sharking is handled much better in some countries than in others, sharks remain under threat in all areas where they live and practices such as finning (cutting off the shark’s and throwing it back in to bleed to death) are still legal in many “first world” area, including the United States.

and here is the trailer:

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dive into a new immersive and highly emotional adventure with jean-michel cousteau’s DOLPHINS AND WHALES 3D, which will take you from the dazzling coral reefs of the bahamas to the warm depths of the waters of the exotic kingdom of tonga for a close encounter with the surviving tribes of the ocean. stunning images captured for the very first time in 3D will allow you to discover their lives and habitats as never-before-seen. an unforgettable voyage with these graceful, majestic yet endangered sea creatures, narrated by daryl hannah.
director : jean-jacques mantello
writer : dr. elisabeth mantello
IMDB : link
runtime : 42 min
trailer:
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so here’s a new short video! it’s from ilgesa’s (yes, without the second -sa) trip to the galapagos islands in ecuador in october 2006.

their dive guide took it and sent it to us a few days ago. there’s another (better) one, as well but we don’t have it – for now. he promised to send it, too.