Artists for the Arctic set sail in 2015
Well-known artists, explorers and scientists have joined the Elysium – Artists for the Arctic expedition, to focus attention on the impact of global warming on the polar region through their visual interpretations of the northern flora and fauna. Principal team members
include Dr. Sylvia Earle PhD, David Doubilet, Jennifer Hayes, Wyland, Amos Nachoum, Leandro Blanco, Ernie Brooks, Cabel Davis PhD and Michael AW, project founder and leader. The Elysium team will create
a range of compelling visual stories, including exhibits, events, a documentary, a one-of-a-kind commemorative photography book and other media to raise the government and public awareness needed
for immediate preventive action. Launching August 29 from
Longyearbyen, Norway, the artists will travel a route to the high Arctic, visiting North Spitsbergen, North and East Greenland and Iceland, imaging habitat panoramas of glaciers, icebergs and snowy mountains, and wildlife such as polar bears, walruses, belugas, narwhals, arctic fox, auks, snowy owls, muskox, arctic hares and fin and blue whales. Expedition platform is
the 233-foot (71m) MV Polar Pioneer, also known as the Akademik Schuleykin, an ice- strengthened Finnish research vessel that will be supported by six Zodiacs. Information and sponsorship
go to
ElysiumEpic.org or email Ed Dixon,
Ed@OGSociety.org
BATTLE OF ATLANTIC SUB AND SHIP FOUND WE NEED A HERO
TWO VESSELS OF WWII’S BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC, the German U-boat 576 and the freighter Bluefields, have been found just 240 yards (220m) apart 30 miles (48km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, by a team of researchers led by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. “We’ve discovered an important battle site in an area known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, NOAA
sanctuary scientist and expedition chief scientist, Joe Hoyt, said. Te two ships together will allow scientists to interpret and share their stories in context of the
historic military battle and the underwater battlefield landscape. U-576 sank the Nicaraguan flagged freighter Bluefields on July 15,1942, and severely damaged two
other merchant ships in a convoy of 19 en route to Key West, Florida, from Norfolk, Virginia. A U.S. Navy Kingfisher aircraft providing air cover bombed the sub and the merchant ship Unicoi attacked using its deck gun. Bluefields and U-576 were lost within minutes.
Fish in Hot Water, Fin Northwards
LARGE NUMBERS OF FISH and invertebrates will disappear from the tropics by 2050, according to a new University of British Columbia study that examines the impact of climate change on fish stocks. Te study identified ocean hotspots for local fish extinction but also found that changing temperatures will drive more fish into the Arctic and Antarctic waters. In the worst-case scenario, where the Earth’s
oceans warm by 3°C by 2100, fish could move away from their current habitats at a rate of 16 miles (26km) per decade. Under the best-case scenario, where the Earth warms by 1°C, fish would move 9 miles (15km) every decade. Tis is consistent with changes in the last few decades. "Te tropics will be the overall losers," says
William Cheung, associate professor at the UBC Fisheries Centre and co-author of the study, published in ICES Journal of Marine Science. "Tis area has a high dependence on fish for food, diet and nutrition. We’ll see a loss of fish populations that are important to the fisheries and communities in these regions." Cheung and colleague Miranda Jones, the
study’s lead author, used modeling to predict how 802 commercially important species of fish and invertebrates react to warming water temperatures, other changing ocean properties, and new habitats opening up at the poles. Te shift to cooler waters presents new opportunities for fisheries in the Arctic, Jones said, but could disrupt the species that live there now and increase competition for resources.
HOW IT'S MADE
We've all seen an episode of the show that takes viewers behind the scenes of factories around the world. Now you'll get the chance to see how California's Light & Motion produce their Sola 1200 and their Bluefin underwater video housing. Airing in October and December (and the late night re-runs of course), the show is screened in 130 countries and in 30 different languages. L&M manufactures up to 80% of it's product in house.
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Just when you think camera's can't get any better, GoPro releases its new Hero 4 range. Three models available from $129 to $499, with the top Black model packing 4K resolution at 30fps - incredible for such a tiny camera! The Silver model has a built-in touch screen, and all models include the 131-foot depth rated underwater housing.
NEWS BITES DYING FOR LOBSTER
Five divers died in the early days of the Southern California lobster season that began September 27 and runs to March 18. Annual hunt for the nocturnal crustaceans attracts many divers who are allowed seven lobsters at a time. Four of the fatalities occurred on night dives. Inexperience, weather conditions and health issues are seen as likely contributors to the deaths.
Photo: NOAA
Photo: Michael AW Elysium Artists
Photos: Light & Motion
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