Dana Point - May 2012: Deep Blue and the wreck of the A.C.E.

by Walter Marti / Added 3 days 8 hours ago

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Made a couple of dives on Memorial Day out of Dana Point. First stop, the deep blue water to look for pelagic drifters. Second stop, the wreck of the A.C.E. If you need shots of Metridiums, that's…

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ODA LA Breakwater Cleanup - May 2012

by Walter Marti / Added 2 weeks 7 hours ago

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The Ocean Defenders Alliance, ODA, did a cleanup dive on the outside of the Los Angeles Breakwater. There are lots and lots of lobster traps there during lobster season. The ODA went to clean up…

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Dana Point Deep Blue - April 2012

by Walter Marti / Added 1 month 1 week ago

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It was an overcast day. Near shore visibility wasn't good. We headed out into 2200 feet feet of water, and dropped our down lines and hung off. Maximum depth 110 feet. Visibility here wasn't stelar…

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Cleaning a dirty puffer

by Walter Marti / Added 1 month 2 weeks ago

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This was filmed in Lembeh Straits, Indonesia. I like how the puffer 'holds his breath' as the shrimp go deep inside, then gently puffs them out, and then seems to 'hyperventilate'

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Sea Lions at Play

by Walter Marti / Added 1 month 2 weeks ago

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Sea Lions horsing around on a Southern California Oil rig.

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EPICENTER - The Wonders of Lembeh Strait

by Simon Spear / Added 1 month 3 weeks ago

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Indonesia's Lembeh Strait is one of the most remarkable stretches of water on our planet, where biodiversity runs wild and strange creatures prowl the seafloor.

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ODA's Catalina Wrecks Survey - April 2012

by Walter Marti / Added 1 month 3 weeks ago

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Dove with the Ocean Defenders Alliance to survey a couple of recent wrecks off of Avalon. The first "God Speed" a concrete sail boat that ran aground in Lover's Cove. The second, "Grace" sunk in…

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hope

by Simon Spear / Added 2 months 5 days ago

878 Plays / 13 Likes / 5 Comments

Our Oceans are in crisis, but there is still hope that we can save them. This short film highlights how with the will to achieve it we can bring back species from the very brink of extinction. hope…

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Circle of Life: Life & Death

by Simon Spear / Added 2 months 5 days ago

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Life is an endless circle. This film takes us from the very moments of creation, through the birth, life and ultimately the death of creatures that inhabit our coral Seas and Oceans, and attempts…

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Isla Coronado Ghost Net

by Walter Marti / Added 2 months 1 week ago

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Documenting three excursions to the Coronado Islands. The first was the discovery of ghost fishing gear. The others were the attempts to remove it. Thank you Ocean Defenders Alliance for helping…

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Palos Verde Diving - March 4, 2012

by Walter Marti / Added 2 months 3 weeks ago

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A nice SoCal winter day of diving. First two dives at Hawthorne Reef, cold 50 degree water, 30 - 40 foot vis. Lots of nudibranches and macro subjects. Next to the anchor was a Mola Mola cleaning…

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Solstice - Scotland's Basking Sharks

by Simon Spear / Added 2 months 4 weeks ago

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Winter fades, Spring dawns and the seasons inevitably move on towards Midsummer, where an encounter with one of nature’s true giants awaits. (Mostly filmed on the Canon 7D & 10-22mm EF-S in a Hugyfot…

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