The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, announced it will increase its size of 8 million gallons of water to 9.5 million, by adding a dolphin habitat which will include a dolphin show and encounter.  Already, billed as the “world’s largest aquarium, the expansion will increase the size and number or animals available for viewing.

Previously scubaology.com wrote about the Whale Sharks at the Georgia Aquarium.  The Georgia Aquarium has appeared as one of …

Gizmodo recently reported on and articficial Jellyfish by Festo.  “AquaJelly is an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system. AquaJelly consists of a translucent hemisphere and eight tentacles used for propulsion. At the centre of the AquaJelly is a watertight, laser-sintered pressure vessel. This comprises a central, electric drive, two lithium-ion-polymer batteries, the charge control device and the servo motors for the swashplate.”

Now you can …

 Photo by David Brickford, courtesy of AP

On April 1, 2008 I wrote an article on AZA’s  “The Year of The Frog.”  AP is now reporting the discovery of new species of frog which has no lungs and breathes through it’s skin.  David Brickford, one of the …

Photo courtesy of AP

A group of New Zealand led scientists spent about 50 days exploring the Antarctica.  What they found, was a variety of new unknown species.  The picture above shows some of the giant star fish found in the Ross Sea.  Check out the article to read about what else …

A couple of years ago I went to Belize to dive.  The coral was beautiful and there was a wide varitety of marine life, including the massive whale sharks.  In addtion, there is the Blue Hole, which most divers consider a must dive.  But now USA Today is reporting “there is trouble, right here in Belize City”.

USA Today is reporting “A …

The Associations of Zooz and Aquariums (AZA) has declared 2008 “The Year of the Frog”.  According to the AZA “Frogs are going extinct. So are toads, salamanders, newts, and the intriguingly unusual caecilians. In fact, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) estimates that at least one-third of known amphibian species are threatened with extinction. While the major culprit has historically been habitat loss and degradation, many of the declines and extinctions previously referred to as …

One of the most popular dive off North Carolina’s coast is the sunken U-352.  You should be an advanced open water diver before making this dive.  Penetration is not recommended.  There is a link to a really good U-352 video at the bottom of this article.  Enjoy.

DIVING NOTES:
Diving Depths: 100-115 ft.
Visibility: Generally very good; range 50 to 100+ ft.
Current: Slight to moderate
Summer Temperature: high 70s to lo 80s
Points of Interest: Hey! It’s a U-Boat! What more …

Divers and snorklersare always looking for ways to identify the fish they see.  Some of us carry plastic ID charts, some have ID books.  Here is another to learn to identify the fish you see.  The Palm Beach County Reef Research Team has currently 23 fish ID quizzes on their site. 

REEF is another non-profit that …

They grow them big in Hawaii.   

Video of a 17 foot 6-gilled shark off the coast of Hawaii.

http://anthologyoi.com/blogish/asides/huge-shark-filmed-inches-from-camera.html

A while back, I used to swim over a mile a day. I would have had to swim another 35+ years to equal the feat of one Leatherback Turtle. 

The Chicago Tribune on Saturday, February 9 reported that scientists tracked a leatherback turtle that swam from Indonesia to Oregon and back to Hawaii in a 13,000-mile search for food — research they hope will boost international efforts to save …