Robert's Oceans Blog

Finally some Washington Pics

2008-11-27T15:29:00.003-04:00

I love this explanation, estuaries are so important but usually the first thing destroyed.

some lovely coral

Guess this shark didnt like my shirt, lol

Deposition & Erosion

2008-11-06T13:56:00.007-04:00

Jeez, who knew that most of my Bonavista pics would end up coming in handy.

This is a landmark in Bonavista called the "Dungeon". It's an underground sea-cave that slowly eroded until in collapsed. At high tide it just looks like a small pool of seawater but at low tide you can see that it actually connects to the Bay.

If you ever wondered why NL is called "The Rock" these pics should explain it. While there may be a very fine layer of till it's mostly just rock. And yes..you are able to just stroll up to the edge of The Dungeon, you can even scale down the cliff face and swim in the pool (at low tide of course) but that's not for the faint of heart. LOL

So of course, wheres there smoke theres fir....I mean where there's erosion theres deposition. When you pan slightly to the right of The Dungeon there's a small pocket beach.

To predict our future, we must understand our past

2008-10-27T14:37:00.002-03:00

Want to know how the oceans will circulate if CO2 emissions continue to rise? Turns out you just need to look at some fossils. Check it out below:

http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=02759861013

Too many jellyfish spoil the broth er... nuclear cooling plant

2008-10-27T14:33:00.001-03:00

Turns out all it takes to shut down a nuclear station is some jellyfish, who knew.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/505752.html

My Kind of Cruise

2008-10-17T16:46:00.002-03:00

Tired of those boring caribbean cruises where all you do is shop, drink & relax? Then maybe you should try an ocean discovery cruise. Learn about the ocean from real ocean explorers and take part in a Woods Hole experience.

http://www.excitations.com/discover/?u=JmU9ODMzJjM3

New Favourite Commercial

2008-10-16T22:52:00.000-03:00

Today: Washington, Tomorrow: Fremantle?

2008-10-16T14:30:00.001-03:00

Seeing how everyone is so eager to go to DC, who wants to go to Australia?

There's a new Maritime Museum that recently opened in Western Australia that looks pretty fun.

http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime/newmm/newmm.asp

I'm sure we could get a decent group rate on airfare, lol

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-10-10T14:59:00.003-03:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

From the "Turkey of the Sea"

http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/turkey_of_the_sea_1/ I hope Floridians won't be serving this Nemo character alongside the mashed potatoes.

Cruise Ship Pollution

2008-10-07T16:45:00.003-03:00

Here's a pic I snagged a few seconds ago. I missed the big plume while I was grabbing my camera but I still managed to snag this one. Just think of all the cruise ships around the world and all the plumes of pollution they're creating. And to think this is only visible pollution, god only knows what they're leaving behind in the water that we can't see.

Sant Ocean Hall

2008-10-07T16:37:00.001-03:00

Want an exhibit in the Smithsonian named after you? Turns out all you have to do is have 15 million dollars laying around and donate it to the museum institute

http://www.aol.com.au/celebrity/story/Couple-gives-15M-for-Smithsonian-Ocean-Hall/394521/index.html

Whales, Puffins & Icebergs oh my!

2008-09-25T10:22:00.004-03:00

Seeing how today's class involves water..and icebergs and things of that nature here are some more pics from my Newfoundland trip that relate to the class. The top picture was taken in Bonavista, the middle two pictures in Trinity and the fourth from Trouty. For the picture in Trouty I had to drive onto some persons front yard. I saw them come out of their house and I figured they were coming to yell at me for ruining their lawn but they took me to the other end of their yard so I could get a better picture (the one I posted).

..and this is a vid I took while driving through Bonavista, there's a shot of an iceberg at the end but not until after about a minute.

Ocean Exploration part.2

2008-09-19T11:55:00.003-03:00

This is the John Cabot memorial in Cape Bonavista, just up the road from the Matthew (boat from previous post). Next to this memorial there is a little plaque dedicated to Cabot.

Ocean Exploration

2008-09-18T15:05:00.005-03:00

I think this picture ties in nicely to our class about the days of ocean exploration and discovery. This ship is a recreation of the ship used by John Cabot when he crossed the Atlantic in 1497 and discovered Newfoundland.