Underwater Snapshots of Aurora Reservoir

The first thought upon entering the reservoir: green. Everything is green. Large, healthy crawdads start crawling out of their wintertime mud beds, the algae is already starting to take over as the Chironomids start dancing in the water column. Each sight and sound signifies the beginning of spring and the local diving scene opening. It’s …

Underwater Snapshots of Bonne Terre Mine

Pitch black. Overhead environment. Cold water. No lights allowed. What could go wrong? Bonne Terre Mine is an abandoned lead mine complete with mining tools, restrictions, ore carts and tracks, a movie prop from a 1990s movie, and a locomotive. Additionally, there is a functional pontoon boat inside the mine, giving tours of the mine …

Mistake 2: Underwater Housing Flotation

Tales From the Camera Housing: a series designed to help you prevent mistakes that may ruin your dive, camera, or footage. Mistake 2: Trying float an underwater camera housing by trying to beat the laws physics into submission. Physics Schmysics The first clue given by the underwater camera housing was the excessive amount of flotation …

Amazing Bait Ball!

Scuba diving with a bait ball of Pacific Grunts in the Catalina Islands of Costa Rica. Una buceadora nada con una bola de cebo de la escuela Pacific Grunt en las islas Catalina de Costa Rica

Costa Rica Expedition: Whale Sharks

Research Location: Costa Rica Location Mission Collect tissue sample of a whale shark to help identify migration patterns of the species. Costa Rica, scuba diving with whale sharks for a citizen scientist research expedition with Fins Attached, CREMA and students of the University of Costa Rica. The Scientific Process A small sample is taken, where …