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@roddenberry: Born This Day... The Great Bird of the Galaxy: Gene Roddenberry (August 19, 1921) http://t.co/vVopn94cRf

---------- Post added August 19th, 2013 at 12:36 PM ----------

What an amazing encounter! Not sure why the headline is 'terrifying encounter' I would be ecstatic! - DM Jim

Great White Shark Approaches Florida Keys Diver (VIDEO)

---------- Post added August 19th, 2013 at 04:41 PM ----------

Outrageous! We do not yet know if this illegal tuna fisher was stopped and action taken. This video was taken inside a national park! - DM Jim

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151551435046336&set=vb.174059732645897&type=2&theater

---------- Post added August 20th, 2013 at 05:10 PM ----------

This is the new normal - more and more horrible news from Fukushima - DM Jim

BBC News - Fukushima nuclear plant: Radioactive water leak found

---------- Post added August 20th, 2013 at 05:13 PM ----------

Shark tourism has a far more lasting economic impact than fishing. In a hugely positive manner - DM Jim

https://www.sharksavers.org/en/education/the-value-of-sharks/sharks-and-ecotourism/

---------- Post added August 20th, 2013 at 05:19 PM ----------

Today's awesome underwater photo - DM Jim

Crinoid Shrimp
By Klaus Stiefel
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...86959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater

 

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Richard Branson and David Cameron Urge President Obama to increase protections for the high seas - DM Jim

Richard Branson and James Cameron want to save the high seas - latimes.com

---------- Post added August 21st, 2013 at 01:13 PM ----------

While some of this is a little snarky, the points are good ones. - DM Jim

http://www.buzzfeed.com/saraboboltz/16-things-no-one-knows-about-the-ocean-af7c?s=mobile

---------- Post added August 21st, 2013 at 08:12 PM ----------

SCIENCE! Check out the logical solution to where those baby turtles go during their formative years - DM Jim

Sea turtle 'lost years' frustrate researchers | Local & Regional News | Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KVAL CBS 13

---------- Post added August 22nd, 2013 at 06:46 AM ----------

Learning more about whaleshark migration - DM Jim

Secrets of Whale Shark Migration Revealed

---------- Post added August 22nd, 2013 at 06:47 AM ----------

Ohhhh Snap! AMAAAZING Cephalopod ...............Incoming!!! #BestOctoPhotoEver Photo Credit ~ Jenny Keith https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=498190446936884&set=a.276954829060448.62830.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

 

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Providers of seafood need to be prepared to answer these questions. Consumers need to be educated. What is sustainable anyway? - DM Jim

What?s the catch? Choosing sustainable seafood | Food & Drink | NewsObserver.com

---------- Post added August 22nd, 2013 at 09:57 PM ----------

Guess what I did today!? Snorkeling with leopard sharks at La Jolla Shores - DM Jim

DM Jim at La Jolla Shores - YouTube

---------- Post added August 23rd, 2013 at 08:30 AM ----------

Amazing photos from the World Ocean Summit - DM Jim

https://www.facebook.com/WorldOceansSummit/photos_stream

---------- Post added August 23rd, 2013 at 08:34 AM ----------

Illegal wildlife trade harms the planet - please sign to help protect our amazing limited resources. - DM Jim

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/293/871/515/?cid=twitter-actionalerts-hottestfeed

---------- Post added August 23rd, 2013 at 08:37 AM ----------

Shark Friday photo - DM Jim Blacktip reef shark By Klaus Stiefel https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=371168983011463&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

 

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This is one more example of why we need to ensure Orcas are free to roam! - DM Jim

BBC News - West coast orcas spotted off Peterhead and Girdleness

---------- Post added August 24th, 2013 at 10:01 AM ----------

Coming out of her shell By Nick Hobgood
https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=372033112925050&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater

 

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Have you seen the new RDT shirts?! Awesome! - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Roddenberry

---------- Post added August 26th, 2013 at 10:27 AM ----------

Whale entanglement happens far too often. How can we prevent this sort of this in the future? DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201959029401829&set=a.1412432875330.2056595.1367784220&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added August 26th, 2013 at 11:37 AM ----------

SCIENCE! Who says scientists aren't creative - interesting climate change study methods - DM Jim

Five Unusual Ways Scientists Are Studying Climate Change | Surprising Science

---------- Post added August 26th, 2013 at 12:50 PM ----------

In one marine protected area off the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, in just one month, 50 metric tons of debris was collected. - DM Jim

Our Debris Filling the Sea | Ocean News | Ocean Today

---------- Post added August 26th, 2013 at 12:52 PM ----------

Today's totally safe for work nudi pic! -DM Jim Chromodoris gleniei-Glenie Sea Slug, Maldives. By Philippe Guillaume https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=372862466175448&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added August 27th, 2013 at 10:30 AM ----------

Manta rays compared to superheroes - why not - DM Jim

The superhero like swimming of Manta rays | Deep Sea News

---------- Post added August 27th, 2013 at 10:42 AM ----------

SDOF is hiring two interns - check it out! A great non-profit supporting sustainable ocean practices - DM Jim http://www.npworks.org/job_seeker/job_detail.asp?category=Fundraising-Marketing-PR&job_id=6329 …

SDOF hiring TWO interns - supporting sustainable ocean practices. Non-proft in San Diego - DM Jim http://www.npworks.org/job_seeker/job_detail.asp?category=Fundraising-Marketing-PR&job_id=9246 …

---------- Post added August 27th, 2013 at 11:34 AM ----------

Sea Otters keep the biosphere in balance - of course they do! They are a key species! Great article! - DM Jim

Sea otters boost seagrass by protecting algae-eating sea slugs - latimes.com

---------- Post added August 27th, 2013 at 03:03 PM ----------

SeaWorld needs to STOP holding cetaceans PERIOD. It's time to realize that we are doing too much harm to these amazing creatures. - DM Jim

Young beluga whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio - San Antonio Express-News

 

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AWESOME u/w photo for the day - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/marinebio.org?ref=br_tf#!/photo.php?fbid=412975465458383&set=a.276954829060448.62830.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added August 28th, 2013 at 08:12 AM ----------

Informational video on Saba island and the diminishing coral reefs of the world. Gorgeous video! - DM Jim

Saba (the island of Kong) and the Endangered Reefs of the World. - YouTube

---------- Post added August 28th, 2013 at 09:25 AM ----------

Attention u/w photogs/videogs/creative persons - The Beneath the Sea Imaging competition is now accepting entries! - DM Jim

Beneath the Sea Imaging Competition Now Open

---------- Post added August 28th, 2013 at 12:08 PM ----------

Oceans '13 Underwater film fest in San Diego next month! - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

---------- Post added August 29th, 2013 at 12:51 PM ----------

SCIENCE! Global warming 'pause' linked to temperatures in the Pacific Ocean - DM Jim

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23854904

---------- Post added August 29th, 2013 at 12:54 PM ----------

Today's awesome Underwater photo: Weedy Seadragon By Richard Ling - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=373999676061727&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added August 29th, 2013 at 02:16 PM ----------

SCIENCE! Infrared cameras to find whales near ships and construction areas in the oceans - very cool - DM Jim

Wildlife Extra News - New thermal imaging system helps researchers to locate large whales

 

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An amazing story of survival and rescue - DM Jim

BBC News - Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue

---------- Post added August 30th, 2013 at 08:49 AM ----------

Whales get tans too! - DM Jim

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23882667

---------- Post added August 30th, 2013 at 08:55 AM ----------

Friday Turtle pic! - DM Jim Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Hatchlings Photograph by Bill Curtsinger https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=374311589363869&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

 

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27 whale sharks killed in Pakistan over the past few years - we need to stop this sort of thing before we destroy the amazing ecosystem of the oceans - DM Jim

27 whale sharks killed along country?s coast in five years, moot told - DAWN.COM

---------- Post added September 2nd, 2013 at 02:01 PM ----------

Do you support the cove guardians? They are out there every year operating peacefully and within the law to expose the brutality of the dolphin slaughter. - DM Jim

Sea Shepherd Australia :: The Cove Guardians and the Sea Shepherd Policy of Gaiatsu

---------- Post added September 2nd, 2013 at 02:27 PM ----------

Awesome photo for today: giant cuttle By Doug Anderson - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=375545875907107&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added September 2nd, 2013 at 02:30 PM ----------

Absolutely spectacular Whale Shark photo - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=436493389773257&set=a.276954829060448.62830.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added September 2nd, 2013 at 03:50 PM ----------

Is sustainable seafood a reality? Perhaps, perhaps not - what do you think? - DM Jim

Sustainable Seafood Is A Fantasy | Tim Zimmermann

 

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The Cove has been taken over by protesters for the first time! Awesome! - DM Jim

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...3554084615.127725.120001599615&type=1&theater

---------- Post added September 3rd, 2013 at 03:24 PM ----------

Fukushima - the ecological disaster that will not end. I think we will be dealing with this for decades to come - and there is no real solution on the drawing board at this time! - DM Jim

BBC News - Fukushima leaks: Japan pledges $470m for 'ice wall'

---------- Post added September 3rd, 2013 at 05:39 PM ----------

AWESOME underwater photo of the day: Common Octopus Photograph by Luis Miguel Cortes, My Shot - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=375976672530694&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added September 4th, 2013 at 11:23 AM ----------

We continue to poison the planet - we must change our habits before we destroy what we have. DM Jim

Study Links Mercury Levels In Fish To Coal-Fired Power Plants

---------- Post added September 4th, 2013 at 11:38 AM ----------

Eating an invasive species - snakehead in this case - lionfish as well - can this tactic work? - DM Jim

BBC News - Snakehead fish: Can invasive species be eaten out of existence?

---------- Post added September 4th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ----------

It's called respect. This amazing animal does not deserve mistreatment - DM Jim

Dolphin attacked by people | Irish Examiner

 

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Abandoned fishing gear remains a huge threat! - DM Jim

Humpback whale caught in fishing gear - The Cordova Times

---------- Post added September 5th, 2013 at 08:20 AM ----------

Multiple whales caught in nets and fishing gear over the past week or so - we need to change in order to prevent this! - DM Jim

PHOTOS: Tangled whales rescued | Great Lakes Advocate

---------- Post added September 5th, 2013 at 10:18 AM ----------

WOW! Now that's a friendly fish! - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/jimridgway/posts/10151643194842087?comment_id=28119423&offset=0&total_comments=1&ref=notif&notif_t=share_comment#!/photo.php?fbid=624555590898432&set=a.128980390455957.15193.126082257412437&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added September 6th, 2013 at 08:02 AM ----------

California Coastal Cleanup Day is September 21st! What will you do to help? - DM Jim

California Coastal Commission, California Coastal Cleanup Day.

---------- Post added September 6th, 2013 at 08:58 AM ----------

Friday Sea turtle photo! - DM Jim Newly Hatched Leatherback Sea Turtle Photograph by Susie Post Rust https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=376963742431987&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added September 6th, 2013 at 02:02 PM ----------

Awesome Friday Photo! - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=505224142900181&set=a.276954829060448.62830.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added September 6th, 2013 at 02:08 PM ----------

NOAA is proposing new rules to help reduce bluefin catch in Gulf of Mexico - is this enough? Will it even be enacted? - DM Jim

The Bottom Line: Some Promising News for Bluefin Tuna | Lee Crockett