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RDT Member Marc Mantione has taken another awesoe underwater photo of a cute harbor seal DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=387331728061855&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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Video of a great white feeding on a dead whale carcass off of Ventura, CA. The cycle continues... - DM Jim
Great White Shark, Ventura California on Vimeo

---------- Post added October 1st, 2013 at 11:23 AM ----------

Great White shark article from Audubon Magazine - DM Jim

Great White Sharks Binge on Dead Whales | Audubon Magazine

---------- Post added October 1st, 2013 at 02:33 PM ----------

NOAA site is down due to government shutdown - sad days and not good for the excellent NOAA programs - DM Jim

NOAA Status Alert

---------- Post added October 1st, 2013 at 02:36 PM ----------

Today's awesome u/w photo - credit to Klaus Stiefel DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive?ref=hl#!/photo.php?fbid=387854214676273&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

 

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Sea Fare at the Aquarium of the Pacific on 19 October - will you be there? - DM Jim
Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

---------- Post added October 2nd, 2013 at 08:40 AM ----------

Fisherman cuts whale loose from fishing ropes - great job! - DM Jim
Whale Rescue: Watch Drowning Whale Being Saved By Brave Fisherman - YouTube

---------- Post added October 2nd, 2013 at 05:03 PM ----------

Russia has outrageously charged Greenpeace protestors with piracy. - DM Jim

BBC News - Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy

---------- Post added October 3rd, 2013 at 08:08 AM ----------

The oceans have helped stabilize this planet for millenia beyond counting. Are we now overwhelming that ability? - DM Jim
BBC News - Health of oceans 'declining fast'

---------- Post added October 3rd, 2013 at 03:28 PM ----------

Today's AWESOME underwater photo - Craig Hoover's incredible close up of a shark's eye. -DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive#!/photo.php?fbid=388592191269142&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

 

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It's sea turtle Friday! - DM Jim

30 Stunning Pictures Of Sea Turtles

---------- Post added October 4th, 2013 at 09:16 AM ----------

Weird, but kind of neat and funny - Pet shark anyone - DM Jim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qu8WmKrXyTE

---------- Post added October 4th, 2013 at 01:38 PM ----------

Going to DEMA? Want to dive with the RDT? Check out the West Palm Beach Dive! - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

 

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Where have the whales gone? - DM Jim

Whale mystery baffles experts | The Chronicle Herald

---------- Post added October 6th, 2013 at 12:54 PM ----------

Awesome u/w photo - Larval Leaf Scorpionfish Photograph by Chris Newbert, Minden Pictures https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=389758027819225&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added October 7th, 2013 at 09:18 AM ----------

We produce over 200 million tons of plastic each year - where does it end up? - DM Jim

Dive Against Debris: Cleaning Up the Oceans | KALEV.COM - Local Stories with Global ImpactKALEV.COM ? Local Stories with Global Impact

---------- Post added October 7th, 2013 at 09:21 AM ----------

SCIENCE! Sponges are the unsung heroes of the coral reef system! - DM Jim

BBC News - Sponges help coral reefs thrive in ocean deserts

---------- Post added October 7th, 2013 at 09:24 AM ----------

Seriously?! The leaders of Taiji Japan need to re-examine their priorities! - DM Jim

Japanese dolphin-killing town in 'The Cove' to open marine park - Telegraph

---------- Post added October 7th, 2013 at 02:03 PM ----------

Fracking California's oceans?! Are they kidding?! Apparently not. This is a disaster waiting to occur! - DM Jim

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miyok...ng-california_b_4046648.html?utm_hp_ref=green

 

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Short, informative Orca video - great stuff! These are incredible animals who do not belong in captivity! - DM Jim

Wild Kingdom- Orca Matriarch - YouTube

---------- Post added October 8th, 2013 at 08:56 AM ----------

Happy World Octopus day! - DM Jim

Happy World Octopus Day! | National Aquarium - WATERblog

---------- Post added October 8th, 2013 at 12:34 PM ----------

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It's World Octopus day! So here's a Giant Pacific Octopus! - DM Jim
Photograph by Bob Cranston

---------- Post added October 9th, 2013 at 07:49 AM ----------

Latest RDT newsletter! Trashy diver winners, events, new shirts! Check it out! - DM Jim
http://www.roddenberry.com/media/upload/rdt/2013-10-08/2013-10-08.html

---------- Post added October 9th, 2013 at 09:49 AM ----------

Happy Hump(back) day - Here's a great humpback video for your Wednesday - DM Jim
INCREDIBLE Underwater Video of Whale Encounter in Kona, Hawaii January 2013 **UNEDITED** - YouTube

---------- Post added October 9th, 2013 at 12:40 PM ----------

October 30th in Alameda, CA on board the museum ship HORNET - I am going, are you? - DM Jim

Nerd Nite at Sea II | BayAreaScience.org

---------- Post added October 9th, 2013 at 01:29 PM ----------

Whale Wednesday - humpback - DM Jim Photograph courtesy Dr. Louis M. Herman/NOAA https://www.facebook.com/RoddenberryDive?ref=hl#!/photo.php?fbid=391051654356529&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

 

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NOVA | Spineless Smarts
Captivated by cuttlefish - what can they teach us about intelligence? - DM Jim

---------- Post added October 10th, 2013 at 10:01 AM ----------

Landmark agreement on mercury pollution reached in Japan. - DM Jim

BBC News - Nations adopt landmark mercury pollution convention

---------- Post added October 10th, 2013 at 05:47 PM ----------

Today's totally safe for work Nudi pic - DM Jim Photo credit - Richard Ling https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=391586364303058&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added October 11th, 2013 at 08:45 AM ----------

25/26 Oct - Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CA - Haunted aquarium! - DM Jim
Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

---------- Post added October 11th, 2013 at 02:23 PM ----------

Sea turtle Friday - DM Jim Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Photo: Jordan T. Wilkerson https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=392014277593600&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

---------- Post added October 11th, 2013 at 02:24 PM ----------

Greenpeace protesters denied bail in Russia - DM Jim

Kieron Bryan And Phillip Ball, British Greenpeace Protesters, Denied Bail In Russia After Arctic Drilling Protest

 

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Very happy sea lions released back into the wild after rehab. - DM Jim


Rescued Sea Lions Go Home (VIDEO)

---------- Post added October 14th, 2013 at 05:26 PM ----------

@RoddenberryDive: Today's awesome underwater photo. - DM Jim
French Angel
By Barry Peters https://t.co/oTlKIKeKB9

---------- Post added October 15th, 2013 at 08:48 AM ----------

Going to DEMA? Dive with the RDT in West Palm Beach! RSVP by Oct 25th! - DM Jim
Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

---------- Post added October 15th, 2013 at 10:21 AM ----------

Happy Leatherback Conservation Day - DM Jim
Leatherback Sea Turtle

 

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Very interesting notes on photographing the Great Hammerhead - great stuff - DM Jim

Photographing the Great Hammerhead

---------- Post added October 16th, 2013 at 08:31 AM ----------

Appropriate, science based fishery management - what a concept! "By saving the oceans we can feed the world." - DM Jim

World Food Day - Save the Oceans, Feed the World | Ted Danson

---------- Post added October 16th, 2013 at 11:55 AM ----------

Amazing underwater art museum in Cancun - also an artificial reef - DM Jim

Amazing Underwater Sculptures: 4 Year Art Installation Is Finally Finished - YouTube

---------- Post added October 17th, 2013 at 09:37 AM ----------

How well do you know the state of your water? Interesting post by Alexandra Cousteau - DM Jim
The First Question | Alexandra Cousteau

---------- Post added October 17th, 2013 at 09:47 AM ----------

Why do we advocate for ocean conservation? Here's one - DM Jim

Why We Defend Oceans - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - YouTube

---------- Post added October 17th, 2013 at 11:51 AM ----------

Today's totally safe for work nudi pic - DM Jim Tritonia Nudibranch Photograph by Jeffrey de Guzman, My Shot http://fb.me/12Fww2b4I

---------- Post added October 17th, 2013 at 01:42 PM ----------

AWESOME video of orca pod surfing the wake of a boat - must see! - DM Jim #blackfish

Orcas at Play in Boat Wake like Dolphins - YouTube

 

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Sea turtle Friday - all about turtle migration - DM Jim

Sea Turtle Migration Video - YouTube

---------- Post added October 18th, 2013 at 08:57 AM ----------

"Bob" helps track ocean currents - DM Jim

Bob the Drifter - A Waterlust film about ocean currents - YouTube

---------- Post added October 18th, 2013 at 01:00 PM ----------

From our friend Louis Powell - Manta night dive in Hawaii - awesome!! - DM Jim

Manta Dive with Hana and Alea; Manta Ray Cove, Kona Coast, Hawaii on Vimeo

---------- Post added October 19th, 2013 at 12:09 PM ----------

Peek a boo! - DM Jim http://fb.me/2q4LbjafK

---------- Post added October 19th, 2013 at 12:09 PM ----------

How can we tell if a reef is recovering or being diminished? - this is a great project! - DM Jim

Global Reef Record - YouTube

 

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Amazing interactions between bottlenose dolphins and humpback whales - DM Jim
#dolphins #whales
Science Bulletins: Whales Give Dolphins a Lift - YouTube

---------- Post added October 21st, 2013 at 09:18 AM ----------

Victory for shark conservation as Chinese demand for fin soup drops 50-70% over two years - DM Jim #sharkfin #conservation

In China, victory for wildlife conservation as citizens persuaded to give up shark fin soup - The Washington Post

---------- Post added October 21st, 2013 at 05:55 PM ----------

Are we responsible for the rise of the jellies? - DM Jim

Jellyfish Stings An Increasing Public Health Concern, Experts Say





---------- Post added October 22nd, 2013 at 09:53 AM ----------

SCIENCE! Cousteau Society discovers Manta hybrid in the Red Sea! Exciting news! -DM Jim #manta #conservation

News | LIVING MANTA RAY HYBRID FOUND IN THE SUDANESE RED SEA ? FIRST RECORD IN THE WORLD! | Cousteau

---------- Post added October 22nd, 2013 at 10:00 AM ----------

Fun/short video of harbor seals hunting in Elliot bay near Seattle -DM Jim
#harborseals #conservation
Harbor Seals Hunting Fish in Elliott Bay Seattle Washington - YouTube

---------- Post added October 22nd, 2013 at 12:54 PM ----------

Sea World continues the campaign to cover up how poorly Orcas are treated - see here:
SeaWorld responds to questions about captive orcas, 'Blackfish' film - CNN.com
Blackfish airs on 24 October on CNN - WATCH THIS FILM - DM Jim