Comments for Stephan's Blog http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Beautiful Oceans’ Top 10 Things You Can Do to Protect Coral Reefs Now On Club Med Insider! by Stephan http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/03/20/beautiful-oceans-top-10-things-you-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs-now-on-club-med-insider/#comment-140 Stephan Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:46:27 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=50#comment-140 Hi Jon - as with everything we do when visiting the oceans, it all depends on how we do it. In the case of Sea Trek underwater helmets, ill all depends on the guide: is the group of visitors led through an area of life coral - or are they walking on sand or any other form of 'barren' substrate? See, Scuba could be considered a potentially low impact activity as scuba divers are 'floating' through water - yet in reality, scuba divers touch, trample and otherwise negatively impact the environment - be it by the mere fact that you need a boat and fuel to get to the dive spot in the first place. So again, I think that it all depends on what we as humans do with new technology, new tools of exploring the underwater world - technology itself is not 'good' or 'bad'. Just my five cents. Cheers, Stephan Hi Jon - as with everything we do when visiting the oceans, it all depends on how we do it. In the case of Sea Trek underwater helmets, ill all depends on the guide: is the group of visitors led through an area of life coral - or are they walking on sand or any other form of ‘barren’ substrate? See, Scuba could be considered a potentially low impact activity as scuba divers are ‘floating’ through water - yet in reality, scuba divers touch, trample and otherwise negatively impact the environment - be it by the mere fact that you need a boat and fuel to get to the dive spot in the first place. So again, I think that it all depends on what we as humans do with new technology, new tools of exploring the underwater world - technology itself is not ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Just my five cents. Cheers, Stephan

]]> Comment on Beautiful Oceans’ Top 10 Things You Can Do to Protect Coral Reefs Now On Club Med Insider! by Jon http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/03/20/beautiful-oceans-top-10-things-you-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs-now-on-club-med-insider/#comment-139 Jon Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:57:07 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=50#comment-139 This article involves doing what you can to protect reefs worldwide, and I would like to ask a question about an ongoing program that I feel is detrimental to the coral reef off Ambergris Caye, Belize Sea Trek underwater helmet program lets users walk directly on the seafloor, crushing potential organisms and stirring up sediment which can find its way onto the coral (sediment loading). The proposed site is at Mexico Rocks and people would be walking on the ground just feet from coral heads. What are your opinions on this? Personally, I think it is a terrible idea to put even more sediment into the water column which could eventually harm the local species of coral. Thank you for your time, any insight would be helpful. This article involves doing what you can to protect reefs worldwide, and I would like to ask a question about an ongoing program that I feel is detrimental to the coral reef off Ambergris Caye, Belize

Sea Trek underwater helmet program lets users walk directly on the seafloor, crushing potential organisms and stirring up sediment which can find its way onto the coral (sediment loading). The proposed site is at Mexico Rocks and people would be walking on the ground just feet from coral heads.

What are your opinions on this? Personally, I think it is a terrible idea to put even more sediment into the water column which could eventually harm the local species of coral.

Thank you for your time, any insight would be helpful.

]]> Comment on Beautiful Oceans’ Top 10 Things You Can Do to Protect Coral Reefs Now On Club Med Insider! by Taylah Mong http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/03/20/beautiful-oceans-top-10-things-you-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs-now-on-club-med-insider/#comment-132 Taylah Mong Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:59:12 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=50#comment-132 I love corral reefs they are so beautiful and its so sad to see it be threated by US!! its so upsetting knowing that us humans are coursing alot of these problems, but then again it good knowing that there are people out there doing things like this to try and help the coral reefs. keep it up :) xxx I love corral reefs they are so beautiful and its so sad to see it be threated by US!! its so upsetting knowing that us humans are coursing alot of these problems, but then again it good knowing that there are people out there doing things like this to try and help the coral reefs. keep it up :) xxx

]]> Comment on Floriday Keys Community College first in 3D GPS coral reef mapping by Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/03/04/floriday-keys-community-college-first-in-gps-coral-reef-mapping/#comment-121 Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:11:54 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=5#comment-121 Now, with a $2.4 Million congressional appropriation for Underwater Port Security, the work on reef mapping will rise to a new level. The appropriation will be used to identify objects underwater so as to predict and chart existing and incoming objects. This work will be conducted with Stanford Research Institute who will be leading the technology development while FKCC will supply the means and wherewithal to test and apply the technology in real-life situations through its James E. Lockwood, Jr. School of Underwater Technologies and its Marine Science Department. Some of the funds will supply the equipment needed to conduct this research, such as underwater sonar technology and ground penetrating radar. Those items will double their use as instructional equipment for a variety of other scientific projects, one of which will be a course Dr. Rice will develop in coral reef mapping systems. Now, with a $2.4 Million congressional appropriation for Underwater Port Security, the work on reef mapping will rise to a new level.

The appropriation will be used to identify objects underwater so as to predict and chart existing and incoming objects. This work will be conducted with Stanford Research Institute who will be leading the technology development while FKCC will supply the means and wherewithal to test and apply the technology in real-life situations through its James E. Lockwood, Jr. School of Underwater Technologies and its Marine Science Department.

Some of the funds will supply the equipment needed to conduct this research, such as underwater sonar technology and ground penetrating radar. Those items will double their use as instructional equipment for a variety of other scientific projects, one of which will be a course Dr. Rice will develop in coral reef mapping systems.

]]> Comment on How many meals of fish are safe to eat? by Charlotte Vick http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/10/21/how-many-meals-of-fish-are-safe-to-eat/#comment-98 Charlotte Vick Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:17:47 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=98#comment-98 Stephan, Would love to talk to you about putting some posts into OCEAN in Google Earth (Google Ocean) if you are interested. Your knowledge would be of particular use and it would lead more people back to your site and blog which are most informative. Charlotte Vick Communications - Deep Search Foundation (www.deepdeep.org) Content Editor Ocean in Google Earth Stephan,
Would love to talk to you about putting some posts into OCEAN in Google Earth (Google Ocean) if you are interested. Your knowledge would be of particular use and it would lead more people back to your site and blog which are most informative.

Charlotte Vick
Communications - Deep Search Foundation (www.deepdeep.org)
Content Editor Ocean in Google Earth

]]> Comment on Floriday Keys Community College first in 3D GPS coral reef mapping by Stephan http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/03/04/floriday-keys-community-college-first-in-gps-coral-reef-mapping/#comment-95 Stephan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:49 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=5#comment-95 The maps have been developed as a school project only. In my knowledge the data and maps have not been made available to the general public. The maps have been developed as a school project only. In my knowledge the data and maps have not been made available to the general public.

]]> Comment on Floriday Keys Community College first in 3D GPS coral reef mapping by IL http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/03/04/floriday-keys-community-college-first-in-gps-coral-reef-mapping/#comment-94 IL Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:52 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=5#comment-94 Is there any place we can see the mapping? Is there any place we can see the mapping?

]]> Comment on How many meals of fish are safe to eat? by Stephan http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/10/21/how-many-meals-of-fish-are-safe-to-eat/#comment-93 Stephan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:40 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=98#comment-93 Hi Thierry - I would not know whether or not the list provided by the Environmental Defense Fund is complete. I hav enot seen Ciguatera on the list - sorry... Stephan Hi Thierry - I would not know whether or not the list provided by the Environmental Defense Fund is complete. I hav enot seen Ciguatera on the list - sorry… Stephan

]]> Comment on How many meals of fish are safe to eat? by Stephan http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/10/21/how-many-meals-of-fish-are-safe-to-eat/#comment-92 Stephan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:27:08 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=98#comment-92 Hi Rik, the figures have been compilated by the Environmental Defense Fund based on more than 200 government databases and scientific studies on seafood contaminants, and determine how many meals per week it is safe to eat a particular type of fish. Please visit this website for more information: http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=16263 Cheers, Stephan Hi Rik, the figures have been compilated by the Environmental Defense Fund based on more than 200 government databases and scientific studies on seafood contaminants, and determine how many meals per week it is safe to eat a particular type of fish. Please visit this website for more information:

http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=16263

Cheers, Stephan

]]> Comment on How many meals of fish are safe to eat? by Thierry Personne http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/2009/10/21/how-many-meals-of-fish-are-safe-to-eat/#comment-91 Thierry Personne Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:26:04 +0000 http://beautifuloceans.com/mediacenter/stephans-blog/?p=98#comment-91 If you add an other colomn for Ciguatera fish are really not safe to eat... If you add an other colomn for Ciguatera fish are really not safe to eat…

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