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Articles by Tanya Houppermans
The Most Misunderstood Shark: How Sand Tigers Defy Fear and Threats
Fifteen miles off the coast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, I descended through blue-green water along the anchor line that connected our dive boat to a shipwreck resting ninety feet below. This wasn’t just any wreck. It was one of my favorite dive sites in the world: the Caribsea, a cargo freighter torpedoed by a German U-boat in March 1942 during World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic. What was once a wartime casualty now lives a second life as an artificial reef.
The Most Misunderstood Shark: How Sand Tigers Defy Fear and Threats
A sand tiger swimming past the bow of the wreck of the Caribsea off of North Carolina. Photo: Tanya Houppermans. Fifteen miles off the coast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, I descended through blue-green water along the anchor line that connected our dive boat to a shipwreck resting ninety feet below. This wasn’t just any wreck. It was one of my favorite dive sites in the world: the Caribsea, a cargo freighter torpedoed by a German U-boat in March 1942 during World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic.
Device uses a BAT signal to show where sharks are giving birth
The majority of shark species are threatened with extinction, so it's crucial to protect the "pupping" areas where females give birth to live young. A new satellite-linked device, known as the BAT, lets scientists know the locations of those areas. Its name an acronym for "birth alert tag," the BAT is being developed by a team led by Prof. James Sulikowski at Arizona State University and Prof. Neil Hammerschlag at the University of Miami.
The dwarf minke whale migration through the Ribbon Reefs
Conservation Words and photographs by Craig Parry Words and photographs by Craig Parry “The longer I was in the water with them, the closer they approached.” Little is known about the dwarf minke whale, a subspecies of the northern hemisphere minke, which is yet to be given a formal taxonomic description. A team of researchers from the Minke Whale Project is harnessing citizen science in a bid to better understand the mysterious cetaceans.
Stunning Shots From The 2018 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Competition
The winners for the Underwater Photography of the Year competition have just been announced and the images are absolutely spectacular. Here are the winning shots across the eight international and three British categories. Although the inagural competition was only started four years ago, it finds its origins in the Brighton Underwater Film Festival, which has been celebrating underwater video and photography since 1965. Here are the best of the best from this year's entries.
Underwater Photographer of the Year winners
To get the perfect shot, photographers brave freezing waters, pitch-black diving expeditions, and hungry predators. Sometimes, they wait days for the right moment to snap a picture of a reticent seahorse or a swift shark. The annual Underwater Photographer of the Year competition brings together the best photos of creatures lurking beneath bodies of water. Here are the top three award-winning underwater photos in every category. You can see last year's winners here.
Underwater Photographer of the Year winners
To get the perfect shot, photographers brave freezing waters, pitch-black diving expeditions, and hungry predators. Sometimes, they wait days for the right moment to snap a picture of a reticent seahorse or a swift shark. The annual Underwater Photographer of the Year competition brings together the best photos of creatures lurking beneath bodies of water. Here are the top three award-winning underwater photos in every category. You can see last year's winners here.
Nature's Choreography | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian
14th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest Nature's Choreography Spade fish appear to dance around several sand tiger sharks off the coast of North Carolina, USA TAGS: Fish, Nature, North Carolina, Ocean, Underwater Awards Photo of the Day: 12.23.16 Editors' Pick Photo Information Copyright: © Tanya Houppermans.All rights reserved. Image Source: digital Date Taken: 07.2015 Total Views: 28 Filed Under: Natural World Camera Information Date Uploaded: Nov.
Top Underwater Photos from National Geographic Your Shot
It takes patience, enthusiasm, and passion to make images underwater, but it’s worth the effort: The world below the surface is a captivating and magical place. Members of National Geographic’s Your Shot community were invited to submit their best underwater photographs. For 90 days, every image posted with the hashtag “underwater” was reviewed by curator Lauri Hafvenstein, and her top picks have been featured on the Your Shot Blog, Editor’s Spotlight.
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