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Ocean's Edge: March 2009

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Saturday, March 21, 2009. Series D of the Ogden Point Panels. Series B of the Ogden Point Panels. Series A of the Ogden Point Signage. Thursday, March 19, 2009. A few years back, Yim and I were lucky enough to have one swim by 50 feet away off the coast of Vancouver Island. Read more here. Thursday, March 12, 2009. Steller, or Northern, Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Saturday, March 7, 2009. His natural history photography has appeared in ...

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Ocean's Edge: Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Monday, August 10, 2009. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). There are two types of cnidarians: the Hydrozoa and the Scyphozoa. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Ocean's Edge Blog. Ocean's Edge was originally formed by Steve Roper as the name of the small eco-resort he and his wife Yim were building in Belize. The evolution has led our web site promoting travel and increasing the awareness of our global oceans, marin...

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Ocean's Edge: The Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents...

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Monday, September 7, 2009. The Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents. The Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area off the coast of Vancouver Island covers a unique deep water ecosystem. Deep ocean areas normally have sparse marine animal abundance, but in the vent flows, abundances can range up to half a million marine animals per square metre. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Ocean's Edge Blog. The Endeavour Hydrothermal V...

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Ocean's Edge: May 2009

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Stinging Celled Animals of Ogden Point. This third panel features Stinging Celled Animals. These exquisitely graceful animals belong to a group called Cnidarians. Based on a radial body plan with mouth and tentacles and possessing only rudimentary tissues, these flower-like creatures have successfully survived for millions of years. Divers may also see large schools of the sleek, silvery Pacific Herring (Clupea har...

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Ocean's Edge: February 2009

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Saturday, February 28, 2009. Sculpin (Cottus aleuticus sp.). One of the odder looking species of fish, sculpin are generally small fish, five to twenty centimetres in length, although some species can grow up to 100 centimetres in length. They are bottom feeders with sharp spines rather than scales. Photo by Scott Stevenson. To see more of his work, click here. Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca). Transient Orca...

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Ocean's Edge: Turneffe Atoll, Belize

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Friday, January 8, 2010. Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Turneffe Atoll features spectacular diving suitable for every level of diver. Along the western reef line north of the Elbow, novice divers can feel comfortable on shallow reefs, removed from the steep and deep walls so typical elsewhere. A varied terrain, wrecks and an abundance of marine life make the eastern reefs on Turneffe's southern end sensational for seasoned divers. With more than ...

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Ocean's Edge: August 2009

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Monday, August 10, 2009. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). There are two types of cnidarians: the Hydrozoa and the Scyphozoa. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to Ocean's Edge Blog. Ocean's Edge was originally formed by Steve Roper as the name of the small eco-resort he and his wife Yim were building in Belize. The evolution has led our web site promoting travel and increasing the awareness of our global oceans, marine conser...

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Ocean's Edge: Moho Caye Lodge, Belize.

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Thursday, December 3, 2009. Moho Caye Lodge, Belize. It is with sincere regret that I must write this article regarding what was at one point in my life, my favorite place to dive in the world- Moho Caye in Belize. An article I wrote several years ago describes what is what like to visit Moho in the late 1990's and early into the 21st century;. Imagine what they are doing with their sewage now. this Island is small. I could walk ac...Ocean...

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Ocean's Edge: The Great Blue Hole of Belize...

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Travel and Conservation Above and Below the Water by Steve Roper. Monday, January 11, 2010. The Great Blue Hole of Belize. The Great Blue Hole of Belize is one of the most astounding dive sites to be found anywhere on earth and lies right in the center of Lighthouse Reef one of the three atolls found in Belize. It is a large, almost perfectly circular hole approximately one quarter of a mile (.4 km) across. For all practical purposes, the over 400-foot depth makes the Blue Hole a bottomless pit. The ...