Sentences with phrase «underwater habitats in»

A glass - bottom boat tour gives vacationers a quick and easy way to view the wondrous underwater habitat in the teeming waters of the western Caribbean Sea.

Not exact matches

As part of the wildlife habitat improvements at Ship Canal Commons, large tree trunks were weighted and placed on the bottom of the Union Ship Canal and partially buried in the underwater stabilization berm with the roots exposed to create artificial reefs.

LUSH LAWNS Once dwindling seagrasses and other underwater plants in the Chesapeake Bay have rebounded in recent years, providing important habitat for animals such as this blue crab.

Pacella's research focused on an underwater seagrass habitat in Washington state's Puget Sound, which varied between one and four meters in depth.

So he went looking for entrepreneurial solutions to creating underwater habitats: school bus — size seafloor shelters that give aquanauts a pressurized, climate - controlled base, just as the International Space Station gives astronauts a hospitable home in orbit.

How Jules» Lodge — once a state - of - the - art, research - oriented seafloor habitat of Koblick's design — came to be a novelty underwater hotel in a lagoon says a lot about the struggle to keep the concept of manned sea dwellings alive.

SEALAB by Ben Hellwarth In the 1960s, as the underwater exploits of Jacques Cousteau dazzled the world, U.S. Navy aquanauts lived for weeks in pressurized capsules hundreds of feet under the sea — test runs, Navy researchers hoped, for long - term human habitats on the ocean flooIn the 1960s, as the underwater exploits of Jacques Cousteau dazzled the world, U.S. Navy aquanauts lived for weeks in pressurized capsules hundreds of feet under the sea — test runs, Navy researchers hoped, for long - term human habitats on the ocean flooin pressurized capsules hundreds of feet under the sea — test runs, Navy researchers hoped, for long - term human habitats on the ocean floor.

Using more than a dozen instruments placed around the habitat, including a first - of - its - kind underwater mass spectrometer that tracks fluctuations in key gases up and down the ocean waters, aquanauts watch readouts in real time on computer screens.

The research developed computer models of blue whale habitat off the U.S. West Coast and in the eastern tropical Pacific, including upwelling and underwater topography that affects areas of krill concentration.

They have true lungs as well as gills, so they can survive on land as well as in their preferred underwater habitat.

The study is the first to give a global overview of all current plans to mine the seabed, in both national and international waters, and looks at the potential impacts including physical destruction of seabed habitats, creation of large underwater plumes of sediment and the effects of chemical, noise and light pollution arising from mining operations.

The bizarre habitat gleamed in the lights of an underwater robotic probe as it explored the environs of a seafloor spring spewing water at superhot temperatures — known as a hydrothermal vent.

Alongside other accredited facilities, our team conducts crucial research by working with animals both in human care and in their natural habitats to improve husbandry methods, develop innovative and exciting new exhibits, contribute to the understanding of the underwater world and apply new discoveries to the conservation of aquatic life.

This original activity allows you to breathe comfortably at a depth of 3.5 meters, while expert instructors teach you the natural habitat of stingrays and tropical fish in an underwater paradise.

National Geographic Live with Brian Skerry — Sunday, November 20th One of the world's leading underwater photographers, Brian Skerry's intimate portraits of sea life — sharks, whales, turtles and ocean habitat — reveal beauty and mystery in the depths of the big blue.

If you are a wildlife enthusiast, you can either experience a variety of crocodiles and manatees at play in their natural habitat or embark on the exclusive diving tours to witness the underwater whale sharks.

Channelkeeper is also supporting biological monitoring of nearshore underwater habitats such as kelp forests and rocky reefs in partnership with scientists from UCSB to track how fish populations and marine communities associated with these habitats respond over time to the protection provided by MPAs.

You'll discover a range of captivating sea creatures that dwell in the underwater habitat, from schools of tropical fish darting in and out of vibrant corals to colorful starfish, sea turtles, spotted eels and stingrays.

It is home to one of the largest open - air marine habitats in the world, with some 65,000 marine animals in lagoons and displays including The Lost Chambers, a maze of underwater corridors and passageways providing a journey through ancient Atlantis.

Traveling through these, you will be treated to an exceptional underwater experience as you meet eye - to - eye with sharks, stingrays and other species of fish in their natural habitat.

Since coral reefs are the most diverse and beautiful of all marine habitats, you will be introduced to some of the most spectacular underwater sights in Costa Maya.

I have witnessed impacts from prop wash from the huge cruise boats in Cozutmel... Those props literally blow away the benthic habitat... looks like an underwater hurricane.