Dr. Eugenie Clark, marine biologist also known as ‘The Shark Lady’, passed away February 25, 2015. She will be remembered by many who worked in the underwater and science realm, including the Boston Sea Rovers. Her research with sharks started in the 1950s when she began working with experiments proving that sharks can learn. Lemon […]

“About 2 degrees to starboard and slow down to 3 knots,” I said to Captain Steve Evert of Stockton College’s Marine field Station. We were surveying the Robert J. Walker shipwreck, using the latest in side scan sonar technology to remotely produce a picture of the wreck. Side scan sonar is a towed sonar which […]

The U.S. Navy’s pinger locator aboard the Australian vessel Ocean Shield has positively identified pings from the MH370 flight recorders. Earlier reports from a Chinese vessel some 600 kilometers south were greeted with skepticism. The Ocean Shield has, on multiple occasions, heard the pinger and has narrowed the search area. Congratulations to the entire team, […]

Like a lonely whale song, a single repeating ping echoes in the deep Indian Ocean. Somewhere in this vast watery wilderness lies the black box of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, with its battery-operated pinger slowly losing power. The pinger is small and the echo must travel through miles of ocean which slowly saps its strength, its […]

The Seabed Worker’s unique wake trailed to the east as the morning sun glowed on the NASA vehicle assembly building in the west. After more than 40 years on the bottom of the ocean, the F-1 engines were returning to NASA and back to the famous Apollo launching grounds at Cape Canaveral. The team had […]

We had located our first engine. The engine was heavily damaged with no identifying features visible. We decided to move on to the next debris field in hopes of finding an intact engine with a serial number which would confirm the mission origin. The sonar specialist provided the corrected target position to the navigator who […]

The recovery team arrived in Bermuda a few days ahead of the ship. The hours were filled with dozens of logistical items requiring attention, including the storage of spare equipment, last minute loading of fresh food and numerous planning sessions. Team leaders met to finalize plans for operations aboard the ship. The Seabed Worker would stay in […]

Attempting to recover three massive Apollo F-1 engines in water depths over 14,000 feet or 4,300 meters is no easy feat. Marine salvage is a highly specialized skill with only a handful of experienced companies able to execute deepwater salvage. The challenge was to locate the assets which could successfully recover rocket motors potentially weighing […]

Undeniably one of last century’s greatest achievements was man stepping foot on the moon. And while technology continues marching forward, there is one famous icon of those lunar landings that has not yet been bested. The F-1 rocket engine is still the most powerful single chamber, liquid-fueled rocket engine ever developed. One of the engines which propelled Neil Armstrong […]

One single footprint represents mankind’s greatest scientific achievement. An image of that human spoor cast in lunar dust is interminably linked with Neil Armstrong’s famous quote: “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was not just America’s step but a leap for mankind. Such a simple movement and yet so […]

Kudos to Indonesia which recently designated the Raja Ampat Archipelago, a chain of 1,500 tropical islands, a shark and manta ray sanctuary. This patch of 18,000 square miles of rich, diverse ocean is known as the “Amazon of the Ocean”. Global shark populations are quickly declining due to extreme fishing pressure brought on by the […]

Sea & Learn invites you to Saba for another exciting event this October! Enhance your environmental awareness as you join our 2013 experts for dramatic, firsthand encounters with the natural world. Explore the wonders of translucent jellyfish, marvel at our island’s biodiversity from tropicbirds and orchids to spiders and scorpions, and learn about innovative solutions to the world’s global […]

Two of our esteemed colleagues wrote a book called Dolphin Mysteries: Unlocking the Secrets of Communication through Yale University Press. Kathleen M. Dudzinski and Toni Frohoff are scientists who have collectively dedicated more than 40 years to studying dolphins beneath the ocean’s surface, frequently through a close-up underwater lens. Their in-depth work with dolphins is […]

Some say she was shot down while spying for the American government and captured by the Japanese. Others say she eloped with her navigator Fred Noonan to escape her fame and her husband. While fanciful exploits make for great headlines, here at Marine Science & Adventure (MSA), we try to ground our thoughts within the […]

The marine science educators associated with N.H. Sea Grant are dedicated to building a marine-literate citizenry by increasing public understanding of critical marine and coastal issues through up-to-date and relevant marine education programs focusing on the Gulf of Maine. Marine educators develop, enhance, customize and field test multidisciplinary K-12 curriculum materials and programs that support […]

Under the Tropical Keel by Charles LoBue You’re sailing along a tropical coast as it transitions from the turquoise waters of the sand and coral shallows to the rich indigo deep. The water beneath you is too clear to imagine. Under your keel, areas of lush sea grasses are preened to a rich beauty by the […]

The marine science educators associated with N.H. Sea Grant are dedicated to building a marine-literate citizenry by increasing public understanding of critical marine and coastal issues through up-to-date and relevant marine education programs focusing on the Gulf of Maine. In addition, they provide training for K-12 teachers to improve their knowledge and skills in the […]

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