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Farmed Fish Exceeds Farmed Beef in Production

Angela Messina | Jun 19, 2013 12:32 PM

For the first time ever, the world is producing more farmed fish than farmed beef—an act that has also proven damaging to the environment. In 2012, 66 million tons of farmed fish was produced compared to 63 million tons of farmed beef. Moreover, while the production of farmed beef has leveled off over the years, the amount of farmed fish is still increasing. Some farmed fish, like the...

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BuzzFeed Sued for $3.9 million For Use of an Unlicensed Photo

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Jed Bernstein | Jun 18, 2013 5:09 PM

BuzzFeed is being sued by photographer Kai Eiselein for $3.9 million after using one his images in an article entitled "The 30 Funniest Header Faces". Eiselein found the article and noticed that one of the images was actually a photograph he had uploaded to his Flickr account and marked... continue

Superyacht Adastra

Ocean NEWS

Jed Bernstein | Jun 18, 2013 4:13 PM

The perfect boat for a dive trip? John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs' 'Adastra' is sleek, ultra-light, and designed with low-fuel consumption in mind. The trimaran shape has three streamlined hulls whose slender form ensure smooth and fast travel. Picture yourself... continue

New Olympus Firmware Update for the Pen Series

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Jed Bernstein | Jun 18, 2013 3:36 PM

Olympus recently announced the release of new firmware for the PEN E-PL5 and PEN E-PM2. The Pen series continues to be a strong model for Olympus for underwater photographers. While these upgrades aren't significant, especially for underwater shooters, it's always worth having the latest... continue

DPG and Blancpain Present Underwater Photography Exhibition at the United Nations

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Matt J. Weiss | Jun 18, 2013 12:00 PM

We are proud to announce the launch of our latest exhibition, " Oceans," at the United Nations building , just across the river from DPG's Brooklyn offices, in New York. Featuring a collection of images from top underwater photographers, the United Nations exhibition "Oceans"... continue

Micronesia Field Blog: Yap Part I

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Joseph Tepper | Jun 18, 2013 6:00 AM

By Joseph Tepper Star charts and a hollowed out tree trunk is all the master navigators of Yap need to transverse the waters from Palau. I, on the other hand, prefer a Boeing 747. After three spectacular weeks photographing the underwater beauties of Palau with Sam's Tours and... continue

Aquatica Announces AD600 housing for the Nikon D600 camera

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Matt J. Weiss | Jun 17, 2013 6:34 PM

Aquatica has announced their AD600 housing for the Nikon D600 full frame SLR. The compact-for-a-full frame D600 has been a popular SLR since it's arrival, and continues to see major support from housing manufactures. The AD600 comes with some notable features: Access to the camera... continue

SEA & SEA Shows Major Evolution with The MDX-6D and Built-in TTL Converter

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Matt J. Weiss | Jun 17, 2013 5:48 PM

Often innovations in housings are strictly about the ergonomics or accessibility, but rarely do we see added functionality as with the new SEA & SEA MDX-6D Housing for the Canon EOS 6D SLR. Shooting TTL with electronic sync cords and an aluminum housing (all Ikelite SLR housings... continue

Myoglobin the Key to Marine Mammals' Breath-holding

Ocean NEWS

Jed Bernstein | Jun 17, 2013 12:35 PM

Scientists from the University of Liverpool believe they have discovered one of the main reasons why marine mammals are able to hold their breath up to an hour. It all depends on myoglobin, which is an oxygen-storing protein found in all mammal's muscles. Dr. Michael... continue

Life-Size Photos of Whales Captured by Underwater Photographer

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Angela Messina | Jun 14, 2013 11:13 AM

At 5 feet tall and 20 feet long, Bryant Austin’s composite photograph of Enigma, Scar’s cousin, must be a sight to behold. The life-size photograph of the sperm whale took over 300 hours to create and is now on display in Tokyo. Photographer Bryant Austin was inspired by an... continue

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