The Green Files > vSocial Video - Gavin Newman and his toys

http://www.vsocial.com [Welcome to vSocial - The Video Clip Sharing Community] Description: Gavin Newman Greenpeace underwater photo/videographer and deep sea toy specialist talks about what we're looking for in the Azores and the equipment we're using to capture "it". Giant squid - here we come!

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http://www.fubix.com/news [Fubix.com - Internet Solutions - News - News] Greenpeace's Custom Underwater Giant-Squid-Cam: After months of confronting whalers and pirates, some might envy the crew aboard the next leg of Defending Our Oceans who are heading to the beautiful Azores in the mid-Atlantic. For this leg of the expedition, the Esperanza has been equipped with state of the art monitoring equipment, including a remote operating vehicle (ROV) which can shoot video down to a depth of 300m, and a drop camera capable of reaching depths of 1,000 metres - giant squid territory!

http://alterslash.org [AlterSlash ~ the unofficial SlashDot digest] Greenpeace’s Custom Underwater G... : For this leg of the expedition, the Esperanza has been equipped with state of the art monitoring equipment, including a remote operating vehicle (ROV) which can shoot video down to a depth of 300m, and a drop camera capable of reaching depths of 1,000 metres - giant squid territory! The ship will become part of the ongoing University of the Azores research program intended to establish greater scientific knowledge of the importance of deep-sea habitats and marine life.

http://opensourcepimp.com [The Open Source Pimp | Open Source and Linux, Blogging, breaking news of the day] Greenpeace's Custom Underwater Giant-Squid-Cam: Seagull76 writes "Check out this 1 minute video with Greenpeace's underwater photo/videographer and deep sea toy specialist, Gavin Newman, aboard the Esperanza. After months of confronting whalers and pirates, some might envy the crew aboard the next leg of Defending Our Oceans who are heading to the beautiful Azores in the mid-Atlantic.

Weblog.greenpeace.orghttp://weblog.greenpeace.org [Weblog.greenpeace.org] At last - perfect whale-watching weather - Ocean Defenders - the ...: Greenpeace/NewmanIn the hour or more it took us to get there more sightings were made - the area was brimming with whales. Gavin and Richard set off in the fast inflatable, leaving us lagging behind.

http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com [Scuba diving news from South Africa and Worldwide destinations] New Dive Show: Go Diving! 2006: Major diving equipment manufacturers and dealers will be on hand, together with leading diving holiday operators. Visitors new to the sport can give scuba a go in the try-dive pool, where instructors will organise their first underwater experience.

http://fenian32.blogspot.com [SAOIRSE32] Belfast Telegraph War at sea: Greenpeace... : This morning's skirmish is part of a battle that has been fought in an area 20 to 40 miles south of Plymouth, since the Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, crewed by a multi-national team of Greenpeace employees and volunteers, arrived in mid-February. There has been increasing acrimony from the fishermen, who aim their boats at the inflatables, throw objects and fire flares at the protesters.

[Tvyil.greenpeaceweb.org] Greenpeace TV: Listen to Shane Rattenbury describe the purpose of this, the most ambitious Greenepace expedition to date. Speaking from the dockside in Cape Town, South Africa, Shane provides the where, why, when and how of the globe spanning journey our ship is about to embark on to protect the world's oceans.

Weblog.greenpeace.orghttp://weblog.greenpeace.org [Weblog.greenpeace.org] Ocean Defenders - the weblog: ©Greenpeace/NewmanOne of the pleasing things about today was hearing a group of dolphins recorded by the hydrophone we are currently towing behind the ship. Russell Leaper, a whale scientist from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been on board sorting out the hydrophone, a high-powered underwater microphone that can be configured to pick up sounds across a wide range of frequencies far above and below the range of human hearing.

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