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Water MovesThe Egg! BIOS Viral Video

February 5, 2012 Published by

Every video producer would love nothing more than a simple 60 second, one-shot take that goes viral.

Here it is …

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences presents “The Egg”, a video short from the 2011 BIOS Explorer program’s “Water Moves” series.

Since its embedding in Japan at popular sites such as livedoor.jp and gigazine.net  in November of 2011 this video has been seen almost 350,000 times.

Water Moves: The Egg!”Watch what happens when we crack open a raw egg 60 feet (20 meters) below the surface! For more information about why the egg behaves like it does, as well as further videos in the series, visit us at www.bios.edu“

Go Figure!

 

Bermuda’s Alternative Energy – Sargasso Sea Algae Biodiesel

January 11, 2012 Published by

There are many ways to make biodiesel but one of the more interesting and worth exploring is how to make it using ordinary algae from the sea.

Bermuda’s Sargasso Sea marine algae could revolutionize the fuel of the future. Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the most productive algae in Bermuda to make Biodiesel.  

Dr.Michael Lomas, a researcher for the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, is trying to make it a viable reality and has made considerable progress towards the development of a program in alternative energy based on Algal Biodiesel.

This Bermuda Environmental Alliance Production with expertise from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences proposing alternative energy sources has also been part of the “Daily Planet” segment on Discovery Channel Canada.” 

BIOS complete article: Research: Algal BioDiesel

  • bermuda-bea.org (BEA) Bermuda Environmental Alliance  
  • bios.edu (BIOS) Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences 

Bermuda Environmental Alliance

Other Articles of interest:

Greenrock Says: Protecting the sea that surrounds our Island 

Greenrock is working with other environmental groups as part of the Bermuda Alliance for the Sargasso Sea (BASS) with the goal of establishing part of the Sargasso Sea as the world’s first international marine reserve … 

 

Humpback Whale Encounter – Female & Escort – March, 2011 #Bermuda

January 7, 2012 Published by

A female humpback is curious and keeps coming back to take a look at Andrew Stevenson but her escort is jealous and keeps cutting between the two of them. The male humpback can then be seen turning within the length of his body. He even does a bubble stream to curtain the female off. Half way through this display Andrew is back-peddling as fast as he can …

Andrew Stevenson is the producer of the remarkable film/documentary “Where the Whales Sing”; winner of the 2011 Charman Prize and ‘Best Emerging Underwater Filmmaker’ at the Blue Ocean Film Festival.

The film is a culmination of three years (2007-2010) of filming and observing North Atlantic humpback whales during their mid-ocean migratory crossings.

Bermuda Underwater Cave Environment & Sea Creatures

January 5, 2012 Published by

Bermuda’s authentic caves hold clues to ice age and sea level rise, and also shelter unique cave adapted species found nowhere else on the planet …

This  Bermuda Caves video is part of a documentary series featured in an abridged mini-series on Discovery Channel Canada. It was created and produced by the Bermuda Environmental Alliance (BEA) to raise awareness about Bermuda’s natural environment.

Children on the island are now benefiting from the December 2011 launch of six, 30 minute environmental documentary videos which are being distributed  to schools across the Island as a learning resource.

Bermuda’s Water Catchment, Return of the Ghost Bird (cahows), Bermuda’s Mystical (underwater) Caves, Bio-diesel from the Sargasso Sea Algae, trash reduction and the Cooper’s Island regeneration project are the topics covered in the documentaries.

Bermuda Environmental Alliance

 

 

Boating #Bermuda (Hidden Gems) @petersgreenberg

January 4, 2012 Published by

Bermuda is not just one island. It’s actually to over 120 small islands. Beyond the famous pink sand beaches, there are sunken treasures and unique geological features that you can only see if you get off the shore and into the water. On a boat, you can see shipwrecks from five centuries and 15 countries. There are also mysterious off-shore caves that are not your typical view from the beach. Peter Greenberg explores Bermuda from the ocean in the first installment of Hidden Gems: Bermuda.

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Mary Celestia – #Bermuda Dive

November 1, 2011 Published by

Designed as a high-speed side paddle wheel steamer she was chartered to the South during America’s Civil War.

The Mary Celeste sunk in 1864 after being used to run ammunitions and supplies to the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The wreck sits in 55 feet of water and one of the huge paddle wheels is still clearly visible at the dive site. (Source)

#Bermuda Triangle @History (dot com)

October 24, 2011 Published by

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Bermuda Triangle

Researchers attempt to determine what has caused hundreds of planes to mysteriously disappear in what is known as the Bermuda Triangle.

 

http://player.history.com/pservice/embed-player/?siteId=hist&tPid=21094409

Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle

The mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle have been documented for centuries, with the first accounts recorded by Christopher Columbus himself.

History.com/topics/bermuda-triangle

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Evidence of Sea Level Rise in #Bermuda

October 1, 2011 Published by

30,000 years ago Bermuda was 300 square miles (775 km2) but now it has been reduced to 20.6 square miles (53.3km2) and Teddy Tucker predicts that if this trend in sea level rise continues Bermuda will eventually perish.

The BUEI and Canadian Geological scientists uncover a 7000 year old cedar stump found submerged at a depth of 10 metres in Bermuda’s waters providing stark evidence of sea level rise.

Where the Whales Sing #Bermuda Documentary @whalesbermuda

September 17, 2011 Published by

In 2010 the documentary film Where the Whales Sing, by Andrew Stevenson premiered at the Bermuda International Film Festival.  The film is a result of three years of Andrew’s researching, photographing, filming and cataloging of the humpback whales that migrate past Bermuda each spring. Bermuda’s unique mid-ocean platform provides a natural port of call for the humpbacks during their seasonal migratory voyage to the cold northern feeding grounds. For viewers it is a visually stunning journey of discovery into the life of these majestic marine mammals and  a call in the plight for protection against man’s ever increasing and often devastating impact on the oceans and its inhabitants. The film is accompanied by the voice of wonder and innocence of his 6-year old daughter.

Where the Whales Sing” was an award winner for best emerging underwater filmmaker at BLUE Ocean Film Festival, a high honours winner at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, was selected as a finalist at the Nations Capital Environmental Film Festival, won an award as the best environmental film at a film festival in Croatia where it also won the audience choice award. It has been translated with Spanish subtitles for the Environmental Film Festival in Dominican Republic. Recently it won the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art 2011 Chairman Prize – A. Stevenson

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Slideshow of photographs taken by Andrew in the Spring of 2007 and exhibited at The Elliot Gallery from Feb 19th to March 3rd 2008.

Where the Whales Sing Awards

  1. Blue Ocean Film Festival – Best Emerging Underwater Filmmaker 2010.
  2. Princeton Environmental Film Festival – a high Honours Winner
  3. Nations Capital Environmental Film Festival – selected as a finalist
  4. Croatia Film Festival – Best Environmental Film & Special Audience Choice Award.
  5. Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art  –  Charman Prize 2011

The musical score for the film was composed by Steve Gallant who has granted BermudaStream an exclusive interview and fascinating look into his world of musical composition – Steve Gallant Interview 

 

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