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Nitrogen narcosis, Rapture of the Depths, what do we really know about it?
Rapture of the Deep Many years ago, I was diving off the west coast of Scotland with a group of friends. Our planned dive for that morning was a deep wall dive. I was paired up with a new diver … Continue reading
Posted in Diving
Tagged British Army Diving, Colin Munro Photography, decompression theory, diving history, diving medicine, Guybon Damant, JS Haldane, marine bio-images, meyer-Overton theory, nitrogen narcosis, rapture of the deep, Rapture of the depths, Reef Research Lyme Bay, RNPL, Royal Engineer Diving School, Royal Navy Diving
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How to buy bad science.
Summary Lyme Bay Closed Area was a first for British waters. The very first statutory closed area established for conservation reason, protecting fragile reefs and associated species from the effects of bottom-fishing trawls and scallop dredges. It was a long … Continue reading
Posted in Lyme Bay marine ecology, Seabed survey and monitoring
Tagged bad science, DEFRA Marine Conservation Zones, diver monitoring, England MCZs, Lyme Bay Closed Area, Lyme Bay closed area monitoring, Lyme Bay exclusion zone, Lyme Bay no-take zone, lyme Bay protected area, Lyme Bay Reefs, marine bio-images, marine biological monitoring, Marine Conservation Zones, Marine Protected Areas, MPAs, Natural England Marine Conservation Zones, No take zones
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Marine habitat mapping
One of Marine Bio-images’ areas of expertise is Marine Habitat Mapping. We have undertaken a great many mapping studies in the past 20 years, these include biotope mapping of the isle of Scilly sublittoral soft sediments, biotope mapping of the … Continue reading
Posted in Seabed survey and monitoring
Tagged colin munro, Exeter, GIS mapping, marine bio-images, marine biotope mapping, marine biotope mapping services, Marine habitat mapping, marine habitat mapping services
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Lyme Bay Closed Area Monitoring: what we have learned so far.
After almost 18 years of research, campaigning and negotiation, statutory protection for the most vuulnerable reefs in Lyme Bay became a reality in 2008. This was deemed necessary as, despite voluntary agreements, it was apparent the damage to the reefs … Continue reading
Posted in Lyme Bay marine ecology, Seabed survey and monitoring
Tagged bottom trawling impacts, diver monitoring, Lyme Bay Closed Area, Lyme Bay closed area monitoring, Lyme Bay monitoring, Lyme Bay no-take zone, lyme Bay protected area, marine bio-images, Marine Conservation Zones, MCZs, scallop dredging, scallop dredging impacts
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Remote video and stills survey and monitoring
Our lightweight drop camera system can be used as a drop video system, drop stills camera system or a combined video and stills camera system. Remote video is very useful for providing a rapid overview of marine habitats and structures … Continue reading
Posted in Seabed survey and monitoring
Tagged combined video and stills system, drop camera, marine bio-images, remote camera system, seabed monitoring, seabed remote survey, seabed survey, towed camera, towed camera system, towed video, underwater combined video and stills, underwater drop video, underwater remote video, underwater towed camera system
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Lyme Bay Closed Area Monitoring
Final Report covering diver monitoring 2008-2010 now available here. Introduction In 2008, DEFRA closed an area of Lyme Bay, southwest England, some 60 square miles in extent to all mobile benthic fishing gear, i.e. bottom trawling and scallop dredging. This … Continue reading
Posted in Lyme Bay marine ecology
Tagged colin munro, diver monitoring, Lyme Bay Closed Area, Lyme Bay closed area monitoring, Lyme Bay monitoring, Lyme Bay no-take zone, lyme Bay protected area, marine bio-images, marine biological monitoring, marine biological suurveys, marine conservation, scientific diving, seabed monitoring
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