Ocean

Mining the Seabed for Gold

The Guardian: A “new frontier” in mining is set to be opened up by the underwater extraction of resources from the seabed off the coast of Papua New Guinea, despite vehement objections from environmentalists and local activists. Canadian firm Nautilus Minerals has been granted a 20-year licence by the PNG government to commence the Solwara […]

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Wow! A Real Undersea Restaurant!

Main entry Ithaa is an undersea restaurant at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort. The restaurant is located 16 feet below the surface of the ocean. CNN has more: The six-course dinner menu often features French dishes from executive chef Nicolas Boutin and is priced at $320 a person. A lighter three-course lunch menu is

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Rent an Underwater Scooter

Discovery.com: HydroBOB is an underwater scooter that lets riders explore their underwater life aquatic without any diving or swimming experience necessary. The yellow apparatus is currently available to rent at Ft. Lauderdale’s Hydrodome. A $25 one hour package lets riders explore the mysteries of the deep…the deep end of a swimming pool that is. Unfortunately,

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Pyramids Of The Sea

Rob Rowley believes he has found the perfect solution to beach erosion problems and much more. His solution comes in the shape of a pyramid. For years the self-taught engineer has been dabbling with designs to harness ocean energy. Now he believes the time has come to put his theories into practice. “I’ve invented a

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Creating Habitats For Lobsters

It all started when Stewart Hardison was looking into creating wind power. Everything he looked at seemed to lead back to Maine. When looking at concept drawings for wind turbines held in place using large mooring blocks, an idea came to him, reports Village Soup. “It popped into my mind that all that massive structure

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