Archive for the ‘Marine Subjects’ Category
CUTTLEFISH PICTURE Leave a comment
SHARK FIN SOUP 2012 Leave a comment
Making anything illegal will greatly increase popularity and price. (Use the search function to view earlier posts about Shark Fin Soup in Taiwan). Mis-information galore every week is floating around. On You Tube an 18 year-old shark fan in Australia voiced concerns for saving all sharks everywhere. Meanwhile two shark bites occurred on swimmers in [...]
A GOOD STORY INVOLVING TAIWAN Leave a comment
The little girl (surrounded by stars) lived on a beautiful Polynesian atoll in the Pacific. One of my favorite pictures taken decades ago with a medium format Rolleiflex camera during an adventure that has remained the best for all those who were involved. A seaplane safari to “a lost island paradise” we said at the [...]
PORT OF KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
Top pictures : EVERGREEN a Taiwan success story; Museum, owned by another shipping company, is ship-shaped ; Ferry to Penghu Islands. Middle Picture: Warning sign outside Customs. Lower picture: ROC Coast Guard.
FERRY TO C I J I N ISLAND Leave a comment
ON THE WATERFRONT – KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
In the distance is the ferry wharf for departure to Cijin Island, across the harbour. NT$15 for the crossing. Bus No.248 from Kaohsiung Main Station got me here, fare is NT$12 (a standard fee for all bus rides in the city. You need the correct change before boarding bus). If arriving by train, its station [...]
ADVERTISING IN TAIPEI Leave a comment
Newspaper advertisement mentions a famous French free diver. http://seauw.blogspot.com/2011/05/garagetv-schitterende-freedive-video.html
EAST COAST VIEW Leave a comment
Returning home via an east coast daylight flight with Royal Brunei, it offered a good view of incredible mountains and the rivers that flow into the sea. Not so good for diving underwater visibility – which is why the offshore islands of Green Is and Orchid Is have clearer waters. Both are far enough [...]
SHARK GOLDMINE – IF EXISTING IN TAIWAN WATERS
Does the Grey Nurse shark visit Green Island or Orchid Island. Has anyone seen this species? Easily identified by the twin dorsal fins of almost equal size and the needle-shaped teeth. A nocturnal feeding shark it rests by day in gutters, usually about 20-30 meters deep. If the shark can be found regularly in Taiwan, [...]
AUSTRALIAN PRAWN TRAWLER CATCH
95% wasted seafood example Australian Fisheries departments in various states are buying-back licenses from prawn fishermen to cut the damage and waste. The under-sized part of the catch gets thrown back, mostly dead. This feeds other things in the sea. Sharks and dolphin follow these boats knowing an easy meal rewards their patience. Fishermen say, [...]
