Underwater Photo Of The Day

[ricki]

Shades of Hydro-Lab, the old habitat once located in 60 ft. of water near Bell Channel off Freeport, Grand Bahama in the early 1970's. Just learned of this new habitat tonight. Strange the things you miss hearing about when you go on land.


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NE...EEMO9_md8.html

"The Aquarius is the only undersea laboratory dedicated to marine science operating in the world. Owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and managed by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), Aquarius operates 4.5 kilometers offshore of Key Largo, Florida. The underwater laboratory is deployed next to deep coral reefs, 20 meters beneath the surface. Aquarius provides life support systems that allow scientists to live and work underwater, in reasonably comfortable living quarters, with sophisticated research capabilities."


An article about the habitat at:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ng.../fulltext.html






A guided video tour of the habitat

More at:
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/techno.../aquarius.html



http://content.techrepublic.com.com/...11-159587.html



http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories...rundersea.html