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Rest easy, sharks. Commercial fishermen can’t get you if you’re swimming around in the new 243,000-square-mile (630,000-square-kilometer) shark sanctuary off the coast of The Bahamas.
Yesterday, the Bahamian government announced that commercial shark fishing is banned within those waters.
I really never get tired of blogging about this place.
Behold the latest addition to the Museo Subacuatico de Arte (MUSA) off the coast of Cancun. Not far from the underwater crowd of people and man sitting on his couch watching TV parks this Beetle — with a sleepy person on the hood.
An Art Exhibit You Have to Swim to See
by Amanda Arnold | November 30, 2010
Have you ever encountered a crowd of statues while snorkeling?
Believe it or not, in the crystal clear waters off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, you’ll find 400 statues standing around in the sand. Why are they there?
Ever hear of a sinkhole in the middle of the ocean?
Well, it happens. This natural phenomenon is found 59 miles (96 kilometers) off the coast of Belize, in the middle of the shallow Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Evidently, about 10,000 years ago, the ocean floor fell through to reveal the underwater cave system beneath. The collapse was triggered by rising sea levels, which pressured the cave system to buckle, leaving a large vertical hole.
I’ve been investigating the future of hotels again, and some of them are submerged.
For example, for $15,000 (or $30,000 for you and your favorite companion), you can enjoy a package seven-day stay at Poseidon Undersea Resort off the coast of Fiji. What’s special about this luxury resort? Well, for one thing you take an elevator 40 feet down into the sea to access your room, which, judging from the drawings, is more like an underwater bubble.
The weird thing about scuba diving at Silfra in Iceland is that the water’s so clear, in some places you can’t tell which way is up and which way is down. There’s no murkiness to indicate depth. In fact, the water’s so clear, it’s more like air. Or perhaps no air. You might as well be floating around in outer space, according to DIVE magazine.
You’re not floating around space at all, though. You’re floating around a crack in the Earth’s surface.
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