Announcing the 22nd Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition

To view a trailer of the films in this year’s festival please visit www.sdufex.com/2021-film-festival

The festival consists of a selection of handpicked films, chosen by a panel of independent judges, out of more than 150 entries submitted from around the globe. Also included this year is a short interview with the winning filmmaker.

Photo of humpback whale breaching.
Humpback whales have been increasingly spotted in the New York Bight.

Is New York Bight now a supplementary feeding site for baleen whales?

An increased presence of baleen whale species has been observed in the waters off New York and New Jersey, suggesting that they may be using the area as a supplementary feeding ground.

In boat surveys conducted from 2017 to 2019, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Columbia University observed humpback, fin and minke whales foraging in the New York Bight. A paper on their findings was published in the Marine Biology Research journal.

Museum of Wrecks opens in Stockholm

Vrak – Museum of Wrecks is a new museum about the Baltic Sea’s unique wrecks and cultural heritage, and a sister museum to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. Nowhere else in the world are there as many well-preserved shipwrecks as in the Baltic Sea.

Vrak brings their stories to the surface while leaving the wrecks themselves and their objects on the seafloor where they are best preserved. The new museum serves as a hub for wrecks, new discoveries and research throughout the Baltic Sea region. 

 

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Explorer Ventures Introduces DEMA Show Group Specials

Just in time are our fantastic 2021 DEMA Group Specials! Everybody loves a deal - no question – so, we're offering a healthy discount for five destinations. Yes, it can be combined with our already generous group travel terms - even an extra comp space with a full charter in most cases! Make travel planning easy on yourself with the friendliest fleet around: