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Top Ten Reasons Why We Make Jonathan Bird’s Blue World:
Sun, June 28, 2020   Sea Stories

We get to go diving all over the world and see new things. We learn something everywhere we go. We meet interesting people. We believe that the…

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The Marine Biology Career Path
Sun, July 30, 2017   Sea Stories

Hi Blue World fans! Cameraman Bill here. You may have seen me from such episodes as Giant Pacific Octopus, or The Georgia Aquarium. Jonathan and I…

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Protect What You Love
Wed, June 28, 2017   Sea Stories

In August of 1494, Columbus landed on an island somewhere south of Haiti and killed eight "sea wolves" which were sleeping on the sand.…

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Are Sharks Primitive?
Tue, June 28, 2016   Sea Stories

Since sharks are an ancient group of animals, people often assume that they are primitive in some way, but this assumption couldn't be further…

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Trouble With Tigers
Sun, June 28, 2015   Sea Stories

As I kneeled on the sandy bottom, peering through my viewfinder, I felt a bump on my foot. I looked around and saw I was surrounded by five Tiger…

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A Healthy Respect For Sharks
Sat, June 28, 2014   Sea Stories

Few people would deny that I have an interesting occupation. At the very least, it makes a good ice breaker at parties. When I tell people that…

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Saving Sharks
Fri, June 28, 2013   Sea Stories

I spent a large portion of the summer of 1999 sitting on a rocking boat in the North Atlantic searching for Basking sharks. I wanted some great…

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Encounter With an Oarfish
Thu, January 05, 2012   Sea Stories

As a professional underwater cinematographer, I spend a good deal of time diving in different parts of the world documenting on film the creatures…