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Jonathan filming on the reefs of Bonaire.. Photo by David Haas
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…

Cameraman Bill, our only real marine biologist, on location in Oman.
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…

Hawaiian Monk Seal--closest living relative to the Caribbean Monk Seal. Photo by Jonathan Bird
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.…

Primitive? I don't think so!. Photo by Jonathan Bird
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…

At last, a Tiger shark!. Photo by Jonathan Bird
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…

Tom surrounded by Gray Reef Sharks at Kwajalein Atoll.. Photo by Jonathan Bird
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…

Dried shark fins at a market in Malaysia.. Photo by Jonathan Bird
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…

A live Oarfish photographed on an expedition to the Bahamas.. Photo by Jonathan Bird
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…