Scuba Florida - Customer Appreciation Night Fort Lauderdale
presents: There’s no better time than the Holidays for us to show our appreciation for how much we appreciate you, our customers! This night is all about you! This year, we treated our customers to hors d'oeuvres and beverages while we talked about gear, gift cards, training, and our upcoming travel trips! We also raffled away great prizes, and had a fantastic time getting to know some of our customers! Join us next year, and Happy Holidays!
Driving in the Florida keys
This a drive through the Florida keys all the way to Key West
Coral House in Hollywood Beach, Florida
In the heart of Hollywood Beach, Florida the Coral House is feet from the boardwalk. Book your next vacation at HollywoodBeachCoralHouse.com
Key Largo Coral Reefs: Hurricane Irma Aftermath 2017
Key Largo Coral Reefs: Hurricane Irma Aftermath 2017
Key largo did not receive a direct hit, but with hurricane force winds and the resulting wave action pounding the reefs, I was very interested in getting back out to see what it all looked like. This video includes footage from Molasses reef and Sand Island Reef on December 23rd 2017 (about 3 months after the Hurricane).
The descriptions and possible causes presented in this video are based on talks with our dive masters and observation. There is little published research yet, so I will definitely be back with more solid info at a later date.
Either way, it is obvious the reefs have undergone significant change in some locations, and in other areas, the corals survived surprisingly well. Our dive masters expressed their belief that a lot of the sand was removed from Molasses Reef, leaving bare/rock/rubble bottom. I definitely see how they could say that, but it also looks like corals were hammered to pieces in some areas as well.
The fish assemblages have changed a lot as well...there are many more than I remember before, but that could be just circumstantial.
The Florida Keys reef track has been undergoing a stressful few years with widespread bleaching and disease impacting the coral. Add on a hurricane and I do worry about the reef track as a whole.
Hurricanes can actually be good for a coral reef. Broken fragments of coral will get redistributed and start growing in new areas, causing a rejuvenation of sorts. But when the water quality and conditions are not conducive to coral growth, it makes me more difficult.
I was encouraged by seeing large stands of Elkhorn still intact, and broken fragments beginning to grow where they landed…. This is nature’s way and hopefully will lead to a rebuilding of coral.
Either way, these were great dives filled with a high diversity of fish and marine life.
Until next time!
P.S.: I did delete the first posting of this video as I needed to make a few corrections.
Music from Epidemic Sound
References About the Florida Keys Reef track.
Florida’s Coral Reef is Disintegrating
Florida’s Dying Reefs Could Devastate Keys’ Economy
South Florida Corals Dying in “unprecedented” bleaching and disease
Saving Florida’s Precious Coral Reef After Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Range of Conditions’s for Florida Keys Reefs After the Hurricane
Divers Looking at Coral Reefs After Irma didn’t Expect what they saw down below
Sanctuary: Reef bruised but not destroyed
Florida Keys Road Trip, September 2016 - GoPro footage.
This is our three day road trip down to the Florida Keys, 5th 6th & 7th September 2016.
This was shot with our GoPro Hero 4 Black with standard settings. For the most part it was held via a bobber handle, except for the bar where it was on a monopod.
We loved Key West, but alas due to a slight technical problem I have no video from there other than a short clip at the Blue Macaw where we enjoyed our first Key Lime pie and some, non-alcoholic, cocktails, thanks guys we were really made welcome.
Bahia Honda State Park was a great stop-off on our way north to Miami, we couldn't recommend it enough.
Shame the weather didn't hold out for the entire trip as we really could of done without the tropical storm while trying to negotiate the Miami road system and find our hotel.
We enjoyed out three days away from the theme parks of Orlando and this will be something we'll be doing again in the near future around Florida.
Please check out my other videos for the full dash-cam footage of our trip between Key Largo and Key West, sped up quite a bit!! Sorry though if you are in the USA but due to copyright it is currently not available over there, but I'm trying to get that sorted.
Thank you for taking the time to watch this video.
Scenic drive from Miami to Key West, Florida, USA
We decided to take a day trip down to the southernmost point in mainland United States, Key West.
The drive takes you along Highway 1 Overseas Highway and passes through some 40+ islands before reaching Key West. Journey time from Miami to Key West is approximately 4 hours, but you pass through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world.
The Overseas Highway is a single lane Highway which passes over on one side, the Atlantic Ocean and on the other side, the Gulf of Mexico.
You basically cross from Mainland Florida and into the Caribbean without flying and the transition happens within minutes of starting the journey over the Overseas Highway. You see the sea turn all different shades of blue and all the way to an emerald colour.
This is the full journey from the Florida Turnpike all the way to Duval Street in the centre of Key West.
Enjoy!
Music is Elmer's Tune performed by Boyd Rayburn and his Dance Orchestra and .
Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.
Lauderdale By The Sea Beach | South Florida | Theodora Explorer
Our walk to the beach this morning at Lauderdale By The Sea, FL. A little pocket of Fort Lauderdale
Christ of the Abyss with Ocean Divers Key Largo Florida 2017
Earth is Heaven
Ocean Divers Key Largo Florida provides a great opportunity for beginner divers to moved by the beauty of the ocean.
Christ of the Abyss is a 8 1/2 foot, 4,000 pound bronze sculpture of Jesus Christ that stands in 25 feet of water off of Key Largo, Florida. It is located near Dry Rocks, about six miles east-northeast of the Key Largo Cut, in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
This reef is a very shallow dome shaped reef which breaks the surface at low tide on the landward side, and slopes to 25 feet on the seaward side. The statue is one of three cast from a mold by an Italian sculptor Guido Galletti. It was originally made for Egidi Cressi, the dive equipment manufacturer and later donated to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in 1966.
The original Il Christo Degli Abissi statue was placed in the Mediterranean Sea off Genoa, Italy, in 1954. In 1961, a second statue Christ of the Deep was cast from the same mold. The Cressi family of Italy donated the statue to the Underwater Society of America, which in turn donated it to the Florida State Park Service, in recognition of the conservation efforts involved in the creation of America's first underwater park.
The Christ Statue is one of the most famous and visited underwater sites on earth, accessible to divers and snorkelers alike! Shallow high profile spur and groove coral formations are surrounded by relatively flat, coral and sponge encrusted hard bottom, and sand. Large Spotted Eagle Rays and Southern Stingrays are often sighted near the sandy perimeter.
Ocean Divers
522 Caribbean Drive
Key Largo, Florida 33037
odie@oceandivers.com
305-451-1113
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Heartstrings
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Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
night time at daytona beach next to the ocean
Live Streaming Chicken ???? Coop Cam - Where YOU Can Feed Us Online! - Wildlife Nature Camera
NEW: Now you can feed us! That's right, you ????, watching on YouTube, you can give treats to the chickens any time simply by sending a super chat or a super sticker - and watch the food come out automatically! Any Super Chat donation will automatically dispense a treat and you can watch the chickens enjoy it! That's right, you can actually feed the chickens from anywhere in the world! To donate, you just click the dollar sign in the chat window - it's that easy! The donations are used to support the stream.
NOTICE: THIS IS THE MOST ADVANCED LIVE ANIMAL CAMERA IN THE WORLD. Read on to learn why / How it works.
HISTORY: Back in the Y2K, I had over 50 chickens and wanted to create an internet connected feeder with a live stream so people around the world could feed them, interact with them and enjoy watching them. My college roommates laughed, but I was sure there are other people out there that would find chickens to be as much fun to watch, and feed as I do. I've always believed that no animals are more fun to watch than chickens because they have an entire social structure that can be observed through the lens. I actually did have a live camera back then, but it could only support 20 viewers at once, and I needed a solid streaming platform and worldwide high speed internet to come into existence. There was also no good way to process payment for the treats, so I put the idea on the shelf for 19 years and waited for technology to catch up to this concept. Almost 20 years later, here we are!
For every 20 new subscribers, the chickens will be given an automatic 'treat' from the feed dispenser. The feeder talks to the YouTube API to determine when to dispense treats, and the camera automatically zooms in when the birds are fed.
DON'T WORRY! The chickens are fed more than enough each day and do not live solely on treats. Rewind and you can see them eating throughout the day.
The feeder is a custom WiFi feeder developed specifically for this project. You can see how it was made here:
The feeder is also activated using an app on an iPhone and every feeding is verified by watching the camera to make sure that the birds are fed.GATE: The coop is equipped with a one-of-a-kind automatic gate system. This gate is both automatic and manually operated. The gate closes half way at sunset each day. Then, after the birds are settled for the evening, I (or a moderator can volunteer to do so) will close the gate by pressing a button in either the iPhone app that was developed for this project, or by the Moderator Portal. The gate will automatically open again at sunrise. This is to ensure as much safety as possible against nighttime predators. The sunrise time is posted to the blue banner at midnight each night.
THE BLUE BANNER: The blue banner at the bottom of the page tells you important information about the chickens.
EGGS: There is a picture-in-picture view of the upstairs of the coop. You can see the chickens laying eggs throughout the day.
BIRD NAMES: The birds all have names which are displayed in the TOP RIGHT along with other information such as breed and egg color.
WHAT ABOUT THE WINTER? Chickens survive quite well in colder temperatures (unlike humans, they have layers of feathers - and also enjoy playing in the snow!) We do not have a heat lamp because it's bad for the birds, they lose their ability to regulate their body temperature if you heat them - and will suffer in the cold if the coop is kept hot. Their body temperature is 106F and their hearts beat at 400 beats per minute (which keeps them quite comfy in the winter!) They are free-range so they have the freedom to come in and leave the coop any time they want. Check out this info here to learn more:
Our egg laying is logged and charted. To view the last 45 days check out this chart:
If you ever see a technical issue, use the command !error to report it!
To learn more about a topic, enter any of the following commands in the live chat:
!cheeks
!cluck
!commands
!drama
!eggcollection
!eggs
!error - [Use this command to get a human's attention for a technical problem]
!feed
!fence
!freerange
!gate
!grit
!houdini
!illness
!lights
!mic
!misinformation
!mods
!nibbles
!nitpicking
!oyster
!pecking
!popcorn
!punishment
!rain
!roost
!run
!sassy
!screensaver
!separation
!sos [Use this command to alert the owner if you see the chickens are in danger!]
!stream
!sunrise
!sunset
!sweethearts
!treats
!triplets
!water
!whysunrise
!winter
Mod Portal:
UFOS 1/11/09 ARGINTINA....MARS CITY UNCOVERED
YOU,LL SEE A CITY
Route from Fort Lauderdale to key largo
Beach Vacation Rentals - Pompano Beach, Florida
Enjoy comfort, charm and value at Beach Vacation Rentals top-rated, owned and operated cottages and apartments in Pompano Beach / greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visit One-two blocks to spectacular new beachfront. Short walk to shops, dive boats and dozens of restaurants. Studios, 1/1s and 2/2s with full kitchens, BBQ, laundry, beach gear, free wi-fi and parking. Pets: inquire. Three-night minimum stay. Properties include Cottages by the Ocean, Bahama Beach Club, Sunny Place, Pineapple Place and Pelican Place. Multiple White Glove Award winner by the Superior Small Lodging Association and 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. (954) 283-1111. Photos by Elaine Fitzgerald.
260 Cape Florida Drive - Key Biscayne, FL | Lourdes Alatriste 305-926-5322 lmalatriste@aol.com
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Engel & Volkers Miami 305-443-2424
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Sunken Stories - Full Episode
In the Florida Keys, divers from around the country learn how to map shipwrecks and apply their skills on a mysterious 19th-century slave ship. When diving isn't possible, professional explorers use high-tech tools to scan objects buried beneath the seafloor.
Alien Invaders - Full Episode
In the waters of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, a voracious alien predator has taken hold. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the invasive lionfish is a major threat to biodiversity and the health of already stressed coral reef ecosystems.
The popular aquarium fish is thought to have first been released into the wild in South Florida in the mid 1980s. With no natural predator in this part of the world, lionfish numbers have increased rapidly.
To combat this problem, experts are encouraging people to eat'em to beat'em. Changing Seas joins scientists in the field to learn more about this beautiful, yet gluttonous feeder and the threat it is posing to native fish populations.
Waterways Episode 267 - Florida Panther and Pharmaceuticals in Our Waters
During the years 1999 and 2000, the US Geological Survey conducted a study of 139 streams across the country and detected pharmaceutical compounds in 80 percent of the streams sampled.
There's one type of pharmaceutical that has scientists especially nervous about finding in our waters called, endocrine disrupters. Directed by Erik Hutchins. Presented by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Everglades National Park and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Stuart Drossner Present's a Waterfront Gem Eastern Shores FL
Unique Oriental, pagoda style architecture mixed with modern use of glass walls and high ceilings. This impressive home on the intercoastal waterway a stunning one of a kind appearance. Lush & well manicured exotic landscaping.Inside you and your client will marvel at the 10 foot tall modern blown glass chandelier that adorns the 20ft. ceiling marble foyer. In addition you have a sauna located outside off the very privately nestled pool and deck. Behind the house, the dock will accommodate a 45' yacht.
Stuart Drossner
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Realtor-Associate
Tel: 305-502-1717
Fax: 786-513-2747
E-mail: sdrossner@gmail.com
Denise Rubin Realty, LLC
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Stuart Drossner - Aventura, Sunny Isles, Miami Beach Real Estate Agent
Known for his in-depth knowledge of the South Florida real estate market, Stuart Drossner offers his clients, buyers and sellers alike, top-of-the-line service. Well regarded for his highly ethical and professional standards, Stuart Drossner has developed a reputation with his clients and amongst his peers as an important asset to the South Florida business community. For buying or selling services, contact Stuart Drossner and his team for more information.
Stuart Drossner - Condo Expert
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On the Town in The Palm Beaches: Boynton Beach
From its Flagler railroad roots to its emergence as a fishing and diving destination, this episode explores the city of Boynton Beach. Host Frank Licari visits the Boynton Harbor Marina, Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park, the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market, and much more.
Corals of the Deep - Full Episode
In the deep waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast grow magnificent structures, capable of reaching 300 feet in height. These are the corals of the deep sea. Porcelain-white and centuries old, few humans have seen these delicate reefs. The Ivory Tree Coral, Oculina varicosa, and Lophelia pertusa flourish in harsh, sunless environments, yet these branch-like formations provide food and shelter for a variety of deepwater organisms. Rich in biodiversity, this mysterious underwater kingdom is threatened by destructive fishing practices such as bottom trawling. However, a recently proposed 23,000 square mile marine protected area could save these fragile reefs from ruin.
Changing Seas follows scientists 50 miles offshore on a unique expedition to further pinpoint the locations of these thousand-year-old coral mounds. Using cutting-edge technology, experts from three of the country’s premier ocean research institutions have joined forces to investigate portions of Florida’s seafloor. The science team lives aboard a research vessel for seven days. Their mission: To scan the ocean bottom and create detailed maps using specially built Autonomous Underwater Vehicles or AUVs. Their results could help save Florida’s corals of the deep. But what will they find?
Learn more at changingseas.tv or facebook.com/changingseas