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Conscious Breath Adventures is back from the DEMA show in Orlando. Great show, many miles of walking the aisles. Great to see all my diving friends there!

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Conscious Breath Adventures In more science and whale research news, scientist are are working on a way to develop a non-invasive pregnancy test for whales by measuring levels of the whales' sex hormones found in the mucus exhaled from their lungs when they blow. How do they collect the specimen? With ladies' nylon stockings (but I'm guessing fishnets are out!)!

Source: www.newscientist.com
It's a neat way to sample sex hormones from the spout of air, water and lung mucus that whales blow into the air as they surface to breathe
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Oh, and by the way, determining pregnancy rates has been one of Japan's justifications for their lethal "research" whaling program...
November 4 at 2:52am
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Conscious Breath Adventures A group of researchers using techniques used to study bird songs have discovered that male humpback whales sometimes sing duets, with individual songs changing in response to the presence of another. I wonder how that discovery applies to the humpbacks on the Silver Bank, where dozens of singers are present on any given day?

Source: www.wired.com
QUEBEC CITY, Canada — Like a songbird calling another out, one male humpback whale may make another change his tune. Studying humpbacks with methods
Kalasara Antawa
Kalasara Antawa
It becomes an orchestra. : )
November 2 at 11:15pm
Jodi Frediani
Jodi Frediani
Very cool, but why not? Only foolish humans continue to think we're the only ones communicating to others in an intelligent fashion. And that's often debatable for humans! Joyce Poole, elephant researcher, has a whole website focused on elephant communication plus advocacy. www.elephantvoices.org
November 4 at 9:11am
Jodi Frediani
Jodi Frediani
Oh and that's not all. "What do a West African drummer and a sperm whale have in common? According to some reports, they can both spot rhythms in the chatter of an ocean crowded with the calls of marine mammals -- a feat impossible for the untrained human ear." "In other words, whales are polite listeners; they do not interrupt each other," writes Sidorovskaia." http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=10109378624
November 4 at 9:29am
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Conscious Breath Adventures The impact of the documentary "The Cove" has been felt around the globe, all the way to South Park! Watch South Park tonight, Wednesday Oct. 28, for what is bound to be a different look at the issue!

Source: www.southparkstudios.com
Things turn bloody when the Japanese attack the Denver Aquarium.
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Conscious Breath Adventures Hi Everyone! Many conservation-minded people and fans were able to see the award winning documentary "The Cove" when it was in theaters earlier this year. Thanks for the support! For those who didn't see it, or those who want to continue to spread the word about this important subject, "The Cove" is being released on DVD. Follow the link below to place an order...

Source: www.thecovemovie.com
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Conscious Breath Adventures In my last posting, I linked to an article discussing the question of the impact of whales on climate change. In this article, you will learn about the effect that climate change has on whales. Which group, man or cetaceans, will suffer more in the short term? Long term?

Source: www.sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (May 23, 2007) Whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) are facing increasing threats from climate change, according to a new report published by WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
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Conscious Breath Adventures Are whales carbon neutral? We all know that livestock are carbon negative, what about whales? Here is an interesting article about the effect of sperm whales on the level of atmospheric carbon.

Source: www.usnews.com
New estimates suggest the feeding habits of sperm whales help take in carbon.
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Of course, as the article states at the end, the bigger question to me is, what effect is climate change to having on whales...?
October 24 at 1:56pm
Arrana Ashton
Arrana Ashton
I hadn't heard that whales are being blamed for global warming, just for eating too much fish. I guess next they will be blamed for human overpopulation and the end times coming! (please note sarcasm)
October 24 at 7:42pm
Barbara Curti Tarisha

Barbara Curti Tarisha Hi Gene how are you doin'?.... I have found you on fb...and I'm so happy to see that you have a new boat (...I have been with you on BottomTimeAdventures in 2005...), ..smimming with whales was so a great experience ...and I wanna do it again soon!!! take care...a big hug Barbara

October 23 at 2:35am · Report
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Hi Barbara! Great to hear from you, it's been awhile. If you ever get the need to swim with the whales again, you know where to find me! Cheers!
October 24 at 1:47pm
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Conscious Breath Adventures Here is a link to a story in the New York Times about the Japanese reaction to the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo International Film Festival on Wednesday. The showing at the TIFF is one of the first times that the public of Japan has been informed of the Tajii dolphin fishery, and is an important first step in moving toward change from within Japan.

Source: www.nytimes.com
On Wednesday, Japanese moviegoers got their first glimpse of “The Cove,” an American documentary that used hidden cameras to film dolphin hunts off the seaside town of Taiji.
Ginny Kendall
Ginny Kendall
Spread the word. Awake our conscientiousness.
October 23 at 6:27am
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Doug Thanks for the awesome dolphin encounters!

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Conscious Breath Adventures has been a little out of touch lately! I hope to have lot's of interesting stuff here in the future.

For starters, here is a beautiful and thought provoking bit of video from the BBC, with commentary by Roger Payne.

Be aware!

Source: www.youtube.com
The Planet Earth group take a closer look at the worrying impact of whaling for the dwindelling Humpback Whale population. Contains disturbing images of whale hunting.
Barbara Flipse Clovis
Barbara Flipse Clovis
Good to see you back. Am looking forward to seeing what you have now!!
October 21 at 2:54pm
Sharon
Sharon
Hi Gene! I have been looking for the Diver's magazine and can't find a copy. Could you bring on with you in November or tell me where to find one.
October 21 at 3:13pm
Arrana Ashton
Arrana Ashton
Welcome Back. Thanks for this video.
October 21 at 6:34pm
Reed Nescher

Reed Nescher Hey Capt. hope all is going well! Hope we have a chance to blow bubbles again some day! You do cool work Gene!

October 4 at 12:53pm · Report
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Hi Reed! Great to hear from you. I just got back from the Bahamas, swimmin' with 'phins. Are you going to be at DEMA this year? See you there! Keep in touch...
October 14 at 5:46am
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Conscious Breath Adventures Just spent a fun week diving and swimming with spotted dolphins near Bimini, Bahamas. One more week to go! But sorry to say that there won't be any new underwater photos as my camera is in the shop being repaired... Have a great weekend!