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A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
Not alone.
Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.
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A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
Not alone.
Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.
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A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
Not alone.
Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.
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A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
Not alone.
Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.
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A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
Not alone.
Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.
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At least 5 migrants die and dozens are missing on voyage to Canary Islands
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A boat carrying West African migrants went adrift in the Atlantic Ocean and left…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #AtlanticOcean #CanaryIslands #evacuations #Gambia #Generalnews #HelenaMaleno #Immigration #JosAntonioRodrguezVerona #Migration #RedCrossandRedCrescent #WorldNews
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Man, if there were a place right at this moment I’d love to be … the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, 2 September, 2026. Drone photo by Stephen Rideout.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#AtlanticOcean
#CapeNeddick
#NewEngland“Maine’s rocky coastline needs a mighty lighthouse, and Nubble is one of the best.” - Stephen Rideout
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America, One Moment at a Time — #7
The Lighthouse That Learned to Move
Nauset Light—with a little taste of Cape Cod.
My daughter spotted the coincidence: the Cape Cod chips she had brought along featured the very lighthouse we were standing beside.
I have always thought a lighthouse was supposed to be one of the more settled things in life.
It stands there.
The sea moves.
The ships move.
The weather changes.But the lighthouse stays put.
Apparently, I was wrong.
Nauset Light moves.
The lighthouse we see today in Eastham wasn’t even originally built there. The tower was built in 1877 as one of the Chatham Twin Lights and was moved to Eastham in 1923.
And then the Atlantic started doing what the Atlantic does.
It kept eating away at the coastline.
By 1996, less than 35 feet remained between the lighthouse and the cliff edge.
So someone had to make a rather unusual decision:
Move the lighthouse.
Not repaint it.
Not reinforce it.
Not tell the sea to behave itself.
Move it.
The entire 48-foot tower was moved about 300 feet inland to a new location across the road.
Nauset Beach Light Station, a Shifting Landmark” information board.
A lighthouse with an unusual history.
Standing there today, looking at that magnificent red-and-white tower, you would never know that it has already changed address twice.
It seems almost amusing.
We normally admire people who stand their ground.
But perhaps we should also admire those who know when the ground is no longer where it used to be.
Because sometimes circumstances change.
The familiar shore begins to disappear.
The things that once felt secure no longer are.
And then comes the difficult question:
Do I hold on—or do I move?
Lighthouse from the road
Nauset Light, Eastham, Cape Cod.
Nauset Light offers a rather elegant answer.
It didn’t stop being a lighthouse because it moved.
It simply carried its light with it.
Pushed Back by the Sea” — with the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
When the sea comes closer, sometimes you have to move.
Perhaps resilience isn’t always about staying exactly where we are.
Sometimes it is about recognising that the landscape has changed—and having the courage to move without losing what matters.
The lighthouse moved.
The light stayed.Maybe that’s the real lesson.
#america #AnAmericanMoment #atlanticOcean #capeCod #eastham #nausetLight #perspective #Photography #resilience -
America, One Moment at a Time — #6
The Ocean Doesn’t Take Appointments
We boarded the whale-watching boat at Hyannis with one simple objective:
Find a whale.
The instructions seemed straightforward enough.
Go out to sea.
Look at the ocean.
Wait.The last part, as it turned out, was entirely up to the whale.
We had cameras ready.
Phones ready.
Eyes scanning the horizon.
Everyone seemed prepared for the great moment.
The whales, apparently, had not received the schedule.
And then they began to appear.
And then—there it was.
First a spout rising from the water.
Then a dark back breaking the surface.
Then another.
Two humpbacks, briefly above the surface.
For a few precious seconds, these enormous creatures revealed themselves to us before slipping quietly back beneath the waves.
Click. Click. Click.
We were beginning to get the hang of it.
And then, without warning, one of them breached.
For one glorious, impossible moment, this enormous creature launched itself out of the water.
We all saw it.
Nobody photographed it.
It happened too quickly.
By the time our cameras were pointed in the right direction, the whale was back where it belonged—underwater.
And somehow, I think that made the moment even more special.
We are so accustomed to photographs, videos and screens that we expect everything worth seeing to remain available for us to capture, replay and share.
But the ocean doesn’t work that way.
The whale appears when it chooses.
The moment arrives when it arrives.
And then it is gone.And then, a wave goodbye.
Perhaps that’s part of the wonder.
Some moments are meant to be witnessed, not captured.
We went looking for whales.
What we found was also a little lesson in patience.
And a reminder that the world doesn’t always perform on demand.
Sometimes you just have to wait, watch—and be ready when it decides to say hello.
#america #AnAmericanMoment #atlanticOcean #capeCod #hyannis #perspective #Photography #whaleWatching -
Two sailors missing after French trawler sinks near Plymouth
BREST, France (AP) — Two sailors were missing Sunday after a French-registered fishing trawler sank southwest of the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AtlanticOcean #Evacuations #France #Generalnews #Huntingandfishing #Militaryanddefense #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/712054/ -
‘They were legends’: Humpback whales make spectacular comeback off Brazil’s coast
Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #atlanticocean #AU #Australia #Brazil #Environment #nature #oceans #Science #TheBrightSide #Whales #whaling
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/872212/ -
Die Klippizität von Irlands Nordwesten ist schon echt außerordentlich.
#Klippen #cliffs #donegal #clare #irland #ireland #atlanticocean #sliabhliag #cliffsofmoher #bloodyforeland
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A juvenile Sanderling enjoys its sand crab breakfast.
#birds #birding #ShoreBirds #VacationBirding #WrightsvilleBeach #AtlanticOcean #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature
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Brad Morgan to perform at Produce in the Park | Atlantic
ATL…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanCuisine #africancuisine #asiancuisine #AtlanticOcean #bradmorgan #Cooking #CountryMusic #cuisine #Europeancuisine #Foodanddrink #Foodanddrinkpreparation #foodwatchlistarticles #Foods #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #middleeasterncuisine #northamericancuisine #produceinthepark #westerncuisine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2780524/brad-morgan-to-perform-at-produce-in-the-park-atlantic/ -
Brad Morgan to perform at Produce in the Park | Atlantic https://www.diningandcooking.com/2780524/brad-morgan-to-perform-at-produce-in-the-park-atlantic/ #AfricanCuisine #AsianCuisine #AtlanticOcean #BradMorgan #Cooking #CountryMusic #cuisine #EuropeanCuisine #FoodAndDrink #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MiddleEasternCuisine #NorthAmericanCuisine #ProduceInThePark #WesternCuisine
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Cape Verde’s World Cup success reflects a nation that has repeatedly defied the odds. #Africa #AtlanticOcean #CaboVerde #FIFAWorldCup2026 #Football #Migration
https://iwpost.com/cape-verdes-world-cup-success-reflects-a-nation-that-has-repeatedly-defied-the-odds/?fsp_sid=14513 -
Brunch secured. A Black Tern nabs a juicy morsel.
#birds #birding #terns #ShoreBirds #AtlanticOcean #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature
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"Rosebank, the largest untapped oil field in the North Sea, lies around 80 miles north-west of Shetland, while Jackdaw is around 150 miles east of Aberdeen."
If you're 80 miles north west of Shetland you are in the Atlantic Ocean not the North Sea
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My favorite #FootpathFriday view is imminent. Can’t wait to hear the waves curling onto the shore and gulls crying, and to feel the warm sand and salty air.
#BeachDreams #beach #ocean #AtlanticOcean #WrightsvilleBeach #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #creationstruck #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind
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It's been so long, I forget how fun this truly was...until I look back at pictures of that one magical evening off the southernmost reaches of Florida.
Captured by me, "Sunset on a Schooner".
#art #photography #sailing #sailboat #sunset #boat #Florida #FloridaStrait #ocean #sea #sky #clouds #cloudscape #seascape #AtlanticOcean #winter
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117032103246552098
If #SpaceX is to fulfill its ambitions to launch thousands of #Starship rockets, it needs more launch 🚀 sites. And there are limited expanses of undeveloped coastal locations along the Gulf of #Mexico and southern #AtlanticOcean in the #UnitedStates
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A Stunning Map Of The Atlantic Ocean Seafloor — And One Woman’s Pioneering Quest To Publish It
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The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.
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https://www.zmescience.com/other/geopicture/atlantic-ridge-marie-tharp-geology-rep/ <-- shared technical article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tharp <-- shared Wikipedia page, Marie Tharp
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https://marietharp.ldeo.columbia.edu/about-marie-tharp <-- shared page about Marie Tharp, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
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https://youtu.be/gsQGOJtwdv0?si=PQsVzv98gutL3hpX <-- shared video, “… Why We Celebrate Marie Tharp”
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#spatial mapping #mapmaker #cartographer #MarieTharp #remotesensing #sonar #earthobservation #history #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #geology #seafloor #ocean #marine #oceanfloor #AtlanticOcean #geologist #pioneering #paleoceanographer #marinegeology #OceanSpeaks
@Women+ in Geospatial | #WomenInGeoscience -
A Stunning Map Of The Atlantic Ocean Seafloor — And One Woman’s Pioneering Quest To Publish It
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The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.
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https://www.zmescience.com/other/geopicture/atlantic-ridge-marie-tharp-geology-rep/ <-- shared technical article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tharp <-- shared Wikipedia page, Marie Tharp
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https://marietharp.ldeo.columbia.edu/about-marie-tharp <-- shared page about Marie Tharp, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
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https://youtu.be/gsQGOJtwdv0?si=PQsVzv98gutL3hpX <-- shared video, “… Why We Celebrate Marie Tharp”
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#spatial mapping #mapmaker #cartographer #MarieTharp #remotesensing #sonar #earthobservation #history #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #geology #seafloor #ocean #marine #oceanfloor #AtlanticOcean #geologist #pioneering #paleoceanographer #marinegeology #OceanSpeaks
@Women+ in Geospatial | #WomenInGeoscience -
A Stunning Map Of The Atlantic Ocean Seafloor — And One Woman’s Pioneering Quest To Publish It
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The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.
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https://www.zmescience.com/other/geopicture/atlantic-ridge-marie-tharp-geology-rep/ <-- shared technical article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tharp <-- shared Wikipedia page, Marie Tharp
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https://marietharp.ldeo.columbia.edu/about-marie-tharp <-- shared page about Marie Tharp, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
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https://youtu.be/gsQGOJtwdv0?si=PQsVzv98gutL3hpX <-- shared video, “… Why We Celebrate Marie Tharp”
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#spatial mapping #mapmaker #cartographer #MarieTharp #remotesensing #sonar #earthobservation #history #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #geology #seafloor #ocean #marine #oceanfloor #AtlanticOcean #geologist #pioneering #paleoceanographer #marinegeology #OceanSpeaks
@Women+ in Geospatial | #WomenInGeoscience -
A Stunning Map Of The Atlantic Ocean Seafloor — And One Woman’s Pioneering Quest To Publish It
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The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.
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https://www.zmescience.com/other/geopicture/atlantic-ridge-marie-tharp-geology-rep/ <-- shared technical article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tharp <-- shared Wikipedia page, Marie Tharp
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https://marietharp.ldeo.columbia.edu/about-marie-tharp <-- shared page about Marie Tharp, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
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https://youtu.be/gsQGOJtwdv0?si=PQsVzv98gutL3hpX <-- shared video, “… Why We Celebrate Marie Tharp”
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#spatial mapping #mapmaker #cartographer #MarieTharp #remotesensing #sonar #earthobservation #history #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #geology #seafloor #ocean #marine #oceanfloor #AtlanticOcean #geologist #pioneering #paleoceanographer #marinegeology #OceanSpeaks
@Women+ in Geospatial | #WomenInGeoscience -
Vortex of Survival: Baitball Frenzy on a North Carolina Shipwreck
We launched with Atlantis Charters (trip organized by Gotham Divers) and headed east into open Atlantic Ocean. This corridor of wrecks concentrates life: currents stack plankton, baitfish ride the structure, and predators cruise the edges. The top of the deck was approximately 85 ft deep, allowing for slight variation. The main action was positioned between 60 and 80 ft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKtGsic3pY
The Hunt: How the Vortex Forms
At first, the baitfish flashed in loose silver sheets above the deck. The jacks pressed in from the perimeter. The school cinched into a sphere. Then, it formed a spiraling column—a living vortex—hovering just over the main deck. Strikes came from the flanks and below, using the flat steel as a base to pin the bait upward. The cycle repeated: circle, squeeze, break, reset.
Likely predators: jacks commonly seen on NC wrecks (e.g., greater amberjack or almaco jack).
Tactics observed: herding, pin-wheel circling, quick surge strikes from cover.Why Wrecks Amplify Predation
- Structure = leverage. Flat deck and vertical faces constrain escape routes and keep the baitball suspended just above steel, where predators can tighten the circle.
- Eddies & seams. The wreck’s wake creates small eddies that hold plankton, drawing in baitfish and the jacks that hunt them.
- Refuge–trap effect. The wreck feels like shelter to small fish, so it concentrates bait over hard structure; predators use the same edges and flat deck to corner and compress the school—turning “refuge” into a trap (an ecological trap).
Camera & Lighting Setup
- Camera: Panasonic GH5
- Lens: 14–42mm kit zoom paired with Nauticam wet wide lens (for fast switches to true wide FOV)
- Lights: Bigblue video lights for clean fill on the baitball’s outer skin and to hold color on the wreck details
- Approach: I stayed low to avoid splitting the school. Just hooover on the main deck of the ship wreck
Dive Conditions & Safety Notes
- Run: ~1 hour offshore from Atlantic Beach, NC
- Depth: ~80 ft to the deck; mid-water action above the superstructure
- Exposure: 5 mm wetsuit was comfortable
- Awareness: Mind surge along hull edges; track gas and NDLs closely at this depth.
Want to license this clip for editorial or commercial use? See my Licensing page
Credits
Boat: Atlantis Charters • Trip lead: Gotham Divers • Location: Offshore from Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
#atlanticOcean #baitballs #jacks #Nature #northCarolinaScubaDiving #seaLife #shipwrecks #Underwater #wildlife #wreckDiving -
"Estelas"
#estelasenlamar #estelas #littlerivers #beach #beachlife #beachday #pastel #pastelcolours #pastelskies #soft #softcolours #softcoloursofnature #softclouds #sky #skylovers #opensky #horizon #fanore #fanorebeach #coast #shore #seashore #coastline #seaside #atlantic #atlanticocean #atlanticbeach #happy #peace
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Ta-da! Christmas under the Atlantic Ocean is done🐋🐙🦞🦀🦪🐬🎅🏻
#windowart #windowpainting #christmas #greatwhale #whitesideddolphin #jellyfish #lobster #crab #oyster #dumbooctopus #atlanticocean #fairview #novascotia
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Heute ein Beitrag zu unglaublichen SportlerInnen. Am 12.12. beginnt die Talisker Whisky Atlantik Challenge. 43 Ruderboote rudern von San Sebastián de la Gomera 3000 Meilen über den Atlantik nach Antigua. Es gibt Teams von zwei bis fünf Personen und sogar Einzelruderer. Leider bin ich beim Start nicht mehr vor Ort. Ich finde es total verrückt und toll! https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/ #lagomera #rudern #rowing #atlanticchallenge #talisker #atlanticocean #antigua