BlueNomads.Org Hydrography Philippines

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Photo by Rick Austin

Water Color
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Sp.: Halgerda reticulidia
Loc: Danajon Bank, Bohol
Dive with Bay
Photo by Maricris legaspi

Camera : Olympus TG 6
Strobe : Inon Z-240
Light : BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/4.9 1/320, ESP -0.7 ISO 800

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Top Notch Photogrammetry System
, high-resolution, multi-camera imaging system for Large Scale, advanced photogrammetry modeling.
Reposting Our World Underwater Scholarship Society

Discovered Seamount 1,600m tall in Guatemala offshore waters.The seamount is an extinct volcano located at -2,400m.
Hydro Survey by Schmidt Ocean Institute

Seamount twice the size of world's tallest building discovered 'hidden under the waves' Scientists aboard the Falkor (too) research vessel have documented, for the first time, an extinct volcano towering 5,250 feet above the seabed in international waters in the Pacific Ocean.

Lord 🌏💙
Sp.: Tambja morosa
Loc: Danajon Bank, Bohol
Diving with Escondido Bay
Photo by Maricris legaspi

Camera : Olympus TG 6
Strobe : Inon Z-240
Light : BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/6.3 1/200, ESP -0.7 ISO 200

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The Need for Speed 🥷🚀
Loc.: Nalusuan, Mactan, Cebu
Photo by Maricris Legaspi

Sidemount Scuba System
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Diving with Escondido Bay

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Banded Pipefish 💙🌏

Sp.: Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
Location: Moalboal, Cebu
Photo by Maricris legaspi

Camera : Olympus TG 6
Strobe : Inon Z-240
Light : BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/16 1/80, ESP -0.7 ISO 800

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in the Darkness 💙🌏
Sp.: Pterois volitans
Loc: Marigondon Cave, Mactan, Cebu
Photo by Maricris legaspi
Diving with E & Z Diving Center

Camera : Olympus TG 6
Strobe : Inon Z-240
Light : BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/4.5 1/100, ESP -0.7 ISO 200

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Bathymetric Survey, Geophysical Survey, Environmental Research, Technical Diving Hydrographic Surveying, Bathymetric Mapping, Sidescan Sonar, ROV, Physical Oceanography, Environmental Impact Assessment, Technical Diving

are key to understand elevation changes across a specific line on a landscape, providing valuable insights into the terrain’s features, such as hills, valleys, and streams.

helps to depict the elevation differences.

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are designated zones in the ocean where human activity is regulated to safeguard marine ecosystems.

Ever wondered what an MPA is and why it matters? 🌊 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated zones in the ocean where human activity is regulated to safeguard marine ecosystems. ✨ Discover the difference MPAs can make with this visual guide!

Dive deeper here: https://divemindoro.org/learn/what-is-a-marine-protected-area/

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Sp: Solenostomus paradoxus
Loc: Moalboal, Cebu
Diving with Amigos Dive Center - Moalboal
Photo by Legaspi

Camera: Olympus TG 6
Strobe: Inon Z-240
Light: BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/14 1/100, ESP -0.7 ISO 800

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Pelagic 💙🌏
Sp.: Alopias pelagicus
Loc: Kimud Shoal, Malapascua, Cebu
Photo by Maricris legaspi

• Camera: Olympus TG6
• Exposure: 1/320
• ISO: 100
• Focal: F/3.2
• ESP: -0.7
(no flash)

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BlueNomads.Org Hydrography Philippines

3D DiveMap 🌏💙
Seamounts Ridge Bathymetric Profile
Loc.: Visayan Sea, Cebu, Philippines

Malapascua is a world diving destination located in the north of Cebu. The island is world famous for the shark diving in the iconic and .

Kimud Shoal, a small pinnacle-shaped seamount with a flat top area of ~3 Ha. is the current home of the . The threshers come every morning to the cleaning station for cleaner wrasses to remove the parasites from their skin, gills and mouths. Hammerheads can be seen seasonally.

Monad Shoal, an underwater plateau with an area of ~200 Ha. is currently popular for and encounters. Moreover other pelagic fish such as devil rays and eagle rays.

Nuñez Shoal, Ormoc Shoal and Capitancillo Shoal complete the array of Shoals within range from the island.

3D Shoals Divemap:
• Data Source: Earth
• Software: , QGIS, CAD
• Designed by BlueNomads.Org

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BigEye Storm 💙🌏
Sp.: Caranx sexfasciatus
Location: Balicasag, Bohol
Diving with Bohol Divers Club Dive Center
Photo by Maricris legaspi

Camera: Olympus TG 6
Strobe: Inon Z-240
Light: BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/4 1/100, ESP -0.7 ISO 100

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, created by Earth’s rotation pushing water along shorelines.

In 1879, Lord Kelvin noticed that the tides in the English Channel were stronger along the French coastline than on the English side. Kelvin showed that Earth’s rotation pushes the water along shorelines, forming what are now called coastal Kelvin waves. https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-quantum-physics-describes-earths-weather-patterns-20230718/

Giant Frogfish 💙🌏
Sp.: Antennarius commerson
Loc.: Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
Dive with Amigos Dive Center - Moalboal
Photo by Maricris legaspi

Camera: Olympus TG 6
Strobe: Inon Z-240
Light: BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/4 1/80, ESP -0.7 ISO 200

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Bubble Anemone Shrimp 💙🌏🦐
Sp.: Vir philippinensis
Loc.: Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
Photo by Legaspi

Camera: Olympus TG 6
Strobe: Inon Z-240
Light: BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/14 1/100, ESP -0.7 ISO 800

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A in the 🥷💙
Loc.: Talisay Wall, Moalboal, Cebu
Photo by Maricris Legaspi

Scuba System
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Diving with Amigos Dive Center - Moalboal

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Popcorn Anemone Shrimp 💙🌏🦐
Sp.: Cuapetes kororensis
Loc.: Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
Photo by Maricris Legaspi

Camera: Olympus TG 6
Strobe: Inon Z-240
Light: BigBlue VL3100
Settings: F/14 1/100, ESP -0.7 ISO 200

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The 🌏💙
Loc.: Pescador Islet, Moalboal, Cebu
Photo by Pablosquiza - Photography

Scuba System
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• Mercury Communications
• Professional Quick Connectors
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• Shearwater Teric
• Big Blue Lights VL3100

Diving with Amigos Dive Center

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What scientists learnt from Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which brought catastrophic extreme winds and storm surges tsunami-like.

Designing Cross-Section Topographic Profiles

https://mimaed.com/constructing-topographic-profiles/

Constructing Topographic Profiles
https://mimaed.com/constructing-topographic-profiles/

types 💚🌏
Nature’s Dynamic Creations
https://mimaed.com/types-of-sand-dunes/

Types of Sand Dunes: Discovering Nature’s Dynamic Creations
https://mimaed.com/types-of-sand-dunes/

101 Infographic
by National Ocean Service

What exactly is hydrography? It’s the science of measuring the depth and features of bodies of water. Hydrographic maps with accurate information on water depth, the shape of the seafloor and coastline, possible obstructions, and physical features of water bodies, are essential to safe and efficient maritime transportation.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/hydrography.html NOAA Coast Survey

Big Maricris for becoming
OCEAN REEF, INC. Ambassador! x

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Loc.: Deep Ocean
Reposting BBC Earth

Hiding in the shadows...

Glass squid are completely transparent except for their eyes and their stomach, which helps them to keep a low profile in the darkness of the deep ocean 🌊

📸 BBC Studios' Natural History Unit on location for

Maricris, new Ambassador 💙

Maricris is a core member of , Head of Logistics, Project Manager and Technological Diver for our Hydrographic, Geophysical, and Oceanographic Projects.

Maricris is Master Scuba Diver Trainer with 1000+ certifications and our official instructor for Ocean Reef IDM PADI Specialty courses. Through her teaching, Maricris introduces divers to the game-changing benefits of using IDMs!

Welcome Maricris Legaspi as ambassador

Developing 3D Models from 2D charts
Mimaed Free Mapping Analysis Software

Top Free Geological Software for Mapping and Analysis
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Nudibranch Saluting 💙🌏
Sp.: Chromodoris willani
Loc.: Mactan Island, Cebu
Diving with E & Z Diving Center
Photo by Maricris Legaspi

Camera : Olympus TG 6
Strobe : Inon Z240
Light : BigBlue VL3100
Settings : F/14 1/100, ESP -0.7, ISO 100

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Dinner time! 💙🌏
Pygmy Squid 🦑
Sp.: Idiosepius
Loc.: Cabilao Island, Bohol
Photo by: Maricris Legaspi

• Camera: Olympus TG6
• Strobe: Inon Z240
• Light: BigBlue VL3100
• Settings: F/14 1/100s, ESP -0.7, ISO 100

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Egypt King 🌏💙
Sp.: Pharaoh Cuttlefish 🦑
Loc.: Cabilao Island, Bohol
Photo by: Maricris Legaspi

• Camera: Olympus TG6
• Strobe: Inon Z240
• Light: BigBlue VL3100
• Settings: F/11 1/60, ESP -0.7, ISO 100

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