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New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 100
ISSN 0083-7903, 100 (Print) ISSN 2538-1016; 100 (Online) , , II COVER PHOTO. Dictyodendrilla cf. cavernosa (Lendenfeld, 1883) (type species of Dictyodendri/la Bergquist, 1980) (see page 24), from NZOI Stn I827, near Rikoriko Cave entrance, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve. Photo: Ken Grange, NZOI. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Index to the Fauna 2. Porifera by ELLIOT W. DAWSON N .Z. Oceanographic Institute, Wellington New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 100 1993 • This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Cataloguing in publication DAWSON, E.W. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Index to the Fauna 2. Porifera / by Elliot W. Dawson - Wellington: New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, 1993. (New Zealand Oceanographic Institute memoir, ISSN 0083-7903, 100) ISBN 0-478-08310-6 I. Title II. Series UDC Series Editor Dennis P. Gordon Typeset by Rose-Marie C. Thompson NIWA Oceanographic (NZOI) National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Received for publication: 17 July 1991 © NIWA Copyright 1993 2 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT 5 INTRODUCTION 5 SCOPE AND ARRANGEMENT 7 SYSTEMATIC LIST 8 Class DEMOSPONGIAE 8 Subclass Homosclcromorpha .............................................................................................. -
Undercurrent, January 2013
The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers January 2013 Vol. 28, No. 1 Sipadan Water Village, Borneo, Malaysia orangutans in the jungle, orangutan crabs underwater IN THIS ISSUE: Sipadan Water Village, Borneo 1 Dear Fellow Diver: Digital Fish ID . 3. There’s nothing like surfacing from a world-class dive and sharing the moment with a bunch of exuberant The Magnificent Name Game 4 Italians. Although I couldn’t decipher their lingo, I could definitely appreciate what they were jabbering about Bandito Charters, Washington 5 at the end of a 50-minute drift dive at Barracuda Point on Sipadan, where we’d seen almost every endemic species Recycling Old Dive Gear . 7. except barracudas. Bonaire, Cozumel, St . Vincent .8 In 80-foot visibility, I had come across four mammoth Death by Exploding Tank . .9 . green turtles lounging at a cleaning station atop a coral head, with others queued up like autos at a car wash. Sea Hunt DVD Marathon . 10. Nearby, I had spotted a giant trevally that appeared to have a distended jaw, until a cleaner wrasse swam out of What Dive Shops Think About one gill slit. At the Aquarium, hundreds of fearless foot- Your Gear . .10 long trevallys swam right up to my mask before gliding away. Later, I was entertained by two trumpetfish mak- “Naive” Fish as Easy Targets 11. ing beautiful music, with a couple of coronetfish sitting Diving After Surgery . 12. in. Ramil, our guide, used a magnifying glass to inspect a tiny chromodoris nudibranch, while six-foot-long white- Dangers of Boats Without tip reef sharks circled below. -
US COLD WAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes
US COLD WAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes BRAD ELWARD ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL WRIGHT © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com NEW VANGUARD 211 US COLD WAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes BRAD ELWARD ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL WRIGHT © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 ORIGINS OF THE CARRIER AND THE SUPERCARRIER 5 t World War II Carriers t Post-World War II Carrier Developments t United States (CVA-58) THE FORRESTAL CLASS 11 FORRESTAL AS BUILT 14 t Carrier Structures t The Flight Deck and Hangar Bay t Launch and Recovery Operations t Stores t Defensive Systems t Electronic Systems and Radar t Propulsion THE FORRESTAL CARRIERS 20 t USS Forrestal (CVA-59) t USS Saratoga (CVA-60) t USS Ranger (CVA-61) t USS Independence (CVA-62) THE KITTY HAWK CLASS 26 t Major Differences from the Forrestal Class t Defensive Armament t Dimensions and Displacement t Propulsion t Electronics and Radars t USS America, CVA-66 – Improved Kitty Hawk t USS John F. Kennedy, CVA-67 – A Singular Class THE KITTY HAWK AND JOHN F. KENNEDY CARRIERS 34 t USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) t USS Constellation (CVA-64) t USS America (CVA-66) t USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) THE ENTERPRISE CLASS 40 t Propulsion t Stores t Flight Deck and Island t Defensive Armament t USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) BIBLIOGRAPHY 47 INDEX 48 © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com US COLD WAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS FORRESTAL, KITTY HAWK AND ENTERPRISE CLASSES INTRODUCTION The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were the world’s first true supercarriers and served in the United States Navy for the majority of America’s Cold War with the Soviet Union. -
A Checklist of Fishes of the Aldermen Islands, North-Eastern New Zealand, with Additions to the Fishes of Red Mercury Island
13 A CHECKLIST OF FISHES OF THE ALDERMEN ISLANDS, NORTH-EASTERN NEW ZEALAND, WITH ADDITIONS TO THE FISHES OF RED MERCURY ISLAND by Roger V. Grace* SUMMARY Sixty-five species of marine fishes are listed for the Aldermen Islands, and additions made to an earlier list for Red Mercury Island (Grace, 1972), 35 km to the north. Warm water affinities of the faunas are briefly discussed. INTRODUCTION During recent years, and particularly the last four years, over 30 species of fishes have been added to the New Zealand fish fauna through observation by divers, mainly at the Poor Knights Islands (Russell, 1971; Stephenson, 1970, 1971; Doak, 1972; Whitley, 1968). A high proportion of the fishes of northern New Zealand have strong sub-tropical affinities (Moreland, 1958), and there is considerable evidence (Doak, 1972) to suggest that many of the recently discovered species are new arrivals from tropical and subtropical areas. These fishes probably arrive as eggs or larvae, carried by favourable ocean currents, and find suitable habitats for their development at the Poor Knights Islands, where the warm currents that transported the young fish or eggs maintain a water temperature higher than that on the adjacent coast, or islands to the south. Unless these fishes are able to establish breeding populations in New Zealand waters, they are likely to be merely transient. If they become established, they may begin to spread and colonise other off-shore islands and the coast. In order to monitor any spreading of new arrivals, or die-off due to inability to breed, it is desirable to compile a series of fish lists, as complete as possible, for the off-shore islands of the north-east coast of New Zealand. -
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (As an Extension of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park)
Asia / Pacific Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (as an extension of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park) Philippines WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATION – IUCN TECHNICAL EVALUATION TUBBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK (PHILIPPINES) ID No. 653 bis Background note: At the time of the inscription of Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in 1993, IUCN recommended that t��������o nearb islets �ith important reefs (Jessie Beazle Reef and Bastera Reef) be included in a future extension of the propert. This recommendation �as repeated in the state of conservation report on the propert presented at the�� 2�th Session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005. In August 2006, the State Part extended the National Marine Park to include Jessie Beazle Reef and renamed it the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP). The park’s area �as increased from ����������������33,200 ha������� to 96,�2������������������������������������������������������ ha. The ne� boundaries and legal protection do not include Bastera Reef �hich lies in a different municipalit and at a greater distance from both Tubbataha north and south atolls and Jessie Beazle Reef. The present nomination is for an extension to the World Heritage propert to the same boundaries as that of the TRNP. 1. DOCUMENTATION i) Date nomination received by IUCN: 15 March 200�. ii) Additional information officially requested from and provided by the State Party: IUCN requested supplementary information after the first meeting of the World Heritage Panel in December 2008 related to a number of points concerning the management capacit and budget for the propert. The State Part provide a response to IUCN on these points on 30th Januar 2009. iii) IUCN/WCMC Data Sheet: Sourced from nomination document �hich cites 22 references. -
NIKONOS Speedlighf
Nikon NIKONOS Speedlighf INSTRUCTION MANUAL NOMENCLATURE _______ CD Synchro socket index Joint collar @ Flash head positioning index @ Joint plate ® i ion mark @ i ion mark (@I (J) Sensor socket ® ro socket ® Synchro socket cover Joint @ @ Snp,erllinlht Arm@ ® Camera plug and locking ring Grip @ Sensor holder socket O-rings and lubricant @ @ Sensor holder positioning pin @ Bracket slot @ Bracket screw @Bracket Arm knob @ @ Buckle lock/release latch Battery chamber cap index @ Target -light holder @ @ calculation dial screw ® Exposure calculation dial Exposure calculation dial ® Distance scale scale mode selector ® @ Distance lines T-S switch ®> @ Non-TTL auto shooting aperture scale @ Non-TTL auto shooting aperture index Power switch ® scale 2 CONTENTS _________ NOMENCLATURE . 2 FOREWORD .. ... .. ...... ........ .. ..... 4 PREPARATION .......... ................... 4-6 Examining and lubricating the O-rings ... .. 5 The O-rings and their sealing method .... 6 TIPS ON SPEEDLIGHT CARE. .. 7 BASIC OPERATIONS . .. ..... ............... 8-16 CONTROLS IN DETAIL . ......... .... .. .... 17-30 Bracket ... .. ... .. .... .... ... .. .. ... ... 17 Arm .... .. ... ....... .. .. .. .. .. 17 Joint . ....... .... .. .. ... 18 Close-Up Shooting in the Non-TTL Automatic Mode . .. 18 Synchro Socket . .. 19 Sensor Socket . .. 19 Sensor Unit SU-101 (Optional). ... .. ... ... 20 Synchronization Speed . .. ....... ........ 20 Shooting Mode Selector. .. 21 Exposure Calculation Dial . ... ... .. 22 TTL Automatic Flash Control . .... 22-23 Non-TTL Automatic -
Assistance to Researchers in Achieving High-Quality Broader Impacts
Assistance to Researchers in Achieving High-quality Broader Impacts 2011 COSEE Decadal Review Table of Contents COSEE California............................................................................................................................... 6 COSEE West......................................................................................................................................12 COSEE Central Gulf of Mexico......................................................................................................17 COSEE Florida (2002) ...................................................................................................................46 COSEE Southeast.............................................................................................................................52 COSEE Ocean Learning Communities .......................................................................................55 COSEE Great Lakes.........................................................................................................................70 COSEE Ocean Systems...................................................................................................................74 COSEE Alaska...................................................................................................................................77 COSEE Pacific Partnerships.........................................................................................................88 COSEE Coastal Trends...................................................................................................................95 -
Nikon Report2017
Nikon 100th Anniversary Special Feature A Look Back at Nikon’s 100-Year History of Value Creation Nikon celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding on July 25, 2017. Nikon has evolved together with light-related technologies over the course of the past century. Driven by our abundant sense of curiosity and inquisitiveness, we have continued to unlock new possibilities that have shined light on the path to a brighter future, creating revolutionary new products along the way. We pride ourselves on the contributions we have made to changing society. Seeking to make our hopes and dreams a reality, the Nikon Group will boldly pursue innovation over the next 100 years, striving to transform the impossible of yesterday into the normal of tomorrow. We will take a look back at Nikon’s 100-year history of value creation. 1917 Three of Japan’s leading optical 1946 Pointal ophthalmic lens manufacturers merge to form is marketed a comprehensive, fully integrated Nikon’s fi rst ophthalmic lens optical company known as Nikon brand name is adopted for Nippon Kogaku K.K. small-sized cameras Pointal Oi Dai-ichi Plant (now Oi Plant) Tilting Level E and Transit G 1918 is completed 1947 surveying instruments are marketed Nikon’s fi rst surveying instruments after World War II MIKRON 4x and 6x 1921 ultra-small-prism binoculars are marketed Nikon Model I small-sized 1948 camera is marketed The fi rst binoculars developed, designed and manufactured The fi rst Nikon camera and the by Nikon fi rst product to bear the MIKRON 6x “Nikon” name Nikon Model I Model -
Ecological and Socio-Economic Impacts of Dive
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DIVE AND SNORKEL TOURISM IN ST. LUCIA, WEST INDIES Nola H. L. Barker Thesis submittedfor the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science Environment Department University of York August 2003 Abstract Coral reefsprovide many servicesand are a valuableresource, particularly for tourism, yet they are suffering significant degradationand pollution worldwide. To managereef tourism effectively a greaterunderstanding is neededof reef ecological processesand the impactsthat tourist activities haveon them. This study explores the impact of divers and snorkelerson the reefs of St. Lucia, West Indies, and how the reef environmentaffects tourists' perceptionsand experiencesof them. Observationsof divers and snorkelersrevealed that their impact on the reefs followed certainpatterns and could be predictedfrom individuals', site and dive characteristics.Camera use, night diving and shorediving were correlatedwith higher levels of diver damage.Briefings by dive leadersalone did not reducetourist contactswith the reef but interventiondid. Interviewswith tourists revealedthat many choseto visit St. Lucia becauseof its marineprotected area. Certain site attributes,especially marine life, affectedtourists' experiencesand overall enjoyment of reefs.Tourists were not alwaysable to correctly ascertainabundance of marine life or sedimentpollution but they were sensitiveto, and disliked seeingdamaged coral, poor underwatervisibility, garbageand other tourists damagingthe reef. Some tourists found sitesto be -
PDF Marine Electronics
Do you know where you are going? What do you need to get there… Voted -“MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR” 3rd Year running!! Joanne Maurice Product Training Specialist - Western Canada Garmin International My role with Garmin is to provide product training and support for our Dealers and customers across Western Canada from Vancouver Island to Saskatchewan. Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrel and Dr. Min Kao. A worldwide leader in GPS and Navigation technology in multiple markets including: Marine, Aviation, Automotive, Outdoor and Sports (running, cycling, golf) Visit me @ Booth #374 The basics, what you should have on board… ➢ GPS Navigation - Chartplotter & Charts? ➢ Radar? ➢ Sonar? ➢ Autopilot? ➢ VHF/AIS? ➢ Satellite SOS Communicator? What are important things to consider?... ➢ What level of Customer Support will you receive? ➢ Ease of Use… Do you have to re-learn your Electronics every time out on the water? ➢ Company History, Reliability, Reputation… Chartplotters & Combo Units Things to Consider in a Chartplotter… ➢ Chartplotter or Combo unit? ➢ Touchscreen or Buttons ➢ Fill the space… No one has ever said I wish I had gotten a smaller screen Customizing your Chartplotter and making it yours… 1 to 6-way Splits Your Favourites Section: Having all your Go-To Functions saved in one place for easy access… Sonar Technology Not just your Daddy’s Old Fishfinder anymore… CHIRP Sonar Technology CHIRP sonar is one of the most sophisticated sonar technologies available for the fishing and boating public.The word itself is an acronym for Compressed High-Intensity Radiated Pulse. CHIRP sonar provides amazingly clear SONAR & target separation and definition because it puts even more energy onto the target than traditional sonar. -
Gangga Resort, Manado, Indonesia + [Other Articles] Undercurrent
The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers January 2011 Vol. 26, No. 1 Gangga Resort, Manado, Indonesia reefs, muck and luxury living Dear Fellow Diver: IN THIS ISSUE: When the alarm clock went off at 4:30 a.m., I thought, Gangga Resort . .1 “The diving better be tremendous.” I’d already flown 15 hours from JFK to Hong Kong, where I overnighted before a Manado, Indonesia map . .2 four-hour flight to Bali, then overnighted again. Now, in All Those Weird Critters. .3 two hours I was to board a 6:30 a.m. flight to Makassar, Indonesia, with a five-hour layover in a stifling termi- Gangga Island Resort nal, then fly another 90 minutes to Manado, where it would Star Chart. .4 require an hour ride to the dock, where, at last we were Where Travel Insurance to be greeted and taken for the last 30-minute boat ride Counts . .5 to Gangga Island Resort. (Yes, there are a lot shorter ways to fly here, but our itinerary wasn’t one of those.) Caribbean Explorer II: Saba/St.Kitts . .6 Well, my buddy and I made it to the dock, but were greeted by no one. As dusk approached, a boat finally Caribbean Explorer II Saba appeared in the distance and we finished the last leg & St. Kitts Star Chart . .7 of our journey in the rain. As you might imagine, I was Saba & St. Kitts map . .8 interested in an adult bever- Why No Statia? . .9 age and bed, but as our gear At Last, Justice in Belize . -
Mouthpiece Rg/ June 2004 the ACTIVE DIVERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
Our Web The ivers.o www.actived Mouthpiece rg/ June 2004 THE ACTIVE DIVERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER June Dive Schedule June 6 Sun pm Speigal Grove (Advanced Divers) Down about two years now and still spectacular. Never dove it? Now is your chance. Dove it before? You still have a lot of ship to explore! June 12 Sat pm Taveriner (Barbeque $7.00) Sites may include: Conch Reef, Davis Ledge, Hens & Chickens, Little Conch, Capt. Tom’s Ledge, 40’ Ledge, Fish Trap, Horseshoe. Average depth 30’, average visibility 40-60’, many moreys, schooling tropi- cals, unusual pillar corals. BBQ after dive, see article this issue. June 13 Sun am Biscayne National Park (Advanced Divers) Sites - The Wall, Anniversary, Rocky Reef, Elkhorn Forest, Cuda Ledge, Ball Buoy, Doc DeMilly. Expect currents, usually we drift dive the deep reefs. Depths 70-110’, average visibility 40-80’. Only one commer- cial dive boat allowed in area. June 19 Sat pm Hollywood Sites may include: The Caves, Josey Reef, Cuda Reef, Lorraine’s Delight, Coral Canyons, Shark Reef. Average depth 30’, average visibility 40’. Usually no currents, very different from the Keys. Sometimes drift/swim dive. June 26 Sat am Looe Key Approximately 5 square miles of spectacular reef to explore, this area is one of the top snorkel and dive spots in the world, and the finest reef in Florida. A photographers delight. Divers must have Advanced Cert. or higher and carry computer, light, knife, with one deep dive in log in past year. Open water divers restricted to wheelhouse at 60 feet." June 27 Sun pm Isamorada Just 4 miles past Tavernier, sites may include: Hammerhead, The Canyon, El Infante, Crocker, No Name, The Valley Aquarium, Alligator.