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E. Lee Spence, pioneer underwater archaeologist, author, editor, and discoverer of the Hunley. David Shaw (1954–2005), Australian cave diver; Jack Sheppard (31 March 1909 – 14 July 2001), pioneer of cave diving in the United Kingdom and a founder of the Cave Diving Group; Wesley C. Skiles (March 6, 1958 – July 21, 2010), documentary filmmaker
Underwater exploration is the exploration of any underwater environment, either by direct observation by the explorer, or by remote observation and measurement under the direction of the investigators. Systematic, targeted exploration is the most effective method to increase understanding of the ocean and other underwater regions, so they can ...
This is a listing of researchers who have made discoveries or inventions relating to the science and technology of underwater diving.Divers who have become notable due to their exploits are not listed here, unless they have published research findings or invented an important item of diving related equipment.
Diving teams and an autonomous underwater vehicle were used to study the site. The team determined that the wall was likely built by Stone Age communities to hunt reindeer more than 10,000 years ago.
The team discovered the mountain along the Nazca Ridge, which is located about 900 miles west of the Chilean coast—a region that itself contains a chain of underwater mountains. But this ...
Scientists have identified several new marine species in a pristine underwater ecosystem recently discovered in international waters -- and they expect to find more. Modern technology that allows ...
[12] 1818: The British researcher Sir John Ross independently discovered that the deep sea is inhabited by life when catching jellyfish and worms in about 2,000 m (6,562 ft) depth with a special device. [clarification needed] 1843: Edward Forbes claimed that diversity of life in the deep sea is little and decreases with increasing depth.
Researchers described how the underwater abyss's extensive depths could harbor a "biodiversity to be explored" in a recent study. ... ‘Blue hole’ is largest ever discovered at 1.3K feet deep ...