A New Window Under The Water
A New Window Under the Water
Category : Updates
Date : Apr 18th 2013
- Not 1000 yards from the Ocean Frontiers dock, an undersea webcam is broadcasting a little bit of Cayman reef magic all over the world.
- The webcam is live, and you can get in on the action by clicking here.
- You can watch blue tangs jostle for space at a busy cleaning station as gobies race from fish to fish. Eagle rays fly by on a regular basis. More recently a nurse shark put in an appearance.
- Not only is the webcam crazy cool, the story behind it is as well. The cam is a project of Teens 4 Oceans, a group dedicated to inspiring and engaging a new generations of ocean stewards and conservation leaders by teaching Marine Science to High School Kids.
- The camera sits in about 6 feet of water, just inside the sound. A moored platform is tethered to the camera as it shoots a signal from a HD-1 underwater camera system back to an antenna on the dive shop. The video data is processed, encoded and beamed up over the internet with a dedicated pipe provided by Digicel Cayman and into your living room.
- There’s nothing quite like being in the water yourself. But for those long intervals between trips, the cam provides a welcome taste of Cayman diving to enjoy with your morning coffee.
- As eagle ray and other appearances become more predictable, we’ll post advice on the best times to watch out for guest appearances. Because the cam is real- time, viewing is limited to daytime hours only. We’re exploring the possibility of adding lights some time soon.
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