Check out the footage of the Wreck of the Santo, Cork Harbour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS-RL6UNzJ0 recorded by John Collins yesterday while diving with Oceanaddicts
Have you spotted a Jellyfish Lately
The ABCDEF of jellyfish sightings
If you see a jellyfish when diving… Dr. Tom Doyle is interested! Simple observations such as the location and depth can be very informative. To make reporting such observations easier Tom has developed the ABCDE of jellyfish sightings. Then simply report on www.jellyfish.ie
A) Aggregations of jellyfish? Have you seen an aggregation
(bloom/swarm) of jellyfish? If so, what was the jellyfish species,
how many jellyfish were in the swarm (10s, 100s, 1000s, or
greater), did the aggregation form a discrete layer at certain
depth or was it throughout the water column)?
B) Barrel jellyfish? Have your seen a barrel jellyfish? If so,
where did you see it and what size was it (saucer, dinner plate,
dustbin lid size)?
C) Cyanea jellyfish? Have you seen the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
(Latin name is Cyanea capillata)? If so, where did you see it and
what depth did you see it at?
D) Dead jellyfish? Have you seen dead (or alive) jellyfish on the
seabed? If so, what species was it and was there more than one
jellyfish?
E) Eaten alive? Have you seen any animal eating a jellyfish? For
example, have you ever seen a sea anemone or a crab eating a
jellyfish?
F) Fish and jellyfish? Have you seen fish swimming with
jellyfish? If yes, how many fish were with the jellyfish (0, 1, 2, 3-5,
6-10, 11-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30+), where did you make this
observation and time of day/night?
For all jellyfish sightings important things to report include: the
species of jellyfish, the size of the jellyfish (saucer, dinner plate,
dustbin lid size), the water depth of observation, the water
temperature, the location of sighting (500m east of Dalkey
Island), the date and time of sighting.
And remember that photographs are worth their weight in gold!
Indeed, the best jellyfish photo of the year will win a Voucher for
‘Free trip for a car and 2 persons to Britain’ with Irish Ferries.
So be a jellyfish nerd and test your dive buddies – do you know
the Jellyfish Code (ABC..)!
Images from top down: Michelle Cronin, Tom Doyle, Patricia
Byrne, Oliver Buckley, Amy Dale and Oliver Buckley
Oceanaddicts attend Regional Dive Weekend
Oceanaddicts are on their way to the Regional Dive Weekend in Cahersiveen, for a weekend of great diving and good crack. There will be divers there from Cork Kerry Limerick Tipperary Clare and Dublin and maybe even a few form other places as well. It has the makings of a really good weekend.
Film Clip of The Journey Home
The Journey Home Check out the film clip on Youtube, put together by Simon Beecher, sailing home Oceanaddicts Liveaboard from Ramsgate UK to Kinsale
Barrel Jellyfish Spotted West of Old Head of Kinsale
Graham spotted a Barrel Jellyfish West of Old Head of Kinsale while taking divers to dive the wreck of the Chicago. 
Jellyfish Watch
We Went to a talk by Dr Tom Doyle of UCC last Friday night about his work on Jellyfish in Irish waters. Tom would love to get reports from Divers or others on the water of the Jellyfish they see on their dives or from their boats. If you would like to send Tom on your sightings check out the web site http://www.jellyfish.ie/ There is a section there to report.
Oceanaddicts take part in the Kinsale Rib Run
Oceanaddicts will this weekend take part in the Kinsale to Aberystwyth in Aid of the RNLI. WE will travel on our Rib Oisre leaving Kinsale on Thursday morning and returning on Sunday evening.
Girl Guides take to the Waves with Oceanaddicts
Girl Guides took to the waves in Cork Harbour today on board Oceanaddicts Rib Oisre to enjoy some sea thrills and jump some waves
Oceanaddicts win Genesis Market Opportunity Investigation Award
Oceanaddicts were last night presented with the Genesis Enterprise Programme Market Opportunity Investigation Award 2010. Thanks to all who supported us over the last number of months.
Graham working on the Oceanaddicts Standa at LIDS
Graham at Work
Graham explains about the Dive Sites of South Cork Ireland to divers on the Oceanaddicts stand at the London international Dive Show.