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Tom and Lynn Franzson are accomplished photographers in the their own right. Their passion for diving and photography has sent them globetrotting to various warm dive destinations. They first visited Saba in 2000. Their second visit sent them looking at real estate and the rest is history. Their similar interests and experiences have made them friends of ours as well as founding members (along with John, of course) of the Saba Nikon Digital Camera Club--which is known to hold meetings poolside and at pubs... To view more of their photographs or to consider renting their home or studio, check out www.sabahomes.com.
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Our friend, local birder, Mandy McGehee introduced us to Dr. Roger Hanlon. It took two years to convince him to come to Saba to have a look at our octopus. The time spent with Roger has only further spiked our interest in octopus and other cephalopods.
Renowned
Cephalopod Expert, In December of 2004, one of the world’s cephalapod’s experts came to Saba to help us understand more about these fascinating masters of disguise. Dr. Roger T. Hanlon conducts most of his scientific research at his laboratories in Woods Hole Oceanographic in Massachusetts. National Geographic readers and Discovery Channel viewers will recognize Hanlon’s name for his fieldwork with squid and octopus around the world. Sea Saba sponsored Hanlon’s visit. Together with Sea Saba’s crew and the assistance of local Saba volunteers, Hanlon was able to document camouflaging techniques of 4 different octopuses in Saba waters as well as distinctive behavior patterns. Octopus
are regularly seen on Sea Saba's muck dives near our overnight boat
moorings. While in this area, volunteers Michael Chammaa (The
Brigadoon) and Ollie Hartleib (El Momo Cottages), spotted an
unusual octopus and even more unusual behavior. Their description of
the behavior and Michael's sole photo taken that day (photo posted next
week) were the inspiration
for a return trip. Dr.
Hanlon’s work continued in October 2005 when he pursued this anecdotal
observation that Octopus defilippi can mimic the swimming actions
of flounder. Now documented both photographically as well as with video
footage, this is the first time that flounder mimicry by octopus has been
described in the Atlantic Ocean. Look for Hanlon’s official documentation of this in an
upcoming publication in Science Dr. Roger Hanlon’s octopus camouflage monitoring project is just one of the events of the annual Sea & Learn on Saba program that runs throughout the month of October. For more information about the program and how you can take part in this international award winning event, go to www.seaandlearn.org
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