HydroActive Celebrates the 10th Annual National Estuaries Day.NEWPORT, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1998--HydroActive's live "Bay Cam" celebrates the 10th annual National Estuaries Day with Rhode Island's Save the Bay all weekend long. The theme is, "Estuaries: A Gateway to our Oceans," and Narragansett Bay Narragansett Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long and from 3 to 12 mi (4.8–19 km) wide, deeply indenting the state of Rhode Island. Its many inlets provided harbors that were advantageous to colonial trade and later to resort development. , RI, will serve as the site for a National celebration. "National Estuaries Day is a very meaningful day for Save The Bay. Our mission is to protect and restore Narragansett Bay, a federally designated Estuary estuary (ĕs`ch  ĕr'ē), partially enclosed coastal body of water, having an open connection with the ocean, where freshwater from inland is mixed with saltwater from the sea. of National Significance. We are very excited about Hydroactive's Bay Cam, as it allows web enthusiasts from around the world to see the area live on Hydroactive's website - www.hydroactive.com - or ours - www.savethebay.org," said Christy chris·ty n. Variant of christie. Blanchard, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. for Save The Bay. "Hydroactive plays an critical role in educating the online community about our oceans and estuaries, including Narragansett Bay." HYDRO ACTIVE(SM) - the Watervision(SM) Network is a marine oriented entertainment network on the Internet providing visitors with live video feeds and original programming; including news, sports, weather, and a variety of oceanic educational resources for all ages. The "Narragansett Bay Cam" in Newport, RI is on-top of the Doubletree Islander Hotel overlooking Narragansett Bay, Newport Harbor and Jamestown, RI. The cam features pan/tilt/zoom 360 degree control so the views change often and a live chat room to talk to the "cam op." The video streaming See streaming video and video stream. requires Real Player 5.0 or G2 (www.real.com) and streams at three bandwidths for 28.8, 56 and 128K+ users at 4-10 frames per second. At night, the live feed switches to a marine aquarium A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only (FO), fish only with live rock (FOWLR), and reef aquaria. "fish tank" in HydroActive's offices. Those interested in finding out more should contact Debra Lipsett, vice president of marketing and development, at 401.848.7678 or e-mail dlipsett@hydroactive.com. |
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