As the new Golden Age of TV continues and movies see their big theatrical release dates either delayed or relegated to digital platforms, it’s a good time to stream media. No matter which service(s) you subscribe to, the guarantee of streaming is that there’s always something good on TV.
But what happens when you just don’t feel like watching television, or committing to another two-hour movie? What do you do when you’ve already cleaned the house, you’ve got dinner plans in the works, and you’re just looking for something that’ll be in the background while you read — or take a well-deserved break that inevitably becomes a nap?
Welcome to the world of live feeds. Low-impact, high-value, nature-forward live feeds. There’s a lot of webcams out there broadcasting, so here we’ll focus on one genre: marine life.
Frying Pan Tower, close to Cape Fear off the North Carolina coast — a location you may recognize our Hurricane Florence coverage — has in-season streams. The fish aren’t schooling too much right now, but viewers can check out highlights from a well-known schooling spot or tune in to a camera beneath the waves at Frying Pan Tower where sharks are known to congregate.
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach boasts a wide variety of live camera feeds available, if you’d like something more structured (and in slightly higher definition). Here are just a few of the feeds at your disposal:
The National Aquarium and the Georgia Aquarium — both among the largest in the United States — also offer their own live feeds. If you stick around long enough in the Georgia Aquarium’s “Ocean Voyager” live feed, you’ll most likely catch a glimpse of one of its signature whale sharks! The Monterey Bay Aquarium also hosts their live feeds on YouTube — its “Shark Cam” features some particularly impressive wildlife swimming past the lens.
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