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Mexico Bans Import and Export of Marine Mammals
According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Mexico has banned the importation and exportation of marine mammals. The decree by the Government of Mexico protects animals and confronts the powerful interests that traffic and exploit these species for profit. Dr....
Feb 20, 2006 |
Shark Attacks Fall in 2005
Shark attacks dropped in 2005 because people are fighting back when attacked and shark populations are decreasing, according to a University of Florida report. Worldwide there were 58 shark attacks in 2005, of which only 4 were upon divers. This is down from 78 attacks in 2000....
Feb 20, 2006 |
Scientists Tracking Fish With Sonar
A group of scientists has come up with what they say is a better way of tracking and estimating fish populations, which in turn could change the way fishery regulators manage the resource. The new sonar technique is able to scan for fish over an area a million times larger than...
Feb 20, 2006 |
Save Coral Reefs With eLearning
Beautiful Oceans have launched what they claim to be the world's first coral reef online science course designed for recreational SCUBA divers and snorkellers. The first course is currently available online in the Beautiful Oceans eAcademy - a virtual classroom where...
Feb 20, 2006 |
Great Barrier Reef: Climate change threat not overstated
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) says the threat climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef cannot be overstated.
Feb 17, 2006 |
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Two Japanese divers rescued after 30 hours at sea off Palau
Two Japanese divers survived the threat of dehydration, hypothermia, sunburn and sharks while drifting for more than 30 hours in the open waters of Palau earlier this week.
Feb 17, 2006 |
UK diving incidents in 2005 highest ever recorded
Diving incidents in 2005 were the highest ever recorded, but the number of fatalities was reduced from last year, according to the BSAC's Diving Incidents Report.
Feb 17, 2006 |
For divers, sinkholes along Yucatan peninsula are popular spot
I thought I'd share with you a diver's perspective on diving the sinkholes along the Yucatan peninsula. I have not been there yet, but it sounds like paradise.
Feb 17, 2006 |
Worldwide shark attacks down in 2005, continuing trend
The number of fatal and nonfatal shark attacks worldwide dropped in 2005, continuing a five-year trend, researchers said Monday.
Feb 17, 2006 |
Why do tiger sharks eat more loggerhead than green turtles
Take a dive with researchers in Australia's Shark Bay to find out why tiger sharks make more meals of the sleek, high-flying loggerhead sea turtle than its slower bottom-swimming cousin, the green sea turtle.
Feb 17, 2006 |
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