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Underwater Clean-Ups organised in Red Sea
As part of Earth Day 2006, which is taking place on Saturday 22nd April, the Red Sea environmental group HEPCA is is organising Beach and Underwater Clean-ups in El Gouna, Safaga, Marsa Alam, Taba and Hurghada at Magawish Island.
Apr 15, 2006 |
Movements of whale sharks tagged at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) aggregate seasonally (March-June) to feed in coastal waters off Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. According to research published in the journal Marine Biology, the sharks then travel northeast into the Indian Ocean. They use both inshore and...
Apr 15, 2006 |
NASA Helps Researchers Diagnose Coral Bleaching at Great Barrier Reef
NASA's satellite data supply scientists with near-real-time sea surface temperature and ocean colour data to give them faster than ever insight into the impact coral bleaching can have on global ecology. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is a massive marine habitat system made up...
Apr 15, 2006 |
China to Establish Reserve for Rare White Dolphin
China plans to set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin off the coast of the southern city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong province. The city has allocated 460 sq km (178 square miles) for the reserve. Pollution from paper mills, chemical plants and plating...
Apr 15, 2006 |
Greenpeace sounds alert over turtle deaths
More than 2,000 endangered Olive Ridley turtles have washed ashore dead in eastern India over the past three months, the environmental group Greenpeace say, blaming illegal fishing. The Olive Ridely turtle, which reaches up to 2.5 feet in length and has an olive-green shell in...
Apr 15, 2006 |
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Caribbean coral suffers record die-off
Hot seas followed by disease has killed ancient and delicate coral in the biggest loss of reefs scientists have ever seen in Caribbean waters. Researchers from around the globe are scrambling to figure out the extent of the loss. Early conservative estimates from Puerto Rico and...
Apr 15, 2006 |
Study Finds Cruise Ships Upset Seals
When large cruise ships get too close to harbor seals, the animals become distressed, according to a new study. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report Monday on seal behavior in an Alaskan fjord that cruise ships frequent.
Apr 15, 2006 |
Tiny Island Nation Creates Third Largest Marine Park
The tiny Republic of Kiribati, in the Pacific, has created the world's third-largest marine reserve. The Phoenix Islands Protected Area bans commercial fishing to protect more than 120 species of coral and 520 species of fish inside its 184,700 sq km (73,800 sq miles). It is the...
Apr 15, 2006 |
Whale song reveals sophisticated language skills
Humpback whales use their own syntax - or grammar - in the complex songs they sing, say researchers who have developed a mathematical technique to probe the mysteries of whale song. Whales are the only other animals beside humans to use hierarchical structure in language, in...
Apr 15, 2006 |
3 Arrested for Diving inside Philippines Marine Reserve
Two German nationals and their Filipino guide have been arrested and fined for diving inside a marine reserve in Oriental Negros, Philippines.
Apr 15, 2006 |
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