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Cyclone Does Great Barrier Reef Good
Cyclone Larry, which hit Queensland Monday, has done little physical damage to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and may even do it some good. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg from the University of Queensland says the cyclone has cooled the waters and may prevent coral bleaching this year.
Apr 15, 2006 |
BSAC Change Life Support Guidelines
The British Sub-Aqua Club has changed its recommended technique for life support and resuscitation. The training materials for the Diver Training Programme and Skill Development Courses will be revised to incorporate these changes.
Apr 15, 2006 |
Coral Reefs Threatened by Tsunami Rebuilding
Coral reefs that survived the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami are coming under threat from rushed rebuilding efforts in the region, according to two international environmental groups.
Apr 15, 2006 |
Diving Colombia: Update
The sinister and forbidding Malpelo Island is located 314 miles (506 Kilometers) off the coast of Buenaventura, Colombia in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Malpelo is home to an important coral formation as well as a large variety and quantity of marine creatures. Of special interest...
Apr 15, 2006 |
Water off Lower Florida Keys still murky from Wilma
Divers say that waters off the Lower Keys are still murky since Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida in October. While visibility has been normal in the Middle and Upper Keys, waters off the Lower Keys have remained murky for the last four months. If the cloudy water persists, it...
Apr 15, 2006 |
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Stealth sharks to patrol the high seas
IMAGINE getting inside the mind of a shark: swimming silently through the ocean, sensing faint electrical fields, homing in on the trace of a scent, and navigating through the featureless depths for hour after hour. We may soon be able to do just that via electrical probes in...
Apr 15, 2006 |
Biologist discovers new shark species in Sea of Cortez
A Mexican marine biologist has discovered a new shark species in Mexico's Sea of Cortez. This is the first new find here in 36 years. Amazingly though, worldwide, marine biologists tend to discover two or three new shark species every year.
Apr 15, 2006 |
French Polynesia Coral Reef Atlas Soon To Be Availabl On-Line
Internet users will soon be able to access a French research institute's Coral Reef Atlas for French Polynesia, a printed work published confidentially for professionals a year ago. The atlas provides maps of four of French Polynesia's five archipelagoes-the Society Islands,...
Apr 15, 2006 |
What is Loud when Underwater?
Rain falling on the surface of the ocean can be heard more than a mile deep, and at some frequencies it's louder than passing ships, according to oceanographer Jeff Nystuen. New research studies how sound travels through the ocean, to better understand how loud, man-made noises...
Apr 15, 2006 |
WWF discovers new coral reef in Thailand
As scientists met in Thailand to discuss coral reef restoration and management one year on from the Asian Tsunami, WWF announced the discovery of a previously unknown coral reef off the Thai coast. Initial surveys of the reef off the coast of Khao Lak show over 30 genera of hard...
Apr 15, 2006 |
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