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NBCNews.comSecret lives of Great Barrier Reef manta rays revealedNBCNews.comThe daily routines of manta rays in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia have been exposed in a new study that reveals when these graceful fish eat, cruise and visit...
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If it turns out you’re lucky enough to have a close encounter of the sharky kind, here are a few tips to make the experience more pleasurable for both you and the shark. Via Kathy Dowsett Delete the scoop?
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Identifying Shark Fins: Oceanic Whitetip, Porbeagle and Hammerheads to help users rapidly identify dried shark fins found in fishing ports, sold by seafood dealers, or traded across international boundaries. This guide describes the key characteristics that can be used to quickly and easily distinguish the first dorsal fins of these five species from other types of shark fins in trade. Via Domino Delete the scoop?
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Deep sea scientists have called for the establishment of an ocean version of Nasa to combat historic lows in marine science funding... Via Oceanscience Delete the scoop?
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Award winning Wreck Diving Magazine presents Wreck Diving Magazine TV! In this episode, we go to Key West to dive on The Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk in th... Via Kathy Dowsett Delete the scoop?
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Do you know the ins and outs of chest compressions and rescue breaths? Test your knowledge. Via Darcy Kieran - Scuba Diving Delete the scoop?
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Scuba-diving looters have been removing items from the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off Tuscany Jan. 13, Italian authorities said. Via Darcy Kieran - Scuba Diving Delete the scoop?
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New Straits TimesOcean pixelsNew Straits TimesAs they approach a rocky part, leader Zaidi Burok or Scuba Jeff, gives a signal to look at a spot between two rocks. Via Darrin Jillson Delete the scoop?
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As carbon dioxide drastically changes the ocean's chemistry, something must be done to save the coral reefs. Here are 5 ideas suggested by a team of marine biologists. Via Kathy Dowsett, Darrin Jillson, Dive Mistress Delete the scoop?
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"A week after announcing its first acquisition in a year, the New York firm is announcing another deal. Lincolnshire has bought PADI Worldwide Corp., a Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-scuba training company." Via Darcy Kieran - Scuba Diving Delete the scoop?
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Did you know that plastic is responsible for the deaths of over one million sea birds, whales, dolphins, turtles and other marine life every single year? Or that around 80% of all litter in the ocean is plastic? Delete the scoop?
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Mexico offers cage scuba diving with great white sharks, underwater frsh cave dives (cenotes), liveaboard, wrecks and more. Via Christine Loew Delete the scoop?
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Keller Laros, a.k.a. Manta Man, logged his 10,000th scuba dive on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 with a dive at Suck'em Up Lava Tube on the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Via Darcy Kieran - Scuba Diving Delete the scoop?
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A coral specialist from the Netherlands has reported the discovery of a new coral species that lives on the ceilings of caves in Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Via Malxn, Book Your Dive, Dive Mistress Delete the scoop?
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27 OCTOBER 2012 To prevent other marine mammals from going extinct, conservation efforts are crucial. The Caribbean waters are home to 36 species of marine mammals, but surprisingly little is known about the lives of these intelligent and social creatures. Highly dependent on large, intact and healthy underwater ecosystems, marine mammals are sensitive to human-based pressures such as overfishing, land-based pollution and even cruise tourism (cruise ship collisions with whales is not uncommon). ... http://www.natuurbericht.nl/?id=9583 Via pdjmoo Delete the scoop?
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Caribbean coral reefs – which make up one of the world’s most colourful, vivid and productive ecosystems – are on the verge of collapse, with less than 10% of the reef area showing live coral cover. Via Domino Delete the scoop?
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Not all storms and other natural hazards need to turn in to disasters. That is a core message of the just released 2012 World Risk Report, led by the Alliance for Development Works, United Nations University, and The Nature Conservancy. October 14, 2012 - Planet Change Many decisions and investments for coastal protection are being made today. The concern is that most money will go to gray infrastructure (artificial breakwaters and seawalls) – with further detrimental effects on coasts and habitats, expensive maintenance costs and no other benefits beyond their protective service. Green infrastructure solutions, like reef and mangrove conservation and restoration, are viable and cost effective alternatives.... http://change.nature.org/2012/10/11/people-at-risk-to-natural-disasters-and-how-nature-can-help/ Via pdjmoo Delete the scoop?
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Asian Shark Conservation gets more data on sharksThe Star OnlineAlso, shark liver oil is used in all kinds of industries while shark skin is used to make leather. And let's not forget the Asian tradition of shark fin soup. Delete the scoop?
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A rebreather is a type of breathing set that provides a breathing gas containing oxygen and recycled exhaled gas. Via Kathy Dowsett Delete the scoop?
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Starfish are such a common sight for anyone exploring beaches, tidepools and the ocean. But have you stopped to consider how weird they are?? ... http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/nature-blows-my-mind-colorful-bizarre-world-starfish.html Via pdjmoo Delete the scoop?
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An ongoing joint expedition of caving clubs from several Siberian sities to Sarma Cave in the Arabika Massif (Western Caucasus), led by Pavel Rudko, has reported that the cave has been pushed 60 m below the previous deepest point (-1760 ... Via Christine Loew Delete the scoop?
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