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Underwater Museum In Mexico Constructed To Help Protect Reefs
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our sculptures in human forms, made of concrete, will be submerged in November in the Mexican Caribbean - the first of 400 figures that will comprise the world's largest underwater museum
U.S. Researches Net Nearly 20 Foot Giant Squid
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U.S. scientists in the Gulf of Mexico unexpectedly netted a 19.5-foot (5.9-meter) giant squid off the coast of Louisiana
Large 'Dead Zone' For Gulf Of Mexico This Summer
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A team of NOAA-supported scientists are forecasting that the "dead zone" off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record
Video: DPG Expedition Report, Socorro
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The first of our DPG underwater photography & video expeditions for 2009 was to the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro, known for its large resident groups of friendly giant...
Pink Dolphin Spotted In Louisiana "Lake"
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A bright pink Albino dolphin was spotted in Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana
Study Finds High Mortality of Endangered Loggerhead Turtles in Baja California
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Along the southern coast of Baja California, Mexico, scientists have been counting the carcasses of endangered sea turtles for a decade as part of an effort to assess and eliminate threats to...
Rare Seahorse Found In New England
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A Seahorse found in the Gulf of Mexico and Bermuda was found in Connecticut.
High Economic Value Set On Threatened Mexican Mangroves
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Mangrove destruction not only comes with ecological cost, but monetary as well: $37,500 per hectare each year, researchers say
NOAA & Scientists Predict Largest Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' on Record
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NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University are forecasting that the "dead zone" off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of...
Amazing Mass Migration Of Golden Rays
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Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico
Revillagigedo / Socorro - Enjoying the Our World Underwater Prize
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When I was told that I had won the 1st Place in the a Wide-angle category of the Our World Underwater I couldn't be happier, because the prize was a trip to Revillagigedo (Socorro). I had visited...
Safina and Klinger Call For Fishing Moratorium To Prevent Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Extinction
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Carl Safina and Dane Klinger call for a five-year moratorium on the possession of bluefin throughout the western Atlantic and the closure of Gulf of Mexico spawning areas.
White Shark Reached Mexico In Record Time
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A young white shark returned to the wild by the Monterey Bay Aquarium six weeks ago has traveled past the southern tip of Baja California and is heading toward waters off the Mexican mainland
Corn-Based Ethanol Could Worsen "Dead Zone"
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Growing more corn to meet the projected U.S. demand for ethanol could worsen an expanding "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico that is bad for crawfish, shrimp and local fisheries, researchers...
Bonaire Launches Program For International Year Of The Reef 2008
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Government officials from Bonaire joined coral reef experts and managers from the United States, Mexico and France to officially inaugurate the International Year of the Reef 2008 during a news...
LSU Researchers Challenge Analyses on Sustainability of Gulf Fisheries
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While some recent studies claim that the ecosystem is near collapse, researchers from LSU and the University of Washington say that fish populations in this area have actually fluctuated very...
From The Field: Sailfish With Amos Nachoum
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Our good friend and DPG field corespondent Amos Nachoum is in Mexico diving with Sailfish this week. He sends us his preliminary report
Satellite Tags May Save Gulf Sharks
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Sharks are more spread out in the winter waters of the Gulf of Mexico, so the 24-hour expedition was a gamble.
The team of scientists set out on a boat with four satellite transmitter tags in...
4 more Gulf fish may get protection
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As the federal government is set to finalize stricter limits on fishing the Gulf of Mexico's popular red snapper, fisheries regulators are under heightened pressure to rebuild at least four other...
Loggerhead Turtles Die By Thousands In Small Fishery
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Industrial fishing operations take most of the blame for collateral impacts to sea-turtle populations, but new research shows that small-scale fisheries--operated by hand from little open boats...
Gulf 'dead Zone' Fueled By Lack Of Coordination
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States and the federal government are not doing enough to monitor and manage the water quality of the Mississippi River and its impact on the Gulf of Mexico, where an annual "dead zone"...
Dubai Buys 30 Dolphins
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Up to 30 live dolphins will be exported from the tiny Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands to the Middle East next week, four years after the last such shipment to Mexico caused international...
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Threatened With Extinction
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All loggerhead sea turtle nesting subpopulations in the North Atlantic with trend data available are declining according to a new study released yesterday by the National Marine Fisheries Service...
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Threatened With Extinction: Federal Study Confirms Oceana's Concerns
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Tens of Thousands of Loggerheads Killed Annually By Destructive Fishing Gear
Washington (Sept 13, 2007) - All loggerhead sea turtle nesting subpopulations in the North Atlantic with trend data...
World's Biggest Fish Is A Delicate Feeder
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The whale shark -- a massive, polka-dotted creature stretching about 23 feet long -- slowly swam up alongside the scientists' boat. As it neared, they tossed a handful of pre-soaked rice in front...
Whale Sharks Gather Near Mexico
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Within the last few years, scientists discovered a gathering of whale sharks off the coast of Mexico unlike anything ever seen before.
The Georgia Aquarium has organized a research project to...
Mexico Arrests Poachers With More Than 52,000 Sea Turtle Eggs
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Police arrested six people suspected of trying to illegally sell more than 52,000 sea turtle eggs in southern Mexico, authorities said Saturday.
The five men and one woman were caught Friday...
Island's Reefs Spared By Hurricane Dean
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Magnificent coral reefs on Mexico's Caribbean island of Cozumel appear to have been unscathed by Hurricane Dean, delighting dive operators and diving enthusiasts.
Cozumel, considered one of the...
Monster Jellyfish Invade Gulf Of Mexico
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Australian jellyfish that invaded the Gulf of Mexico seven years ago have made a "vigorous reappearance" this summer and threaten to devour native fish, scientists announced Friday....
Invasive Australian Jellyfish Sighted In Gulf Of Mexico In Summer 2007
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The invasive Australian jellyfish, Phyllorhiza punctata, first reported in great quantities in the Gulf of Mexico in 2000, has made a vigorous reappearance this summer in waters from southwestern...
Census Of Marine Life Historians Detail Collapse Of Bluefin Tuna
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Ocean historians affiliated with the Census of Marine Life have painted the first detailed portrait of a burst of fishing from 1900 to 1950 that preceded the collapse of once abundant bluefin tuna...
Researchers Find Largest Whale Sharks Gathering
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Researchers at the world's largest aquarium have found what is believed to be the world's largest gathering of the world's largest fish along the Mexican coast.
A study released Thursday by the...
Rare Whale Shark Seen In Local Waters
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Recreational fishermen often say theyuve seen a shark bigger than their boat, and all you can do is say, uA…aˆ?Uh huh.uA‚A?
But donut discount the fish story told by Jerry Helms and Harry...
'Dead Zone' Off Louisiana May Expand
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Researchers predict that the oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that recurs off the Louisiana coast will expand this summer to 8,543 square miles u" its largest area in at least 22 years....
Endangered Status Sought For Imperiled Sea Turtles
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Conservation groups filed a formal petition today to increase protections for critically imperiled loggerhead sea turtles that occur off the U.S. West Coast and are caught and killed in industrial...
A Giant Of The Sea Finds Slimmer Pickings
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A female gray whale labored up the coast, the bony ridge of a shoulder blade protruding from what should be the smooth, plump roundness of healthy blubber.
"That female looks a little...
NOAA Partners With US Fish & Wildlife Service To Curb Shark Finning
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NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have joined forces to expand their ability to analyze dried shark fins and identify the species from which they were removed. This new partnership will...
Save Mexico's Reefs From Hookah Fishing
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The Sea of Cortez needs our help and we only have until July 8th. That is when the public comment time will be over in Mexico City. Officials there are determining the very future of the Sea of...
Restoring The Health Of Gulf Of Mexico Fisheries
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Contrary to what your mother told you, there are only so many fish in the sea. And, while most people recognize that the oceanus bounty is central to our very survival, we have failed to recognize...
International Ban On Shark Finning Adopted
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The Ocean Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife have applauded the adoption of an international ban on shark finning by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
Finning - the...
Leatherback Turtles Re-visited
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During the months of July and August, I and a select group of adventurers from Mexico, Australia, Germany, England, France, Spain, Singapore and the United States visited the nesting beaches of the...
Whale Sharks Tracked Through Honduras, Belize And Mexico
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In the aftermath of another Whale Shark death at Georgia Aquarium, here is a group of researchers that are using ground breaking technology to achieve real research results with out the aid of...
Threat To South Atlantic Gulf Ocean Habitat By Deep-Sea Trawls
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Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico deep-sea habitat. The...
Dolphin Ban In Doubt
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The capture of 20 wild dolphins in the Solomon Islands has sparked fears among environmental groups that the Government will overturn a ban on live dolphin exports.
The dolphins were captured by...
CORAL Unveils Sustainable Marine Tourism Standards
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The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) today announced the release of their "Voluntary Standards for Marine Recreation in the Mesoamerican Reef System." This guide provides marine tourism businesses, bulk...
Researchers Attempt Deepest Effort Recovery In Gulf
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Researchers from Texas A&M University are recovering artifacts from a 200-year-old shipwreck that lies more than 4,000 feet beneath the Gulf of Mexico, making it the deepest such recovery...
Shark Law's Problem Is 'bycatch' Loophole
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Mexico's NOM-0-29 seems positive on the surface, but some question whether it sufficiently protects fish such as marlin, sailfish and dorado that have been off-limits to commercial fishermen....
DEPTHX To Europa By 2019
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It weighs about 1.2 tons, shaped like a mushroom, and can navigate itself into your bedroom. Just kidding. Not really. It can swim through a water-filled cavern creating its own map. It has already...
Sub Makes Final Dive To Reach Bottom Of Earth's Deepest Cenote
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Scientists this week begin the final leg of a five-year, NASA-funded mission to reach the bottom of Cenote Zacatun in Mexico, the world's deepest known sinkhole.
No one has ever reached bottom...
Oriskany: One Year Below
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Australia may have its Great Barrier Reef, but for serious scuba divers around the world, Pensacola's great carrier reef is the new hot spot.
A year ago Thursday, the decommissioned aircraft...
Mexico Finds World Oldest Lobster Fossil
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Mexican scientists said they have identified the world's oldest lobster fossil, a creature that was alive when Africa was only just breaking apart from the Americas some 120 million years ago....
Newcomers Both Friends And Foes Of Mexico's Sea Turtles
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You may not have flippers or a shell, but if you are among the growing number of tourists and expatriates captivated by the beautiful Pacific coastline north of Puerto Vallarta, you do have...
Largest Mako Ever Taken From The Oceans - What A Shame
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A 1,063-pound mako shark hooked close to shore in the Gulf of Mexico is being investigated as a possible world fishing record.
The Sea Ya Later II was cobia fishing when its crew spotted the...
Video: Ballard Ventures Into New Territory
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Dr. Robert Ballard said he and his expedition crew know where they are and what they're doing.
As he sat in almost total darkness Thursday afternoon in a control room at the Mystic Aquarium...
Jumbo Squid And Sperm Whales Tagged
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Scientists have simulatenously tagged sperm whales and jumbo squid off Mexico's Pacific coast, allowing them to be tracked by satellite even as they dive to depths exceeding 3000 feet. Details of...
Mexico Passes Shark Finning Ban
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In a surprising move, the Mexican government has recently published sweeping new regulations and protections for sharks, including a shark finning ban, an extension of the moratorium on new...
Underground River May Be Longest On Earth
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Cave divers in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula have discovered what may be the world's longest underground river, connecting two cave systems with a waterway at least 154km long.
A group of foreign...
"Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind?" - Deep Sea Trawling
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This rare sighting of a living frilled shark in such shallow waters was firstly reported to marine park scientists by a fisherman. The incredible video of the prehistoric shark was definitely very...
Sea Turtles Shocked By Frigid Gulf Waters
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Nearly 90 sea turtles rescued after a cold snap left them comatose have been returned to the Gulf of Mexico. Jeff George, curator at Sea Turtle Inc., a nonprofit turtle rescue group on South Padre...
Twenty Turtles Found Dead, Beaten On Mexican Beach
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Twenty sea turtles were found dead on a beach in south-western Mexico and an investigation is ongoing to determine whether tuna ships were responsible for their fate, the authorities said Friday....
Sea Creatures To Be Tracked Electronically
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In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
Following pilot testing...
Protected Turtles Killed With Machetes In Mexico
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Mexican poachers bludgeoned and chopped about 80 protected Olive Ridley sea turtles to death for their eggs, believed to be an aphrodisiac, and left their shells scattered on a Pacific beach....
Great White Or Bull Takes Chomp Out Of Shrimp Boat
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It could have been a bull shark that got sucked into the propeller or a maybe even a rogue great white that decided to take a chomp out of Roger Schmall's shrimp boat.
Regardless of the cause,...
Xray Mag #15 Available For Download
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Cave Diving theme issue. YUCATN - Mexico's "Riviera Maya" ::
Varonya Cave in Caucasus :: How Caves are created :: Interview with pioneer Bill Stone :: Equipment and training.
Shopping...
2006 Sea Turtle Strandings Set Grim Record
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Collier County sea turtle monitors found 109 stranded turtles last year, more than double the number from the previous year and the most recorded since counting began in 1996. Of those, 49, or...
Sea Shepherd Calls For A Ban Of Alibaba.com's Listings Supporting The Shark Fin Trade
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Alibaba.com, one of the largest online trading companies in the world, is offering shark related products mostly in the form of fins. In a recent newsletter published by the Shark Research...
Divers En Route To Oil Leak In Gulf Off Galveston
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Divers were expected to reach a ruptured undersea pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico late this afternoon and install a temporary plug to stop a leak that has bled about 42,500 gallons of light crude...
Fertilizers Damaging Massive Coral Reef
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Pollution is damaging the world's second-largest barrier reef.
The coral reef stretches 600 miles along the Caribbean coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
The World Resources...
Leatherback Turtles Revisited
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During the months of July and August, Larry McKenna and a select group of adventurers from Mexico, Australia, Germany, England, France, Spain, Singapore and the United States visited the nesting...
Sea Turtle Preservation In Mexico On The Rise
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As part of an ongoing national effort to protect the environment and sea life, Estrella del Mar Golf and Beach Resort in Mazatlan, Mexico is pleased to announce that it collected over 71,000 sea...
Lucky Break Gives Scientists Unique View Of Underwater Eruption
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A combination of luck and being in the right place at the right time allowed a University of Florida geologist and other scientists to capture and record an undersea volcanic eruption for the first...
Phosphorus Found To Be Another Culprit In Gulf Of Mexico's "Dead Zone"
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Nitrogen is flowing down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico faster than it can be consumed by floating microscopic plants called phytoplankton, increasing the size of the "dead...
6 Asian Countries Sign Pact On Coral Reef Protection
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Seven government officials from six countries, including two from the Philippines, signed a declaration calling on the scientific community to work with local governments and community networks for...
Sea Surface Temperatures Rising In The Gulf Of Mexico (Updated Daily)
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Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico rise due to natural summer warming. These warm surface temperatures are a contributing factor to favorable conditions that can lead to the formation...
Divers Body Suggests Underground Passageway Connecting New Mexico And Lake Michigan
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About 120 miles east of Albuquerque, there's a tiny oasis known as the Blue Hole. This spring-fed sinkhole, about 80 feet wide and just as deep, is frequented by divers eager to cool themselves...
Costa Rica Defends Regional Sea Turtle Conservation Plan At International Meeting
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In a show of environmental leadership, Costa Rica led an international effort that secured the inclusion of fishery guidelines that directly favor the regional conservation of leatherback sea...
Belize Wins Three Conservation Grants
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Belize has won three of eleven white water to blue water WW2BW partnership grants.The funding for the grants was made possible through the U.S Department of State Third Border, Bureau of Oceans,...
Dead Whales Washed Up On Beaches In Mexico
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Eleven beaked whales have died after being washed up on beaches near Mexico's sparsely populated Baja California peninsula.
The whales, which were found earlier this week mostly on islands in...
'We Don't Know What's In The Ocean'
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When marine biologist Ron O'Dor hauled in a 15-kilogram squid from the Sea of Cortez in Mexico this month, he knew he had a big one: The animal had been tagged by his team with a tiny electronic...
Eric Cheng & Norbert Wu Host Great White Shark Expedition On The Solmar V
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Great White Adventures (GWA), acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Norbert Wu, and Wetpixel editor Eric Cheng have announce a second trip for great white sharks in August 2006. Due to overwhelming...
A Piece Of Paradise Sits In Danger
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When Tropical Storm Alberto set its sights on the northeastern Gulf of Mexico earlier this month, I'm sure I wasn't the only one hourly refreshing my computer screen, wondering where the storm...
Experts Tracking Coral Reef Killers
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When death strikes a coral reef, whether from an oil spill off Mexico or sediment unleashed by a dam bursting in Hawaii, marine biologists know what to look for, but not how to document and...
Experts Set Up 'CSI: Coral Reef'
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When death strikes a coral reef, whether from an oil spill off Mexico or sediment unleashed by a dam bursting in Hawaii, marine biologists at the scene know what to look for but not how to report...
International Sea Turtle Swimway Proposed In Gulf Of Mexico
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The world's top sea turtle experts are calling on both the United States and Mexico to provide more protection for the Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. A resolution passed in Crete...
Mexican Land Boom Creates Commotion In Whale Nursery
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This remote lagoon, surrounded by salt flats, mesas and desert, has been a sanctuary for gray whales for centuries.
Every year they return in January to these quiet, protected waters to give...
DAN America Insurance Dumped At 10 Popular Dive Destinations; Cozumel, Belize, Bahamas, Galapagos
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In a news release dated March 9, 2006, hyperbaric chamber operators from some of the world's most popular dive destinations have announced they will no longer accept DAN America insurance. The...
New Shark Species Discovered In The Sea Of Cortez; 'Mustelus Hacat'
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Mexican marine biologist has discovered a new shark species in the murky depths of Mexico's Sea of Cortez, the first new shark find in the wildlife-rich inlet in 34 years...
EPA Clears The Way To Sink USS Oriskany As An Artificial Reef Off The Florida Panhandle
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The EPA issued to the U.S. Navy and the state of Florida an Approval to Dispose of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) contained in electrical cable and other non-liquid materials and equipment...
Giant Squid Ecotourism Trips Draw NCUPS Divers To Mexico's Sea Of Cortez
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The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS), is proud to present a very special seminar, "Dancing with the Demons," a 90-minute presentation about scuba diving with the Giant...
The Spell Of Cozumel
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Grand canyons of coral rise 30 feet from the ocean floor. Sea fans sway amid giant yellow sponges. A school of blue fish seems illuminated by neon as it darts through crystal-clear waters.
The...
Warmer Water, Rita Harm Gulf's Coral Reefs
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Hurricane Rita's pounding waves and a hotter-than-usual Gulf of Mexico took a toll on the Gulf of Mexico's only government-protected coral reefs about 100 miles off the Louisiana and Texas coasts....
Mexico's Cozumel, Storm Survivor, Awaits Tourists
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At first glance, Mexico's Cozumel island -- a Caribbean jewel ringed with coral reefs -- looks like the site of a nuclear explosion.
Chunks of concrete pier have been swept away, palm-thatched...
Mexican Coral Reef Could Take A Century To Recover From Wilma
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A fragile coral reef off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula could take more than a century to recover from a thrashing by Hurricane Wilma last month, the country's government said.
Scripps Researchers Rediscover Elusive Site Of Exploding Volcanic Rocks
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Scientists aboard the Scripps research vessel Roger Revelle this week solved a 45-year-old geological mystery.
In 1960, Scripps oceanographer Dale Krause reported the discovery of extraordinary...
First Ever Flourescent Shark Found
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We woke up to a morning that appeared almost unnaturally beautiful. The ocean was calmer than I have ever seen it - one could see a school of fish swimming 30 (well, at least 20) feet below the...
80 Sea Turtles Chopped To Death In Mexico
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Mexican poachers bludgeoned and chopped some 80 protected Olive Ridley sea turtles to death for their eggs, believed to be an aphrodisiac, and left their shells scattered on a Pacific beach. The...
International Commission Bans Shark Finning In The Eastern Pacific
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Late last week, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted an international ban on shark finning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The lucrative market for "shark fin soup" is the...
A New Record Has Been Set For The Largest Swell, American Oceanographers Report
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When seafarers described them in tones of awe, sceptical landlubbers dismissed them as fantasy. Now scientists believe that they have evidence of the largest wave yet recorded.
It happened on...
Great White Photo Hot Spot Isla Guadalupe Granted Bio-preserve Status
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For those of you not familiar with Isla Guadalupe, it is a relatively new hot spot for cage time with Great White Sharks off the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico.
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