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Getting Smart About Metadata
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Everyone involved with digital images shares the challenge of tracking and managing their rapidly expanding collections
Adobe Launches Photoshop Marketplace
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Adobe Photoshop® Marketplace is billed as "the most comprehensive collection of Photoshop related products, services, and communities available — all designed to enhance the inherent power of...
Hawaii To Claim Damages for Grounding of Navy Warship
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The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources has formally notified the U.S. Navy that the State of Hawaii has identified substantial coral reef damage caused by the grounding of the guided...
NOAA To Create Saltwater Angler Registry In 2010
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NOAA's Fisheries Service released its final rule today to create a national saltwater angler registry of all marine recreational fishermen to help the nation better protect our shared marine resources
Earth Overdrive
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Scientists predict that by the year 2030 we will need two Earths to sustain human demands caused by overdrawing of natural resources
Support For The Coral Triangle Initiative
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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in region eleven supports the Coral Triangle Initiative
Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards To Honor The Memory Of The Late Peter Benchley
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Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards to honor the memory of the late Peter Benchley, and spotlight those who are working internationally to protect sharks as valuable ocean resources.
Partnership For Sustainable Oceans Supports Proposal To Protect California's Coastline
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Conserving marine resources while minimizing unnecessary closures to recreational fishing - ensuring that sustainable recreational activities will be available to the public now and into the future...
Countering an Approaching Water Crisis
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As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions
Oceans Past: A Guide to Oceans Future
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Violent confrontations on the waterfront and arson attacks were an unsavory feature of the intense hunt for sponges on Florida's fragile coral reef in 1918. But the real victims were the sponges...
As Seagrasses Expand, State Considers New Rules to Protect Them
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An unexpected expansion of underwater seagrass along North Carolina's coast has come as state agencies work on a revised definition of the habitat, a discussion that could protect more areas from...
Senate panel approves coral reefs protection bill
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Coral reefs would receive stronger protections under a bill the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved today.
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawai'i, the bill's sponsor and chairman of the...
DivePhotoGuide Unveils Website Overhaul!
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After a long development cycle, we are incredibly proud to announce and unveil to the world, The New DivePhotoGuide.com! Since 2005 DivePhotoGuide has provided unique resources for underwater...
Feds Pay Polyp Service To Coral
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A grant will fund a study of deep-water reefs in isle waters A team of Hawaii-based scientists will use a $1.4 million federal grant to study deep-water corals in the Auau Channel between Maui and...
Dutch Government To Ban Trade In Seal Products
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The Dutch government has informed Namibia's Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources that it will ban all imports and trade in seal products by the end of this year.
The Dutch Minister...
Coastal Habitats Are The Biosphere's Most Imperiled Ecosystems
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The BBVA Foundationus Third Debate on Conservation Biology allowed leading international experts to present findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss...
Key Sea Research 'badly Funded'
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Scientific research into the seas is disorganised and under funded despite its importance to human survival, MPs have warned.
Members of the Science and Technology Select Committee say the UK has...
Southern Ocean Guardian Wins WWF Conservation Medal
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WWF's highest accolade, the Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal, has been awarded to Dr Denzil Miller, Executive Secretary for the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living...
Canadian Company To Harvest Underwater Timber In Ghana
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A Ghanian conservation research center will assist a Canadian company in harvesting underwater trees in one of the world's largest tropical hardwood forests.
The process promises to leave a...
Corals And Angel Sharks On Threatened Species List
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Corals have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species for the first time, as the World Conservation Union declares...
Join Protest Of Annual Slaughter Of Dolphins In Japan
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On September 25, WDCS will join in a worldwide protest to denounce Japanus annual slaughter of dolphins during the 4th annual uA…aˆ?Japan Dolphin Day.uA‚A? The demonstrations will be held at...
Atienza Declares War On Poachers
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Environment Secretary Lito Atienza yesterday ordered an aggressive fight against poachers by vigorously pursuing their prosecution in a bid to stop them from returning to Philippine waters.
In...
Malaysian Ministry Bans Shark's Fin Soup
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Malaysia's Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has struck off shark's fin soup from the menus at official functions, to help conserve the species, a report said Saturday.
Minister Azmi...
Court Ends Ban On Navy Sonar Tests
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United States appeals court has put on hold a lower court injunction blocking the US Navy from using a type of sonar that wildlife supporters say harms whales in exercises off the California coast....
New Protected Areas To Be Set For Humpback Dolphins
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Nakhon Si Thammarat _ Thong Nien, Khanom and Sadej bays will be designated an environmental protection zone to safeguard the habitat of humpback dolphins, Natural Resources and Environment Minister...
Feds Nab Longline Fisherman For Entering Monument Waters
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The federal government has charged a vessel owner and operator with illegally fishing in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
It's the first time federal authorities have taken such...
Taiwanese Vessel With Illegal Shark Fins Caught In Palau Waters
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A joint Australian-funded operation between Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and the U.S. Navy has intercepted a tuna long-liner within Palauus economic zone waters loaded with illegal shark...
Scientists Taking Closer Look At Coral Disease, Water Currents
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As the impact of the devastating 2005 coral bleaching and disease event begins to set in, scientists from a variety of agencies are taking a closer look at local reef recovery.
High water...
Taking Responsibility
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Realising the importance of marine conservation, corporate bodies like Petaling Jaya Hilton are doing their part to rehabilitate the coral reef in Pulau Tioman.
Time and time again, we are...
U.S. Doubles Protection For California's Channel Islands
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Federal officials today added 145 square miles to a network of marine protected areas surrounding the Channel Islands off Southern California, doubling the range of protected underwater habitat and...
Judge Issues Injunction Barring Navy From Using Sonar Off California
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U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has issued a preliminary injunction that bars the US Navy from using high-powered sonar off the coast of Southern California saying that such exercises...
South Asia Coral Reef Task Force Launched
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The South Asia Co-operative Environmental Programme (SACEP) launched the `South Asia Coral Reef Task Force' recently to promote and support the protection and enhancement of South Asia...
Seaweed, Injection Wells Suspects In Reef Decline
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A recent study shows that the proportion of the seafloor covered with coral is declining rapidly in some parts of Maui.
Invasive alien seaweeds are blamed in part, but there could be other...
2007 WildAid Shark Report
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As shark populations plummet worldwide, Marine Reserves are the new target of illegal fisheries. Many of the world's marine protected areas, such as the Galapagos Islands and Cocos Islands, are...
Oil Rigs Could Become Coral Farms
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Decommissioned oil rigs off Australia's coastline could become hubs for marine-based businesses such as coral harvesting for aquariums, a fish expert says.
Professor David Booth, of the Sydney...
Replicating The Success Of The Great Barrier Reef
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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is considered the worldus largest coral reef system. It is home to the highest marine biodiversity in the planet. Every diverus dream is to explore this great...
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...
US Committee Approves Reauthorisation Of American Samoaus Congressmanus Legislation
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The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has approved legislation that will reauthorise the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and the measure, which is sponsored by Congressman Faleomavaega Eni...
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...
Epic Photo Contest Winners Announced
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Many of the aquatic and marine ecosystems of the world are threatened by a variety of human activities, including destructive diving practices. It is the goal of the Environmentally aware...
Uganda: Fish Species Declining
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There is an alarming decline of fish species in the country's lakes, a study by the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute has revealed.
Jonna Kamanyi, a principal research officer,...
Need A Job Helping To Protect Central American Sharks?
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MarViva is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that works jointly with local authorities and communities in order to protect the coastal and marine resources of the Eastern Tropical Pacific...
Sharks At Risk As Traditions Decline
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Weather disasters, economic pressures and other problems have disrupted the lives of Pacific Islanders near Australia to the point that they too are now mismanaging their natural resources. This...
NOAA Eyes Shark Kill To Rescue Monk Seals
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Federal scientists desperate to save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal from extinction want permission to kill Galapagos sharks that have been attacking and killing young seals in the Northwestern...
Crown-of-thorns Problem In The Philippines
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Recent data from various diver organizations citing the increase in number of the poisonous "crown-of-thorns" or known as "dap-ag" have alarmed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
Cows, Cats Threatening Our Oceans ?
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South Africa must act to stop its marine resources disappearing in a world where the biggest consumers of fish products are cows and pet cats, warned environmentalists on Monday.
The...
Scientists Battle To Preserve Coral Reefs
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The six-year study released on Tuesday by Australian and US researchers examined 48 reefs strung 1 500 kilometres along the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest living organism off Australia's...
Marine Resources Decline Alarming In The Spratly Islands
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Scientists attending the Joint Oceanographic and Marine Scientific Research Expedition in the South China Sea by the Philippines and Vietnam have found out the alarming decrease in the number of...
Florida Oceans Day
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Florida legislators are joining scientists, researchers and maritime interests for Florida Oceans Day on April 18 to celebrate and promote awareness and stewardship of the state's ocean resources....
Oman Govt Gives Special Attention To Preservation Of Marine Life
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Ali bin Amer Al Kiyomi, director-general of Conservation of Nature and Natural Life at the Ministry or Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources said that the government was exerting...
GPS To Reveal Walrus Whereabouts
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Danish scientists are to put satellite tags on walruses to try to understand where the great beasts migrate.
They will track animals for two months off west Greenland - and gauge how hunting, oil...
Ten Vietnamese Fishermen 'Caught In The Act' Of Shark Finning Off Palawan
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Personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) arrested 10 Vietnamese fishermen who were caught poaching within the Philippine waters off an island in Balabac, Palawan, aboard a...
Next Year's Subios Theme Launched
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"Wrecks as Ocean Habitats" is the theme for next year's Sub Indian Ocean Seychelles (Subios) underwater festival, whose 2007 edition came to a close on Sunday evening (March 25). It was the...
Surveying Climate Change Impacts On Central America's Coral Reefs
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A WWF survey shows that rising temperatures, altered rainfall and coral bleaching are among the main threats to Central America's Mesoamerican Reef.
The survey, conducted in this small coastal...
Australian Whale Sharks Under Threat From Proposed Salt Mine
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Straits Resources proposes to construct 411 square kilometres of evaporative 'solar' salt ponds across the discharge of the Yannarie system. A complex system of rock retaining walls would extend 70...
NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan
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Coral reef ecosystems are highly valued as biological, ecological, cultural, and economic resources. In the past few decades, competing demands on coral reef ecosystems and increasing threats from...
Runoff Killing Coral, Urchins, More Off Kohala Coast
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State officials are investigating who's responsible for Big Island runoff that killed coral, urchins, mollusks and other marine life off the Kohala Coast.
The debris - which includes corrugated...
Indonesian Navy Seizes Boats Smuggling Sand
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Indonesia's navy has seized three boats and four barges caught smuggling sand to neighbouring Singapore, reports said Wednesday.
Indonesia last month banned the export of sand, annoying neighbour...
New York Is For--scuba Lovers?
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New York as a scuba diving destination? Not so far-fetched.
Subway ads have long enticed riders to snorkel or scuba dive in the Caribbean, but officials in Albany are quietly working on a...
Wildlife Organisation Urges Chinese To Avoid Endangered Seafood
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LOOKING for that sumptuous dining experience as Chinese New Year approaches? TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, says that by avoiding or carefully sourcing certain foods, such as...
Hawaii: Artificial Reef Could Raise Fish Population
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The state wants to bring more fish to Oahu, but first it has to hook the community with its plan.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources' fifth shallow-water artificial reef would be...
Indonesia: 'Pay Us To Keep Rainforest'
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Indonesia has called on rich countries to pay developing nations to preserve their rainforests.
They are vital to help remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Indonesia's environment...
President Signs Major Oceans Legislation Into Law
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President Bush today is planning to sign the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act into law. This act, which passed in the waning hours of the 109th Congress,...
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...
Support Sea Shepherd's Operation Leviathan
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As we at Sea Shepherd are in the final stages of preparation for launching Operation Leviathan, I encourage you to remain positive, strong, and supportive as we struggle to move two ships, a...
Marine Violators Will Be Targeted
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Ocean poachers and others who violate state environmental protection laws and rules may face prosecution under a new state program.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources, the...
Zanzibar Blasts Dynamite Fishers
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Zanzibar authorities are moving to curb the practice of dynamite fishing amid a row with researchers and the tourism sector over how prevalent it is, officials said on Sunday.
The director of...
Small Step Toward Shark Conservation
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The Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) decided recently to halt targeted fishing of vulnerable sharks in the Southern Ocean. France proposed...
Pirates, Vacuum-fishing Threaten Antarctic Waters
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Pirates seeking Chilean sea bass and fishing vessels that vacuum up tiny shrimp-like creatures that are a staple for whales, seals and penguins are menacing Antarctic waters, environmentalists said...
China: 14m Hectares Of Coastal Sea Areas Polluted
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About 14 million hectares of China's coastal areas - five percent of the total sea area in China - are polluted, according to the State Oceanic Administration.
"China's coastal areas are...
Namibia: Seafo Bans Shark Finning
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A regional organisation for the protection of marine resources along the coastlines of Namibia, Angola and South Africa has banned shark finning.
It has also placed a moratorium on all fishing...
Report: Aquatic Resources On Yangtze River On Decline
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Pollution and over-fishing in China's longest river, the Yangtze, have led to a dramatic depletion of aquatic life in the nation's mother river, said a newly-released report.
The report, entitled...
Divi Resorts Announces Divi Tiara Beach Resort, Cayman Brac, To Cease Business Operations This Month
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As part of a strategic plan to refocus its resources on potential growth markets in the Caribbean, Divi Resorts has decided to cease business operations at Divi Tiara Beach Resort in Cayman Brac...
Saving Marine Resources Will Boost Economy
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PROTECTING the country's coastal and marine resources will not only help save the environment, it is also sound economic policy, the World Bank (WB) and Department of Natural Resources (DENR) said...
The Marine Mammal Center Participates In Safe Seas 2006
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Today, The Marine Mammal Center, along with local, state and federal agencies, will participate in Safe Seas 2006 - an oil spill response and readiness exercise that takes place in the Gulf of the...
Isles' Reef Fish Need Protection From Bad Harvesting Methods
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WE ARE very concerned about Hawaii's dwindling near-shore resources. The total biomass of reef fishes in the main Hawaiian Islands is less than a quarter of what it was a century ago. While...
Alternative Approaches To Marine Management Prove Successful In Reef Conservation
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By performing simultaneous studies of reef conservation and socioeconomic charateristics of a set of reef management systems, researchers have gained new insight into the factors that can...
Vietnam To Halve Coastal Fishing Fleet To Protect Resources
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Vietnam plans to almost halve its coastal fishing fleet by 2010 to protect fragile marine resources that have been badly depleted by over-fishing, local officials and foreign experts say.
Many...
Death Of The Ha Long Corals
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Most coral reefs in Ha Long Bay are dead according to Dr. Dam Duc Tien from the Institute for Sea Natural Resources and Environment.
Scientists are flabbergasted about the results of a...
Canon Ditches Film Development
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Here's another one of those "it was only a matter of time" type of stories. Canon is well respected in the industry as a leader of photography equipment, both for the lowly consumer...
Brazil Creates Buffer Zone Around Coral Reefs Off Atlantic Coast
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The Brazilian government has created an official buffer zone around the Abrolhos National Marine Park to protect the biologically richest coral reefs in the South Atlantic.
The buffer zone,...
Oceans Science: A Critical Mass Of Minds In Canada
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WE DESCRIBE Nova Scotia as Canada's ocean playground, so we have a unique responsibility to reverse the alarming deterioration of our marine ecosystems and resources.
Progress happens faster...
Friends Of Animals Tells Tourists, "Boycott Canada Now, 'Til Seal Hunt Stops"
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With Canada preparing to go full-speed ahead on its annual seal hunt, Friends of Animals today unveiled an international tourism boycott to press the Canadian government to stop the kill....
Researcher: Seagrass In Decline Worldwide; Human Activity Is To Blame
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Around the world, seagrass beds - shallow-water ecosystems that are important habitats, food sources, and sediment stabilizers - are in decline, says Frederick Short, research professor of natural...
Saipan Wants Coral Reef Education In Classrooms
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As environmentalists and economists underscore the importance of coral reefs, the CNMI government is planning to educate the youth about those resources by incorporating the subject in the school...
Researchers: Parachuting Allows Krill To Eat And Run
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Antarctic researchers have recorded a novel behavior in krill that may help regulate greenhouse gases. Antarctic krill, one of the largest animal resources on Earth, parachute into the deeper...
Artificial Coral Reef Sculptures Will Be Placed In Six Andaman Coastal Provinces
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is spending 28 million baht budget on placing concrete or cement under sea in the 6 provinces of the Andaman. Aiming to create more diving...
Kayakers Are Followed By White Shark Off Kihei
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Two people kayaking about a mile off Maui's Kihei coast reported an encounter with a large white shark at midday yesterday, according to state officials.
The shark, which was estimated at 18...
Oceans Getting Too Noisy For Dolphins And Whales
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Increasing levels of ocean noise generated by military sonar, shipping, and oil and gas exploration are threatening dolphins and whales that rely on sound for mating, finding food and avoiding...
Protect Dive Tourism
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EFFORTS by Barbados and other Caribbean destinations to cash in further on the billion dollar dive tourism industry is under serious threat.
The twin culprits are coastal and marine pollution,...
Expedition To Help Protect Florida's Unique Oculina Deepwater Reefs 30 Years After Their Discovery
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On Tuesday, Oct. 3, scientists will begin a nine-day expedition to explore one of Florida's most vital but least familiar marine resources -- the spectacular deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina...
Call To Prevent Fish Bombing Activities In Borneo
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A number of strategies in preventing fish bombing activities from developing, spreading or happening in Brunei waters was suggested yesterday by Dato Awg Hj Mohd Hamid Bin Hj Mohd Jaafar, Permanent...
The Alarming State Of The World (and Its Oceans) ...
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The Living Planet Report is WWF's periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems - as measured by the Living Planet Index - and the human pressures on them through the consumption of...
Reef Ball Foundation Thailand Post-tsunami Coral Reef Restoration Project
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The Reef Ball Foundation in association with the government of Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources, Reef Ball Thailand, Racha and Racha Sea Masters needs your assistance with the Phuket Coral...
The North Carolina Aquariums Photo Competition
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The North Carolina Aquariums are looking for your best shots.
Each year, the stateaˆ™s three public aquariums get together to conduct an Underwater Photography competition. The contest is...
The North Carolina Aquariums Photo Competition
MONTHLY CONTESTS
The North Carolina Aquariums are looking for your best shots.
Each year, the stateaˆ™s three public aquariums get together to conduct an Underwater Photography competition. The contest is...
DPG Relaunch Guide
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Welcome to the New DivePhotoGuide.com! This new website represents a new era for DPG … and for the underwater photography and video communities, and the industry....
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