Diving News
Jason Heller | Nov 25, 2007 2:00 AM
More than 250 dolphins were beached and died late last week on Boa Vista, one of the islands of the Cape Verde archipelago
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Jason Heller | Nov 25, 2007 2:00 AM
At the recent DEMA show, Mares introduced its new dive watch: Force. An extensive feature list makes this both a stylish and quality timepiece exclusively Mares
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Jason Heller | Nov 25, 2007 2:00 AM
Bigeye tuna are under threat because authorities are failing to recognize the dire extent of overfishing. If protection measures are not put in place, says WWF and TRAFFIC, the tuna stocks are at serious risk of collapse
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Jason Heller | Nov 24, 2007 2:00 AM
An enormous submarine landslide that disintegrated 60,000 years ago produced the longest flow of sand and mud yet documented on Earth An enormous submarine landslide that disintegrated 60,000 years ago produced the longest flow of sand and mud yet documented on Earth
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Jason Heller | Nov 24, 2007 2:00 AM
The great white shark is among 30 species of sharks and rays fast swimming toward oblivion in the Mediterranean Sea, a new report warns
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Jason Heller | Nov 24, 2007 2:00 AM
A minke whale that got lost and swam some 810 miles (1,300 kilometers) up the Amazon River died after a failed effort to capture it and transport it back to the ocean, an environmental official said Wednesday
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Jason Heller | Nov 23, 2007 2:00 AM
At the urging of the Department of State-led U.S. delegation to the United Nations, member states last week agreed to strengthen protections for vulnerable and endangered shark populations around the world
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Jason Heller | Nov 23, 2007 2:00 AM
The US has added its voice to international criticism of Japan's largest-ever whaling expedition
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Wendy Heller | Nov 15, 2007 3:00 AM
The European Commission has approved the extension of protected sites throughout Europe, a move that environmental groups believe will improve conservation efforts to protect the continent's most seriously threatened habitats and species.
The 4,225 newly designated Natura 2000 sites of specially protected areas cover about 90,000km2 - an area roughly the size of Portugal - within four bio-geographical regions
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Wendy Heller | Nov 15, 2007 3:00 AM
Call it the ocean that time forgot. About 400 million years ago, the Rheic Ocean played a big role in Earth's history. When this massive body of water closed, the Appalachians were lifted to Himalayan heights and the planet's continents slammed together to form the supercontinent of Pangaea. Dinosaurs and early mammals evolved to traverse the large swath of land, spreading life to every corner of the globe
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