When CEOs met underwater to discuss marine conservation
When CEOs met underwater to discuss marine conservation Arya UR| Apr 11, 2017, 12.00 AM IST When it comes to saving marine life and the oceans, what better venue to conduct a conference on conservation than underwater? The trend kicked off in Maldives when the country’s government conducted the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting in 2009, off the…
MEXICO: SAVE THE VAQUITAS
MEXICO: SAVE THE VAQUITAS Name Email CountryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, DPRCongo, PRCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgistanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Kitts-NevisSt. LuciaSt. Pierre…
Join the fight against the invasive lionfish
Join the fight against the invasive lionfish I have written a lot recently about ocean and species conservation, from global to local concerns. One issue that fits both categories is the rapid expansion of lionfish in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. These fish, which have no natural predators, have recently been found in Italy getting ever closer to British shores….
Sperm Whales Found Dead In Germany, Stomachs FULL Of Plastic And Car Parts
Sperm Whales Found Dead In Germany, Stomachs FULL Of Plastic And Car Parts May 11, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment Twenty-nine sperm whales were found stranded on shores around the North Sea, an area that is too shallow for the marine wildlife. Only recently were details of the animals’ necropsy released. However, scientists were deeply disturbed by what they found in the animals’…
Scuba diving, the sport of couch potatoes?
Scuba diving, the sport of couch potatoes When learning to scuba dive, many of the lessons we learn intuitively suggest that regular exercise isn’t an essential part of being a good diver; don’t fight against the current, relax (as much as possible), keep your arms in check and don’t try to mix exercise with diving. In fact, there’s…
Nitrox Scuba Diving Guide
Nitrox Scuba Diving Guide Nitrox diving can greatly extend dive times, but be aware of the risks BY JOHN BRUMM APRIL 7, 2013 iStockphoto The cool thing about nitrox diving is that you can either substantially stretch out your time at depth, or you can build a sizable safety cushion into your dive plan. You see them everywhere these…
Fish recorded singing dawn chorus on reefs just like birds
Fish recorded singing dawn chorus on reefs just like birds Bat fish balladNorbert Probst/Getty By Greta Keenan The ocean might seem like a quiet place, but listen carefully and you might just hear the sounds of the fish choir. Most of this underwater music comes from soloist fish, repeating the same calls over and over. But when the calls of different fish overlap,…
25 Years of Action for the Ocean
25 Years of Action for the Ocean Blow out the candles! We’re 25 years strong! PROJECT AWARE NEWS By Domino Albert, Project AWARE Communications Manager 5 APRIL 2017 | 12:36 PM Like many divers, I have a strong personal affinity for the ocean. For me, that connection originally came from the PADI® system of diver education. As I advanced…
Great Barrier Reef at ‘terminal stage’: scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data
Great Barrier Reef at ‘terminal stage’: scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data ‘Last year was bad enough, this is a disaster,’ says one expert as Australia Research Council finds fresh damage across 8,000km • ‘Australia’s politicians have betrayed the reef and only the people can save it’ Christopher Knaus and Nick Evershed Sunday 9 April 2017 22.01 BSTLast modified on Monday…
Dive tours of the Titanic wreck to begin in 2018
By Kathryn Curzon Apr 4, 2017 If you’ve got the cash — $105,129 to be exact — you can become one of only a few people to ever participate in a dive tour of the Titanic, starting in 2018 Luxury travel company Blue Marble Private will offer diving expeditions to the world-famous Titanic wreck site beginning in May 2018. For a mere $105,129 per person, tourists…
