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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for December, 2007 « Previous Entries Good News on Green Turtles Sunday, December 30th, 2007 This week in Global Ecology and Biogeography, encouraging news has emerged for one of the world's largest marine herbivores, the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). A new study shows that long-term protection of the sea turtles' nesting beaches is successful in achieving increases in the green turtle populations. Posted in Diving | Comments Off study concludes that global warming is killing off coral Friday, December 28th, 2007 If world leaders do not immediately engage in a race against time to save the Earth's coral reefs, these vital ecosystems will not survive the global warming and acidification predicted for later this century. That is the conclusion of a group of marine scientists from around the world in a major new study published in the journal Science. Posted in Diving | Comments Off New IMAX Film: DOLPHINS AND WHALES Thursday, December 20th, 2007 Filmmakers and environmentalists Francois and Jean-Jacques Mantello and ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau are pleased to announce they have joined forces on the new 3D documentary film DOLPHINS AND WHALES 3D: Tribes of the Ocean, which will be released at IMAX (R) Theatres. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Thistlegorm re-opens to divers Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Following an intense operation, conservation work to preserve the wreck of the Thistlegorm has been successful and finished on schedule. Diving boats and operators can now make use of the new mooring system. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Diving Ecotourism benefits nature and reduces poverty Monday, December 17th, 2007 Ecotourism, sometimes criticised as the voyeuristic indulgence of rich first-worlders, really does benefit the environment and the people who live in protected areas. A review of four marine conservation initiatives shows that they have helped reduce poverty and created tourism-based jobs. The report, Nature's Investment Bank, is based on interviews with more than 1000 people in four recently protected marine zones in Fiji, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. In every case, the conservation schemes had boosted fish catches and helped create new jobs. Posted in Diving | Comments Off SCUBA News #91 is now Online Friday, December 14th, 2007 Latest issue of SCUBA News includes competition to win a dive guide to the Red Sea wrecks, an article on diving the Banda Sea and Spice Islands of Indonesia and all the diving news from around the world. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries

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