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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for February, 2008 « Previous Entries Warmer World May Mean Less Fish Friday, February 29th, 2008 Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world's dwindling fish stocks a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Robotic glider feeds off ocean temperatures Thursday, February 28th, 2008 A seagoing glider that harvests heat energy from the ocean to propel itself is being used to explore the undersea environment off Puerto Rico, say US researchers. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Update: Diving in Zanzibar Thursday, February 28th, 2008 More information on the diving and dive centres of Zanzibar is now on the SCUBA Travel site. "Was like being in the Red Sea, with the big difference that we have always been the only divers on each one of the dives in the water...We saw all this stuff that you usually never see, sea horses, ghost pipe fish, 10 different kinds of nudi's, 8 different kinds of scorpion fish inclding crocodile fish, mauritius scorpion fish, weedy scorpio fish, leaf fish, frog fish and all in one dive!". Posted in Diving | Comments Off Tuna fisheries facing a cod-like collapse Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 The collapse of north Atlantic cod populations could provide an important lesson for preventing tuna from suffering a similar fate worldwide, researchers say. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Corruption in fisheries - from bad to worse Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Corruption in global fisheries is compounding the devastating effects of overfishing - and the problem could get worse, according to The World Conservation Union (IUCN). Fisheries corruption undermines the ability of scientists to know how many fish are removed from the oceans, causing inaccurate stock assessments. Fisheries managers are therefore far more likely to approve total allowable catches that are higher than those that would be based on sound scientific advice. Posted in Diving | Comments Off SCUBA News 93 now Online Monday, February 25th, 2008 You can now read Issue 93 of SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) online at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/scubanews93.html Featuring a new competition to win Red Sea dive guides, an interview with diving author Tomas Kendrick, diving in Thailand, SCUBA bestsellers and the latest diving news from around the world. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries

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