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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for August, 2008 « Previous Entries Shipwreck fuels invasion of unwanted species Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Aggressive invaders are spreading through a coral reef in Hawaii thanks to a shipwreck that ran aground in the remote Palmyra Atoll in 1991. Researchers believe that iron leaching from the ship is fuelling the invasion. And now they are calling for shipwrecks to be removed from sensitive ecosystems elsewhere. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Update: Diving in Madagascar Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, lies off the southeast coast of Africa. The SCUBA Travel Guide now lists more dive companies on our Madagascar page. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Pacific dives recover novel fish Friday, August 29th, 2008 Marine biologists being filmed for a BBC TV series have confirmed an astonishing 13 new fish species on a single expedition in the Pacific Ocean. The haul comes from deep dives made across reefs in Micronesia. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Thousands of sharks and turtles wiped out for tinned tuna Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Tinned tuna sellers John West are relying on fishing methods responsible for wiping out thousands of sharks and turtles every year - including some rare and threatened species. The UK's largest seller of tinned tuna has been ranked bottom of an environmentally friendly tinned tuna league table due to the use of these destructive fishing methods used to catch its tuna. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Coastal “dead zones” spread globally, study finds Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 "Dead zones" in coastal waters - regions of ocean floor so deprived of oxygen that most marine life cannot survive - are spreading worldwide at an alarming pace, scientists said on Thursday. Driving the trend are nitrogen and phosphorous from chemical agricultural fertilizers that reach coastal waters after flowing off farm fields and into streams and rivers, according to the study published in the journal Science. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Humpback whale on road to recovery Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries

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