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Scuba News..because we can’t be underwater all the time
Archive for August, 2008Pacific Shellfish Ready To Invade AtlanticFriday, August 22nd, 2008
As the Arctic Ocean warms this century, shellfish, snails and other animals from the Pacific Ocean will resume an invasion of the northern Atlantic that was interrupted by cooling conditions three million years ago, predict Geerat Vermeij, professor of geology at the University of California, Davis, and Peter Roopnarine at the California Academy of Sciences.
New Manta Ray Species Discovered, Expert SaysThursday, August 21st, 2008
What scientists call the manta ray is actually at least two distinct species with unique behaviors and lifestyles, a scientist announced recently. The more commonly known manta ray is smaller and more easily seen, usually staying near coasts. Little is known about a second, larger species that avoids contact with humans and seems to have wider migration patterns. It also has evolutionary remnants of a spine and a harmless, non-stinging barb on its tail.
Boycott Mediterranean bluefin tuna, before it’s too late says WWFWednesday, August 20th, 2008
Mediterranean bluefin tuna is on the brink of commercial and biological collapse, driven by the uncontrolled demand for its high quality meat for sushi around the world. The root cause lies in decades of mismanagement. But the solution is now in the hands of restaurant owners, chefs, retailers and consumers, like you, to bring this magnificent species back from the brink.
SCUBA News #99 Now OnlineTuesday, August 19th, 2008
Issue 99 of SCUBA News is now freely available on-line. Featuring the Caribbean Island of Dominica, Mozambique, Taiwan and the pick of the diving news from around the world.
Update: Underwater Photos of the MaldivesMonday, August 18th, 2008
More fantastic marine photos of the Maldives are now in the SCUBA Travel Gallery.
Robot Vehicle Surveys Deep Sea Off Pacific NorthwestThursday, August 14th, 2008
The first scientific mission with Sentry, a newly developed robot capable of diving as deep as 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) into the ocean, has been successfully completed by scientists and engineers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of Washington (UW).
The vehicle surveyed and helped pinpoint several proposed deep-water sites for seafloor instruments that will be deployed in the National Science Foundation's planned Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI).
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