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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for May, 2009 « Previous Entries Next Entries » New initiative to reduce shark deaths Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Today, the Shark-Marina, a not-for-profit company launches its strategy to prevent the deaths of millions of vulnerable and endangered species of shark. The initiative aims to win over the fishing community by working with game fishing societies, tackle manufacturers, competition sponsors and marinas. The Shark-Free Marina Initiative works by prohibiting the landing of any caught shark at a participating marina, promoting catch-and-release fishing. Posted in Diving | Comments Off World’s Largest Leatherback Turtle Population Found Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 An international team of scientists has identified a nesting population of leatherback sea turtles in Gabon, West Africa as the world's largest. The research estimated a population of between 15,730 and 41,373 female turtles using the nesting beaches. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Coral Triangle could Disappear Monday, May 18th, 2009 If the world does not take effective action on climate change, coral reefs will disappear from the Coral Triangle by the end of the century, according to the WWF. The Coral Triangle, just one per cent of the earth's surface, includes 30 per cent of the world's coral reefs, 76 per cent of its reef building coral species and more than 35 per cent of its coral reef fish species as well as vital spawning grounds for other economically important fish such as tuna. It sustains the lives of more than 100 million people. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Ultrasound weapon wipes out toxic algal blooms Monday, May 18th, 2009 Red tides and other poisonous algal blooms are vulnerable to a blast of high-frequency sound, researchers show. Posted in Diving | Comments Off High Human Impact Ocean Areas Along U.S. West Coast Revealed Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States. "Every single spot of the ocean along the West Coast," said Ben Halpern, a marine ecologist, "is affected by 10 to 15 different human activities annually." Posted in Diving | Comments Off SCUBA News 108 Now On-Line Monday, May 11th, 2009 Issue 108 of SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) is now freely available on-line. Featuring Deep Sea Corals, diving Australia, SCUBA bestsellers and underwater news from around the world. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries Next Entries »

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