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	<title>Scuba News</title>
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	<description>..because we can't be underwater all the time</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Divers plunder wrecks in the &#8216;graveyard&#8217; of the Atlantic</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/07/divers-plunder-wrecks-in-the-graveyard-of-the-atlantic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Diving</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Divers are plundering the wrecks of vessels sunk during the Second World War in an area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic".  The stretch of seabed off North Carolina and Virginia contains up to 90 wrecks, most lying at relatively shallow depths, offering divers and maritime historians unique opportunities for exploration.

 However, experts have warned that the wrecks are increasingly being disturbed by divers, some of whom are removing items to keep as souvenirs. 

Weapons and other artefacts have been looted and divers are even said to have removed the skeleton of a German sailor from a sunken U-boat in the area. 

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Divers are plundering the wrecks of vessels sunk during the Second World War in an area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic".  The stretch of seabed off North Carolina and Virginia contains up to 90 wrecks, most lying at relatively shallow depths, offering divers and maritime historians unique opportunities for exploration.

 However, experts have warned that the wrecks are increasingly being disturbed by divers, some of whom are removing items to keep as souvenirs. 

Weapons and other artefacts have been looted and divers are even said to have removed the skeleton of a German sailor from a sunken U-boat in the area. 

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		<title>Scientists Use Naval Exercises to Learn More About How Marine Mammals React to Sonar</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/06/scientists-use-naval-exercises-to-learn-more-about-how-marine-mammals-react-to-sonar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/06/scientists-use-naval-exercises-to-learn-more-about-how-marine-mammals-react-to-sonar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SCUBA News...</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Diving</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using satellite-linked and underwater listening tags to monitor movement and behavior, NOAA and partnering scientists tagged more than thirty individual marine mammals of four different species. They measured how deep-diving marine mammals feed, interact with one another, dive and respond to sounds in their environment in this pioneering pilot project carried out in conjunction with the Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 exercises. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Using satellite-linked and underwater listening tags to monitor movement and behavior, NOAA and partnering scientists tagged more than thirty individual marine mammals of four different species. They measured how deep-diving marine mammals feed, interact with one another, dive and respond to sounds in their environment in this pioneering pilot project carried out in conjunction with the Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 exercises. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Red Sea in Egypt to be Plastic Bag Free</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/05/red-sea-in-egypt-to-be-plastic-bag-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/05/red-sea-in-egypt-to-be-plastic-bag-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Diving</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor of the Red Sea in Egypt has decreed that the Red Sea will be the first plastic bag free Governorate with effect from 1st January 2009. This decree represents a considerable step forward in tackling the issues caused by excess rubbish and in particular plastic bags in the Red Sea.
 
Plastic bags pose a massive hazard to birds, turtles, dolphins and other marine creatures that are killed in alarming numbers each year after swallowing or becoming entangled in plastic bags blown out to sea. Turtles easily mistake plastic bags for yummy jellyfish. Once in the stomach, the indigestible plastic wraps itself around the intestines of the creature and it slowly starves to death. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Governor of the Red Sea in Egypt has decreed that the Red Sea will be the first plastic bag free Governorate with effect from 1st January 2009. This decree represents a considerable step forward in tackling the issues caused by excess rubbish and in particular plastic bags in the Red Sea.
 
Plastic bags pose a massive hazard to birds, turtles, dolphins and other marine creatures that are killed in alarming numbers each year after swallowing or becoming entangled in plastic bags blown out to sea. Turtles easily mistake plastic bags for yummy jellyfish. Once in the stomach, the indigestible plastic wraps itself around the intestines of the creature and it slowly starves to death. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update: Diving India</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/05/update-diving-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More on the diving around India, especially the Lakshadweep Islands, is now on the SCUBA Travel site. Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands, 200-300 miles off the west coast of India in the Arabian Sea. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[More on the diving around India, especially the Lakshadweep Islands, is now on the SCUBA Travel site. Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands, 200-300 miles off the west coast of India in the Arabian Sea. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Randy male fish try to dupe the competition</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/04/randy-male-fish-try-to-dupe-the-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/04/randy-male-fish-try-to-dupe-the-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlantic molly fish go for less fertile females if another male is present, in a bid to trick the other male into choosing a poorer-quality mate.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Atlantic molly fish go for less fertile females if another male is present, in a bid to trick the other male into choosing a poorer-quality mate.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Archaeology Underwater: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/02/archaeology-underwater-the-nas-guide-to-principles-and-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/02/archaeology-underwater-the-nas-guide-to-principles-and-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SCUBA News...</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Diving</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New book provides a comprehensive summary of the archaeological process as applied in an underwater context. Containing extensive practical advice and information, including how to get involved, basic principles, essential techniques and approaches, project planning and execution, publishing and presenting, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in nautical archaeology. With "Underwater Archaeology" the Nautical Archaeology Society reveals the real underwater treasure - a rich cultural heritage that has helped shape the world in which we live.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[New book provides a comprehensive summary of the archaeological process as applied in an underwater context. Containing extensive practical advice and information, including how to get involved, basic principles, essential techniques and approaches, project planning and execution, publishing and presenting, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in nautical archaeology. With "Underwater Archaeology" the Nautical Archaeology Society reveals the real underwater treasure - a rich cultural heritage that has helped shape the world in which we live.
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		<title>First sea survey of remote isle</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/01/first-sea-survey-of-remote-isle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/08/01/first-sea-survey-of-remote-isle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Diving</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What lies beneath the waters around an island forming Scotland's most remote national nature reserve is to be surveyed for the first time.  Divers will investigate kelp seaweed forests and sea caves used by grey seals at North Rona, 47 miles north of the Butt of Lewis in the Western Isles. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What lies beneath the waters around an island forming Scotland's most remote national nature reserve is to be surveyed for the first time.  Divers will investigate kelp seaweed forests and sea caves used by grey seals at North Rona, 47 miles north of the Butt of Lewis in the Western Isles. 
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		<title>Acidic Oceans</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/07/31/acidic-oceans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine chemist Andrew Dickson plans to purchase and deploy an autonomous buoy-mounted sensor to study the effect increasingly acidic ocean water could be having on ecosystems in the California Current. Recently published findings by other researchers have indicated a disturbing upwelling of acidic waters into coastal regions that support sea urchins, abalone and other marine invertebrates whose ability to form shells could be impaired by the corrosive water. Dickson said recent discoveries like that underscore the need for more detailed measurements. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine chemist Andrew Dickson plans to purchase and deploy an autonomous buoy-mounted sensor to study the effect increasingly acidic ocean water could be having on ecosystems in the California Current. Recently published findings by other researchers have indicated a disturbing upwelling of acidic waters into coastal regions that support sea urchins, abalone and other marine invertebrates whose ability to form shells could be impaired by the corrosive water. Dickson said recent discoveries like that underscore the need for more detailed measurements. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>U.S. coral reefs under threat, report finds</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/07/29/us-coral-reefs-under-threat-report-finds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/07/29/us-coral-reefs-under-threat-report-finds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Half of U.S. coral reefs are in poor or fair condition, threatened by climate change and human activities like sports fishing, shipping and the release of untreated sewage, a U.S. government report has said. Reefs in the Caribbean, in particular, are under severe assault and coral in the U.S. Virgin Islands and off Puerto Rico had not recovered from 2005, when unusually warm waters that led to massive bleaching and disease killed up to 90 percent of the marine organisms on some reefs.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Half of U.S. coral reefs are in poor or fair condition, threatened by climate change and human activities like sports fishing, shipping and the release of untreated sewage, a U.S. government report has said. Reefs in the Caribbean, in particular, are under severe assault and coral in the U.S. Virgin Islands and off Puerto Rico had not recovered from 2005, when unusually warm waters that led to massive bleaching and disease killed up to 90 percent of the marine organisms on some reefs.
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		<title>Marine bill &#8216;can strike balance&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/07/25/marine-bill-can-strike-balance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iscubagear.com/news/2008/07/25/marine-bill-can-strike-balance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energy investment in Scotland's seas can be balanced with protecting marine wildlife and seabirds, the Scottish Government has claimed. The comments came as Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead launched a consultation on Scotland's Marine Bill. Campaigners urged the government to use a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to protect the marine environment. They want the bill to include strong measures to protect seas around the country and the wildlife they contain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Energy investment in Scotland's seas can be balanced with protecting marine wildlife and seabirds, the Scottish Government has claimed. The comments came as Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead launched a consultation on Scotland's Marine Bill. Campaigners urged the government to use a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to protect the marine environment. They want the bill to include strong measures to protect seas around the country and the wildlife they contain.]]></content:encoded>
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