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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Endangered Grand Banks cod catch doubles in 2008 September 28th, 2009 Halifax, Canada: The amount of cod caught on the Grand Banks this past year exceeded the 420 tonnes bycatch reduction target set by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) by 119% Posted in Diving | Comments Off Killer Whales Die without Salmon September 25th, 2009 When you mention killer whales, the image of one ambushing a terrified seal often springs to mind. But there are populations of killer whales who live exclusively on fish. And not on just any fish: they are very specialised in which fish they will eat. If their chosen fish declines in numbers, the whales decline in numbers too. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Italian researchers find rare black coral forest September 23rd, 2009 Researchers have found one of the largest forests of rare black coral in the world off southern Italy and a related coral species never before studied in its natural habitat. The coral is at a depth of 50-100 metres between mainland Italy and the island of Sicily. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Diving honeymoon groom has sentence increased September 22nd, 2009 American man, David Watson, who swam off as his new wife died on the ocean floor during a honeymoon diving trip will spend an extra six months in jail after a court upheld an appeal. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2009 Low September 22nd, 2009 The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Scotland adopts CCTV discard monitoring system September 21st, 2009 The Scottish government has decided to experiment with the controversial CCTV camera monitoring system and place cameras on fishing boats in an effort to reduce discards. This comes five weeks after a one-year-long CCTV camera test drive was shown by the Danish to reduce discards in the North Sea. Meanwhile, the fishing community is split -- opponents argue the initiative is an invasion of privacy, while supporters say it will prove that discard estimates, currently at 1 million tonnes per year just in the North Sea, are exaggerated. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries Next Entries »

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