Coral Reefs Begin to Recover in the Maldives Nov. 11/12 In the News Source: Miniva News Byline: Luke Powell Scientists have witnessed a “promising” recovery in the coral reefs around the Maldives, a recent survey has revealed. Meaning ‘little boy’ in Spanish, El Niño is a phenomenon which damaged more than 95 per cent of [...]
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Invasive Plastic Hitchhikers
Posted by Jonathan Waterman in Ocean Views on October 15, 2012 (0) Share on email More » Invasive Plastic Hitchhikers on a plastic ball collected Sunday October 14. Photo by Matt Ecklund We’re ten days and 690 nautical miles out from the nearest land in California. In that time, we’ve conducted 21 [...]
Bohio Resort Grand Turk May 11th – May 18th 2013
Bohio Resort is the Best Grand Turk Beachfront Hotels & Dive Operation. Jupiter Dive Center is going to Grand Turk for warm sunny days, crystal clear blue water, white sand beaches, a great atmosphere, and some of the best scuba diving in the world. If that’s what you’re after, look no further than [...]
Brac Reef Resort Cayman Brac July 13th-20th 2013
Come join us at the Brac Reef Resort July 13th-20th 2013 . Come dive at the Brac Reef Resort Cayman Brac July 13th-20th 2013. 7 Nights accommodations double occupancy. Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. 6 days 2 tank morning boat dives. 5 days 1 tank afternoon boat dives. Round trip airport transfers. Government [...]
Jump-start Coastal Economy After Hurricane Sandy
Community Supported Fisheries Can Jump-start Coastal Economy After Hurricane Sandy Posted by Village Fishmonger in Ocean Views on November 5, 2012 In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, local food networks, including local fisheries, need your help. Last week, we spread the word about funding disaster relief efforts for fisheries and fishery-related businesses. Now, [...]
Tips for Safer Boat Diving
Tips for Safer Boat Diving By Capt. Joe Thomas Staying safe from a boat captain’s point of view In my 25 years of running dive boats out of Key Largo, Fla., I have noticed that most of the problems divers experience fall into two categories: inattention to detail and inadequate situational awareness. Inattention Tighten straps, [...]
Big Things Cruise Off Florida’s Palm Beaches
By Walt Stearns It’s a hot, sunny day in late August. The seas are almost flat, and they’re tinted an inviting shade of blue. Three miles off the coast of Jupiter, Fla., the Republic IV swings its bow to the south, moving up current of our intended dive site: a grouping of a freighter (Zion [...]
Cathay Pacific Bans Shark Fin from Cargo Flights
Cathay Pacific bans shark Fin from Cargo Flights , responding to pressure from an array of environmental groups in Asia, has announced that it will no longer carry shark fin on its cargo flights. “This is a milestone in our efforts to end the trade of products like shark fin in Hong Kong. The city [...]
Lemon sharks ‘learn’ skills by watching each other
By Matt Bardo Reporter, BBC Nature Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sharks tracked by surfing robot In pictures: Tagging tiger sharks Lemon sharks in feeding frenzy Lemon sharks have the ability to learn from each other’s behaviour, scientists have found. The team compared the performance of inexperienced juvenile sharks working with both trained [...]
Brac Reef Resort, Cayman Brac December 8th – 15th 2012
Come join us at the Brac Reef Resort. October 8th 2012 we still have a few spaces left for this trip. Come dive Cayman Brac December 8th -15th 2012. 7 Nights accommodations double occupancy. Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. 6 days 2 tank morning boat dives. 5 days 1 tank afternoon boat dives. Round [...]
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