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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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, [...]
Ocean Hero: David Doubilet
Ocean Hero: David Doubilet Name: David Doubilet Place of Birth: New York, New York Current Home: Clayton, New York Occupation: Underwater photographer/photojournalist What did you want to be when you were growing up? Believe it or not I always wanted to be an underwater photographer. I began [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Sailfish On Capt. Mikes.
Some of our divers had the pleasure of seeing this magnificent fish while doing a deep stop, this is a picture of one of the four that were circling them. Just one of those times where it pays to look around while doing your safety stops, you never know what may swim by. Fast [...]
Hole in the Wall Dive April 27th.
Diving the Hole in the Wall off Jupiter is always an unusual dive. It is a popular dive site because the depth and proximity to the Gulfstream attracts many large pelagic visitors. For advanced divers, the Hole in the Wall offers a chance to explore a non-intimidating sandy bottom undersea cave. Within minutes across strong [...]
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