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Malaysia Hundreds of Fish Poisoned at Langkawi Aquarium The main section of Malaysia's largest aquarium has been shut after about 600 fish died - possibly as a result of sabotage. Langkawi police chief Mohamed Ali Jamaludin said the water in the tanks at Langkawi Underwater World smelt of gasoline and was believed to be contaminated with a pesticide or poison. |
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Corals threatened For the first time in history, the IUCN Red List of threatened species includes three corals.A study sponsored by Conservation International (CI) and implemented jointly with the IUCN (World Conservation Union) |
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A Yorkshire fisherman got more than he bargained for when he caught a large thresher shark, weighing 1,000lb just 200 yards off the Yorkshire coast. According to one newspaper, Pip Farline had to call other fishermen to help him haul in the shark. |
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Malta Wreck sunk for divers off Malta attracts looters A recently scuttled P-29 wreck has proved popular with divers, but it has also attracted looters who have been stealing whatever they can break off or unscrew. |
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For the third time the Monterey Bay Aquarium has placed a young white shark on public exhibition, the shark was caught accidentally with commercial fishermen gear off Southern California. |
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UK Creative UK underwater filmmaker and photographer dies Award-winning underwater filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist Mike Portelly, 55, died in early July after a long fight with cancer. |
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Researchers at the world's largest aquarium have found what is believed to be the world's largest gathering of whale sharks along the Mexican coast. |
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Japan. First manta ray born in captivity dies. The first manta ray born in captivity died just four days after its birth, officials at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium have revealed. The cause of death was probably its abusive father who constantly chased and slammed into the juvenile. The juvenile, a female was born larger than most adult humans at 6 feet (1.9 metres) across. Her mother has a wingspan of nearly 14 feet (4.2 metres). According to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in southern Japan, the juvenile was born after 374 days of gestation. |
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Dive for International Cleanup Day on 15 September and help protect underwater environments and wildlife from a growing tide of marine litter. |
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There is a group of young blacktip reef sharks that regularly visit the shallow waters off the tip of the Calumpon Peninsula, near Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. |
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