August 25 2008 HawaiiArchaeologists have located British whaler sunk by bad weather in 1837 off Kure Atoll Artefacts from the remains of a wreck believed to be of the British whaling vessel Gledstanes lost for 171 years have been found off Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The artefacts include four large anchors, cannons and cannonballs. The Gledstanes is the fourth whaling vessel found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, evidence of the area's significance as a 19th-century whaling area.  The divers who found the shipwreck were taking part in the 2008 Maritime Heritage Expedition, sponsored by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries.  Full story...

February 18 2009 Cayman IslandsNew International scuba Diving Hall Of Fame Inductees The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) has recognized four international pioneers and two Cayman Island honorees for their contributions to the recreational scuba diving industry. In a ceremony held on Grand Cayman Island on January 29, 2009, awards for the Inductees and local Ministry of Tourism Honorees were presented by the Hon. Charles E. Clifford, JP, Minister for Tourism, Environment, Investment & Commerce in Cayman.  The Honorable Minister praised the newest Inductees as dedicated and professional individuals who have taken their love for diving and applied it through various disciplines to promote awareness of the aquatic environment, maintain the admirable safety record of diving, and establish a foundation for the worldwide development of the sport.  The evening’s Master of Ceremonies was Leslie Leaney, President of the Historical Diving Society in the US. Leslie is a NOGI award winner and member of the Board of Directors for the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.  International Inductees for 2009 are: more..  Full story...

February 3 2009 AustraliaAre YOU the Face of Australia?The Underwater Channel (UWC) in association with PADI is looking for you! The Underwater Channel (www.theunderwaterchannel.tv) in association with PADI (www.PADI.com) are looking to light up diving in Australia for UWC’s viewers around the world!  To do so we have launched an international competition to find an experienced and knowledgeable Aussie diver with bags of confidence and charisma to join The Underwater Channel’s team of presenters (aka Faces!) around the world to become the Face of Australia.  After an initial pre-selection of 6 semi-finalists a series of TV programs will be broadcast on UWC with a UWC/PADI judging panel who will feature the videos and comment (in a friendly fashion) upon the applications!  The viewing public will then be invited to vote, first for the semi-finalists and finally for the winner!   The Face of Australia will be chosen by our viewers!more...  Full story...

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Scuba diving community implements 2000 new actions for reef conservation in 2008

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Fate of Three Vulnerable Shark Species
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Trade in sawfish has been banned but two endangered species of sharks failed to win protection at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in The Hague. The proposal to list the spiny dogfish and the porbeagle shark failed to get the two-thirds majority needed for listing.
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UK - British scientists from Southampton’s National Oceanography Centre who intentionally
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Whale sighting in the Firth of Forth
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Unusually, a humpback whale has been spotted in the Firth of Forth.

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Fishermen net swordfish, bigeye tuna
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Fisherman Peter Dent found a Mediterranean swordfish thrashing about in his salmon net a
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Giant leatherback's 5,000-mile journey
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Ireland - When a leatherback turtle became entangled in lobster pots off the holiday resort of
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Catastrophe in Mediterranean Sea
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Lebanon - Israeli air strikes on the Lebanese power plant at Jiyyeh south of Beirut on July 13
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Coelacanths for dinner?
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Tanzania - Due to poor catches fishermen have been trawling much deeper off Tanzania and
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Reefs to recover in 10 years
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Asia - A report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network claims that most coral reefs
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'State of calamity' after oil tanker sinks
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Philippines - The island province of Guimaras has declared a ’state of calamity’ after what
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