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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...

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 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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Pacific Rubbish Tip Because of a clockwise trade wind that circulates around the Pacific rim, a vast collection of rubbish, which covers an area larger than Australia, is gathering in the Pacific Ocean and research shows that it is growing larger.
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Philippines New Species Found in Philippines Waters

American and Philippine scientists may have discovered new marine species in the world's most biologically diverse regionDr. Larry Madin led the Inner Space Speciation Project in the Tawi Tawi area of the Celebes Sea in the south of the Philippines.
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International Clean Up Day makes a splash

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International Clean Up Day makes a splash

A children’s bicycle peddled its way to top of the list for most unusual rubbish collected on one small island whilst divers throughout Asia Pacific inspired children to keep beaches clean. Dive centres made a massive splash for trash for International Cleanup Day with over 1000 Project AWARE banners flying high for the biggest worldwide cleanup on record.

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One Fifth of World’s Corals Gone: Climate Change Battle to Rescue Remaining

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

Project AWARE’s International Cleanup Day 2008 a Huge Success

Starfish being used as frisbees in Grenada

Premium Sponsors for Project AWARE International Cleanup Day 20 September 2008

Galapagos

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)

Yorkshire fisherman lands thresher shark

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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US Monterey Bay Aquarium puts another great white shark on display

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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Researchers find largest known gathering of whale sharks off Mexico

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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Fate of Three Vulnerable Shark Species

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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