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The Sargasso Sea, a vast patch of mid-Atlantic Ocean renowned for its unique floating seaweeds, is finally being granted protection.
Read moreThe Indonesian government on Friday announced that manta rays within the archipelago's 5.8 million square kilometers (2.2 million square miles) of ocean will be protected from fishing and export.
Read moreUnlike the scientific findings that there are now recognized several different species of killer whale (orca) there is only one distinct species of basking shark, despite their wide ranging distribution.
Read moreBenzophenone-2 (BP-2) is an additive to personal-care products and commercial solutions that protects against the damaging effects of ultraviolet light.
Read moreNIWA marine ecologist Dr Leigh Torres is leading a team of blue whale researchers in the Bight on a journey that aims to collect critical data to enhance understanding of the blue whale population in the region.
Read moreThe researchers used a combination of DNA analysis and physical characteristics to identify the new species from seven specimens found stranded in Sri Lanka, the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), Palmyra Atoll in the Northern Line Islands near Hawai
Read moreNamed after the Araguaia river where it was found, the species is only the fifth known of its kind in the world.
Read moreMacroalgae are the dominant habitat-forming organisms on temperate coastlines, providing habitat and food to entire communities.
In recent decades, there has been a decline in macroalgal cover along some urbanised shorelines, leading to a shift from diverse algal forests to more simple turf algae or barren habitats.
Along the urban shores of Sydney, its disappearance is coincident with heavy sewage outfall discharges along the metropolitan coast during 1970s and 1980s. Despite significant improvements in water-quality since that time, Phyllospora has not re-established.
Read moreThis coveted award is widely recognised as the oldest and most prestigious in the diving industry.
Read moreIt is the phrase that Scuba Junkie Mabul Resort on the east coast of Borneo has been using over the last seven years when talking passionately about the area in which they take people diving on a daily basis, and about the sharks that they have be
Read more"We found that newborn sharks captured in the mid-1990s left the safety of the islands when they were between five and eight years old." explained Dr. Kevin Feldheim, the A.
Read moreThe discovery is based on the study of seven animals stranded on remote tropical islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans over the past 50 years.
Read moreIn order to show people the true nature of sharks on his dives, Jim specifically targeted those with the worst reputations. He was the first eco-tourism guide operator to do so.
Read moreAccording to common belief, at least up to now, humpback whales migrate to Antarctic waters only in the austral summer months.
Read moreWhile the population of bowhead whales off Greenland is estimated to be in the mere tens, they make up for the low numbers in songs.
Read moreEverybody today knows about muck diving—the concept of looking for strange and grotesque macro critters in coral-poor areas with medium or downright bad viz—but not everybody knows this is where it all began, circa 15 years ago.
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