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The international volunteer diver organisation - formerly known as 'Ghost Fishing' - was founded in 2012 to locate and remove lost, snagged and entangled fishing gear or 'ghost fishing' equipment from our oceans and seas, across the globe.
,Duncan Simpson founded 'Project Baseline UK North Sea Wrecks' with the intention of surveying and documenting certain wrecks in the 30 m / 98 ft range, sunk between St Abbs Head, Berwickshire, Scotland and Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, Engl
,John Wheeler is based in Cornwall. The county benefits from several marine initiatives. "We are all in it together, so it is a not an issue if we dive the same patch.
,Read morePascal van Erp has created a radical and important aspect in our sport. Less than a decade ago the diving community was not really aware of ghost fishing, let alone ghost diving. Rosemary E Lunn
In the event you end up shivering uncontrollably underwater, it is time to end the dive, surface and warm up.
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The following individuals will serve three-terms.
A1: Manufacturing
Jenna Meistrell, Body Glove (elected 2021)
A2: Diver Certification and Training Agencies
,Jenna Meistrell worked for PADI as a marketing intern prior to her graduation from the University of San Diego, USA. She is currently the Brand Manager for Body Glove and Marquee Brands.
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The candidate would join the current Marketing Team to help expand and develop the company’s online capabilities to support their continued growth.
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Zoologist Douglas Bastos from the National Institute of Amazonian Research in Manaus, Brazil, and his team have captured video footage of Volta’s electric eels hunting in groups of more than 100.
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Coral reef fish start their lives as small, transparent larvae. After they hatch, they join a swirling sea of plankton and frequently get dispersed to different reefs due to ocean currents, waves and the wind.
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Australia, 11 January 2021: Entries are now open for the Underwater Tour Awards 2021. We have added two new awards this year to include not just photographers, but also creatives and eco-citizens everywhere.
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Researchers have known that an animal swimming parallel to a solid surface receive a subsequent boost in performance, thus allowing them to utilise less energy when moving around.
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Inspired by this, the engineers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick have developed a 3D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light, as well as a 3D-printed stretchy material that can reveal colours when the light changes.
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Research jointly conducted by The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS), Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) emphasises the importance of oyster reefs in mitigating some problems associated w
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Most of these sounds were measured at more than 21 kHz, which is beyond the range of human hearing of 20 to 20,000 hertz. A particular high-pitched whistle came in at 49.8 kHz.
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Called "active displacement" of fish, this behaviour usually takes place during collaborative hunting efforts that both the octopus and fish engage in.
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Currently, there are only 400 of these whales left in the wild.
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The coral sanctuary is a wildlife hotspot where species are thriving despite warming events that have killed their neighbours.
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Message from the organisers:
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