http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/news/marine.php News and articles relating to marine issues in South Africa and abroad. Features on ports, shipwrecks, strandings and shipping. en-us http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/imgs/pics-greatwhitecagediving-sm.jpg http://www.divesouthafrica.co.za/news/marine.php 80 80 News and articles relating to marine issues in South Africa and abroad. Features on ports, shipwrecks, strandings and shipping. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/peter-benchley-man-who-loved-sharks.html Peter Benchley, who died at age 65, was the very model of a pulp writer. The grandson of Robert Benchley, the humorist and Algonquin troubadour, and the son of Nathaniel Benchley, the novelist, Peter had one truly inspired idea that he proceeded to pound into the ground for nearly three decades. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/peter-benchley-man-who-loved-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/australia-researchers-tag-grey-nurse.html Researchers are tracking two grey nurse sharks in the waters off south east Queensland in a bid to protect the endangered species. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/australia-researchers-tag-grey-nurse.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/sharks-future-in-doubt-as-they-shun.html Fears for the future of the world's sharks have been raised by research which suggests their territory is smaller than previously thought. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/sharks-future-in-doubt-as-they-shun.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/shark-attacks-down-in-2005-but-up-over.html Worldwide shark-attack numbers fell in 2005 for the fifth year in a row. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/shark-attacks-down-in-2005-but-up-over.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/look-at-giant-squid-cannibals-or-kinky.html Until now experts believed that Giant Squid were cannibalistic. This conclusion was based on the fact that they discovered pieces of other Giant Squid in the stomachs of specimens studied. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/look-at-giant-squid-cannibals-or-kinky.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/thousands-of-giant-squid-wash-up-on.html Authorities began removing hundreds of tons of squid that washed up on a beach in southern Chile and were in a process of decomposing, police said Friday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/thousands-of-giant-squid-wash-up-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/australia-ningaloo-reef-may-go-world.html Western Australia is closer to asking for World Heritage protection for Ningaloo Reef, one of the world's most pristine marine environments. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/australia-ningaloo-reef-may-go-world.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/world-shark-attacks-dipped-in-2005.html Assertive and even aggressive human behavior could explain why shark attacks worldwide dipped last year, continuing a five-year downward trend in close encounters with the oceanic predators, new University of Florida research suggests... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/world-shark-attacks-dipped-in-2005.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/worldwide-shark-attacks-down-in-2005.html The number of fatal and nonfatal shark attacks worldwide dropped in 2005, continuing a five-year trend, researchers said Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/worldwide-shark-attacks-down-in-2005.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-do-tiger-sharks-eat-more.html Take a dive with researchers in Australia's Shark Bay to find out why tiger sharks make more meals of the sleek, high-flying loggerhead sea turtle than its slower bottom-swimming cousin, the green sea turtle. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-do-tiger-sharks-eat-more.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/galapagos-tour-operator-banned-for-two.html The regulatory authority of the Galapagos National Park suspended Celebrity Xpeditions from operating tours in the Galapagos Islands for two months as a consequence of an illegal shark-fishing incident. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/galapagos-tour-operator-banned-for-two.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/caribbean-atoll-boasts-treasure-trove.html An underwater mountain with some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean has been found by scientists. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/caribbean-atoll-boasts-treasure-trove.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/research-needed-on-marine-sound.html Research into the effect of sound in the oceans on marine mammals should be commissioned by the UK Government, a report recommends. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/research-needed-on-marine-sound.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/epic-odyssey-of-great-white-shark.html A female great white shark tagged in waters off South Africa has completed the first known transoceanic trip for an individual shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/epic-odyssey-of-great-white-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/project-aware-whale-shark-project.html Project AWARE Foundation, the dive industry's leading non-profit environmental organisation has recently joined forces with ECOCEAN a marine conservation group dedicated to the conservation of the whale shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/project-aware-whale-shark-project.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/great-white-sharks-are-really-grey.html Australian Broadcasting began a new series this month designed to teach the public many fascinating facts about great whites and the shark family as a whole. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/great-white-sharks-are-really-grey.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/egypt-awarded-shark-guardian-of-year.html Due to the campaign, led by HEPCA and supported by the Red Sea Governate, The National Parks of Egypt, the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, to secure a decree banning shark fishing in the whole of the Egyptian Red Sea, in order to protect the shark population and environment of Egypt, the Shark Project has named Egypt as the Shark Guardian of the Year 2006. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/egypt-awarded-shark-guardian-of-year.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/satellite-tags-to-solve-hammerhead.html How far would you go to save a species? When it comes to great hammerhead sharks, Wes Pratt shows more mettle than most. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/satellite-tags-to-solve-hammerhead.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/rare-megamouth-shark-netted-in.html Hundreds of residents of Bayawan City in southern Oriental Negros woke up yesterday to the sight of the biggest fish they ever saw following the accidental capture by fishermen of a rare five-meter megamouth shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/rare-megamouth-shark-netted-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/great-barrier-reef-coral-severely.html Scientists warned on Friday that high ocean temperatures linked to global warming had caused severe coral bleaching in parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/02/great-barrier-reef-coral-severely.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/south-africa-shark-victims-long-wait.html Mauled and bleeding after a shark attack on the Wild Coast, a Scottburgh man watched his emergency air ambulance circling vainly above Mthatha Airport for more than an hour, unable to rescue him because no one was around to switch on the runway landing lights. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/south-africa-shark-victims-long-wait.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/scientists-fear-calamity-for-marine.html Worried about the future of some marine species or other? Well, noble though your concerns are, there could be a much more emphatic disaster looming. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/scientists-fear-calamity-for-marine.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/australia-fears-that-oil-spill-may.html A fisheries conservationist has raised concerns about the possibility of an oil spill in the Gladstone Harbour in central Queensland reaching the Great Barrier Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/australia-fears-that-oil-spill-may.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/deep-sea-fish-species-decimated-in.html At least five species of deepwater exotic fish - only caught since the 1970s - are now on the critically endangered list, according to Canadian scientists. The researchers say many other species are likely to be similarly endangered and, worse, there seems little hope of saving them. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/deep-sea-fish-species-decimated-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/australia-gladstone-oil-spill-tragedy.html As the multi-million dollar clean-up of Queensland's worst oil spill in more than 30 years moves into its second day, the focus is turning to the environmental impact. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/australia-gladstone-oil-spill-tragedy.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/white-shark-taggers-team-up-for-topp.html The blue whale carcass undulated with the swell, a huge, pale and nutrient-packed spread for the hungry denizens of top predators patrolling the waters around the Farrrallon Islands. A gift from the sea to Scot Anderson of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, who works the area each fall, identifying and tagging white sharks... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/white-shark-taggers-team-up-for-topp.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/worlds-biggest-fish-shrinking.html Whale sharks spotted off the coast of Australia are getting smaller, researchers have said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/worlds-biggest-fish-shrinking.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/japan-grapples-with-invasion-of-giant.html A slimy jellyfish weighing as much as a sumo wrestler has Japan's fishing industry in the grip of its poisonous tentacles. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/japan-grapples-with-invasion-of-giant.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/nicaragua-bans-freshwater-shark.html Nicaragua banned freshwater fishing of bull sharks and sawfish on Tuesday because of alarming population declines, and said it wants neighboring Costa Rica to impose a similar prohibition. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/nicaragua-bans-freshwater-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/officials-using-dna-to-identify.html Law enforcement agents are using a genetic test - similar to those used by investigators in popular television programs - to identify fins and other products from the highly protected Great White Shark, according to an article published in the journal Conservation Genetics... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/officials-using-dna-to-identify.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/australia-calls-for-shark-patrols-as.html Shark patrols must be urgently re-introduced, experts warned yesterday, as hotter than average summers and a plentiful supply of food leads to a surge in sightings of the man-eaters along the coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/australia-calls-for-shark-patrols-as.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/marine-passions-dvd-released.html Encounter worlds beyond imagination and submerge your senses in this visual extravaganza. Marine Passions breaks new ground in underwater imagery. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/marine-passions-dvd-released.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/indias-coral-reef-film-highlights.html A film of the amazing and beautiful coral islands in India filmed by a group of environmentalists will be shown at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC). The film focuses on the key role of the ecosystem and the importance of its protection. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/indias-coral-reef-film-highlights.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/tabu-waters-protecting-fijis-great-sea.html Dakuwaqa, the Polynesian shark god, would have heard the ruckus coming from the small village of Naduri in a verdant corner of the Fijian archipelago on the morning of a new beginning. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/tabu-waters-protecting-fijis-great-sea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/bull-sharks-blamed-for-swimmers-death.html A bull shark - and perhaps a group of the animals - is thought to have been responsible for the fatal attack on a young swimmer off Queensland, Australia on 7 January. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/bull-sharks-blamed-for-swimmers-death.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-shark-species-found-in-gulf.html Ichthyologists have described a new species of shark from the Gulf of California. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-shark-species-found-in-gulf.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/genetic-test-reveals-illegal.html Law enforcement agents are using a genetic test - similar to those used by investigators in popular television programs - to identify fins and other products from the highly protected Great White Shark, according to an article published in the journal Conservation Genetics. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/genetic-test-reveals-illegal.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/coral-planting-project-to-save.html Budding undersea colonies are being planted around Singapore in an effort to reforest some of the world's most silt-filled waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/coral-planting-project-to-save.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/marine-reserves-good-for-coral-reefs.html Marine reserves give a boost to coral reefs as well as fish stocks, new research shows. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2006/01/marine-reserves-good-for-coral-reefs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/whale-shark-sightings-in-musandam-oman.html Whale Sharks were sighted over the last weekend in the beautiful waters of the Musandam region, Oman. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/whale-shark-sightings-in-musandam-oman.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/researchers-whale-shark-food-foraging.html Researchers in Belize using electronic tagging on whale sharks have finally solved a marine mystery and discovered where the sharks find food. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/researchers-whale-shark-food-foraging.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/ocean-census-reveals-weird-and.html The world beneath our oceans is a mystery only just starting to be revealed but if the carnivorous sponge is any indication, it must be pretty weird down there. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/ocean-census-reveals-weird-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/basking-shark-granted-international.html The basking shark has been granted international protection, following an agreement of world leaders at a conference in Kenya in November. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/basking-shark-granted-international.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/deep-sea-gardens-discovered-everywhere.html Ocean explorers are uncovering a whole gaggle of new undersea gardens from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean powered by nothing but hot water, and rich in both exotic life and valuable ores. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/deep-sea-gardens-discovered-everywhere.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/australia-great-white-sharks-to-be.html Great White sharks may soon be tracked along the metropolitan coastline using sonar or satellite technology. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/australia-great-white-sharks-to-be.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/giant-jellyfish-invasion-off-japan.html Giant jellyfish called Echizen kurage have invaded territorial waters off Japan, China and South Korea, prompting a top-level summit to deal with the menace. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/giant-jellyfish-invasion-off-japan.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/australia-great-white-shark-attacks.html Robert Hogg, his son James and a friend have had a terrifying brush with a 4m Great White Shark. The trio were enjoying a "relaxing day in the boat" when a shark launched out of the water and tore into a bait bag attached to their 5.4m fibreglass boat. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/australia-great-white-shark-attacks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/sharks-may-be-extinct-in-decade.html Shark nets may reduce the incidence of attacks on swimmers but they are drastically diminishing general marine populations http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/sharks-may-be-extinct-in-decade.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/interesting-facts-on-stinging-fire.html Fire corals are so called because of their powerful stinging hairs or nematocysts. These are used primarily for defence against fish like parrotfish which would otherwise nibble the coral. However, they are strong enough to injure divers who brush their skin against them, causing burning and itching. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/interesting-facts-on-stinging-fire.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/two-headed-marine-turtle-found-in.html A deformed two-headed olive ridley sea turtle hatchling was found on a beach on Costa Rica's northwest Pacific coast, leading experts to believe that contaminants, increased temperatures possibly resulting from climate change and other factors may be at play. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/12/two-headed-marine-turtle-found-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/nets-killing-800-whales-and-dolphins.html Fishing nets are killing up to 800 whales, dolphins and porpoises every day, according to latest research. A team of marine experts from universities and conservation in the UK and US said bycatch was the biggest danger cetaceans faced. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/nets-killing-800-whales-and-dolphins.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-fishing-under-scrutiny.html Northern Territory scientists are about to start a three-year study into the sustainability of shark fishing in Australia's northern waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-fishing-under-scrutiny.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/womb-with-view-to-save-grey-nurse.html Scientists have begun working on an artificial uterus to breed the endangered grey nurse shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/womb-with-view-to-save-grey-nurse.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-leaders-working-to-save-sharks.html The UK is pressing world governments to agree to new measures ensuring the survival of the increasingly rare Basking shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-leaders-working-to-save-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/swimming-with-dolphins-lifts.html Swimming with dolphins can be a therapy for people with depression, a new study finds. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/swimming-with-dolphins-lifts.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/3491-australians-sign-petition-for.html PEOPLE of Eyre Peninsula want to swim at the front beach again; but only after signs and sirens to warn of sharks are installed, according to three local mothers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/3491-australians-sign-petition-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-poachers-defy.html Machineguns and machetes are being used in a growing conflict between Australia and Indonesian pirate boats poaching sharks for the lucrative Chinese market. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-shark-poachers-defy.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-georgia-aquarium-hopes-to-breed.html Georgia Aquarium officials say they want to breed whale sharks - the biggest fish on earth - at the Atlanta fish tank, a never-attempted feat that would push the bounds of known aquatic science. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-georgia-aquarium-hopes-to-breed.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-cape-warned-of-increased.html The great White shark tagged off Bailey's Cottage between St James and Muizenberg on Saturday, spent much of Sunday morning cruising slowly in circles off Muizenberg beach. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-cape-warned-of-increased.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-faulty-tag-blamed-as.html Researchers tracking the Great White shark that was tagged in False Bay on Saturday could not locate it on Monday because of a fault with the acoustic tag. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-faulty-tag-blamed-as.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-green-groups-keeping-tabs.html A small fault with an acoustic tag that researchers attached to a Great White shark on Saturday is causing difficulty in tracking the shark when the water is rough. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-africa-green-groups-keeping-tabs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-african-policeman-attacked-by.html A local policeman came a bad second on Tuesday against a ragged-toothed shark when he tried to catch the awesome predator in the sea in Jeffrey's Bay. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-african-policeman-attacked-by.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cayman-islands-extensive-coral.html The annual coral spawning that occurs every Fall/Autumn in the Caribbean was not interrupted nor effected by the 2004 Hurricane Ivan. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/cayman-islands-extensive-coral.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-hurricanes-drive-sea-turtle.html It wasn't the kind of record-breaking year sea turtle observers were hoping for across Southwest Florida. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/usa-hurricanes-drive-sea-turtle.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-marine-code-for-wildlife-watchers.html Dolphin, whale and seal watchers are to be subject to a new code of conduct to ensure that they do not harm the animals and environment they have come to see. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/uk-marine-code-for-wildlife-watchers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-new-shark-species-discovered.html Scientists have described a new species of shark in the waters of northern Australia. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-new-shark-species-discovered.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/star-search-program-used-to-trail.html Scientists have used a technique for pinpointing an object's location in the night sky to identify and track whale sharks in the Earth's oceans. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/star-search-program-used-to-trail.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-fish-species-found-by-divers-in.html A new species of fish has been discovered on Fiji's Great Sea Reef. The new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus sp.) was found during a 12-day expedition of the reefs by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) divers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-fish-species-found-by-divers-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fears-for-future-of-grey.html The New South Wales Conservation Council says the grey nurse shark is teetering on the edge of extinction because of commercial and recreational fishing. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fears-for-future-of-grey.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharks-have-mammal-like-muscles.html University of British Columbia scientists say some sharks have swimming muscles that only work at relatively high temperatures -- much as do mammals' muscles. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/sharks-have-mammal-like-muscles.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/japan-great-white-shark-found-floating.html A 4.8-meter-long great white shark was found floating in a canal last week Wednesday, local government and police officials said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/japan-great-white-shark-found-floating.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-four-wheel-drives-and.html The NSW Government has banned the use of four-wheel-drives and surfboards to land great white sharks from the beach. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-four-wheel-drives-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fishing-for-great-white.html After a recent Current Affairs show featuring fishermen deliberately targeting juvenile Great White Sharks, the NSW Fisheries Minister, Ian Macdonald, has moved to ban the practice. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/11/australia-fishing-for-great-white.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/disorientation-seen-in-mass-australia.html The death of about 110 stranded whales in the southern Australian state of Tasmania was probably caused by the animals becoming disoriented in confusing coastal waters, officials said on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/disorientation-seen-in-mass-australia.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/more-than-130-whales-die-on-tasmanian.html A third pod of whales stranded themselves on a remote Tasmanian beach on Wednesday even as wildlife officials and about 100 volunteers struggled to keep the earlier survivors afloat. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/more-than-130-whales-die-on-tasmanian.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/south-africa-researchers-hope-to-lure.html Shark researchers will use a tuna tail as bait in shallow water in Fish Hoek in Cape Town to get close enough to a Great White shark to tag it. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/south-africa-researchers-hope-to-lure.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/tasmania-dozens-more-whales-have.html Scores of pilot whales have died in the second mass stranding of the huge marine mammals in 24 hours on the Australian island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/tasmania-dozens-more-whales-have.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/tasmania-mass-whale-and-dolphin.html Up to 60 whales and dolphins have been reported stranded on a remote beach in southern Australia, a wildlife official said on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/tasmania-mass-whale-and-dolphin.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/surfer-fights-off-great-white-shark.html Surfer Christiaan "Stiaan" van Zyl, 20, of Brackenfell, was flown to Groote Schuur Hospital by helicopter on Saturday after being attacked by a shark in chest-deep water near Gansbaai. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/surfer-fights-off-great-white-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/shark-attack-victim-twice-bitten-but.html It is said that one of the most exclusive clubs in the world is reserved for survivors of shark attacks. If that's the case, Gabriel "Gabie" Botha must belong to the most exclusive club in the world - he has survived two shark attacks. And it is believed he is the only person alive to have done so. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/shark-attack-victim-twice-bitten-but.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/shark-attack-near-gansbaai.html A swimmer was attacked by a shark near Gansbaai on Saturday, close to waters popular among shark cage diving operators. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/shark-attack-near-gansbaai.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/australia-shark-alert-at-popular-beach.html Lifeguards closed two beaches early today after a 3m shark approached a boat training just off-shore. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/australia-shark-alert-at-popular-beach.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/are-sharks-switching-prey-to-humans.html A prominent South Australian marine biologist says a rise in the number of shark attacks on humans over the past 80 years could indicate sharks are starting to see humans as a food source. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/are-sharks-switching-prey-to-humans.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/hawaii-surfer-fights-off-tiger-shark.html The man is uninjured in an incident off Maui that officials believe involved a tiger shark. The shark punched out of the water, its nose hitting Clayton Sado's knee, its teeth driving into the 22-year-old's surfboard. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/hawaii-surfer-fights-off-tiger-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/east-african-coral-reefs-at-risk-as.html Global warming is taking a toll on coral reefs off east Africa, which will likely be killed off in a few decades if sea surface temperatures continue to rise, a leading researcher warned on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/east-african-coral-reefs-at-risk-as.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/company-strives-to-develop-shark.html Protecting, not killing them, is focus, founder says... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/company-strives-to-develop-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/new-irish-footage-shows-titanic.html AMAZING new footage of the sunken Titanic taken during an Irishman's poignant dive to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, has uncovered how the ship is rusting away. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/new-irish-footage-shows-titanic.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/hirricane-rita-cancelled-october.html Hurricane Rita passed south of the Keys before roaring into the Gulf. Although "only" a category 1 storm at the time, wave heights reached nearly 30 feet off Key Largo. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/hirricane-rita-cancelled-october.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/australia-plans-to-count-great-whites.html A PROGRAM to count white pointer sharks that was launched in Port Lincoln this week could protect the community from shark attacks by identifying shark "hotspots". http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/australia-plans-to-count-great-whites.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/cruelty-of-man-dogs-used-as-shark-bait.html If only the story about live dogs being used as shark bait on a remote French island could have been a hoax. Sadly, it isn't. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/cruelty-of-man-dogs-used-as-shark-bait.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/usa-scientists-to-study-bull-sharks.html Scientists have tagged four young bull sharks to monitor their travel and try to determine how the sharks decide where to live. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/usa-scientists-to-study-bull-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/tour-operator-angered-over-shark-hunt.html The tenuous balance between the travel industry, conservation authorities and native fisherman in the Galapagos Islands was rocked when photographs of Celebrity Xpeditions employees displaying freshly killed sharks became public and the Naturalist Guides Association of Galapagos sent a letter to the Galapagos National Park urging strong action. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/tour-operator-angered-over-shark-hunt.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/hidden-sponges-influence-coral-reef.html Marine organisms hidden in caves, such as sponges, play an important role in the nutrient cycle of coral reefs. In his recent research findings, Dutch biologist Sander Scheffers contends that they may, in fact, play the most important role in sustaining and feeding coral reefs. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/hidden-sponges-influence-coral-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/why-whale-sharks-spots-could-help-save.html Why a whale shark's spots could help save its skin Computer software developed by astrophysicists to locate stars and galaxies in the night sky could help save the whale shark - whose spotted skin is like a starry sky - from extinction, according to new research published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/why-whale-sharks-spots-could-help-save.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/envisat-to-help-save-coral-reefs.html Australian researchers have discovered that Envisat's MERIS sensor can detect coral bleaching as far as ten meters deep. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/envisat-to-help-save-coral-reefs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/great-white-shark-travels-11-000-km.html A female Great White shark has been recorded doing the long haul South Africa-to-Australia round trip in 99 days, the department of environmental affairs and tourism (DEAT) said on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/great-white-shark-travels-11-000-km.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/making-ocean-safer-for-humans-and.html In October 2003, two marine biologists watched transfixed as a huge Great White shark cruised past their boat towards a "picture-postcard beach packed with playing children, fussing mothers and bouncing beach balls". http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/making-ocean-safer-for-humans-and.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/south-africa-great-white-sharks-move.html Shark watchers along the False Bay coast say several Great Whites were seen among the breakers less than 60m from the shore during the peak December holiday period. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/south-africa-great-white-sharks-move.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/australia-five-fold-rise-in-shark.html Jake Heron was preparing to catch the last wave of the day when the ocean's most feared predator struck. Erupting from the water beside him, the great white shark bit deep into his right arm and leg. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/australia-five-fold-rise-in-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/shark-finning-banned-in-north-west.html WWF, together with Defenders of Wildlife and the Ocean Conservancy, have welcomed a decision adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) to ban shark finning. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/10/shark-finning-banned-in-north-west.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/great-barrier-reef-may-need-shade.html Metres of shade cloth could cover our precious Great Barrier Reef in future to protect it from coral bleaching. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/great-barrier-reef-may-need-shade.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/japan-first-ever-images-of-bus-sized.html Japanese zoologists have made the first recording of a live giant squid, one of the strangest and most elusive creatures in the world. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/japan-first-ever-images-of-bus-sized.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/deep-diving-whale-shark-secret.html Hi-tech electronic tags on whale sharks, the world's largest fish, have revealed how and where they find food. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/deep-diving-whale-shark-secret.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-surfer-fights-off-great_26.html Australians marvelled on Monday at the valour of a surfer who fought a four-metre Great White shark and survived with only a few gashes to his legs. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-surfer-fights-off-great_26.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/scientists-document-unusual-gathering.html The biggest shark in the sea comes here for an all-you-can eat buffet. Just off this remote speck of land three hours north of Cancun, whale sharks mass by the hundreds each summer in a spectacle only recently discovered by scientists. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/scientists-document-unusual-gathering.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/twenty-shark-facts-fact-vs-fiction.html The history of sharks dates back millions of years. Mankind's fascination with sharks is a mix of myth and reality, fact and superstition, and it is punctuated with fear of the unknown. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/twenty-shark-facts-fact-vs-fiction.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-test-tube-sharks-on-way.html Australian scientists are hoping to develop techniques that would allow them to produce 'test-tube' grey nurse sharks, in a bid to save the species from terminal decline. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-test-tube-sharks-on-way.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/usa-white-shark-project-left-empty.html The project, directed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, has not caught any sharks this year for its research on the great white. One shark that was caught by a fisherman off Huntington Beach died after it was transferred to a holding pen off the shores of Malibu. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/usa-white-shark-project-left-empty.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-killer-whales-spotted-off.html There was a rare sight for whale watchers on the Gold Coast yesterday, when they came across a group of killer whales. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-killer-whales-spotted-off.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/japan-first-whales-killed-in-japan.html Japanese whalers have killed the first of 60 whales in their 2005 coastal hunt off the north coast of Japan, which started early in September. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/japan-first-whales-killed-in-japan.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/uk-lost-nets-prove-death-traps-for.html A "GHOST" fishery in the deep waters off the west coast of Scotland and Ireland is causing incalculable damage to vulnerable species of shark, delegates at a key fisheries conference will be warned this week. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/uk-lost-nets-prove-death-traps-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-shark-attacks-spark-kill-or.html The attacks on surfer Jake Heron and marine biologist Jarrod Stehbens in the past few weeks, both in waters off South Australia state, have sparked an emotional debate in Australia over whether the great white, the ocean's fiercest predator, should be culled. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-shark-attacks-spark-kill-or.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-zealand-labour-wants-to-protect.html Labour wants to add the great white shark to the list of endangered species, which would protect them against big game fishermen. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-zealand-labour-wants-to-protect.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/scotland-sharks-bask-in-climate-change.html Climate change and warmer coastal waters are thought to have caused a massive increase in the number of basking sharks feeding in Scottish waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/scotland-sharks-bask-in-climate-change.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/role-of-sponges-in-sea-greater-than.html Marine organisms hidden in caves, such as sponges, play an key role in the nutrient cycle of coral reefs. Dutch biologist Sander Scheffers believes their role is very significant. Her findings may identify valuable information that ecologists can use to protect coral reef habitats... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/role-of-sponges-in-sea-greater-than.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/caribbean-lionfish-on-increase-warn.html Poisonous lionfish which were swept into Bermuda in the wake of Hurricane Andrew 13 years ago could be breeding and multiplying in the island's waters, scientists have warned. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/caribbean-lionfish-on-increase-warn.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/mexico-tracking-elusive-whale-shark.html The biggest shark in the sea comes here for an all-you-can-eat buffet. Just off this remote speck of land three hours north of Cancun, whale sharks mass by the hundreds each summer in a stunning spectacle only recently discovered by scientists. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/mexico-tracking-elusive-whale-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-shark-poachers-increasing-in.html Increasing Asian demand for shark fin soup is leading to fishing boats sneakily catching sharks in NSW waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-shark-poachers-increasing-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/up-close-and-personal-with-sharks-in.html Nestled in the heart of Malaysia's bustling capital Kuala Lumpur, the Aquaria KLCC caused great excitement when it opened its doors in August to unveil five menacing sand tiger sharks from South Africa in an underwater walkway measuring 90m in length. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/up-close-and-personal-with-sharks-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-rush-for-anti-shark-pulse.html TWO shark attacks in South Australian waters in the past two weeks have triggered a rush for an anti-shark pulsing device that is said to deter killer great whites. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-rush-for-anti-shark-pulse.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/sharktrust-article-kill-or-be-killed.html IT'S feeding time in the waters around Port Lincoln. Great white sharks detour off the shark "highway", following tuna pens and boats as they come into shore, drawn by the blood trailing in the water. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/sharktrust-article-kill-or-be-killed.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/norwegian-whaling-update-killing.html Following a catalogue of measures designed to reach the overall quota, in a last desperate bid the Norwegian authorities have extended the whaling season by a whole month, with the hope that the total 2005 quota of 796 minke whales will be killed by the end of September. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/norwegian-whaling-update-killing.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-cruise-ship-refloated-after.html A cruise ship has been refloated after running aground onto sand at the Isle of Pines in the south of New Caledonia on Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-cruise-ship-refloated-after.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/fluorescent-chain-catshark-caught-on.html Science never sleeps, even when facing down a hurricane. Luckily for a handful of deep sea explorers, they've found a rather unusual nightlight. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/fluorescent-chain-catshark-caught-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/cornell-marine-biologists-persistence.html Thanks to the doggedness of a Cornell University marine biologist, researchers have discovered that one of Maine's most important fishing areas has been invaded by an alien tunicate, or sea squirt, that could threaten the commercial fishing industry there. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/cornell-marine-biologists-persistence.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-whale-freed-from-gold-coast.html A young whale has been freed from shark nets off Queensland's Gold Coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-whale-freed-from-gold-coast.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/south-africa-more-oiled-penguins.html Car owners may have good reason for having some oil-related complaints these days, but it is the African penguin that is really entitled to complain about the "black gold". http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/south-africa-more-oiled-penguins.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/uk-rare-giant-turtle-spotted-off.html The sighting of a 1.83m-long leatherback turtle off the Suffolk coast last week has excited marine conservationists. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said the world's largest turtle is rarely seen in colder waters away from the Gulf Stream. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/uk-rare-giant-turtle-spotted-off.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/thailand-netted-shark-kills-fisherman.html A two-metre long shark bit to death a Cambodian crewman while he attempted to untangle a Thai trawler's drag net on deck, media reports said on Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/thailand-netted-shark-kills-fisherman.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/south-african-salvors-hope-to-rescue.html South African salvage experts and divers have been sent to the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans to aid the mammoth effort to resurrect the storm-ravaged United States' oil industry after Hurricane Katrina. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/south-african-salvors-hope-to-rescue.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/fishermen-wrecking-coral-treasures-of.html Modern deep-water fishing techniques are seriously damaging huge sections of cold water coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland's west coast, a marine biologist said on Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/fishermen-wrecking-coral-treasures-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-minister-moves-to-further.html Western Australian Environment Minister Judy Edwards has flagged tougher rules to keep people away from female whales and calves which come close to shore. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-minister-moves-to-further.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-calls-for-shark-culls.html The Primary Industries Department in South Australia has rejected calls for a shark cull in waters around Port Lincoln. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-calls-for-shark-culls.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-thousands-sign-anti-whaling.html A petition to save whales from commercial or scientific whaling will be presented to the New South Wales Parliament next week. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-thousands-sign-anti-whaling.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/study-finds-arctic-depths-teeming-with.html The remotest depths of the Arctic ocean are surprisingly full of life, including previously unknown species of jellyfish and worms, according to a scientific team that just finished exploring the area. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/study-finds-arctic-depths-teeming-with.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-surfer-fights-off-great.html Sydney: A 40-year-old surfer fought off a 4m great white shark and survived with cuts to his arm and thigh. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australia-surfer-fights-off-great.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-camera-identifies-unknown-sea.html After fleeing in the face of Hurricane Katrina, ocean researchers have returned to the Gulf Mexico where they are getting a revealing new look at the deep sea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-camera-identifies-unknown-sea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/uk-shark-sighting-is-no-cause-for.html Bathers and surfers should not be alarmed by a reported sighting of a blue shark off the Cornish coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/uk-shark-sighting-is-no-cause-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/hidden-depths-secret-world-of-britains.html Scientists have discovered a dramatic maritime habitat right on our doorstep. But it is being bulldozed by trawlers faster than we can explore its treasures. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/hidden-depths-secret-world-of-britains.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/pacific-ocean-thriving-coral-reef.html Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for, according to e-mail dispatches they sent Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/pacific-ocean-thriving-coral-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-research-reveals-extent-of-coral.html EUROPE'S deep-water coral reefs - comparable to tropical coral reefs in the rich diversity of species they support - are being systematically destroyed by trawler nets, a new survey by marine biologists has revealed. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-research-reveals-extent-of-coral.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/south-africa-much-loved-dolphin-kani.html uShaka Marine World has been dealt a major blow with the death of one of its dolphins. The staff are mourning the death of beloved Vukani, who died on Friday after a long illness. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/south-africa-much-loved-dolphin-kani.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australias-great-barrier-reef-wonder.html On June 27, 2000 history was made when the Olympic flame went underwater at the Great Barrier Reef. A lamp was specifically designed for this leg of the relay and marine biologist Wendy Craig Duncan swam with the torch among the coral and fish of Agincourt Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/australias-great-barrier-reef-wonder.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/costa-rica-press-release-apparent-tax.html The Costa Rican organizations PRETOMA, APREFLOFAS and FECON today are filing an official denouncement before the Director of Customs for apparent tax evasion by foreign vessels of 2 million dollars on shark fins landed in Costa Rica. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/costa-rica-press-release-apparent-tax.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/no-such-thing-as-man-eater-think-of.html EXPERTS say the killer shark would not be the same beast that killed surfer Nick Peterson in waters off West Beach last December. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/no-such-thing-as-man-eater-think-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/costa-rica-and-nicaragua-turtles.html Thousands of endangered green turtles, which receive the highest protection in Costa Rica and neighbouring countries, are being killed by unregulated and unsustainable commercial fishing operations in Nicaragua, according to a new study. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/costa-rica-and-nicaragua-turtles.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/norwegian-government-lifts-quota.html As the 2005 Norwegian whaling season drew to a close, the Norwegian government called for the lifting of the maximum kill quota within the country's EEZ, in a desperate last-minute attempt to see that the 2005 quota of 796 minke whales could be filled. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/09/norwegian-government-lifts-quota.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-humpback-whale-population-on.html Researchers say the humpback whale population is slowly increasing but it needs to be protected from commercial whaling. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-humpback-whale-population-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-carrier-breaking-apart-in.html The bulk carrier Kiperousa that ran aground near East London on June 7 with a cargo of tropical hardwood logs has begun to break up in heavy seas. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-carrier-breaking-apart-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seven-sailors-hauled-to.html Seven men were hauled to safety in a dramatic sea rescue in icy waters between Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seven-sailors-hauled-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/caribbean-urged-to-do-more-to-protect.html Caribbean countries have been told that the tourism industry could face severe economic problems in the future as a result of coastal and marine pollution. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/caribbean-urged-to-do-more-to-protect.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-reefs-escape-severe-damage-by.html Almost 90% of coral reefs hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami escaped severe damage, according to research. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-reefs-escape-severe-damage-by.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-visitors-to-myrtle-beach-take-shark.html Visitors to the Grand Strand's beaches say this week's two shark bites aren't deterring them from getting in the water, and local scientists say that's the right response for such an unlikely occurrence. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-visitors-to-myrtle-beach-take-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-drama-captured-on-camera.html Aerial photographer Tim Voorheis captures a rare event as killer whales, at bottom, harass agitated right whales last month about 35 miles east of Nantucket. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-drama-captured-on-camera.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wave-of-marine-species-extinctions.html Scientists once thought the oceans were so vast there was little risk of marine species becoming extinct; they no longer believe that theory. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wave-of-marine-species-extinctions.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-dramatic-rescue-after-men.html Two men were washed off the breakwater at Kalk Bay Harbour and injured, one of them seriously, seconds after fishermen had yelled at them to get clear. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-dramatic-rescue-after-men.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-swimmers-fear-seas-silent.html LOCALS and visitors to Adelaide's beaches yesterday said they would not be swimming in the Gulf in the near future, if at all. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-swimmers-fear-seas-silent.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/killer-whales-await-prey-with-baited.html Killer whales which set traps to catch seagulls have become the third known animal species to possess "cultural learning" - a skill that is transmitted to other members of their group. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/killer-whales-await-prey-with-baited.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seafarers-warned-of-freak.html A vicious storm is blowing up at sea to the south of the country and the maritime industry has been warned to take precautions. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-seafarers-warned-of-freak.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-use-new-methods-to-track.html There are fish in the sea, but many species are over-exploited, aren't evenly distributed and some, like the clownfish of "Finding Nemo" fame, are in high demand for tropical aquariums. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-use-new-methods-to-track.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-dolphins-and-seals-spotted-in.html Dolphins, seals and porpoises are among the more unexpected visitors to London's River Thames and its estuary, a survey revealed on Wednesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-dolphins-and-seals-spotted-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-red-tide-kills-turtles-in-record.html It's been a bad year for sea life, and particularly endangered species, along the Southwest Florida coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-red-tide-kills-turtles-in-record.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-sharks-in-danger-of-extinction.html Scientists fear that overfishing and habitat destruction is wiping out ocean species... http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-sharks-in-danger-of-extinction.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/debris-site-yields-new-clues-about.html Explorers have found a previously unknown site scattered with artifacts from the Titanic that could shed new light on the final moments of the world's most famous ocean liner. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/debris-site-yields-new-clues-about.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-nap-in-afternoon.html Box jellyfish take a rest in the middle of the afternoon, according to Australian research. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-nap-in-afternoon.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/humpback-whales-movements-make-history.html For the first time, a genetic study has followed a humpback whale from one ocean basin to another, adding to the knowledge of whales' migratory patterns. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/humpback-whales-movements-make-history.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/canada-northern-community-allowed-to.html Hunters from Repulse Bay in eastern Nunavut prepared Sunday to harpoon a bowhead whale for the first time in decades, after federal officials approved a hunt on the at-risk species. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/canada-northern-community-allowed-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reefs-changing-colour-in-andaman-sea.html The phenomenon of coral bleaching is emerging as the leading threat to coral reefs in the Andaman Sea, just as they recovered from the effects of last December's tsunami, marine biologists warned yesterday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/reefs-changing-colour-in-andaman-sea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-invade-globe-thanks-to.html There are exotic Frankenfish in the Potomac, unbearably noisy foreign frogs in Hawaii, and the destructive spiny water fleas that have snuck into northern lakes. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/jellyfish-invade-globe-thanks-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-kiperousa-breaking-up.html The bulk carrier stranded on the coast near East London and her heavy cargo are causing concern as bad weather hampers the removal of potentially hazardous logs. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-kiperousa-breaking-up.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-anglers-help-with-tagging-sharks.html Fishermen off the coast of west Wales are catching and tagging sharks as part of a major research project. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-anglers-help-with-tagging-sharks.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-man-eater-shark-sighting-error.html Amorous basking sharks are being blamed for a spate of sightings of potentially dangerous mako sharks off Cornwall. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-man-eater-shark-sighting-error.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-marine-garden-of-eden-is-discovered.html Deep under the steel-grey water of the Inner Hebrides, a multi-coloured marine Eden is taking shape thanks to 30-year fishing ban, The Independent on Sunday has discovered. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-marine-garden-of-eden-is-discovered.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-chinese-sailors-safe-in.html A daring helicopter rescue staged from George in high winds and heaving seas brought two Chinese sailors to safety after they were injured when a giant wave hit their ship. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-chinese-sailors-safe-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/iceland-2005-whale-hunt-ends-39-whales.html The Icelandic Marine Resources Institute (Hafro) is reporting that the 2005 whaling season has closed, with the last whale being killed on the morning of 17th August. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/iceland-2005-whale-hunt-ends-39-whales.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-creatures-discovered-off.html New marine research has uncovered unidentified deep sea creatures and underwater canyons off the Western Australian coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/deep-sea-creatures-discovered-off.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-media-briefing-cornish-man.html In the wake of a succession of alleged sightings of exotic shark species off the Cornish coast, the Shark Trust expresses considerable concerns over the ongoing press coverage of these events and the potential damage this might cause not only for Cornish tourism interests, but equally for the welfare of local sharks. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-media-briefing-cornish-man.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-jaws-fever-continues.html Press Release from The Shark Trust on supposed recent bull shark sighting off Cornwall: Shark fever reaches new levels with claimed sighting of Bull Shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-jaws-fever-continues.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tug-boat-to-tackle-groundings-on-great.html The Federal Government will station a tug boat in north Queensland to respond to accidents on the Great Barrier Reef. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tug-boat-to-tackle-groundings-on-great.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/unique-sighting-of-fin-whales.html Just days after the sighting of around 2,000 dolphins off the west Wales coast, a school of giant fin whales has been spotted fishing in the Irish sea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/unique-sighting-of-fin-whales.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharklife-save-whale-shark-campaign.html This is an interesting article by SharkLife on Whale Sharks and conserving these beautiful creatures. This follows soon after they published an article about the killing of a whale shark in Zanzibar recently. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharklife-save-whale-shark-campaign.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-whale-shark-dilemma.html Shark Trust members will have read in the latest edition of Shark Focus about the Whale Sharks kept in captivity in Osaka, Japan, and about how the author had a dilemma between the personal satisfaction of seeing these beautiful animals and the practical, ethical and moral implications of keeping them in captivity. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-trust-whale-shark-dilemma.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-barrier-reef-damaged-by-cyclone.html A Devastating cyclone which hit Australia in March damaged 10 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists revealed yesterday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-barrier-reef-damaged-by-cyclone.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-covered-penguins-on-dyer-island.html More than 150 oiled African penguins have been found on Dyer Island and elsewhere on the southern Cape coast in the past few days, raising fears of a big oil slick in the area. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-covered-penguins-on-dyer-island.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/thailand-post-tsunami-coral-reef.html The Reef Ball Foundation aided in the post tsunami coral reef restoration by introducing 5 artificial reefs comprised of over 250 designed coral seeded artificial reef modules, called "Reef Balls" to Butok Bay, off Racha Island in Phuket, Thailand. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/thailand-post-tsunami-coral-reef.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/large-numbers-of-dolphins-seen-off.html A large congregation of common dolphins has been seen off the Pembrokeshire coast, Wales. Some are estimating that they are there in their thousands. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/large-numbers-of-dolphins-seen-off.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/alien-jellyfish-hitch-ride-on-ships.html Exotic jellyfish from Japan and Europe are stowing away on ships and thumbing a free ride to Australia, new research suggests. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/alien-jellyfish-hitch-ride-on-ships.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/noaa-national-marine-sanctuary-program.html The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program unveiled a new free online resource that highlights the diverse marine life of America's ocean and Great Lakes treasures. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/noaa-national-marine-sanctuary-program.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-rig-in-deep-sea-drama-crew.html "It was a matter of two minutes or two degrees, and we would have been dead," says one of the crew of Pride South Seas about Sunday night's oil-rig drama about 120km from Mossel Bay. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/oil-rig-in-deep-sea-drama-crew.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-mother-comes-to-wayward-calfs.html A 15m female humpback whale risked beaching herself on Monday as she went to the rescue of her floundering young calf in shallow waters off Australia's east coast, a rescuer said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-mother-comes-to-wayward-calfs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-charged-for-baiting.html A Constantia man has been charged with harassing Great White sharks in False Bay. The man, who may not be named until he has pleaded in court, was towing a rubber decoy designed to look like a baby seal behind his catamaran, apparently to attract Great Whites. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-charged-for-baiting.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharktrust-responds-to-mako-shark.html Rather than listen to reason and seek the opinion of those who are capable of making informed judgements about these so-called mako shark sightings off the west country, the western morning news has chosen to continue alarming sea-goers at the height of the holiday season with more dubious claims of such sightings. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sharktrust-responds-to-mako-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/maltese-shark-plea.html The question going through many people's minds right now, after seeing the picture of the shortfin mako caught a couple of weeks ago is not just: "Is it safe to swim?" but "Are the fish farms attracting sharks?" http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/maltese-shark-plea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scorpio-45-uks-deep-sea-rescuer.html The UK robot craft which saved seven Russian sailors stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor was operated by a civilian team used to tricky marine operations. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scorpio-45-uks-deep-sea-rescuer.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cargo-ship-still-stranded-on.html Local and international marine experts continue to scratch their heads trying to figure out how to remove the wayward vessel "Transfer" from its perch atop a section of Lighthouse Reef atoll. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cargo-ship-still-stranded-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/moving-of-whales-opposed-by-wdcs.html The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) said it is 'strongly opposed' to plans to transport wild grey whales from California in a bid to reintroduce the species in UK waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/moving-of-whales-opposed-by-wdcs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/invasion-of-jellyfish-hits-spanish.html Britons heading for the Spanish coasts this summer are being advised to cool off in their hotel pools. For lurking just below the surface of the inviting, azure sea is an army of jellyfish. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/invasion-of-jellyfish-hits-spanish.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-captain-held-for-alleged.html Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) seized a Korean fishing vessel in Cape Town harbour yesterday and arrested the captain on suspicion of illegally fishing for shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-africa-captain-held-for-alleged.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-shark-warning-given-as-second-mako.html Swimmers in seas around Westcountry beaches have been advised to leave the water if they spot sharks, after fishermen made the second sighting of a dangerous Mako shark this year. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/uk-shark-warning-given-as-second-mako.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/norwegians-rescue-entangled-pilot.html When fisherman Sverre Dag Pettersen of Romsetfjorden, Norway went down to check his nets on Tuesday morning (9 August 2005), he got much more of a "catch" than he had bargained for. Pettersen found an "unusually large whale" entangled in his salmon gear. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/norwegians-rescue-entangled-pilot.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/southern-right-whales-return-to.html For the next three months dozens of mega-ton whales will entertain tens of thousands of people near Hermanus with their breaches and sky-hops, deep dives and flipper flops. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/southern-right-whales-return-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ship-off-hawaiian-reef-re-sunk-in.html Recovery crews yesterday refloated and sank a 145-foot ship that had been aground on a reef in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands for more than a month. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ship-off-hawaiian-reef-re-sunk-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-fisherman-saved-as-boat.html Four Hermanus fishermen had a lucky escape when they were rescued by colleagues after their boat capsized. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-fisherman-saved-as-boat.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/exploration-of-south-pacific-finds.html The Research Vessel Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa (KoK), its embarked remotely-operated-vehicle and two human-occupied submersibles Pisces IV and Pisces V, and a weary but proud team from Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, sailed into its homeport in Hawaii last week after supporting the longest and most-challenging ocean expedition in HURL's 25 year history. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/exploration-of-south-pacific-finds.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-researchers-identify-new.html Australian researchers said Tuesday they have identified a new species of dolphin living in the coastal waters of northern Australia. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-researchers-identify-new.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/80-protected-olive-ridley-turtles.html Mexico is to increase protection for its sea turtle population after about 80 were found slaughtered. The remains of the Olive Ridley turtles were found - in the middle of nesting season - on Escobilla beach in the southern Oaxaca state last weekend. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/80-protected-olive-ridley-turtles.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-fisherman-to-export-shark-fins.html A British entrepreneur has unveiled his plan to catch and kill up to 300 sharks in UK waters every week in a bid to profit from the Far East's restaurant trade. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/british-fisherman-to-export-shark-fins.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tropical-flying-fish-discovered-in.html Winged flying fish normally found in the warm waters of the South Atlantic and Pacific have been spotted for the first time in UK waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/tropical-flying-fish-discovered-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/census-to-measure-antarctic-marine.html The Hobart-based Australian Antarctic Division is to coordinate the biggest marine life survey of its kind in Antarctica. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/census-to-measure-antarctic-marine.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/costa-rican-policy-permitting-shark.html On July 28, 2005 the Constitutional Authority of Costa Rica ruled that shark fins must be landed with their fins attached in natural form, overturning the policy of the National Fishery Institute (INCOPESCA) which had allowed shark fins to be landed tied on to shark bodies. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/costa-rican-policy-permitting-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/public-urged-to-make-whale-watching.html With the whale-watching season under way, only boats with permits are allowed up close, and then no nearer than 50m. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/public-urged-to-make-whale-watching.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/researchers-seek-return-of-shark-tooth.html When he returned to his home town of Baden, Austria, after an eventful vacation, Armin Trojer took a little piece of Florida with him: a tooth fragment from the shark that nearly severed his ankle while he was swimming near the lighthouse on July 1. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/researchers-seek-return-of-shark-tooth.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-crowding-out-leatherback-turtle.html After 150 million years swimming the waters of the South China Sea, time may be running out for the giant leatherback turtle, the government-sponsored Turtle Information Centre in Malaysia warns. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-crowding-out-leatherback-turtle.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wdcs-calls-for-awareness-on-dolphin.html Recent reports of alleged irresponsible recreational boat use in Scotland have led WDCS to call for boat users throughout the UK to be aware of the dangers whales and dolphins face from disturbance by boats. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/wdcs-calls-for-awareness-on-dolphin.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/zambezi-sharks-released-off-kwazulu.html Two Zambezi sharks, which had spent many years in captivity, were released last week from uShaka Marine World into the sea off the KwaZulu Natal North Coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/zambezi-sharks-released-off-kwazulu.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-british-shark-hunt.html You don't have to leave these shores to find relatives of the great white. An afternoon's beachcombing will throw up fascinating finds - and could even save some species from the jaws of extinction. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-british-shark-hunt.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-rescue-mission-abandoned.html Rescuers have abandoned a search for a whale entangled in fishing lines off the remote West Australian coast after losing track of the distressed mammal. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-rescue-mission-abandoned.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-gold-coast-shark-nets-under.html A group of government and community representatives is preparing to make recommendations to the Queensland Government about the Gold Coast's shark nets. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australian-gold-coast-shark-nets-under.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/svitzerwijsmuller-to-salvage-logs-from.html The Danish salvage company SvitzerWijsmuller, which is a division of the AP Moller-Maersk Group and which recently opened a division in South Africa, has been awarded a contract to remove the balance of cargo from the grounded bulker Kiperousa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/svitzerwijsmuller-to-salvage-logs-from.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sea-lion-killings-rising-in-mexico.html Despite federal regulations protecting the species, the killing of sea lions in Todos Santos Bay, 25 km. south of Ensenada, has been a long-term phenomena. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/sea-lion-killings-rising-in-mexico.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mourning-humpback-whale-mother-keeps.html A whale mourning her dead calf kept at bay divers attempting to retrieve the body on Currumbin Beach on Australia's Gold Coast on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/mourning-humpback-whale-mother-keeps.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/butchered-whale-shark-in-zanzibar.html This is a personal story from Greg Puchert about the senseless killing of a whale shark during his diving holiday to Zanzibar. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/butchered-whale-shark-in-zanzibar.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cruelty-and-plunder-in-south-africa.html Cars, cash and even women are among bribes that have been offered to official government observers aboard foreign vessels fishing in South African waters, to persuade them to turn a blind eye to fish plundering and other illegal activities. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/cruelty-and-plunder-in-south-africa.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-for-first-time-lead-deep.html The ship with all the gadgets and underwater rovers is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but for the first time, the team of scientists directing the expedition is not on board. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-for-first-time-lead-deep.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/arctic-ocean-depths-teeming-with-life.html The remotest depths of the Arctic ocean are surprisingly full of life, including previously unknown species of jellyfish and worms, a scientific team which just finished exploring the area said on Friday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/arctic-ocean-depths-teeming-with-life.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-baby-whale-dies-in-shark-net.html A baby humpback whale died on Tuesday after becoming entangled in a shark net off a popular tourist beach in eastern Australia, leaving its distressed mother circling the sunken body, a wildlife specialist said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/australia-baby-whale-dies-in-shark-net.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/giant-squid-may-be-cannibals.html Australian researchers have discovered that the mysterious creatures - enshrined in myth as ferocious beasts that attack hapless mariners - may indulge in cannibalism. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/giant-squid-may-be-cannibals.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-asleep-when-trapped.html A YOUNG humpback whale rescued from a shark net off the Australian Gold Coast may have fallen asleep before becoming entangled, experts believe. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whale-asleep-when-trapped.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/commercial-whaling-suited-killer.html The end of commercial whaling may have forced scavenging killer whales to turn on smaller prey, such as otters and seals. And their dietary switch could be in part responsible for the current precarious status of some marine mammals - and the increased observation of killer whales attacking other whales, say a pair of Canadian researchers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/commercial-whaling-suited-killer.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/greenpeace-activists-target-trawlers.html The environmental group Greenpeace has boarded three shrimp trawlers in the north-west Atlantic to investigate the environmental damage done by bottom trawling, a Greenpeace spokesperson said on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/greenpeace-activists-target-trawlers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-to-breed-test-tube-gray.html Australian scientists will attempt to breed gray nurse sharks in artificial wombs under a plan to boost the critically endangered species' numbers, a state fisheries minister said Friday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/scientists-to-breed-test-tube-gray.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/bull-sharks-in-news.html Bull sharks are chewing up the headlines this summer. The predators have been linked to two highly publicized attacks that left one teen dead and another seriously injured in the Florida Panhandle last month. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/bull-sharks-in-news.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whales-in-wars.html Three oceanic whales were freed from fishing gear by divers or snorkellers off three different continents within days of each other last week. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/whales-in-wars.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-rescuers-need-training.html The time has come for South Africa to establish a unit trained to free whales that have become entangled in ropes and fishing nets - and there are experts in the United States willing to help teach members. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/south-african-rescuers-need-training.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ocean-africa-brings-on-another-ship.html Ocean Africa Container Line, the Durban-based shipping line specialising in coastal liner services has introduced its latest ship on the West Coast service between Durban and Luanda. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/ocean-africa-brings-on-another-ship.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/spotters-on-lookout-for-whale-saved.html The rescuers of a whale trapped in crayfish nets in Gordon's Bay - and still trailing some rope - are keeping a lookout and believe they will spot it again soon. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/spotters-on-lookout-for-whale-saved.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/marine-biologists-concerned-by-pacific.html Marine biologists are seeing mysterious and disturbing things along the Pacific Coast this year: higher water temperatures, plummeting catches of fish, lots of dead birds on the beaches, and perhaps most worrisome, very little plankton - the tiny organisms that are a vital link in the ocean food chain. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/marine-biologists-concerned-by-pacific.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-drowns-as-boat-sinks-in-rough-seas.html One man drowned and another is missing after a specially adapted boat, carrying a team of eight kelp cutters and loaded with the seaweed, sank in rough seas between Cape Agulhas and Gansbaai on Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/man-drowns-as-boat-sinks-in-rough-seas.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-there-great-white-sharks-in-uk.html It is that time of year again: the summer season. And with the holiday season come the seemingly annual stories of great white sharks spotted off the coast of the United Kingdom. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-there-great-white-sharks-in-uk.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/clown-fish-like-to-stay-close-to-home.html Reef fish are homebodies that don't like to stray too far from their birthplace, suggests new research that's good news for advocates of marine reserves. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/clown-fish-like-to-stay-close-to-home.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-genome-as-large-as-human-one.html Coral has around the same number of genes as humans, Australian researchers have found, suggesting a more complex biochemistry than anyone thinks. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/coral-genome-as-large-as-human-one.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-fins-discovered-after-car-crash.html Cape Town - Three people died and a fourth is in a critical condition after the car they had been travelling in on Sunday afternoon ended up in the Black River in Pinelands. In the ensuing rescue drama, three bags of shark fins were discovered in the vehicle. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/08/shark-fins-discovered-after-car-crash.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/plankton-can-run-but-cant-hide-from.html Basking sharks are much more canny predators than previously thought, ecologists have discovered. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/plankton-can-run-but-cant-hide-from.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/lemon-sharks-swarm-florida-lovers-lane.html Samuel "Doc" Gruber, a marine biologist at the University of Miami, has studied juvenile lemon sharks in the Bahamas for three decades. His research, conducted largely in a Bimini Islands lagoon nursery, has produced one of the world's most comprehensive shark studies. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/lemon-sharks-swarm-florida-lovers-lane.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/whale-collisions-spur-call-for-speed.html Alarmed by the deaths of eight North Atlantic right whales in the past 16 months, some scientists are calling for immediate protections. Listed as endangered by the U.S. government, the whales are now believed to total about 300. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/whale-collisions-spur-call-for-speed.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/shark-shields-electrical-and-chemical.html Recent shark attacks in Florida have sparked the now customary feeding frenzy in the media. Before Florida it was South Africa, where last month a medical student was eaten by a 16-foot (5-meter) great white near Cape Town. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/shark-shields-electrical-and-chemical.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/old-vessel-launches-new-career-in.html The White Holly, which served in World War II as a Navy yard freighter on San Francisco Bay, is beginning a new life -- as an oceanographic research vessel for a scientific expedition that seeks to discover how and why so many of the Earth's coral reefs are dying. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/old-vessel-launches-new-career-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/farmed-sea-creatures-to-boost-asias.html Fisheries specialists representing seven South-East Asian nations agreed last week to intensify and better coordinate efforts to enhance stocks of rare marine life by releasing animals reared in captivity into the sea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/farmed-sea-creatures-to-boost-asias.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/world-aquarium-scientists-accelerate.html St. Louis sits hundreds of miles from the nearest natural coral, and it's on the other side of the world from the most famous coral reef. Yet the key to saving this crucial oceanic organism just might have sprung from the muddy banks of the Mississippi. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/world-aquarium-scientists-accelerate.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/arctic-and-chinese-ocean-expeditions.html Two ocean expeditions, one in 1405 and another in 2005, are 600 years and oceans apart but are now connected by the voice of a Chinese scientist on the Internet. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/arctic-and-chinese-ocean-expeditions.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/new-artificial-shark-skin-solution-for.html The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major drag for the naval industry, since their presence is one cause of increased energy costs. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/new-artificial-shark-skin-solution-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tropical-algae-leaves-beach-goers.html More than 150 beach-goers required treatment in the north-western town of Genoa for high fever and breathing problems after inhaling a toxin produced by a tropical algae, officials said Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tropical-algae-leaves-beach-goers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/make-safety-for-people-and-sharks-net.html By all means find ways to prevent shark attacks, as long as those ways dont involve killing thousands of sharks, dolphins, turtles and other marine life forms. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/make-safety-for-people-and-sharks-net.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/wdcs-opposes-moving-grey-whales-to-uk.html It has been widely reported in the UK press over the last few days that two British scientists are proposing moving wild grey whales from California to the UK coastline and thereby hoping to boost the local whale watching industry. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/wdcs-opposes-moving-grey-whales-to-uk.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/whale-sharks-enigmas-of-ocean.html Some of the great experiences in life come from being overwhelmed by the beauty of nature, and every year more and more people are having this experience off the coast of North West Cape in Western Australia. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/whale-sharks-enigmas-of-ocean.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australian-deck-hand-blows-whistle-on.html A FORMER deck hand who blew the whistle on illegal shark finning by commercial fishermen in the Northern Territory says he has received death threats. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australian-deck-hand-blows-whistle-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/gentle-giants-swimming-into-danger.html Scientists monitoring the movement of whale sharks from Western Australia's Ningaloo reef, off the state's north-west, say the giant fish often swim into areas where they are in danger of being slaughtered for their fins. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/gentle-giants-swimming-into-danger.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/dolphins-used-as-shark-bait-in.html ILLEGAL fishermen are killing dolphins and using them as bait to catch sharks in Territory waters, an expert revealed yesterday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/dolphins-used-as-shark-bait-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/mtv-damaged-sea-turtle-beach-in-tobago.html MTV's shooting of its reality TV show The Gauntlet on Turtle Beach in Tobago (of Trinidad & Tobago), caused massive damage to a critical nesting beach for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/mtv-damaged-sea-turtle-beach-in-tobago.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/japan-accused-of-buying-whaling-votes.html Japan has denied claims it is paying the expenses of countries in return for their support at the International Whaling Commission (IWC). http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/japan-accused-of-buying-whaling-votes.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/bid-to-protect-whales-from-ships-hits.html The federal government wants to protect the endangered right whale from getting hit by ships, and the solution seems simple enough: Have vessels slow down whenever they get near areas used by the whales. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/bid-to-protect-whales-from-ships-hits.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/penguins-come-out-on-top-in-new-film.html Who would have thought a film about penguins could beat 'War of the Worlds' at the box office? Michael McCarthy explains why these amazing birds will always come out on top. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/penguins-come-out-on-top-in-new-film.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/sea-life-in-peril-oceanic-plankton.html Oceanic plankton have largely disappeared from the waters off Northern California, Oregon and Washington, mystifying scientists, stressing fisheries and causing widespread seabird mortality. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/sea-life-in-peril-oceanic-plankton.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/southern-right-whale-entangled-in.html A southern right whale entangled in ropes has been spotted off Hangklip - but the Dolphin Action and Protection Group's Nan Rice has warned the public not to try to free it. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/southern-right-whale-entangled-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tagged-great-white-shark-swims-7000-km.html A GREAT white shark tagged in the Neptune Islands has swum 7000 kilometres to Rockhampton in Queensland and back to the Neptune Islands in less than a year. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tagged-great-white-shark-swims-7000-km.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tagged-whale-sharks-surprise.html Australian scientists tracking massive whale sharks said on Wednesday that they are demon swimmers just like other shark species. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tagged-whale-sharks-surprise.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australia-seaworld-researcher-wants.html The director of marine sciences at Seaworld on the Gold Coast says adequate research will be the key to protecting the endangered grey nurse shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australia-seaworld-researcher-wants.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/kiperousa-salvage-back-on-track.html Efforts to refloat the bulk carrier Kiperousa, which went aground off the Eastern Cape coast south of East London on 7 June, were renewed at the weekend with the arrival from Uganda of a giant Russian Mi26 Halo helicopter. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/kiperousa-salvage-back-on-track.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/sarah-baartman-to-keep-watch-over.html A R160 million offshore vessel called Sarah Baartman is expected to dramatically improve marine patrols along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/sarah-baartman-to-keep-watch-over.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/synthetic-fragrances-harmful-to-marine.html Synthetic fragrances commonly added to perfumes, soaps, shampoos, and dozens of other personal health care products are proving harmful to the marine environment and potentially to humans as well, according to marine scientists. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/synthetic-fragrances-harmful-to-marine.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/false-bay-beach-too-dangerous-says.html A 23-year-old man drowned on Tuesday at Monwabisi Beach on the False Bay coast. The NSRI said more people drowned at this beach than at any other beach in the area, with five drownings having been recorded in one day. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/false-bay-beach-too-dangerous-says.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/police-seize-abalone-perlemoen-at.html Police seized perlemoen with an estimated street value of R1,4-million at the Nakop border post near Upington on Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/police-seize-abalone-perlemoen-at.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/minister-welcomes-home-sarah-baartman.html "Fish species don't respect man-made fishing boundaries. Poachers and illegal fishers don't respect them either. For too long this has placed our enforcement authorities in Southern Africa at a major disadvantage." http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/minister-welcomes-home-sarah-baartman.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/scientists-check-oceans-pulse.html Nearly 500 miles off San Diego, night has shrouded the ocean, but electric lights illuminate the research vessel New Horizon. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/scientists-check-oceans-pulse.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/blind-sea-creature-hunts-with-light.html Many deep-sea creatures use blue or green luminescent light to defend themselves, but this relative of the jellyfish has twitching appendages that glow red - apparently to lure fish to their death. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/blind-sea-creature-hunts-with-light.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/sharks-myth-vs-fact.html With two major attacks off Florida beaches the last month, sharks are back in the spotlight - unfortunately once again, as a menace to the public. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/sharks-myth-vs-fact.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/south-africas-off-shore-environmental.html The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk will on Monday, 11 July 2005 officially welcome back the Sarah Baartman environmental protection vessel from her first-ever month-long trilateral patrol of SADC waters. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/south-africas-off-shore-environmental.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/florida-men-kill-bull-shark-too-close.html As sharks continue to search for food, and vacationers continue to take to the waters in search of fun, more encounters may be in store, researchers say. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/florida-men-kill-bull-shark-too-close.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australian-fishers-accused-of-helping.html The Australian Marine Conservation Authority says Northern Territory fishermen cannot escape blame for depleting shark numbers off the north Australian coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australian-fishers-accused-of-helping.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/its-good-year-for-right-whale-calving.html This is one of the best years in recent memory for right whale calving, with 28 mother-calf pairs sighted so far, government biologists say. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/its-good-year-for-right-whale-calving.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/whale-hunt-gets-go-ahead-from.html Greenpeace today strongly criticised the Icelandic government's decision to issue quotas to hunt whales for the third year running. The government has just granted permission for 39 minke whales to be killed in the 2005 hunt. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/whale-hunt-gets-go-ahead-from.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/shark-that-snapped-at-womans-legs-was.html An expert says a shark that snapped at a woman dangling her legs at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge was in its death throes, suffering from the effects of red tide. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/shark-that-snapped-at-womans-legs-was.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/new-species-of-lobster-discovered-in.html A bizarre crustacean, tagged the 'musical furry lobster', has been found in Australian waters for the first time. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/new-species-of-lobster-discovered-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/marine-police-are-fighting-losing.html Perlemoen poaching is rocketing in the Gansbaai areas, where 12 law enforcement "Marines" are working 18-hour days in the battle to save one of the country's most lucrative marine resources. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/marine-police-are-fighting-losing.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/un-suspends-food-shipments-to-somali.html The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended all shipments of humanitarian assistance to Somalia following the hijacking of a chartered vessel carrying food aid for 28,000 tsunami survivors, the first time in the agency's history that a ship carrying relief food has been commandeered. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/un-suspends-food-shipments-to-somali.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/family-mourn-fisherman-who-lived-for.html Hawston fisherman Solly Booysen, who drowned in False Bay, is expected to be buried on Saturday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/family-mourn-fisherman-who-lived-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/fishermen-warned-to-report-whale-shark.html Fishermen must report whale shark catches and make sure that they do not exceed the annual catch quota for this year, with fines and jail terms for offenders, the Fisheries Administration under the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Monday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/fishermen-warned-to-report-whale-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/shark-lovers-slam-plans-for-coastal.html The Natal Sharks Board plans to start development of an electronic beach barrier as an alternative to shark nets, and a prototype would be ready for use in about 12 months. The aim would be the removal of the nets as soon as possible. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/shark-lovers-slam-plans-for-coastal.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/innovative-shark-barriers-given-go.html Electronic barriers to keep sharks away from popular beaches are to be given the go-ahead in Australia and South Africa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/innovative-shark-barriers-given-go.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tagging-great-white-sharks-research-on.html The ghostly grey shape makes its first cautious approach towards the tuna-head bait bobbing in the water off Seal Island with an effortlessness and grace that defies description. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/tagging-great-white-sharks-research-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/family-identifies-body-of-hawston.html The body of one of the two Hawston fishermen whose boat lost power and drifted into choppy seas at the weekend has been identified by his family. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/family-identifies-body-of-hawston.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/dna-samples-reveal-new-dolphin-species.html Two north Queensland researchers have identified a new species of dolphin in Australian waters. The australian snubfin dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters in northern Australia and possibly Papua New Guinea. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/dna-samples-reveal-new-dolphin-species.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/nsri-calls-off-search-for-missing.html The National Sea Rescue Institute has ended its search off the Western Cape coast for the remaining crew member of a skiboat that went missing in rough seas on Saturday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/nsri-calls-off-search-for-missing.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/no-final-decision-on-sea-search.html The National Sea Rescue Institute is investigating whether to continue Sunday's search off the Western Cape coast for the remaining crew member of a ski boat that went missing in rough seas. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/no-final-decision-on-sea-search.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/forget-alligators-this-expert-wrestles.html Great white sharks may be the poster child of marine predators. Yet scientists know surprisingly little about Carcharodon carcharias. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/forget-alligators-this-expert-wrestles.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/bull-sharks-are-common-in-florida.html Great whites and tigers are bigger, but the scariest shark people are likely to encounter in Florida is the bull shark. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/bull-sharks-are-common-in-florida.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/nsri-finds-body-and-boat-on-day-2-of.html A body believed to be one of two fishermen who went missing on a ski boat in rough seas in the Western Cape was found near Cape Point on Sunday, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/nsri-finds-body-and-boat-on-day-2-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/drugs-from-sea-may-help-medical.html International scientists have successfully cloned marine DNA in a breakthrough they say will provide promising "drugs from the sea" to treat cancer and viral diseases. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/drugs-from-sea-may-help-medical.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/another-shark-attack-in-florida.html The third shark attack in a week occured in Florida waters today as an Austrian tourist was bitten in chest-deep water near Boca Grande, on Florida's Gulf Coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/another-shark-attack-in-florida.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/seals-sing-soulful-songs.html An Australian researcher had found the males of two seal species in Antarctica woo potential mates by singing complex melodies. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/seals-sing-soulful-songs.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/emission-cuts-vital-for-oceans.html Marine species are under threat from rising levels of acidity in the oceans, says the UK's Royal Society. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/emission-cuts-vital-for-oceans.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/ocean-species-at-risk-from-global.html Thousands of marine species are at risk from global warming because of acidification of the world's oceans, scientists said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/ocean-species-at-risk-from-global.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australian-researchers-develop-new.html Australian scientists are developing a new method of determining the age of humpback whales which can avoid killing the mammals in previous methods. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/australian-researchers-develop-new.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/skipper-dies-3-rescued-after-ski-boat.html One man died and three were rescued when their ski-boat Motta capsized two nautical miles off Cape Point. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/skipper-dies-3-rescued-after-ski-boat.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/odyssey-marine-exploration-provides.html Odyssey Marine Exploration, a leader in the field of deep-water shipwreck exploration, provided an operational update on several shipwreck projects. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/odyssey-marine-exploration-provides.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/international-commission-bans-shark.html Late last week, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted an international ban on shark finning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The lucrative market for "shark fin soup" is the driving force behind finning -- the practice of slicing off a shark's fin and dumping the rest of the body back into the ocean. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/07/international-commission-bans-shark.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/durban-gripped-by-sardine-fever.html The phenomenal sardine run is awaited by fishermen, commuters and tourists every year and it's been dubbed the Greatest Shoal on Earth. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/durban-gripped-by-sardine-fever.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/baby-dolphins-never-sleep.html Sleep-deprived mothers of newborn babies should spare a thought for bottlenose dolphins and killer whales. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/baby-dolphins-never-sleep.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/bull-sharks-blamed-for-attacks-in.html The past 10 days have seen three extraordinary incidents involving sharks in the waters of Florida. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/bull-sharks-blamed-for-attacks-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/florida-attacks-spotlights-real-but.html Two shark attacks in three days off the Florida Panhandle have left one teen dead and a second seriously injured. The tragedies spotlight the real, though rare, danger of shark attacks. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/florida-attacks-spotlights-real-but.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/stranded-bulk-carriers-cargo-to-be.html The bulk carrier Kiperousa was still stranded on the coast near East London on Tuesday, three weeks to the day after running aground. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/stranded-bulk-carriers-cargo-to-be.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/tortoise-thieves-running-amok-on.html Thieves are taking advantage of lax security and the docile nature of giant Aldabra tortoises to purloin growing numbers of the protected reptiles from Zanzibar's Changu Island, a senior official said on Tuesday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/tortoise-thieves-running-amok-on.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-attacks-in-perspective-article.html Say the word "shark" and the first image most people conjure up is a Jaws-inspired white shark devouring unsuspecting bathers while well-meaning authorities and scientists helplessly stand by. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-attacks-in-perspective-article.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-attack-scare-hits-united-states.html A shark mauled a 16-year-old boy fishing in knee-deep water off the Florida coast on Monday, causing panic just three days after a teenaged girl was killed in another attack. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-attack-scare-hits-united-states.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-kills-teen-in-florida.html A 14-year-old girl was bitten to death by a shark as she swam with a friend off a northwestern Florida beach, authorities said on Sunday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-kills-teen-in-florida.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/marine-polution-risk-minimised-during.html The risk of marine pollution at the scene of the stranded Kiperousa, is substantially minimised as an the oil transfer operation which commenced earlier this week, is nearing completion. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/marine-polution-risk-minimised-during.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/great-white-shark-dies-in-captivity.html A great white shark mistakenly captured by fishermen died shortly after the Monterey Bay Aquarium transported it to an ocean holding pen. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/great-white-shark-dies-in-captivity.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/tugs-gather-around-grounded-ship-for.html Like vultures hovering around a fresh kill (or should that be like tow-vehicles gathering at the scene of a roadside accident), three additional tugs are on standby to assist with salvage attempts on the stranded logger Kiperousa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/tugs-gather-around-grounded-ship-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/disruptions-in-earths-magnetism-causes.html Increased solar activity causing disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field may cause whales to run aground in the North Sea, say researchers. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/disruptions-in-earths-magnetism-causes.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/scientists-map-ocean-floor-in.html Using inflatable boats, a portable depth sounder with GPS, and a REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle, a team of scientists and engineers has created the first detailed, comprehensive chart of the ocean floor around Palmer Station in Antarctica, revealing previously unknown submerged rocks. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/scientists-map-ocean-floor-in.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/big-fish-important-in-gene-pool-study.html Anglers chasing big fish and leaving the small fry might be doing far more harm than good, according to marine scientists in the United States. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/big-fish-important-in-gene-pool-study.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/young-girl-killed-by-shark-in-vanuatu.html A young New Zealand girl has been killed by a shark in Vanuatu while on a family yachting vacation in the South Pacific nation, officials in New Zealand said on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/young-girl-killed-by-shark-in-vanuatu.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/whale-watching-beats-slaughter.html Anti-whaling nations were jubilant on Wednesday over the vote against a Japanese-backed move to resume commercial hunting of the marine mammals, but environmentalists warned Tokyo would likely still kill more whales next year. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/whale-watching-beats-slaughter.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/new-attempt-to-refloat-kiperousa.html Maritime authorities are looking to Wednesday's spring tide off the coast of East London to assist in refloating the beached bulk carrier Kiperousa. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/new-attempt-to-refloat-kiperousa.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/early-win-for-anti-whalers.html Australia and other anti-whaling countries today won an important battle against pro-whaling nations led by Japan. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/early-win-for-anti-whalers.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/see-beautiful-side-of-south-african.html Marine biologist Thomas Peschak is the principal author of a beautiful coffee-table book packed with exquisite photographs and scientifically accurate (readable) text explaining why the southern African coastline is one of the most exciting and diverse marine environments in the world. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/see-beautiful-side-of-south-african.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/grounded-vessel-still-monitored.html An oil spill response team from the Environmental Affairs and Tourism Department has put up a protective boom across the Mtana Estuary in the Eastern Cape as part of its precautionary measures after a gross ton log-carrier lay aground. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/grounded-vessel-still-monitored.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/salvage-operations-to-resume-for.html Attempts to salvage the bulk carrier Kiperousa, which is stranded off the Eastern Cape coast, were suspended until Monday, SABC radio news reported. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/salvage-operations-to-resume-for.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/pride-of-india-docks-in-cape-town.html A display of Indian naval power is open to the public at Cape Town's Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/pride-of-india-docks-in-cape-town.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/maritime-officials-making-new-salvage.html Attempts to refloat the stranded log carrier Kiperousa failed, but would be attempted again on Friday evening, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/maritime-officials-making-new-salvage.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/stricken-carrier-to-be-pulled-out-to.html Oil has begun to leak from the stranded bulk carrier Kiperousa at the Bira River mouth near East London. Now an attempt is to be made to pull the ship off the rocks at high tide, about 4pm on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/stricken-carrier-to-be-pulled-out-to.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/nets-kill-thousands-of-marine-mammals.html Almost 1 000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die daily in fishing nets and urgent changes are needed in trawling methods to save nine populations under immediate threat, conservation group WWF said on Thursday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/nets-kill-thousands-of-marine-mammals.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/oil-to-be-removed-from-stricken-ship.html The South African Maritime Safety Authority has made contingency plans to deal with a possible oil spill from the bulk carrier Kiperousa, aground off the Eastern Cape coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/oil-to-be-removed-from-stricken-ship.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/salvage-operation-launched-to-save.html A major salvage operation was mounted off the Eastern Cape coast on Tuesday to prevent a bulk carrier, which was disabled after hitting a reef, from running aground. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/salvage-operation-launched-to-save.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/secrecy-shrouds-oil-rig-mutiny.html There is a veil of secrecy at an oil rig which docked in Cape Town harbour recently, after rumours that the crew wanted to throw the captain overboard. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/secrecy-shrouds-oil-rig-mutiny.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/crew-of-sinking-ship-safe-vessel-to-be.html The 25-man crew of a ship, slowly sinking off the coast of East London on Tuesday night, were being transferred to a South African navy ship as a safety measure, port authorities said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/crew-of-sinking-ship-safe-vessel-to-be.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/only-fond-memories-of-shark-attack.html Family and friends will be sharing their memories at a memorial service on Thursday for shark attack victim Henri Murray, who was taken by a Great White near Miller's Point. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/only-fond-memories-of-shark-attack.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/scientists-oppose-shark-culling.html Civilisation has outgrown animal bounties, an oceanographic scientist said on Monday following calls to hunt down sharks after an attack on a Cape spear fisherman. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/scientists-oppose-shark-culling.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/mossel-bay-pair-rescued-after-being.html A pair of Mossel Bay residents were rescued after being swept off their yacht by crashing waves on Tuesday, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/mossel-bay-pair-rescued-after-being.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/kill-killer-says-grieving-father-of.html The father of 22-year-old shark victim Henri Murray is opposed to calls made to exterminate the predators, but says he wouldn't object if the Great White that attacked his son was killed. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/kill-killer-says-grieving-father-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/declare-war-on-sharks-says-swimming.html An experienced long-distance swimmer is calling for a bounty to be placed on Great White sharks after medical student Henri Murray was attacked - and says he is planning to hunt them. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/declare-war-on-sharks-says-swimming.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/south-africas-plan-for-protection-of.html The Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, will on Wednesday 8 June 2004 launch the South African Implementation Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/south-africas-plan-for-protection-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/parents-make-peace-with-shark-attack.html An outdoor enthusiast and a keen sportsman, medical student Henri Murray had a fighting spirit. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/parents-make-peace-with-shark-attack.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/search-off-for-shark-attack-victim.html The car keys of the spear fisherman feared to have been taken by a great white shark at the weekend were found on a beach at Fish Hoek, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/search-off-for-shark-attack-victim.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-bounty-hunting-mooted.html The project manager of Swimsafe says he plans shark "bounty hunts" similar to those in Southern Australia after a Matie student was attacked by one of the predators at Miller's Point. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-bounty-hunting-mooted.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/monster-shark-spotted-in-false-bay.html The shark believed to have cut short the life of Durbanville medical student Henri Murray on Saturday, was spotted in False Bay on Sunday, dragging a fishing buoy. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/monster-shark-spotted-in-false-bay.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/underwater-exploration-along-coast-of.html Following the phenomenal success of "Operation Zembe" Monty Halls, a full time dive journalist and expedition leader will once again collaborate with maritime archaeologist, Dr Bruno Werz of the South African Institute of Marine Archaeology (SAIMA), to lead a second expedition from 2-22 October 2005 to Cape Town to further the story behind one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in decades. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/underwater-exploration-along-coast-of.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-attacks-scuba-diver.html A Durbanville scuba diver has apparently become the latest victim of a shark attack in False Bay, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said on Saturday. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-attacks-scuba-diver.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/satellite-reveals-secrets-of-bermudas.html Three wild dolphins living in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bermuda are surprising scientists in San Diego and a worldwide audience following the dolphins' daily swims and dives via the Internet. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/satellite-reveals-secrets-of-bermudas.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/hooked-lines-may-be-end-of-rare.html Costa Rica and more than 1 000 scientists from around the world will ask the United Nations on Monday to ban a form of industrial fishing they say menaces an endangered sea turtle and other marine creatures. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/hooked-lines-may-be-end-of-rare.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/bbc-nature-says-give-sharks-break.html BBC Nature have put together an interesting and informative factfile on shark conservation. Entitled 'The ultimate image problem' the article gives an easily readable overview on the threats to shark populations. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/bbc-nature-says-give-sharks-break.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/autopsy-finds-stranded-whale-was-sick.html An autopsy of the whale which died during yesterday's big rescue attempt at Busselton, south of Perth, has revealed the whale was ill. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/autopsy-finds-stranded-whale-was-sick.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-breeding-scheme-to-use.html The New South Wales Government is to start captive breeding of grey nurse sharks in an attempt to save the species. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/shark-breeding-scheme-to-use.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/too-wierd-to-be-real-vampyroteuthis.html Vampyroteuthis infernalis literally translates into the phrase "vampire squid from hell". It is the only known member of the Order Vampyromorphida, the seventh order in the Class Cephalopoda. Technical terms aside, the vampire squid appears like a creature that swam out of a scary science fiction movie. It features black chromatophores interspersed with reddish-brown chromatophores. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/too-wierd-to-be-real-vampyroteuthis.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/rescued-whales-head-to-sea.html Hundreds of volunteers worked throughout the day on Thursday to free about 70 whales stranded on a beach near this Western Australian town. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/rescued-whales-head-to-sea.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/nsri-rescuers-rush-to-boogie-boarders.html The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) at Plettenberg Bay went to the rescue of a young boogie-boarder after he apparently had a seizure in the surf. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/nsri-rescuers-rush-to-boogie-boarders.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/engineering-students-develop-coral.html Five senior engineering students at UCSC are trying to push the limits of low-power wireless transmission to facilitate the monitoring of remote natural environments. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/engineering-students-develop-coral.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/groups-seek-battle-plan-to-overturn.html Unions, non-government organisations and human rights groups, angered by the government's policy on long-term fishing rights, are to meet today to discuss ways of fighting back. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/groups-seek-battle-plan-to-overturn.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/sponging-dolphins-learn-from-mother.html Female bottlenose dolphins are taught by their mothers to use marine sponges to look for food, according to a study. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/sponging-dolphins-learn-from-mother.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/friend-tries-to-rescue-shark-attack.html In a horrific attack off Miller's Point on Saturday a massive shark came out of the depths, seized young spearfisherman, Henri Murray, 22, of Durbanville and disappeared with him underwater. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/friend-tries-to-rescue-shark-attack.html http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/drifting-ship-blown-ashore-by-strong.html A Maltese-registered vessel has run aground at Great Fish Point on the Transkei coast. http://divesouthafrica.blogspot.com/2005/06/drifting-ship-blown-ashore-by-strong.html