Lawson Wood
 Dive sites are described in detail from Stranraer in the south west all the way to Cape Wrath at the north west of Scotland and includes all of the commercial diving locations such as the Clyde Estuary; Loch Fyne; Oban, the Garvellachs and Sound of Mull; Fort William; the Inner and Outer Hebrides; St.Kilda and the Flannan Isles and the Summer Isles.
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Lawson Wood
Sea Fishes and Invertebrates of the North Sea reveals the profusion of marine life that exists in this diverse but little-documented region.
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Photo & Video Workshops
20 Nov 2010 - 4 Dec 2010
Dive into the crystal clear sacred waters of the Mayas! The extensive cave system lying under the Yucatan Peninsula is like a Swiss cheese, full of holes! And after 180 degree turn you go from fresh to salt water!
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20 Nov 2010 - 2 Dec 2010
Come dive the famed reefs of Raja Ampat with Wetpixel! Raja Ampat, Indonesia, is generally considered to be the center of tropical marine biodiversity. Lush, colorful coral reefs are a backdrop for exceptional fish and invertebrate life.
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 Join Eric Cheng and Alex Mustard in an underwater photography expedition to Alaska in June 11-23, 2011. We'll be aboard the liveaboard dive vessel, the Nautilus Explorer, for 13 days of exploration between Sitka and Ketchikan.
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2 Apr 2011 - 8 Apr 2011
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN TO SHOOT SHARKS LIKE A PRO?
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Whale videos from elsewhere
From X-Ray Mag
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X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Manatees and Dugongs |
I once had a cat that approached me exactly like that. Coming right at me, top of the head first until … bump … “scratch me!” It then slowly rolled over onto its back to blissfully enjoy a good belly-rub. Only this ‘kitty’ was a 2000-pounder, with flippers instead of paws, but still, unmistakably cute and cuddly. A close encounter with the docile manatee leaves no one untouched. These gentle giants seem friendly and curious, as they seek out close contact with humans.
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X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Dolphins |
Two of the resident orca families from Puget sound —L and K pods—have been seen in recent years feeding off the California coast in the winter. That was unheard of before early this decade, leading scientists to speculate they are driven to swim hundreds
of miles just to meet their minimum nutritional
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X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Whales |
New Sea Farm Raises White Whales in the White Sea
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X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Whales |
Natural reserves, nurseries, marine parks, aquariums and farms that save different animals and birds are becoming more and more popular all over the world
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X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Dolphins |
When you are on the way back to the harbor after the afternoon dive, wild dolphins often swim in front and along the dive boat. They seem to love following boats. Sometimes they then perform for us, in form of huge jumps out of the water and “tail shows”, keeping the tail up for minutes remaining still in the water.
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From the News archive
Dolphins |
Virtually unknown by the general populace, the world’s most endangered marine lives a day's drive south of the U.S. border
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Dolphins |
Wildlife officials are investigating whether the Gulf oil spill had anything to do with the recent deaths of six dolphins in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
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Whales |
First ever sighting of a gray whale in Israeli waters is one for the record books.
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Whales |
Scientists are using centuries-old whalers' data from the southwestern Pacific and Tasman Sea to help better protect threatened whale species.
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 A hearing was held in Washington that centered on whether whales should be kept in captivity.
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Dolphins |
Researchers speculate that there are at least three distinct species of orca, based on feeding habits and behavior.
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Whales |
It appears that sperm whales work together during feeding time to corral Humboldt squid by rotating the more demanding roles of the hun
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Conservation | Whales |
Research indicates modern estimates of a “normal” population may be way off, and that recovery of the populations of great whales is still in its very early stages. When a particular species is said to be decimated by centuries of hunting, it’s often difficult to accurately say what a “normal”, fully-recovered population might number.
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Conservation | Whales |
In the last five years, more than 300 southern right whales have been found dead in the waters off Argentina's Patagonian coast - one of the most important breeding grounds for the species.
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 At 1209 PM Fremantle, Australia time, the Yushin Maru 3 intentionally rammed the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker, penetrating it's hull and endangering the lives of it¹s crew, Sea Shepherd reports in a press release
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Dolphins |
Dolphins have been declared the world's second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as "non-human persons".
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It would have been a Christmas tragedy for some 63 beached pilot whales if not for the tremendous help rendered by the community and tourists of Colville Bay in New Zealand.
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