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25 Feb 2009 - 00:00 - 20 Mar 2009 - 00:00Destination Antarctica
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21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 00:00Destination Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
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18 Feb 2009 - 22:00 - 21 Feb 2009 - 22:00Moscow -
20 Feb 2009 - 08:00 - 22 Feb 2009 - 16:00Rosemont, IL - USA (Chicago) -
22 Mar 2009 - 03:00 - 23 Mar 2009 - 03:00Sydney, Australia -
22 Mar 2009 - 10:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 20:00İstanbul, Turkey -
3 Apr 2009 - 02:00 - 5 Apr 2009 - 09:003-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima- ku, Tokyo JAPAN
Photo & Video Events
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23 Nov 2008 - 07:00 - 3 Dec 2008 - 14:00Tulamben, Bali -
28 Nov 2008 - 18:00 - 30 Nov 2008 - 18:00Aliwal shoal
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17 Jan 2009 - 10:00 - 24 Jan 2009 - 10:00Grand Cayman -
21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 00:00Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
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3 Apr 2009 - 02:00 - 5 Apr 2009 - 09:003-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima- ku, Tokyo JAPAN -
31 Oct 2009 - 10:00 - 9 Nov 2009 - 18:00Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
Ecology
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Many of the world’s deep-sea octopuses evolved from species that lived in the Southern Ocean, according to new molecular evidence reported by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast.
Section: Squid and Octopus
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 24 - Jul 2008
|The exploitation of corals has depleted stocks all over the world. This is not only destroying the seafloor, but has a much wider impact. Corals are more valueable if they stay in the oceans rather than around someone’s neck. Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of all known marine fish species. As one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet, coral reefs are home to more than 4,000 different species of fish, and almost 5,000 species of corals, in addition to thousands of other plants and animals. Scientists estimate that coral reefs provide an economic benefit of US$ 375 billion each year to millions of people around the world. Besides from indirectly feeding people, corals also offer cures for illnesses. Add to that that coral reefs protect our coastlines.
Download pdf: Corals for sale_____
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17 Nov 2008 - 20:33|A new report in the November 13th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals how one species of fish picks its leaders: Most of the time they reach a consensus to go for the more attractive of two candidates
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17 Nov 2008 - 20:29|A dramatic increase in the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests locally is good news.
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11 Nov 2008 - 19:03|The nationwide tourism promotion was organised to raise international awareness of Fiji's marine environment. Over the last week, it saw island resorts and scuba diving companies marshal their guests through a fish count all over the country.
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|Many of the world’s deep-sea octopuses evolved from species that lived in the Southern Ocean, according to new molecular evidence reported by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast.
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|Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral reefs. NIOZ-researcher Furu Mienis studied the formation of these unknown cold-water relatives of the better-known tropical corals.
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|There is no longer any shadow of a doubt about the impact of global warming on coral reefs. A rise of a few degrees in sea surface temperature induces the expulsion of essential microscopic algae which live in symbiosis with the coral. This process is the cause of coral bleaching and is well known to scientists, but few large-scale studies have dealt with its effects on the structure of communities of hundreds of species of reef-colonizing fish.
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|A round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was caught in late July off the Swedish coast near Karlskrona. This is the first find of its kind in Sweden. The species, which originates from the Black Sea and probably spread to the Baltic via ballast water, has been found in the Gulf of Gdansk since 1990, in the southern Baltic.
Coral Reef Alliance
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
IUCN
Endangered species
Video clips
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The Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) and its collaborators announced today the world’s first use of an acoustic underwater camera to survey juveniles of goliath grouper in mangrove habitats.
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Octopuses have an amazing ability to squeeze through tiny crevices, cracks and holes.
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Marine biologists in New Zealand studying the carcass of a colossal squid say they've measured its intact eye at eleven inches across, making it the largest animal eye on earth
Ecology articles
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 24 - Jul 2008
|The exploitation of corals has depleted stocks all over the world. This is not only destroying the seafloor, but has a much wider impact. Corals are more valueable if they stay in the oceans rather than around someone’s neck. Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of all known marine fish species. As one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet, coral reefs are home to more than 4,000 different species of fish, and almost 5,000 species of corals, in addition to thousands of other plants and animals. Scientists estimate that coral reefs provide an economic benefit of US$ 375 billion each year to millions of people around the world. Besides from indirectly feeding people, corals also offer cures for illnesses. Add to that that coral reefs protect our coastlines.
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 22 - Mar 2008
|Most divers have seen them. Weird-looking crawling creatures with odd shapes, antennae and amorphous bodies and draped in pychedelic colours. We are not talking about aliens from outer space but nudibranchs. But why do they have to look so weird?
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 21 - Feb 2008
|The popular anemone fishes are mostly known for their symbiosis with giant sea anemones, their interesting behaviour, and beautiful colours. But they also have another lesser known but interesting sid
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 19 - Oct 2007
|Different conservation groups have the last couple of decades brought our attention to the destruction of the world’s tropical coral reefs. These reefs are visited by millions of tourists and are the livelihood for many more millions of people. However, some of the largest coral structures in the world are found in the cold and gloomy waters of the deep-sea. These are also under increasing threat.
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 19 - Oct 2007
|Fish stocks are depleted world-wide. Over fishing, pollution and coastal development is putting the aquatic resources under strain. Eco-friendly tourism battles against the need for food. Scuba divers rage against dynamite fishing. The oceans struggle to sustain human activities. Many see fish farming as the solution to save the fish stocks and keep feeding people.
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