Main Sections
Special Trips
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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)
Event calendar
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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
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31 Oct 2009 - 10:00 - 9 Nov 2009 - 18:00Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
Sharks and Rays
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Mark Meekan knew something was amiss when the massive whale shark he was tracking suddenly appeared to be heading inland.
Section: Sharks
Video clips
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|Antonio Moreano, a naturalist in the Galapagos, photographed an albino whale shark at Darwin, the northern-most island of the Galapagos.
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|In this episode we follow Maxine, a ragged tooth shark with an extraordinary true-life story. She escaped death twice, first in shark nets and then being caught by fishermen, before arriving at the Two Oceans Aquarium in 1995 where she stayed for nine years.
News about sharks and rays
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|Mark Meekan knew something was amiss when the massive whale shark he was tracking suddenly appeared to be heading inland.
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|Unknown to the general public impressive creatures roam the darkness of the great depths of the Mediterranean - rare sixgill sharks to be precise.
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|Antibodies in shark blood could potentially be a potent weapon in the fight against cancer, Australian scientists have found.
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|DNA testing have confirmed the second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark
Sharks & Rays
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 23 - May 2008
|Why the peculiar head shape of the hammerhead shark developed as it did has been the subject of much speculation. Few other morphological oddities have inspired so many fanciful and sensible theories about its function as the weirdly shaped head that characterises the hammerhead shark. Recent experimental evidence supports some ideas and refutes others, while pointing to a previously unsuspected role for this peculiar feature.
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 18 - Aug 2007
|Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras, where divers go in search of whalesharks, but find much more. Being the Executive Director of The Manta Network, a global conservation organization, I was very interested in the local efforts to protect whalesharks. Patric Douglas, Director of SharkDiver.com, invited us to stay in Utila and write about his dive group’s whaleshark experiences.
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 18 - Aug 2007
|Just their name, their size, and their menacing looks can evoke feelings of terror, fear and instinctive rejection. However, if you have the privilege to be able to dive with big tiger sharks, as I have, you might fall in love with them, at least you will bond with them in a mysterious way. They are certainly not as “cute” as marine mammals or nthropomorphized clown fish, but they will have an impact on you that could change your perception of sharks, and marine life, forever.
Download pdf: Freediving with Tiger Sharks_____
Shark & Rays in other media
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26 Aug 2008 - 17:16|SHARK experts have revealed world-first footage showing great whites hunting - at night.
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29 May 2008 - 02:38|The first study to determine the global threat status of 21 species of wide-ranging oceanic pelagic sharks and rays reveals serious overfishing and recommends key steps that governments can take to safeguard populations. These findings and recommendations for action are published in the latest edition of Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
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Reuters |13 May 2008 - 05:36|An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg.
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13 May 2008 - 05:30|A manta ray weighing in at half a tonne has been airlifted back into the Atlantic Ocean after spending the past three years at a resort in the Bahamas.
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12 May 2008 - 03:35|According to Associated Press, the Mexican navy has begun a systematic shark hunt in the Troncones area north of Ixtapa three days after US surfer Adam Ruiz, 24, of San Fransisco died from a shark bite. At least two hundred baited hooks were strung out along the coast and at least ten sharks have been caught already.
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Phys Org |12 May 2008 - 04:02|Sharks could be used to predict storms following research by a marine biology student.
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13 May 2008 - 02:20|Not the best publicity: Great White shark EATs a shark deterrent device
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12 May 2008 - 03:59|Two new wobbegong shark species have been found off the South West coast of Western Australia, during catch monitoring of the regional commercial shark fishery.
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12 May 2008 - 04:03|A man has been charged in connection with catching and killing three tiger sharks within the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.
