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Four New Species of Shark Identified

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Francesca Koe | Freediving, Scuba Diving Environment

In 2011, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 140 new relatives to our planet’s family tree. The new species include 72 arthropods, 31 sea slugs, 13 fishes, 11 plants, nine sponges, three corals, and one reptile. These findings were … | READ MORE… →

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Shark fin bans – a wave of conservation efforts

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Christopher Chin | Scuba Diving Environment

Shark populations are in peril and conservationists are teaming up with lawmakers to ban sharkfins. That approach has met with great approval – until now. | READ MORE… →

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Dancing with Demons

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Scott Cassell | Scuba Diving Travel

New Deeper Blue Writer and Contributor Scott Cassell writes about his extraordinary diving experiences with giant Humbolt Squid, down in Baja California. Jules Verne was right after all… | READ MORE… →

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Cetacean Elation: Gray Whales

Posted on October 21, 2005 by Abigail Smigel | Scuba Diving Environment

Resident Creature Expert and Staff Writer Abi tells us about the extraordinary Gray Whale | READ MORE… →

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Diving Specialty: Kelp Diving

Posted on September 17, 2003 by Francesca Koe | Scuba Diving Environment

Kelp diving is more than just swimming through an underwater forest; it might even involve the kelp crawl | READ MORE… →

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