Press release from Oceana.org:
Washington, DC -- Oceana is encouraging people to helpglobal efforts to save coral reefs and acknowledge 2008 as theInternational Year of the Reef (IYOR), as designated...
Anders Larsson has secured the title for Sweden with a 145m DNF dive, a new Swedish record, three metres longer than the old record. He ended thedive with a...
The BBC reports of a massacre of sea lions in Galapagos, for an unknown reason.
The dead animals included 13 pups, 25 youngsters, nine males and six females.
Galapagos National...
Programs will be established in Thailand's southernand eastern provinces this year to promote public awareness of the needto protect the region's amazing coral reef ecosystems. Damage fromtourism is a...
January 31, 2008 is the deadline for entries to be received for the 2008 British Underwater Image Festival. The festival has Open, Young Photographer (under-30), Digital Compact,...
National Geographic News reports of an intrepid endangered species of leatherback turtle having completed an incredible journey of the the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles...
Aida Brazil, in partnership with the Nauticafair fair, organised the 6th National Static Apnea Championship with guests AIDA BRASIL & NAUTICAFAIR 2008, that comprised of an...
Stefan Lovgren in La Paz, Mexico, for National Geographic News submits the following report:
Whale sharks are the world's largest living fish species, growing up to 40 feet...
Dubai: Nakheel, the developer of the three iconic palm islands and the World, is expanding Dubai's coastline with the launch of a massive real estate development, the Universe -...
44-year old Briton Shannon Conway beat entries from former winners Alex Mustard, Jane Morgan and Alan James to take first prize in the DIVE-sponsored British Society of Underwater Photographers'...
Herbert Nitsch has has announced on his website that he is preparing for the most ambitious freediving project ever. He plans to make a no-limits dive to no less...
The Science Daily reports on how a saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater appears to improve nasal symptoms and may help prevent the recurrence of respiratory infections...
Visitors to the National Aquarium in Salthill, Galway, yesterday were surprised.
They were confronted by a number of creatures swimming around with oxygen tanks, instead of seeing the country's largest...
The inquest into the death of an American honeymooner on the Great Barrier Reef resumes today in Townsville in north Queensland.
Tina Watson, 26, died while scuba diving with her...
Applications for the 1st CMAS European Apnea competition to be held in Antalaya, Turkey, have started. The event is organised by the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation-TSSF. Details...