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Dr. Alexander Mustard wins 2008 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry Tag Contest
Conservation International, in cooperation with the Coral Reef Alliance and Wetpixel.com, are pleased to announce the winning photo for the 2008 Raja Ampat entrance...
DEEP Indonesia 2008 call for entries
Directly from Wetpixel.com
OFFICIAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
2nd Annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition Hosted by Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide
On the heels of...
Mermaids Purse Ensemble for Sharks Trust
Press Release from Reef Jewelry:
The Shark Trust (www.sharktrust.org) received a generous donation of 22 diamonds from the Diamond Authority, De Beers, to commemorate the...
Moonlight Romances on the Reef
Science Daily - October 19, 2007
An international team of Australian and Israeli researchers has discovered that ancient light-sensitive gene could be the aphrodisiac for...
NAUI approves more rebreathers
From the NAUI Scuba New Wire (press release):
TAMPA, Florida (October 19, 2007) – NAUI has announced the addition of the Inspiration and ...
Scientists discover rare marine species
Scientists exploring a deep ocean basin in search of species isolated for millions of years found marine life believed to be previously undiscovered, including...
BUIF 2008 Call For Entries
The British Underwater Image Festival (BUIF) invites entries for its third annual Photography and Video competition. More than $20,000 USD worth of prizes, sponsored...
Underwater Kinetics to Launch a New Headlamp Technology
Underwater Kinetics, a leading maker of innovative personal lighting equipment in the dive and industrial markets, has set its sights on the ...
Killer whale trains the Trainer
A killer whale (Orca) at a Spanish marine park hit his female trainer with his snout and dragged her underwater repeatedly.
The trainer, German national...
DAN Technical Diving Conference 2008
From Divers Alert Network:
DAN is to hold a conference in North Carolina, to discuss the the ever increasing trend of technical diving. While technical...
Tranquility found in Mexican Caves
In spite of recent hurricanes, and the emergence of hundreds of visitors to Mexico each year, divers are still able to find tranquility and...
'I never thought I could be doing anything like that!'
Phil Mucci regales us with an inspiring, true story of struggle and triumph, as experienced by Indika Gunawardena, as he carried his whole community forward through scuba diving.
Albino Whale Shark discovered in Galapagos
From wetpixel.com:
On August 25, 2007, Antonio Moreano, a naturalist in the Galapagos, photographed an albino whale shark at Darwin, the northern-most island...
Shark turns up on beach in Scotland
By Hazel Mollison:
People enjoying a quiet stroll could not believe their eyes when they saw a three-metre shark lurking in the shallows.
The basking...