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Wildlife Conservation Society Study Finds Southern Indian Ocean Humpbacks Singing Different Tunes
A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpbacks in the same ocean basin usually all sing very similar songs.
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SCUBA News 140 Now Online
The latest issue of SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) is now up at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/scubanews140.html. Featuring SCUBA Challenge; disabled diving in the North Sea; diving in The Philippines, Mozambique, Croatia, Thailand, Sharm El-Sheikh; and diving and marine news from around the world.
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Marine Mammals on the Menu
A newly released study finds that people are increasingly consuming marine mammals - including some very rare species, like the Fraser's dolphin - in more than 100 countries around the world.
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SCUBA Travel announce Diving Best Sellers of 2011
SCUBA Travel are pleased to release the list of the best selling diving books in 2011. The The Dive Atlas of the World has finally been knocked off its top spot perch, no surprise as it is now out of print and only available second-hand. The bargain of the list has to be Red Sea Sharks which is available from some booksellers new for just 1p.
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Fishing: Reform must protect all the world's oceans
New rules are urgently needed to ensure all UK and other EU-flagged fishing boats operating in waters outside of Europe, are operating in a sustainable way and to the same standards as they would back home, said WWF-UK.
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Peru's vanishing fish stocks 'devastated' by growing fishmeal demand
The fish stocks of the southern Pacific and in particular Peru are being plundered by widespread cheating and overfishing, according to a new investigation.
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Top Spots for Diving Mozambique
More details of the dive sites and dive operators of Mozambique now at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/africa/mozambique.html
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Magnetic soap could clean up oil spills
A soap that responds to magnetic fields could be used to clean up oil spills without leaving behind detergents that can harm surrounding wildlife.
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Corals in trouble: Hawaiian reefs first to go
Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world's oceans, making them less alkaline and affecting calcification of corals. By the middle of the century, corals at the Northern edges of the tropics will be in trouble with the Hawaiian island reefs will be among the first to feel the impact.
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Broadest study of ocean acidification to date helps scientists evaluate effects on marine life
Might a penguin's next meal be affected by the exhaust from your exhaust? The answer may be yes, when you add your fumes to the total amount of carbon dioxide lofted into the atmosphere by humans since the industrial revolution. One-third of that carbon dioxide is absorbed by the world's oceans, making them more acidic and affecting marine life. A UC Santa Barbara marine scientist and a team of 18 other researchers have reported results of the broadest worldwide study of ocean acidification to date.
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