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A Gentle Rub Calms Even the Predators
A soft caress and a gentle rub works has always been known to have a calming influence, but scientists are now studying the effects the cleaner fish has on naturally aggressive predators.
Good service and a gentle rub is apparently all it takes to turn even the most aggressive predators in to a calm and mellow fish, and transforms the cleaning stations in to a haven of tranquillity. Research has previously shown that cleaner fish who enhance their service, by touching the fish they are cleaning with their fins, benefit from much more cooperative clients...
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Lost City of Atlantis Cayman Extended
The third stage of Lost City of Atlantis at Cayman Brac is soon completed. Statues of wounded US soldiers are scheduled to be sunk the second week of July as the Lost City of Atlantis has completed phase three of the project. The artist said he is very moved by the courage and sacrifice made by a brave group of people, who risked their lives in service to their country...
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Limited Recall of Apeks TX, ATX and XTX 2nd Stages
Manufacturer Apeks is recalling any second stage or octopus for its TX, ATX and XTX regulators bought at any time before this July - if it has not undergone an authorised annual service...
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International Cleanup Day 2008 - Get Involved
International Cleanup Day on 20 September 2008
Thousands of volunteers are needed to help remove rubbish from the world’s beaches and underwater environments. Cleanups help raise awareness about the serious ecological impact of marine debris and point out the urgent need to find solutions for this global problem.
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Mass Orgy of the Blue Blooded Cuttlefish
Every year between May and September in Southern Australia there occurs a spectacular sight for divers and scientists, the mass orgy of the giant cuttlefish. reaching numbers of approximately 200,000 ,these 60 centimetre long, usually shy, creatures congregate to spawn in the shallows of Spencer Gulf...
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World's Deepest Dive Pool: Nemo 33
Think of Belgium and most people's first thoughts are 'chocolate'. But the sweetest thing to Belgian divers is the new Nemo 33 dive pool, which has recently opened in Brussels. Designed completely with divers in mind the pool has a depth of over 33 metres, filled with the clearest of spring water, unchlorinated and specially filtered, 2,500,000 liters of the stuff to be precise. The temperature is maintained at a tropical 33 degrees Celsius, a lot warmer than the usual cold water you would expect in Belgium...
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Rare Visitor Washed up on Welsh Coast
A swordfish, measuring six feet and weighing up to 175lb, was discovered dead on Barry Island beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, yesterday morning. This is rare and exotic fish to be found in the British waters...
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Bends Diver Rescues Herself
Julika Kennaway, a qualified dive master and award-winning filmmaker, who lives in Cape Town, was looking forward to a three week dive holiday in South East Asia. Instead she developed the bends, decompression sickness, and had to initiate her own rescue from an island with no medical personnel...
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Ancient Marine Invertebrate Diversity Less Explosive Than Thought
Diversity among the ancestors of such marine creatures as clams, sand dollars and lobsters showed only a modest rise beginning 144 million years ago with no clear trend afterwards, according to an international team of researchers. This contradicts previous work showing dramatic increases beginning 248 million years ago and may shed light on future diversity...
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Undersea Video Challenge at Stuart's Cove
September 7 - 14, 2008. In the first ever of it's kind, you can learn to shoot with the professionals in this exciting undersea film making event and competition.
Spending seven days, writing, diving and shooting your own video alongside of the prestigious BBC's Emmy award-winning underwater photographer, Mike Pitts, Producer/ Director Neil Lucas and team. The winning production will be entered at the Bahamas Independant Film Festival, at no charge...
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