Whale Shark spotted off Florida Coast
Whale Shark spotted off Florida Coast
For D’Antuono it was a day he’ll never forget, The 26-year-old was diving in the Gulf on Saturday when he spotted a whale shark just seconds before jumping in the water. Catching what every [...]
More Headless Sea Lions Wash Ashore
Headless Sea Lions Wash ashore
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is looking for answers after a fourth headless sea lion washed up on Vancouver Island.
Officials don’t know if the four decapitations in the general vicinity of Campbell [...]
Giant Octopus Protection in Northwest
Giant Octopus Protection in Northwest
Now the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering new protections for octopuses. Right now it’s not illegal to harvest an octopus in Puget Sound – unless you’re in a marine [...]
Historic Day for Shark Protection
Shark Protection. Historic Day for Shark Conservation
The body, which regulates trade in flora and fauna, voted by a two-thirds majority to upgrade the sharks’ status. The decisions can still be overturned by a vote on the final day [...]
More than 200 divers among 500 volunteers in Windermere lake clean-up
You know it’s cold where she is standing! Surely we can get something going in the warm(er) waters many of us are going to be in over the next couple of months! Let’s start organizing! ~Mary Alice
An underwater clean-up of England’s [...]
Huge discarded fishing net kills Florida
Huge Fishing net that was discarded kills marine life and wraps around reef – Florida
The net, which weighs an estimated 1,000 pounds, is the latest and most spectacular South Florida example of what’s called ghost fishing gear [...]
No Fishing Zones Working in California
No Fishing Zones working in California
In the first major study of its kind, scientists have found that populations and sizes of several key species of fish, along with starfish, urchins, crabs and other sea life, have increased more in the [...]
Frisbee Dolphin saved after Trash Removed
Frisbee Dolphin saved after Ring Removed
The 40 people used 7 boats to located the young dolphin swimming with its mother in a large pod of dolphins on the east side of Blount Island. The team waited for the right opportunity to separate the [...]
25 Year Old Turtle gets artificial legs
Female Turtle Gets some Artificial Flippers
An approximately 25-year-old female loggerhead turtle, was test-driving her 27th pair of artificial front flippers around her home aquarium near Kobe in western Japan, where she proves a draw for [...]
Sea Lion Pups very sick in California
Massive amount of Sea Lion Pups sick in California
Approximately 100 sea lion pups are sick in Los Angeles. Just two months into 2013, 90 sea lion pups have wound up at an L.A. area animal care facility – with more arriving every day. [...]
Million Dollar Fine for Black Coral Smuggling
$1 Million Dollar Fine for Black Coral Smuggling
Bhandari pleaded guilty in November to one count of false classification of goods to hide shipments of internationally protected black coral that his former company, Gem Manufacturing Inc., [...]
California Great White Sharks on Endangered List
Great White Shark to be put on Endangered List
A five-member panel acted unanimously to designate the great white as a candidate for state protection after environmental groups presented data showing adult and sub-adults numbering fewer [...]
Even the Sharks are Safe in the World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary
As divers, we tend to either love sharks or love dives we are guaranteed not to see them (I’m in the first group!). Either way, their place in the ecosystem is critical to the balance of the ocean. Be active in letting your leaders [...]
A Conservation Win For Whales in South Korea
Thankfully another win for Whales, at least for Minke Whales. The claim that “an over-abundance of minke whales has been harming fish stocks” was countered by the actual problem being overfishing. ~Mary Alice
South Korea officially [...]
