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WIN a DVD copy of 'Antarctica Dreaming' in February: Just by signing up for FREE site membership on underwater in January you will go in the draw to win a promo DVD copy of the brilliant new film by Emmy Award winner Dave Hannan 'Antarctica Dreaming'...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 03 Feb 2007, 12:25 am GMT No comments yet

Antioxidants potentially protect from decompression sickness - 2 February: An interesting new study, published in The Journal of Physiology, shows that acute oral intake of largely accepted antioxidants Vitamin C and E prior to a scuba dive can reduce alterations in cardi...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 03 Feb 2007, 12:20 am GMT No comments yet

Green sawfish to be declared extinct in NSW - 30 January: Now here is a piece of unpleasant news, again pointing out to the world (and hopefully some politicians) that more marine sanctuaries and other forms of protection are needed - and not just in New ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 30 Jan 2007, 3:46 am GMT 4 comments Last reply added: 08 Mar 2007, 8:54 am

Rare shark of the deep captured on film - 24 January: A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 metres or more under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week. The Awashima Marine Pa...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 24 Jan 2007, 11:16 pm GMT No comments yet

More evidence that marine sanctuaries are effective: Great news for supporters of establishing Marine Protected Areas, Marine Sanctuaries and the like. NAIROBI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Protecting marine areas for even relatively brief periods can s...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 21 Jan 2007, 10:16 pm GMT 3 comments Last reply added: 03 Feb 2007, 10:05 am

No Japanese Whalers in Australian Ports - Finally!: We are very happy to hear that our Environment Minister Ian Campbell is finally making an official stand against Japanese whaling ships. SYDNEY (AFP) - Japanese whaling ships on their annual...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 21 Jan 2007, 9:08 pm GMT No comments yet

Join the fight against shark fin trade: Pressure is mounting against Alibaba.com a global trade directory who facilitates the sale of shark fin related products. Please help by subscribing to the new google group ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 11 Jan 2007, 11:50 pm GMT No comments yet

WIN a DVD copy of 'Byron Underwater' in January: Just by signing up for FREE site membership on underwater in January you will go in the draw to win a DVD copy of the new documentary 'Byron Underwater - where tropical and temperate waters merge'....; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 06 Jan 2007, 2:53 am GMT No comments yet

More Australians in Scuba Diving Hall of Fame - Neville Coleman and Rodney Fox: Neville Coleman who has spent 50 years recording marine life in Australia and overseas is to be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. Neville has written 65 educational...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 30 Dec 2006, 10:46 pm GMT No comments yet

Founder of Ikelite passes away - 29 December: We were very saddened to hear that Ike Brigham, founder of Ikelite has just passed away. He was one of the few real legends in the global dive family and he will be missed by many. Ikelite's...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 30 Dec 2006, 1:39 am GMT No comments yet

Jumping dolphin hurts woman - 29 December: Now here's a weird story. We normally don't post news of accidents in diving or otherwise ... but this one is too strange to ignore. A dolphin has jumped into a boat off New Zealand's North...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 30 Dec 2006, 1:27 am GMT No comments yet

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone: Hope Santa filled your stockings to the rim with underwater goodies. A bubble filled 2007 for everyone on underwater from us at underwater and hope to see a lot of you in 2007 - we have man...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 29 Dec 2006, 7:09 am GMT No comments yet

Byron Underwater - new documentary - launch on 10 December: The launch of the new documentary "BYRON UNDERWATER - where tropical and temperate waters merge" is being held at the Byron Bay Community Centre this Sunday 10th December 2006 at 8pm. Ticket...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 07 Dec 2006, 5:07 am GMT No comments yet

Byron Bay Film Festival seeks underwater films - 2 November: The BBFF 2007 festival will run between February 9 to 17. Films of all lengths and genres which were not screened before January 1st 2005 are welcome to enter with awards available in th...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 02 Nov 2006, 3:26 am GMT No comments yet

Asia-Pacific competition blamed for dive firm demise - 27 October: To me this news report about the demise of Pro Dive Whitsundays means that the Australian dive industry really needs to get their marketing sorted. Not only diving in Australia, but diving as a spo...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 01 Nov 2006, 4:47 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 12 Nov 2007, 4:55 pm

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Revealing the secrets of the Bullshark in the South-Pacific: by Juerg Brunnschweiler; Populations of large marine predators such as sharks are in dangerous decline. Recent scientific studies report declines of up to 99% for several shark species such as the oceanic whitetip shark in the Gulf of Mexico. Studies also indicate that the reduction in number of larger coastal species such as bull, hammerhead, and tiger sharks may be as high as 80% in the Atlantic Ocean.

Seaslugs - Part I. Headshield slugs and Sea hares.: by Ákos Lumnitzer; I have compiled a sequential account of the five main seaslug orders, supported by photographic records and some likely Sydney dive sites to encounter members of each order.