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Whale shark identfication software wins Australian U$100,000 prize - 26 October: A method of recognising whale sharks based on the starry night sky has won Australian marine biologist Brad Norman a US$100,000 prize from a watchmaking company. ... After spending ho...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 28 Oct 2006, 11:50 pm GMT 1 comment Reply added: 31 Oct 2006, 8:37 am

HMAS Canberra to be scuttled in Victoria - 19 October: It was announced by the Federal Government on Friday that Victoria had been award HMAS Canberra and this ship would scuttled as a new diving wreck for Victoria. NSW had offered $250,000 to ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 28 Oct 2006, 11:29 pm GMT 1 comment Reply added: 29 Dec 2006, 4:13 am

Take a Quick Diver Survey and you can Win a Live Aboard Trip to Indonesia! - 17 October: As the title says, all you have to do is spend a few minutes and you are in for a chance for a week in Indonesia. 1. This diver survey is being administered collaboratively by some of your f...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 18 Oct 2006, 2:45 am GMT No comments yet

Anglers reject responsibility for grey nurse shark woes - 6 October 2006: In an unbelievable statement made by a prominent 'so called' conservationalist by the name of Ken Thurlow from ECOfishers New South Wales he claims the critically endangered Grey Nurse Shark 'has h...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 06 Oct 2006, 11:54 pm GMT 3 comments Last reply added: 08 Jan 2007, 12:50 pm

Dive Tax for divers in NSW resurfaces - 27 September: It seems unbelievable that a battle that we have been fighting and 1000s of letters we have been writing will apparently have to be fought again. The NSW state government seems likely to imp...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 28 Sep 2006, 12:12 am GMT 3 comments Last reply added: 12 Nov 2007, 5:19 pm

want to be part of your on SBS TV series?: We are looking for exciting stories about people who are giving up the rate race to set up a new business for a groundbreaking new TV Series. Risking It All. If you are about to risk everything to ...; Posted by kathM Added: 24 Sep 2006, 2:31 am GMT No comments yet

underwater.com.au expedition to Christmas and Cocos Islands - ONE spot available: Due to a late cancellation we have ONE SPOT available on this awsome trip - don't miss your opportunity to get to these awesome islande for the crab migration / whale shark season. November ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 21 Sep 2006, 8:24 am GMT No comments yet

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dies in freak diving accident - 4 September: Irwin died soon after being hit by the barb of a stingray while he was filming a documentary at Batt Reef, near Low Isles off Port Douglas in north Queensland. Our thoughts are with his fam...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 04 Sep 2006, 7:28 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 10 Sep 2006, 3:55 am

Urgent Support Needed for Sanctuaries in NSW New Marine Parks: Zonings for the new Port Stephens - Great Lakes and Batemans Marine Parks are currently being decided. These parks on the NSW mid-north coast and south coast are, like all NSW marine parks, multipl...; Posted by Nicky Added: 29 Aug 2006, 7:08 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 22 Sep 2006, 10:21 am

Good news for Reef tourism - 24 August: Queensland tourism workers are benefiting from protection measures for the Great Barrier Reef, according to a tourism body. The Queensland Tourism Industry Council said data released by the ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 24 Aug 2006, 1:49 am GMT No comments yet

Artificial Grey Nurse Shark breeding program - a foolish plan ?: As a scientist I have been following the current plan of the NSW government to support a completely unproven project to raise grey nurse shark embryos captured from pregnant grey nurses in the wild...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 23 Aug 2006, 10:46 pm GMT 1 comment Reply added: 23 Aug 2006, 11:28 pm

UTSpeaks Free Public Lecture - 'Will There Be Fish?': INVITATION UTSpeaks: Will There Be Fish? Many species of marine life in our oceans are under threat or face extinction from commercial and rec...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 11 Jul 2006, 8:08 am GMT No comments yet

OZTeK'07 - Showcasing the World - 9 July 2006: With more than two-thirds of the floor space already booked, OZTeK'07 is rapidly gathering pace to become the most comprehensive diving exhibition ever held in the southern hemisphere. A cor...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 08 Jul 2006, 11:49 pm GMT No comments yet

Whale Sanctuary Enforcement Vessel to Arrive in Fremantle on Monday - 9 July 2006: After a voyage of 24 days, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship Farley Mowat is scheduled to arrive in the port of Fremantle on Monday. The ship will be docking at C Berth at 0800 Hours on ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 08 Jul 2006, 10:29 pm GMT No comments yet

Fishing companies give up southern Indian Ocean trawling - 6 July 2006: In what is being described as a world first, four major fishing companies have agreed to stop high seas deepwater trawling in the southern Indian Ocean west of Australia, in order to protect fish a...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 08 Jul 2006, 12:53 am GMT No comments yet

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