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Project Manta - Scientists target manta ray mysteries: Aussie scientist are doing something about the fact that we don't know much about the biology of manta rays ... we just know how amazing they are. Manta rays are hard to miss — big, black ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 05 May 2007, 12:14 am GMT No comments yet

How anglers are killing the grey nurse shark: Some legal action to push the Australian government to do more about the conservation of Grey Nurse Sharks than just announcing the fact is is now critically endangered is underway at the moment. T...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 17 Apr 2007, 1:51 am GMT 3 comments Last reply added: 02 Jun 2007, 8:50 am

Quake lifts Solomons island metres from the sea: The recent earthquake in the Solomon Islands has caused reefs to become permanently exposed with one island being lifted by as much as 3 metres. News release: RANONGGA, Solomon Island...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 08 Apr 2007, 11:11 pm GMT No comments yet

Our World Underwater Scholarship Society announces first ever Australasian scholar: Mathew Kertesz must consider himself a lucky boy being the first ever Australian to receive this scholarship. This should kick-start his career as an ocean conservationists. Congratulations ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 12 Mar 2007, 8:51 pm GMT No comments yet

Dolphin massacre in Japan: This film is very hard to watch and will make everyone that loves the ocean cringe, weep and cry. It feels impossible to comprehend how the slaughter of these beautiful aquatic mammals can continue...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 09 Mar 2007, 10:02 pm GMT No comments yet

More sharks killed in Australia - two big tiger sharks die on drum lines: This is an article from Queenslands Sunday Mail. The story describes a drop in shark numbers caught / killed by drum lines and nets along the coast this year - and the fact that the ones th...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 06 Mar 2007, 10:42 pm GMT No comments yet

Grey Nurse: Sharks have it the media in a different sort of way. In todays Daily Telegraph: Great shark swindle Exclusive by Samantha Williams March 05, 2007 12:00 FOR years we've been tol...; Posted by PhillipB Added: 05 Mar 2007, 5:28 am GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 05 Mar 2007, 8:40 am

Whales and dolphin meat in Japanese pet food: This is really hard to believe. How can Japan justify its continued slaughter of whales if they don't even have enough demand in their population for the meat. Read this story from AllAbout...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 03 Mar 2007, 2:02 am GMT No comments yet

20 new shark species discovered in Indonesia: Another piece of evidence that we have just scratched the surface of discovering what is in our vast oceans. From the press release of the CSIRO: The five-year survey of catches at lo...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 01 Mar 2007, 9:45 pm GMT No comments yet

What is happening in Australia - macho shark slaughterers everywhere: One of our underwater.com.au members alerted me to this story and yes there have been way to many crazt stories like this in the press lately. Jo's words on this topic: Many more simi...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 01 Mar 2007, 12:34 am GMT 5 comments Last reply added: 11 Oct 2007, 5:47 am

Grey Nurse Shark born at Oceanworld in Sydney: This is great news .. although the last grey nurse shark baby that was born at Oceanworld last year died reasonably quickly. Lets keep our fingers cross for this baby. Naming rights to be auctioned...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 21 Feb 2007, 7:10 am GMT No comments yet

Winning images from 2 major international underwater photo & video competitions. Over $55,000 in prizes awarded!: Popular underwater photography websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have made underwater photo history by running two major international competitions simultaneously on opposite sides of th...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 16 Feb 2007, 10:53 pm GMT No comments yet

Announcing: Byron Underwater Festival '07 - 10-13 May (UF07): The 2007 Byron Underwater Festival will be held from Thursday the 10th to Sunday the 13th of May in Byron Bay, the most easterly point of the Australian mainland. Julian Rocks is part of the...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 11 Feb 2007, 11:32 pm GMT No comments yet

Propeller fractured scuba diver's skull - 11 February: The fear or every shore diver - surfacing where there is boats around ... A SCUBA diver is undergoing emergency surgery after being hit in the head by a boat propeller on the NSW Central Coa...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 11 Feb 2007, 10:18 pm GMT No comments yet

HMAS Adelaide to be sunk off NSW - 8 February: HMAS Adelaide is set to be sunk off Terrigal, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, creating an artificial reef for divers and surfers to enjoy. Member for Dobell Ken Ticehurst said the s...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 09 Feb 2007, 11:52 pm GMT 4 comments Last reply added: 03 Jul 2007, 6:30 pm

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