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News Article: October/November 2011

Local News

Builder Mauled By Sharks

1-10-2011

The 48 year old Melbourne builder had been refurbishing buildings hit by Cyclone Yasi in the Palm Island group... More

$5.2 Million Hyperbaric Chamber

1-10-2011

The new state of the art hyperbaric chamber is at Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick (Australia). Three times the size... More

Marine Tool Users

1-10-2011

Australia's Shark Bay dolphins likely turned to gadgetry because echolocation couldn't find the best fish. Researchers observe... More

Ningaloo Reef on World Heritage List

1-10-2011

UNESCO added the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia to its World Heritage List. One of the longest... More

Coral Kickers Pay

1-10-2011

The Australian government is increasing its 'reef tax' on Great Barrier Reef tourists. Tax on a one-day trip to the reef will go up 50 cents to... More

Queensland Dugongs Starving

1-10-2011

More dugongs died this year than in all of 2010 because of Queensland's summer of disasters. Ninety-six washed up dead... More

Hakihea Mataitai Reserve Announced

1-10-2011

The Mataitai reserve at Hakihea, is adjacent to the Whangara Township north of Gisborne, New Zealand came into effect 4 August 2011... More

Isolation Didn't Stop Apprehension

1-10-2011

Three friends went fishing from New Zealand's Maitai River, Bruce Bay, an hour north of Haast. Two line fished while... More

Whangarei Harbour Marine Reserve

1-10-2011

There is a huge reduction in apprehensions and prosecutions in the Motukaroro section of the marine reserve... More

Great White Sharks

1-10-2011

Scientists tagged a record 27 great white sharks off New Zealand's Stewart Island to research their behaviour around the coast line... More

Rena on Astrolabe Reef spilling oil

11-10-2011

An oil spill from the stricken cargo ship Rena off New Zealand's Bay of Plenty coast has increased in size due to a new breach in a main fuel tank. All crew have been lifted off. More

Rena's containers and fuel

21-10-2011

Eighty-eight containers were lost over the side of wreck and only five recovered. Maritine New Zealand announced they are about to commence searching for the remaining 29 containers with the aid of a side scanning survey to discover the location of the lost containers.
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International News

Sea Shepherd Supporters Rock!

1-10-2011

Due to the generosity of supporters worldwide, over USD$735,000 was raised... More

China's Deep-Sea Probe

1-10-2011

China's manned submersible vessel, the Jiaolong (Sea Dragon) reached 5057m in the second of four... More

Freediver Patrick Musimu Dies

1-10-2011

Famous for his No Limits sled dive to 209m in 2005, Patrick was found dead in his family pool... More

Caught With 357 Dead Sharks

1-10-2011

Ecuadorean authorities seized 357 dead sharks from a boat fishing in the protected waters... More

Groupers Limit Lionfish Invasion

1-10-2011

In the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park - the oldest, largest and 'best-policed' marine reserve in the Bahamas... More

World Record at High Mountain Lake

1-10-2011

On 21 July Ayas Nautical Research Club and Armenian Extreme Ltd, set a world record in the Northern Hemisphere by submerging More

Roman Shipwreck Full of Wine Jars

1-10-2011

A US-Albanian archaeological mission claims to have found the well-preserved wreck of a Roman cargo ship off... More

Sea Shepherd Flees Namibia

1-10-2011

Sea Shepherd conservation activists aborted their first anti-seal culling mission into Namibia. Founder and President Paul Watson vowed... More

RAF Bomb Detonation

1-10-2011

Divers detonating two RAF bombs off the UK coastline may have lead to the deaths of 16... More

Wireless Subsea Camera

1-10-2011

The first commercial wireless subsea camera streams live video over distances of up to... More

Pirate Ship Found By Wreck Hunters

1-10-2011

The wreckage of a ship thought to have belonged to Captain Morgan, the 17th-century British buccaneer... More

Eddies Modes of Deep Sea Transport

1-10-2011

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that massive ocean eddies can reach all the way... More

ROV Recovers Black Boxes

1-10-2011

A ROV operating in 3,900m located and recovered both black boxes from Air France Flight 447... More

Sea Trout's Migratory Route

1-10-2011

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg hope to reveal the migratory route the sea trout take... More

Scotland's First Marine Reserve

1-10-2011

Scotland's first fully protected marine reserve shows positive signs after two years of operation... More

WWI German U-Boat U-106

1-10-2011

A hydroid AUV aided in the discovery of the World War I German submarine U-106. The Royal Netherlands Navy's... More

WWII German U-Boat U-513

1-10-2011

The remains of the German submarine were discovered off Brazil's coast. It was sunk by bombs from an American plane in 1943. Only seven... More

Scuba Dive Show in Malaysia!

1-10-2011

The 6th Malaysia International Dive Expo 2011 (MIDE 2011) drew 12,008 local and international visitors, a 30% increase... More

Whale Watching Harms the Whales

1-10-2011

A spectacular experience for tourists may damage the health of the pods, claims an international conservation group... More

New Website Design for DEMA

1-10-2011

Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) has a new and improved website experience for users... More

 

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