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- How Healthy are Mediterranean Rocky Reefs?
- Coral reef fish ‘help protect jobs’
- Scientists say 90% Shark Loss at Populated Pacific Islands
- Tassled Scorpionfish is Creature of the Month
- Foreign Office Advises Against Travel to Southern Philippines
- Mauve Stinger is Creature of the Month
- Lawsuit Seeks Plan for Most Endangered Large Whale in World
- Catch Younger Fish says IUCN
- ‘Electronic Eyes’ Watch Tuna Fishing
- Deadline approaching for International Underwater Photography Competition
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SCUBA News Archive
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What shape are dolphins? Turning 2D images into 3D models.
New research published in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence uses dolphin photos from the SCUBA Travel site to show, for the first time, how to build 3D moving models from 2D photographs. -
SCUBA Travel announce Diving Best Sellers of 2011
SCUBA Travel are pleased to release the list of the best selling diving books in 2011. The The Dive Atlas of the World has finally been knocked off its top spot perch, no surprise as it is now out of print and only available second-hand. The bargain of the list has to be Red Sea [...] -
Corals in trouble by middle of this century
Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world's oceans, making them less alkaline and affecting calcification of corals. By the middle of the century, corals at the Northern edges of the tropics will be in trouble with the Hawaiian island reefs will be among the first to feel the impact. -
Creature of the Month: Giant Mussel, Pinna nobilis
The rare giant mussel, Pinna nobilis, is found only in the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the largest bivalves in the world, growing to 120 cm long. The mussels can live for as long as 20 years. It sticks up out of the sea bed so is easily seen when diving, once you know [...] -
World-first discovery of hybrid sharks off Australia’s east coast
Scientists have discovered that sharks on Australia’s east coast display a mysterious tendency to interbreed, challenging several accepted scientific theories regarding shark behaviour. The Australian black tip shark (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and the common black tip shark (C. limbatus) have overlapping distributions along the northern and eastern Australian coastline. Using both genetic testing and body measurements, [...] -
Creature of the Month: Whale Shark
The biggest fish in the sea feeds on microscopic plankton. A filter feeder, the Whale Shark’s gills are specially modified to act like a sieve. As its teeth are redundant they are minute. It is one of only three sharks who filter feed, the other two being the Basking Shark and the aptly-named Megamouth. A [...] -
Underwater Photography Guide announces Photo Competition Winners
The Second Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition, organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, has announced its winners for 2011. This year’s Ocean Art Photo Competition represents entrants from over fifty countries. Salvatore Ianniello, 1st Place, Nudibranchs Nudibranch on featherduster worm, taken in the Mediterranean sea There are at least 4 winners in each of [...] -
Mantas and Tuna on Red List of Endangered Species
The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals two species of Manta Ray are vulnerable, and the situation is particularly serious for tunas. Among the marine species classified as critically endangered – the most serious risk category – are staghorn and elkhorn coral, the hawksbill turtle and the Mediterranean Monk Seal. The marine realm though is very poorly covered in the IUCN Red List, comprising less than 5% of the species included. -
Greenhouse Gas Index Still Climbing
NOAA’s updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that began with the Industrial Revolution of the 1880s. Started in 2004, the Index reached 1.29 in 2010. That means the combined heating effect of long-lived greenhouse [...] -
Creature of the Month: Yellow Saddle Goatfish Work Together
Yellow saddle goatfish are a common site on the reefs of the Red Sea. A team of scientists from Switzerland though have discovered that these fish exibit very unusual behaviour: they work together to catch their dinner. The researchers claim that similar co-operation has only been identified in a handful of species – primarily mammals [...]
