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Well at least I now have a lot of ash trays!

by Ric Mingramm

For those that live and dive in the temperate water of Victoria we are blessed with an abundance of readily accessible sea food - just waiting to be picked up - abalone, crayfish, scallops.

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.

Threatened Species Day - Coral Sea Perspective

by Xanthe Rivett

Australia’s marine environment is more than twice the area of the Australian continent and under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea we have both the rights and the responsibilities to this area. This Threatened Species Day we acknowledge and celebrate some of the marine species that we have responsibility for.