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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
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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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