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Iceland ends whaling due to lack of demand: Let's hope this turns into a global trend - if nobody wants to eat whales, noboday will want to hunt them, it all makes sense. The following is from the UK Telegraph: Iceland has stop...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 26 Aug 2007, 1:31 am GMT No comments yet

Shark fishing industry growth in NSW fuelled by shark fin prices: From an article in the Sun Herald today: A DRAMATIC increase in shark fishing, fuelled by the lucrative shark fin market, is threatening already endangered species along the NSW coast. ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 11 Aug 2007, 10:40 pm GMT No comments yet

Sad news - Rare river dolphin 'now extinct': A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now "likely to be extinct", a team of scientists has concluded. The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, d...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 10 Aug 2007, 12:02 am GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 03 Sep 2007, 10:44 am

Albino Grey Nurse Shark spotted off South West Rocks: I would say that is good news. Let's make sure this one survives and I hope it will become as popular as Migaloo. Maybe it needs a name ? Read the story from the Daily Telegraph below...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 08 Aug 2007, 6:39 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 15 Aug 2007, 5:08 am

2 tons of illegaly caught shark fins - after new policy in place in Equador: Great bit of politics there ... where suddenly the sale of 'accidentally' caught shark fin becomes legal. It seems obvious to anyone that this type of policy will lead to more shark slaughter. Plea...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 05 Aug 2007, 11:23 pm GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 08 Aug 2007, 12:31 am

Whalers say - killing pregnant whales is 'good news': This is crazy stuff - we finally see whale populations growing again and here are the Japanese et al killing mostly pregnant females ... read on Japanese whalers have admitted almost all of ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 27 Jul 2007, 1:42 am GMT No comments yet

200 kg Squid washed up on Tasmania's coast: Zoologists say it remains a mystery how a 200-kilogram giant squid came to be washed up on Tasmania's west coast. The squid was found by a member of the public on a beach near Strahan on Tu...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 21 Jul 2007, 10:52 pm GMT No comments yet

First manta ray ever born in captivity: In Japan of all places - the first ever manta ray to be born in captivitiy saw the first light of day on 16 June 2007 in the Kuroshio tank, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan! The baby girl bo...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 20 Jun 2007, 9:17 pm GMT 1 comment Reply added: 23 Jun 2007, 9:53 am

Conservationists actually go to court over Grey Nurse Shark protection debate: Conservatonists claim that 10% of Grey Nurse Sharks still alive on the East coast of Australia have been killed by fishing in the last 5 years. More of the story ... The Nature Cons...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 05 Jun 2007, 6:03 am GMT No comments yet

Now we have to worry about the decline in Australia's whale shark numbers: A leading environmental group is calling on the Australian government to negotiate with its Asian neighbours to help stem the decline in whale shark numbers. Marine scientists are concerned ...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 26 May 2007, 10:43 pm GMT 1 comment Reply added: 29 May 2007, 2:38 am

Hammerhead sharks can reproduce without having sex: The evidence comes from a shark at Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska which gave birth to a pup in 2001 despite having had no contact with a male. Genetic tests by a team from Belfast, Nebraska an...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 24 May 2007, 7:52 am GMT No comments yet

EU shark finning ban found to be ineffective: LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's shark finning regulations are hopelessly inadequate, allowing vast numbers of sharks to be killed, finned and dumped at sea in secret, a report by a conserva...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 19 May 2007, 8:10 am GMT No comments yet

Cod Grounds off Laurieton to become a protected grey nurse shark habitat.: Good news again for the grey nurse sharks with a total fishing ban in place by the end of May. Maybe it is possible to bring these sharks back from the brink of extinction like it seems possible in...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 12 May 2007, 5:45 am GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 30 May 2007, 10:24 am

Good News! - South Pacific nations agree to stop bottom trawling: Following the news about the joint fight to stop illegal fishing activities in the Asia Pacific region, there is more good news for nature today as 20 nations in the South Pacific agree to put an e...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 07 May 2007, 10:19 pm GMT No comments yet

Australasia joins in fight against illegal fishing: Ten Asian and Pacific nations pledged Friday to work closer to tackle rampant illegal fishing in the region in the wake of rapidly dwindling fish stocks. Fishing ministers from the 10 countr...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 05 May 2007, 11:26 pm GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 31 May 2007, 11:44 am

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Get ready for the 5th Underwater Festival™ - The Australasia Challenge: by Wandy Hochgrebe; The 2011 Underwater Festival™ breaks new ground in underwater shootout competitions. UF11 will feature a photo and video shootout competition that happens simultaneously all over Australasia. 25 countries spanning both hemispheres - every dive site you can imagine will be a shootout locality, every dive centre, liveaboard, dive resort in the area will be part this new kind of shootout.