http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-21573835
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21532214
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21507301
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-21504919
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21492500
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Divers-tried-to-rescue-shark-victim-20121227
WWF is asking people to join a new online campaign urging the New Zealand Prime Minister to stop the extinction of Maui’s dolphins - the smallest and rarest marine dolphins in the world.
http://www.wwf.org.za/?6740/dolphins
Seafood Substitutions - not sure what to eat? Have a look at your "greener: options.
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/take-action/seafood-substitutions/?source=A-to-Z
Aquarium Sharks Released into the wild and survive! Could this mean that we could help the wild population? Read on...)
Metropolitan University Port
Elizabeth , South
Africa South
Africa Rogge Bay Cape
Town , South
Africa
US Crayfish eating its way across Africa
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/120109-louisiana-crayfish-invasive-species-environment-africa-science/
Decrease in dissolved oxygen in the oceans puts a squeeze on billfish
http://sancor.nrf.ac.za/blue-marlin-blues-loss-of-dissolved-oxygen-in-oceans-squeezes-billfish-habitat
Shrimp with heat vision?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/pictures/120110-deepest-ocean-volcanic-vents-shrimp-science/
100 Beluga whales trapped in Russia
http://sancor.nrf.ac.za/100-beluga-whales-trapped-in-russian-far-east
Don't Release Your Guppies into the Wild
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14972053
New Stingray Species Discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9418000/9418956.stm
New Dolphin Species Discovered
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/16/new-species-of-dolphin-discovered-off-australia/
What is Killing Killer Whales?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14663732
Ancient fish species discovered in Biak
Biak (ANTARA News) - Biak Regent Yusuf Melianus Maryen has stated that a Japanese researcher recently reported sightings of Kolakan, a prehistoric fish species, in the waters off Oparief village, Biak Numfor district, Papua province.
"This large-sized ancient fish, which has existed since prehistoric times but was thought to have disappeared hundreds of years ago, can still be found in Oparief waters," he said here on Tuesday.
Yusuf expressed hope that the habitat of Kolakan fish would be preserved so it could attract foreign tourists.
He praised the Japanese researcher for identifying the area as a potential habitat of the Kolakan fish.
"Ancient fish habitat can be an excellent attraction for foreign tourists and it can support the marine tourism sector in Biak, which offers diving, fishing and snorkelling opportunities," Yusuf said.
He noted that regional revenue from tourism was limited due to a lack of investors in the sector.
"However, the local administration has put in place the necessary regulations to preserve the natural resources around Biak Island, in an effort to boost the local economy," Yusuf explained.
According to official data, some 15,000 tourists "both local and international" visit Biak Numfor annually.
(Uu.B019/INE/KR-BSR/A014)
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Biak (ANTARA News) - Biak Regent Yusuf Melianus Maryen has stated that a Japanese researcher recently reported sightings of Kolakan, a prehistoric fish species, in the waters off Oparief village, Biak Numfor district, Papua province."This large-sized ancient fish, which has existed since prehistoric times but was thought to have disappeared hundreds of years ago, can still be found in Oparief waters," he said here on Tuesday.
Yusuf expressed hope that the habitat of Kolakan fish would be preserved so it could attract foreign tourists.
He praised the Japanese researcher for identifying the area as a potential habitat of the Kolakan fish.
"Ancient fish habitat can be an excellent attraction for foreign tourists and it can support the marine tourism sector in Biak, which offers diving, fishing and snorkelling opportunities," Yusuf said.
He noted that regional revenue from tourism was limited due to a lack of investors in the sector.
"However, the local administration has put in place the necessary regulations to preserve the natural resources around Biak Island, in an effort to boost the local economy," Yusuf explained.
According to official data, some 15,000 tourists "both local and international" visit Biak Numfor annually.
(Uu.B019/INE/KR-BSR/A014)
Seafood Substitutions - not sure what to eat? Have a look at your "greener: options.
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/take-action/seafood-substitutions/?source=A-to-Z
Aquarium Sharks Released into the wild and survive! Could this mean that we could help the wild population? Read on...)
Migration
and habitat use of formerly captive and wild raggedtooth
sharks
(Carcharias taurus) on the southeast coast of South
Africa
MALCOLM J. SMALE1,2*, ANTHONY J. BOOTH3, MICHAE L R.
FARQUHAR4,
MICHAEL R. MEY¨ ER5 & LESLEY ROCHAT6
1Port Elizabeth Museum Port Elizabeth , South
Africa
2Department
of Zoology, Nelson Mandela
3Department
of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Grahamstown,
4Two
Oceans Aquarium, Waterfront , South
Africa
5Oceans
and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs,
6AfriOceans
Conservation Alliance Hoek , South
Africa
Abstract
Releasing
aquarium-held sharks when no longer needed by the holding institution may help
mitigate the impacts that
aquaria
have on declining wild populations. To investigate the viability of releasing
display specimens, four raggedtooth sharks (Carcharias taurus) that had
been held at Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape
Town EMCO
ultrasonic tags, and numbered spaghetti dart tags. With the exception of one
individual, all the aquarium-released sharks survived. Both aquarium-released
and wild-captured sharks displayed eastward movements and travelled hundreds of
kilometres after release. Data from the PAT tags indicated that individuals from
both groups swam mainly in shallow waters, but dived as deep as 80 m to
mid-shelf waters. A wide temperature tolerance was exhibited as they travelled
though temperatures ranging from 10 to 22oC. Movement tracks of the
sharks revealed ‘station keeping’ and an autumn migration between April and
May. Rates of movement between individuals were variable. The depth range recorded
in this study supports published inform ation on
habitat and prey choice. This study illustrates that this species can survive
aquarium release after years of captivity and that they appear to behave
similarly to wild-caught conspecifics.
US Crayfish eating its way across Africa
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/120109-louisiana-crayfish-invasive-species-environment-africa-science/
Decrease in dissolved oxygen in the oceans puts a squeeze on billfish
http://sancor.nrf.ac.za/blue-marlin-blues-loss-of-dissolved-oxygen-in-oceans-squeezes-billfish-habitat
Shrimp with heat vision?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/pictures/120110-deepest-ocean-volcanic-vents-shrimp-science/
100 Beluga whales trapped in Russia
http://sancor.nrf.ac.za/100-beluga-whales-trapped-in-russian-far-east
Don't Release Your Guppies into the Wild
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14972053
New Stingray Species Discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9418000/9418956.stm
New Dolphin Species Discovered
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/16/new-species-of-dolphin-discovered-off-australia/
What is Killing Killer Whales?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14663732
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