Posted on April 19th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he’s drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.
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My childhood friend Maneli Jamal who is a very gifted guitarist made it to the final round of Guitar Idol. And how is that related to diving you might wonder? Well, Maneli allowed me to use one of his tracks for one of my recent dive videos taken at the Poor Knights: Please listen to [...]
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Posted on April 9th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is running a campaign to raise funds for conservation work. Become a Sea Guardian today, and help keep our ocean wildlife free from harm. For less than a dollar a day you can help make a big difference. Sea Guardians and Sea Guardian Families are the heart of AMCS. [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 12:56:00 04/07/2009 MANILA, Philippines— (UPDATE) A rare shark was caught along the eastern coast of Burias Isle in Donsol by fishermen trawling for mackerel on March 30, officials from the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature said. According to WWF, local fishermen brought the megamouth shark to Dancalan village [...]
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