Posted on November 30th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
The Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) has just launched its inaugural Shipwreck Photography Competition. It will run for 1 Dec 2009 – 31 March 2010. There are some great prizes, and entry categories are Shipwreck & Nature; Shipwreck Underwater & Divers; and Shipwreck above water. Entries can be made under each section by professionals, [...]
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
By Matt Walker Editor, Earth News Page last updated at 11:02 GMT, Monday, 9 November 2009 The once secret life of a huge, recently discovered species of manta ray has been unveiled. Biologist Dr Andrea Marshall has discovered that the giant fish, which she first described as new to science last year, undertakes huge journeys. [...]
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Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
A pregnant shark at a New Zealand aquarium was bitten by another shark, unexpectedly releasing four baby sharks as visitors watched. An aquarium spokeswoman said stunned visitors saw the injured shark and alerted staff that they had also seen things float from the gaping wound. The baby sharks were removed from the tank to prevent [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 7:23p.m. A New Zealand based charity is attempting to develop a sustainable waste management system for small Pacific Island states. The group from the charity ‘Sustainable Coastlines’ has made a start in one of the most difficult places, the Ha’apai Islands in Tonga. The Ha’apai Islands don’t have any form of [...]
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Posted on November 8th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
By Malcolm Holland November 06, 2009 11:00pm THEY have decimated the waters of the northern hemisphere, now it’s feared huge European commercial fishing boats are plundering the high seas around Australia. Two Spanish “factory fishing” boats have been deploying huge nets – or gillnets – between Australia and New Zealand. And a massive gillnet, more [...]
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