By Eloise Gibson, 4:00 AM Saturday Apr 17, 2010
An American professor with ties to Auckland University has published evidence of an illegal trade in whale meat, after tracing the DNA of Japanese-caught whales to a restaurant in California.
Molecular biologist Scott Baker, an adjunct professor of molecular ecology and evolution at the University of Auckland, and a team [...]

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Saturday, 24 April 2010, 1:43 pm
Press Release: Vertical Blue 2010
Vertical Blue 2010: Trubridge And Nitsch Set New World Records
April 23, 2010
Two more world records were broken on April 22, at the Vertical Blue 2010 freediving competition, currently being held at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas.
New Zealander William Trubridge and Austrian Herbert Nitsch set new bests [...]

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By MICHAEL FOX – The Dominion Post

A diver chased an octopus for more than five minutes to retrieve his camera when the creature’s curiosity matched his own.
Weta digital animator Victor Huang, 31, was recording the octopus in the waters at Wellington’s Breaker Bay on Wednesday when it snatched his camera and swam off with it.
Mr [...]

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Good idea for those only on their Open Water to get their Advanced booked in! Email the training officer Kathryn on training@akunidive.com.

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New Zealand world record holder William Trubridge will compete for the title of the world’s best all-round freediver in a competition in the Bahamas on Saturday.
The Suunto Dive-Off competition will be held at the 203m deep Dean’s Blue Hole.
The 15 freedivers will attempt to reach new depths in three different disciplines. The athletes can earn [...]

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