Scuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish
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Randy Jordan, owner of Emerald Charters in Jupiter, Florida, discovered quite a treasure on a recent dive. “We get down to the bottom and I see some fish that are swimming over to the right and I followed them,” said Jordan. “They swam right up to this airplane. It was the most amazing thing.” . . . → Read More: Scuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish

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A lot of times you don’t win by doing the right thing…
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… but sometimes you can. The Perennial Plate Episode 62: A day in the Life from Daniel Klein on Vimeo. Via The Atlantic: Diving for sea urchins off the coast of southern California is just another day in the life for the The Perennial Plate, a web series about sustainable food created by Daniel Klein . . . → Read More: A lot of times you don’t win by doing the right thing…

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Why cyclops shark grabs at our imagination
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If you’ve been out of touch for a while lately and haven’t immediately grokked what this post is about from the title, it concerns a surprising recent find by a Mexican fisherman of a very special little shark. Enrique Lucero León was fishing in the Gulf of California and caught himself a pregnant dusky shark. . . . → Read More: Why cyclops shark grabs at our imagination

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Shark Hope
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“Bula!” (That’s Fijian for “Yo, wassup!“) Following a successful premier this past Monday in the Fiji capital of Suva, I’m proud to bring you the new short documentary, Shark Hope. Produced by the Coral Reef Alliance and The Pew Environment Group’s Global Shark Conservation Campaign, the film is an entirely Fijian effort that details . . . → Read More: Shark Hope

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New fishing method significant improvement over trawling
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see more There I Fixed It Hat tip to @vonOberst.

Bigger jellyfish inheriting the ocean
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A study released Thursday found that the spineless creatures are becoming the dominant predator in areas where fish species are being reduced by overfishing and habitat destruction.Its not just that reduced competition is giving the jellyfish more room. The jellyfish themselves are evolving into bigger specimens by increasing the water content in their gels, the . . . → Read More: Bigger jellyfish inheriting the ocean

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Deep Trouble for the Deep Sea
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The deep sea is home to an estimated 10 million species, most of which have yet to be scientifically-documented. While this marine biodiversity rivals the world’s richest tropical rainforests, these fragile deep-sea habitats, which have taken centuries to grow, are being destroyed by trawlers dragging enormous weighted nets that, in a single pass, scrape . . . → Read More: Deep Trouble for the Deep Sea

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Fijians Hope Lives in “Shark Hope”
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By now you’ve no doubt noticed that international shark protections (well, at least legislative shark protections) are beginning to pile-up. It can be truly said that the past few months of 2011 will go down as Summer of the Shark. On June 24, Honduras declared their waters as a permanent shark sanctuary. On July . . . → Read More: Fijians Hope Lives in “Shark Hope”

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Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning
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Below is a highlights video of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s special Shark Bait in which he does his part to root out shark finning and trace it back to the fishermen who are tryign to make a living this way. You can watch the entire program at Thaicodfish’s Youtube channel, but this reel below really . . . → Read More: Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning

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“Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave Labor
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Two weeks ago I wrote about southeast Asian fishermen, mostly from Cambodia, being forced to work Thai and South Korean fishing vessels. Men are promised other work in Thailand then are forced to stay at sea for up to two years or even longer with no contact with family or time off ship. Their wages . . . → Read More: “Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave Labor

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