A roundup on dive travel and marine related stories
Posted in Marine conservation on Apr 7th, 2010
We have received many emails from concerned clients about the stranding of a Coal freight ship in the Southern Great Barrier Reef section on Easter Saturday. We share those concerns and want to contribute a couple of facts and thoughts:
Posted in Marine conservation on Feb 18th, 2010
Hi Folks, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is up and batting in ” The New 7 Wonders of the World” many of you have visited, snorkeled and scuba dived the remarkable GBR. Please help us maintain its deserved status. Voting on the link below takes less than 5 min’s to register your 7 votes. It is […]
Posted in Dive Travel, Marine conservation on Oct 30th, 2009
Shark fishing in Australia Australia’s oceans play host to a rich and largely unique variety of sharks and wider members of the shark ‘family’ known as condrichthyans (sharks, rays, skates and ghost shark). 300 of the 1025 species of condrichthyans are found in Australian waters, half of which are endemic – found nowhere else on […]
Posted in Marine conservation on Apr 5th, 2009
From RTseablog http://ow.ly/248a Palau has been a favorite dive tourist destination for many years because of its wonderful reefs and bountiful fishlife. And the island has, in the past, taken active steps to protect its shark populations with aggressive action against illegal shark finning operations. All of these efforts have contributed to the island’s tourist […]
Posted in Marine conservation on Mar 3rd, 2009
Has there been an increase in shark attacks globally?
There is very little data to support the idea of a statistically significant increase in shark attacks. The recent instances from Australia get widely reported but there is no obvious trend which suggests that shark attacks are getting more common. In 2001, for instance, there was a wave of media reports about shark attacks around the world – it became known as the “summer of the shark”. There did appear to be a cluster of attacks at that time. However, when experts came to examine the figures at the end of 2001, the actual number of shark attacks and deaths for the year were down slightly on previous years.
Posted in Marine conservation, U/W Photography on Feb 19th, 2009
In conjunction with Australian Geographic Society, WWF and the Grollo Ruzzene Foundation; Andy Dunstan and Jurgen Freund are proud to announce the launch of their multimedia book ‘The Great Barrier Reef Australia Undersea Experience’. Where and when: Sydney: Tuesday 24th February, 7pm Australian Museum Theatrette. In conjunction a lecture from Ron and Val Taylor ‘Somewhere […]
Posted in Dive Travel, Marine conservation on Feb 14th, 2009
The passion for the marine world and the multiple threats that endanger it’s long term survival has prompted the foundation of their on conservation activity: In October 2004 the DIVERSION MARINE CONSERVATION FUND was initiated. The aim is to support marine conservation and research projects which are being carried out in the regions of our […]
Posted in Marine conservation, U/W Photography on Oct 12th, 2006
MIRC, in collaboration with Loloata Island Resort and Project Seahorse, is pleased to announce the launch of a photo competition, entitled “Seahorses of Papua New Guinea”. We hope this competition will prove an interesting and fun event for all divers, as well as being a source of good images that MIRC can use for seahorse […]
