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When surfing the internet you always find lists of the ugliest, weirdest fish and creatures in this world. It’s like we go out of our way to find the bizarre but often forget to stop and look at the good and the beautiful. Here’s a post dedicated to the most colorful, graceful and majestic  creatures [...] [ This is an external blog. Read complete blog here... ]…

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Matava and Bite Me Gamefishing Charters in Fiji are taking a leading role in the international shark conservation efforts, organizing Fiji to become the first country to fully participate in the Shark-Free Marina Initiative (SFMI). The SFMI works with marinas, boaters and fishermen to develop policy designed to protect sharks as a vital component of the oceans health. The SFMI has a singular purpose, to reduce worldwide shark mortality. Working with marinas, fishermen and like minded non-profit groups, the Initiative forms community conscious policy and increase awareness of the need to encourage shark conservation. Shark Free Marinas work with, not against, the recreational and commercial fishing community, in order to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy shark population for our oceans, and to contribute to their ongoing survival. Matava, together with partners in Fiji, has helped many marinas and charter fishing boats become SFMI certified, and Fiji now has more certified Shark-Free Marinas than any other country in the world. Stuart Gow, Director of Matava, said that his team has been actively promoting the SFMI, and distributing information about the Initiative, with the long-term goal of making Fiji “the first country to be proud to announce itself as a ‘Shark-Free Marinas’ Country”. See the map of current Shark-Free Marinas The majority of shark species caught by recreational and sport anglers are currently listed by the IUCN as “Threatened” (or worse) and each year, half a million of these sharks are killed in the US alone. It is estimated that 70-100 million sharks are killed yearly worldwide. See IUCN Red List of Threatened Shark Species About Matava Matava is an eco adventure getaway in Fiji, offering a unique blend of cultural experiences and adventure activities in the pristine and remote island of Kadavu, Fiji. Matava is a PADI Dive Resort as well as a Project AWARE GoEco Operator, a title awarded to demonstrate a commitment to conservation and provide customers with experiences that enhance visitor awareness, appreciation and understanding of the environment. Matava is also one of the supporters of the Fiji Shark Conservation and Awareness Project, which aims to raise global awareness of their imminent extinction of sharks and the crises facing our oceans. With more than 12 years experience in the Fiji Islands, Matava is recognized as a leading educational dive center. Matava is participating in TIES ecoDestinations project (currently featuring “beaches, marine and coastal ecotourism experience”) as one of the Summer Special 2009 sponsors. [ This is an external blog. Read complete blog here... ]…

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The Reef Tank forum was kind enough to replicate the freediving stories from Deeper Blue on their own blog…

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To prevent scenes like these industry leadership will have to happen. Starting with the IGFA who should cease record keeping for the following species of sharks by 2010: 1. Tiger 2. Mako 3. Hammerhead 4. Bull 5. Blue 6. Thresher These are the primary species caught in shark tournaments across the USA. As long as records continue to be kept the industry will have no reason to modify tournaments that kill sharks for sport. While the rest of the sport fishing industry are beginning to talk shark conservation, leadership begins at the top. Let’s start by asking the IGFA to lead that change: Captain Tom King, Captain Taylor Sears, and the Mayo family from Dartmouth – Bob, Pamela, Ian and Elizabeth – returned to the Mill Wharf Marina in Scituate with a 624-pound male mako shark, believed to be the largest of its kind ever caught and brought to shore. “We hooked up a nice tuna, probably 160 or 170 pounds,” Sears said. “It started coming up to the surface a little weird. The tuna popped up, and there was a mako shark right behind it eating its tail off. You could see it come up, maybe 100 feet off the back of the boat. Complete Story [ This is an external blog. Read complete blog here... ]…

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Synopsis Great white sharks have captured people’s attention for thousands of years. They are mythologized by native groups all over the world – feared and revered in equal measure. But the scientific study of these giant predators is less than 50 years old. The film profiles 2 pioneers in the field – both doing research in California at the Farallon Islands. It also looks at today’s research – greatly improved by advanced technologies that allow scientists to track the sharks migration patterns. Once thought to be coastal animals, biologists have found out they in fact travel thousands of miles. One area they go that is a complete mystery has been dubbed the ’white shark cafe’. Scientists presume they are feeding or mating there. At the same time, science journalists are trying to affect the negative images great whites have acquired. They are showing images of sharks doing more than eating or attacking – like swimming and migrating. One of these sharks, Omoo, has even acquired his own FaceBook page. Also, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been able to keep a juvenile white shark for more than 100 days, giving the public rare, up close experiences with the great white. [ This is an external blog. Read complete blog here... ]…

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Rochelle F, just got back from an expedition to Isla Guadalupe with her father. Here’s her trip report: My father just turned 75. What better way to celebrate than to go diving with great whites?! The crew was fabulous (can’t say enough good things!), the weather sunny, and the sharks plentiful. My dad and I had a great time in the cages making the acquaintances of Bruce, Mau, Flipkin, Bullseye, Geoff Nuttall, and five other sharks who were newer and not yet in the i.d. books. At one point we had four sharks with us and everywhere we looked we saw a sleek sharks. Amazing!! Being in the water with great whites was a lot calmer than I would have thought. This may have been due to the lack of a soundtrack. These sharks are true masters of their environment and it was fantastic watching them appear and disappear at will. In general they were very cautious and triple checked everything. One shark however, gave us several reminders of why white sharks are called ambush predators. He would circle/hide under the boat and the cages before making a vertical rush at his prey in front of the cages, breaching half of his body out of the water in the process. It was a fantastic trip that I would highly recommend to anyone considering it. Thanks Patric, for making it possible and for advocating for sharks around the globe! Rochelle [ This is an external blog. Read complete blog here... ]…

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A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bearing a satellite tracking tag from Mote Marine Laboratory was rescued on Sunday, Aug. 23, and brought to the Florida Keys for treatment of serious shark bites.

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So you are diving and then you try to clear your mask and you are in a forest in fire! Wake up… you are part of a scuba myth.

This is the classic myth portrayed in CSI about the scuba diver in the forest. As the myth goes, a firefighting copter …

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