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Maui Hotel Hosts Earth Day Reef Protection Event

Joe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:48:10 -0600

Author: Wendy Osher
Source: Maui Now

The Fairmont Kea Lani resort on Maui sponsored a community reef clean-up event recently in celebration of Earth Day, hotel administrators said.

The event, held earlier this month, reportedly included the participation of more than 50 residents and visitors who joined in the removal of rubbish and marine debris during the free dive and snorkel off Wailea Point.

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Sharks Are the New Whales

Joe — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:30:38 -0600

Author: Tara Haelle
Source: Slate.com

Victory for Manta Rays and Sharks at CITES

Joe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:05:05 -0600

Author: Tara Haelle
Source: Scuba Diving Magazine

Our Golden Sharks

Joe — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:57:52 -0700

Author: Molly Powers Tora
Source: The Fiji Sun
March 3, 2013

Bali’s Coast Plagued with Trash, Pollution

Joe — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:47:21 -0700

Author: Desy Nurhayati
Source: Jakarta Post
February 25, 2013

Bali’s coastline still faces the serious problem of marine litter, especially plastic trash, and pollution entering the ocean through streams and rivers, as well as seepage from areas of coastal infrastructure development.

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Local people, NGOs jointly preserve Amed

Joe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:25:03 -0700

Author: Desy Nurhayati
Source: Jakarta Post
January 22, 2013

Local people and NGOs have been working together on a number of projects to preserve the underwater beauty of Amed and ensure its sustainability as a tourist destination.

Renowned as a popular location for diving and snorkeling, the area, located in Karangasem, is visited by thousands of tourists each year seeking a quiet, relaxed vacation away from the busier destinations of Kuta, Nusa Dua and Sanur.

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Foul play?

Joe — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:04:54 -0700

Author: Tevita Vuibau
Source: Fiji Times Online
January 8, 2013

An International shark expert believes the juvenile sharks that washed ashore on Nukulau could be the unborn pups of a pregnant female Hammerhead that was killed at sea.

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Will We Ever… Lose All of Our Coral Reefs?

Joe — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:37:10 -0700

Author: Ed Yong
Source: BBC Future
January 10, 2013

Protecting a Marine Reserve

Joe — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:30:19 -0700

Author: Tevita Vuibau
Source: The Fiji Times
December 13, 2012

A HIGH speed chase on the high seas, poachers, and a fight to protect a fishing reserve — it all seems like something out of a movie.

But that exact sequence of events unfolded in the Namena Marine Reserve late last month as resort owners fought back against the poachers plundering the reserve for their own selfish means.

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Coral Reefs Under Threat (audio)

Joe — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:47:49 -0700

Recent studies show that coral cover along Australia's Great Barrier Reef has shrunk by half since the mid '80s as warmer seas, storms and starfish colonies kill off organi