Will the Whale Wars escalate in Southern Ocean?

According to a media release issued today, Sea Shepherd’s long-range pursuit vessel, the Bob Barker, is currently in Australia, fully refitted, and ready to depart at a moment’s notice to the Southern Ocean. The flagship Steve Irwin and the Brigitte Bardot are en route to the North Atlantic to defend pilot whales in the Faeroe [...]

Japan dodges Bluefin Tuna bullet in Qatar

International delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Qatar seem to have handed a victory to commerce over conservation as they rejected a proposal for trade restrictions of bluefin tuna.

(Possibly) Great Dive Spots You’ve Never Heard Of

Bonaire, Truk Lagoon, Cozumel, the Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef – all top-tier dive destinations that enjoy frequent exposure in dive publications and online scuba sites. Lesser known but still on most avid divers’ “go before I die” lists are places such as the Cayman Islands, Roatan (Honduras), Fiji, Thailand, the Seychelles and perhaps a [...]