Hey guys-
I’m going to be out tonight for a family event, but don’t let that stop you from checking out Shark Week’s last 2008 premiere - Mysteries of the Shark Coast at 9pm. I’ll be recording it and reviewing the show tonight as soon as I get home. Here’s the full Discovery Channel preview:
MYSTERIES OF [...]

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A new report released today by the Lenfest Ocean Program in Washington DC has revealed that as many as 96% of Mediterranean sharks are gone as the result of intense overfishing.
Evidence for severe declines in large predatory fishes is increasing around the world. Because of its long history of intense fishing, the Mediterranean Sea offers [...]

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Photo by Mark Gustin
EDITOR’S NOTE: It is my honor to present a guest post from Andy Murch of  ElasmoDiver.com, in response to my post on Safe Shark Diving

I would like to weigh in on the criticism being directed at Jim Abernathy.

Before I became a shark photographer I went mountaineering quite a bit. It is a [...]

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The polar trifecta is complete - another big news story about yet another angle of the polar conservation push. I’m not sure who decided it, but I’d say that all these articles in the last few weeks are a clear sign that some group or another has decided that polar-hotspots are the buzz issue for 2008. I [...]

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