Neighbors discover 4-foot shark while on daily desert walk – Hesperia Star

July 12, 2006

Neighbors Richard Doornbos and Al Embry have stumbled upon numerous mysteries of the Mojave Desert, but never anything like this. Last week, while walking in a large vacant field across from Sultana High School near G Avenue, the two found a 4-foot-long and ominously unmistakeable shark. The fish, which appeared to have been dumped just [...]

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Saudis to promote kingdom as cultural and scuba diving tourist destination

July 11, 2006

And there’s scuba diving. With more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) of coast along the Red Sea and just under 500 miles (800 kilometers) of beach along the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia is home to some of the world’s most spectacular dive sites. “It is the last untouched tropical coral reef in the world, simply [...]

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Heatwave attracts Basking sharks

July 11, 2006

Basking sharks have been spotted swimming along the Cornish coast, attracted by the warmer seas. Also known as the bone shark, they are the second largest fish after the whale shark and can reach a massive 36 feet in length. But swimmers can stay in the water, as the sharks only feast on tiny marine [...]

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Summer is scuba season in Tahoe

July 11, 2006

Lake Tahoe is growing as a destination hotspot for high-altitude diving. Each year more than one million Americans become certified divers, according to www.scuba.com. And there is no better place to explore clear waters, immense granite cliffs, various shipwrecks and aquatic life than in Lake Tahoe, area dive instructors say. Tahoe Daily Tribune – News

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Palau Scuba Looters Go To Jail

July 11, 2006

Matthew Young and Cameron James Avenell, who were convicted of theft of Palau’s underwater artifacts, were sentenced to a jail term of three months and six months, respectively. Chief Justice Arthiur Ngiraklsong also ordered Young to pay a US$5,000 fine and Avenell US$12,000. Young was found guilty of violating the Lagoon Monument Act, grand larceny, [...]

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Aquarium offers marine ecology for intermediate scuba divers

July 11, 2006

The Oregon Coast Aquarium is offering a class for intermediate scuba divers. “Marine Ecology for the Wet and Wild” offers a chance for divers to experience the aquarium’s Passages of the Deep exhibit, home to hundreds of marine animals. The class will be Saturday, July 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes a [...]

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Scuba Diving is more of a spiritual exercise

July 11, 2006

Does the thought of being in the deep, mysterious depths of water, surrounded by exotic fish stimulate you? Do you dream of going to unexplored, untouched territories and becoming one with nature, literally? Lacadives is the only Indian overseas scuba diving centre affiliated to the World Underwater Federation (CMAS in its French translation). Now in [...]

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Dive right in: Artifacts will fill lake

July 11, 2006

The giant sand pit where the remains of a mammoth and saber-toothed tiger were once discovered may soon be filled with more modern artifacts. [Click image for a larger version] PAT SULLIVAN/AP AP This huge mask is at a Clute, Texas, sand pit, which will be turned into a diving lake. The mask will be [...]

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Taking the plunge

July 11, 2006

Sara Rich long had an affinity for the underwater world. But she never really had been, well, under water. And living in landlocked Kansas, Rich figured her pursuit of watery bliss would have to wait until she moved to one coast or another. That thinking changed, however, earlier this year. Rich had a vacation planned [...]

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A history of scuba diving

July 11, 2006

MEN and women have practised breath-hold diving for thousands of years. We know this because scientists found undersea artifacts on land and there are depictions of divers in ancient drawings. This type of diving is still practised today in different variations – free diving and skin diving. A history of scuba diving

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