20th Annual Meeting Of The Minds: DON’T STOP THE CARNIVAL November 3 – November 6, 2011 For decades the faithful PHlockers have met for their Parrot Head pilgrimage. This year they are marking this milestone by offering the chance to win a 5 Day / 4 Night stay for two at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel […]
ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2011) — Changing human activities coupled with a dynamic environment over the past few centuries have caused fluctuating periods of decline and recovery of corals reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, according to a study sponsored in part by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University. Using the reefs and […]
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News The Marshall Islands government has created the world’s largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly two million sq km (750,000 sq miles) of ocean. The Pacific republic will ban trade in shark products and commercial shark fishing throughout its waters. Tourism, including diving, is a staple of the Marshall Islands […]