Aishath Shazra
Source: Minivan News
October 4, 2010

In most places a 260 percent increase in tourist arrivals would be a cause for celebration. Not so for Hanifaru Bay.

Located off the uninhabited island of Hanifaru in Baa Atoll, the bay is a small enclosed reef the size of a football field. But what makes Hanifaru Bay unique and attracts tourists is the phenomena that occurs during the south west monsoon from May to November.

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Audrey McAvoy
Source: The Associated Press
September 30, 2010

Corals at remote atolls northwest of the main Hawaiian islands suffered some bleaching this summer as ocean temperatures rose to higher-than-normal levels for a couple of weeks, but they were spared the large-scale mass bleaching observed this year in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, scientists said Wednesday.

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Christopher Pala
Source: Inter Press Service
September 29, 2010

Bonaire, Dutch Antilles - Scientists are closely examining the reefs of this island just north of Venezuela to determine why it has escaped the devastation that wiped out 85 percent of the Caribbean's corals since the 1970s.

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Emmanuelle Landais
Source: gulfnews.com
September 28, 2010

Dubai - The sight of hundreds of bloodied dead sharks, waiting to be sold at fish markets across the UAE does not bode well for the ocean's super-predator.

Sharks play an important role in the ocean's food chain and their decline is already being felt in commercial fisheries worldwide.

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Justin Nobel
Source: AlertNet
September 27, 2010

Palau is a paradox: The low-lying Pacific island nation is threatened by climate change but may soon be drilling for oil.

Seismic tests in the 1970s indicated the presence of petroleum but exploratory wells were never dug. Now, President Johnson Toribiong is pushing for exploration, hopeful oil will bring cheaper fuel, revenue and jobs.

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Ruben Sario
Source: The Star
September 26, 2010

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia- A ban on plastic bottles at all marine parks in Sabah is in the works.

State Tourism, Culture and Envi­ronment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the parks which came under his ministry's jurisdiction had been asked to set a deadline to enforce the ban.

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Source: CBS4
September 27, 2010

North America's only living coral reef has suffered at the hands of humans, with the effects of growing population in the Keys and mainland Florida causing some coral to die and others to be in distress. Now, scientists are trying ways to restore what's been damaged.

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Source: The Times of India
September 24, 2010

Seas near Andaman islands saw high drama on Thursday (September 23) as the Indian Coast Guard rounded up Myanmarese poachers, who had sneaked in from the Coco Islands in Myanmar.

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