Loic Vennin, AFP
Source: Discovery News
December 26, 2011

"A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs.

Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide.

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Bob Marshall
Source: Nola
December 25, 2011"How can an event be both good and sad at the same time? How can it be an occasion when both congratulations and condolences are in order?

Yet, that was the only way to look at Wednesday's press event marking the start of construction on the Dudley and Kim Vandenborre Artificial Fishing Reef in Lake Pontchartrain between Slidell and Irish Bayou."

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Source: The China Post
December 27, 2011

"TAIPEI--Taiwan's marine ecosystem showed signs of crisis this year because of a notable decline in the variety of coral reef marine life, the Taiwan Environmental Information Association said yesterday.
In its annual overall review of Taiwan's coral reefs, the association said that while most of reefs were healthy, fish and invertebrate animals that serve as indicators of the health of the ecosystem were rare.

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Rob Hamill
Source: Row2k
December 22, 2011

"Bad weather has blown Team Gallagher back over the exact same spot this morning for the third time. Clearly they aren't just rowing across the Tasman for fun, they're also raising money to help build the world's biggest man made coral reef in Borneo.

Coral Reefs cover 1% of the ocean yet provide a home for 25% of all marine species. Unfortunately, half of the coral reefs globally have vanished or are in a state of serious decline.

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Source: Underwater Times
December 22, 2011

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Timoci Vula
Source: The Fiji Times
December 19, 2011

"GOD created all living things with a purpose.

And it is important that one must understand that and being able to strike a balance between living creatures, our culture and our surroundings.

Triumphant Miss Fiji Alisi Rabukawaqa, who flew back home with the Miss South Pacific crown last week, took this message with her to the pageant in Samoa.

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Kelly Burns
Source: Cairns
December 19, 2011

"CONSERVING shark species in the deep waters of the Great Barrier Reef is a challenge for shark researcher Cassandra Rigby.

The James Cook University PhD student said information on the age, growth and reproduction of deep water sharks was limited - despite half of the world's 1200 species of sharks and rays living in deep water.

This information was crucial in conserving populations, but a new tool being developed may be a breakthrough."

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Brett Cherry
Source: Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog
December 18, 2011

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