The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced their scholar athletes for the 2008 season Wednesday. Junior Heather Lynch of Santa Clara women's crew was named to that list. Lynch posted a 3.84 grade point average for the fall term and
Australian Fishing boat captain Rangi Pene reported that a 500-pound giant squid was already dead when it was caught in the trawler’s nets off Australia’s southeastern coast waters, which sink to depths of 1,640 feet... Paul McCoy, a fisheries research
Minister of the Environment Elvin James said: "The Lionfish constitutes a real threat to Bermuda's reef ecosystem and commercial fishery. It is incumbent on us in Bermuda to do all we can to protect our marine ecosystem. "In fact, even
Caribbean islands will create new protected areas for fish and coral reefs under a $70 million plan announced on Tuesday that will help safeguard tourism-backed economies. "This is a trust fund for the future benefit of society," Bahamas Minister of
Scientists have found that rocks beneath the seafloor are teeming with microbial life. Seafloor bacteria on ocean-bottom rocks are more abundant and diverse than previously thought, appearing to "feed" on the planet's oceanic crust, according to results of a study
Odyssey is recovering not only treasures, but fascinating shipwreck stories from the bottom of the world's oceans. And our job is to deliver these stories, discoveries and adventures to Discovery's viewers in a way that brings them right into the
In an open letter to all, Jack Niedenthal, Tourism Operations Manager for the Bikini Atoll Local Government, regretfully announced that "After 13 great-though-challenging years as one of the premier wreck diving and fishing tourism sites in the Pacific, Bikini Atoll
Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them. PADI's Buoyancy control Copurse can help you refine your buoyancy
Fantasea Line announces the release of a new housing specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix S600 digital camera. The FS-600 housing, depth rated to 60 meters/200 feet, is fully functional providing photographers with access to all camera functions. Fantasea’s new
What a great way to launch the Boat Smart column's 23rd season with a story of a timely life-saving rescue. Now the story. Friday, May16, 2008, Station Ludington, Lake Michigan. Coast Guard Station Ludington received a call on the International
The Lipton Trustees regret to advise you that Unilever / Lipton have notified us of their intention, following the 2008 Contest, to withdraw their sponsorship from future Lipton Challenge Cup Contests. This follows their unbroken support for the Lipton Challenges
South African sailing will be showcased in Naples, Italy, this weekend when Team Shosholoza re-groups for the first time since the 2007 America’s Cup to compete in a series of exhibition races aboard the country’s flagship yacht Shosholoza RSA 83.Six
Blue is normally the predominant colour when it comes to sailing, but the colour green plays an important role this July when the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship begins in Århus, Denmark. This year’s edition of the Volvo Youth
one of Britain’s most prodigious designers of small boats, including the International Fireball, died at his home in Chichester on Friday 23rd of May. Born in Southport, Lancashire, his parents moved to Chichester when he was a few months old,
