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SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Lifeguards rescue scuba diver trapped by high surf: "Swimmers rescued a scuba diver who was buffeted by high surf after he became trapped in a depression at the side of a cliff in La Jolla Cove, a lifeguard lieutenant said. "

Farang Untamed Travel:Underwater planet

Farang Untamed Travel:Underwater planet: "When you plan a trip to Thailand that may possibly include scuba diving, the first place to put on your itinerary has got to be Koh Tao. It?s a small, idyllic island with about as many residents as bungalows, which has become the most popular dive-training site in SE Asia, banging out over 15,000 PADI certifications annually, as well as about 100 instructors. "

Reuters AlertNet - Mexican divers try to fix storm-wracked coral reef

Reuters AlertNet - Mexican divers try to fix storm-wracked coral reef: "Mexican scuba divers are struggling in surging seas to repair one of the world's biggest coral reefs after it was badly damaged by Hurricane Wilma last month.
Buffeted by strong currents, it takes three divers to hold broken chunks of coral in place and tie them down with plastic straps that are tricky to fasten even above the surface.
After an hour of silent underwater work in Mexico's turquoise Caribbean waters, several pieces of the fragile coral gardens are back in place."

Solomon Is. To Block Kerzner Dolphin Import

Solomon Is. To Block Kerzner Dolphin Import: "The government sent a team to the Solomon Islands to inspect a facility from which Kerzner International plans to bring in a pod of dolphins, but it looks like that export will never happen.
The owner of the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island is developing a new dolphin attraction facility as part of the resort?s Phase III expansion, but a law passed in parliament recently prevents dolphins from being taken out of Bahamian waters.
It means that Kerzner will have to bring the friendly mammals in, but at this point it?s not clear where the company will get them from.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday that the Solomons government said it has never changed its decision to ban exporting dolphins.
The report said the ban on the export of live dolphins from Solomon Islands is due to be officially legalised and the permanent secretary of Fisheries confirmed that it was do to be gazetted this week.
It was also reported that international environmental groups have threatened to ban the import of tuna from the Solomon Islands if more dolphins are exported.
Kerzner International has had little to say on the issue, except that its dolphin attraction facility is in the planning stage and international reports on the planned import are inaccurate.
Earlier in the week Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries V. Alfred Gray said that he was satisfied that the facility where the dolphins are being kept in the Solomon Islands are up to standard and he said once the mammals are transported to the Kerzner facility in The Bahamas 'they would not even know where they are', meaning they would also be well cared for at the Kerzner facility.
The World Society for the Protection of Animals blew the whistle on the planned import, saying that it was illegal under international law and pointing to the Solomons ban. "

Minnesota's Underwater Adventures Welcomes New Georgia Aquarium

Minnesota's Underwater Adventures Welcomes New Georgia Aquarium: "Beyond viewing this wide array of fish, visitors to Underwater Adventures
can actually Swim with the Sharks (one of only two facilities in the country
to allow SCUBA certified divers dive unfettered in the aquarium) and Sleep
with the Sharks (a slumber party event in which participants spend the night
in the glass tunnel where sharks swim overhead)."