Fishing in full swing in Jaffna, Mannar

With the end of LTTE militancy in north and east Sri Lanka, the restrictions on fishing in Northern seas have been lifted. " Following the lifting of all restrictions on fishing, the industry is now gathering...

Obese dolphins put on diet

Japan likes aquatic mammals from eating whales and dophins to watching them, as do many people from around the world, performing tricks in zoos and aquariums. Dolphins at Kinosaki Marine World have had to put...

Over-fishing, not climate change, is greatest danger to world's oceans

The biggest threat to our world's oceans, is not climate change, but over fishing and our ever increasing demand for water.An new study actually released yesterday, which involved 100 top aquatic ecologists,...

It’s A Small World For Death Valley Pupfish :: Oblate Spheroid

"In a small pool of water, guarded by an eight foot high fence, lives an evolutionary miracle of aquatic nature. In a place where water is considered a most rare commodity, Death Valley is home to a very small...

Whale Rescue Effort on Hold

The two injured whales stuck up the Sacramento River have been left to their own devices for the weekend as rescuers switch tactics in their efforts to free the mother and calf. "Efforts to free two humpback...

Two-headed reptile

"Scientists have found what is thought to be the first example of a two-headed reptile in the fossil record.http://a.invisionplus.net"

Dolphin may have 'remains' of legs

TOKYO - Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that...

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