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SCUBA News 38~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) Issue 38 - June 2003 http://www.scubatravel.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello and welcome to SCUBA News. The SCUBA Travel webmaster is on holiday for a fortnight, so please be patient if your enquiries made via the web are not answered as promptly as usual. We hope you enjoy SCUBA News but should you wish to cancel your subscription please do so at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/news.html Contents: - What's new at SCUBA Travel? - Creature of the Month: Clownfish - Diving News from Around the World If you have any diving news, comments on this newsletter or dive reports we'd love to hear from you. E-mail the Editor at news@scubatravel.co.uk __________________________________________________________ What's New at SCUBA Travel? =========================== Red Sea Life Our page on the marine life of the Red Sea now features more animals. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/redsea/redsealife.html Top Ten Votes The list of the top ten dives in the world has changed again, thanks to your votes. See the new list, or vote for your favourite dive site, at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/topdives.html Sipadan Island, Malaysia We've more on the diving around Sipadan at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/malaysia/malaydive.html Wreck Diving Photos Pictures taken in Scapa Flow, Scotland, are now included in our wreck diving photo gallery. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/photo4.html __________________________________________________________ Creature of the Month: Clownfish, Amphiprion species =================================================== Clownfish are the distinctively patterned fish that live in anemeones. The tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from predators. At first contact with the anenome the clownfish jerks back, but gradually its mucus coating gives it immunity to the anemone's stinging nematocysts. The anemone may benefit by feeding on the fish's waste material. There are many different species of clownfish: some fish live with only one species of anemone whilst others show no specific preference. Some live in anemones as juveniles and move to coral as adults. Some never move from their anemones; some will dart up to 6 feet out and "attack" yellow depth gauges or mouthpieces. Eggs are laid at the base of the anemone, and the parent often rubs the anemone causing the tentacle to extend, which in turn forms a protective canopy for the eggs of the fish. When clownfish have been artificially deprived of their anemone, they often dig holes and feed them, defend them and sleep in them much as they would behave with an anemone. Clownfish in an acquarium have been observed bathing in the air bubbles and defending them, perhaps seeking stimulation comparable to that of the tentacles of the anemone. The largest, most dominant clownfish is female. All clownfish, however, begin adult life as males. If the female dies the dominant male will change into a female. For images of clownfish see http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/anemonefish.html http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/clownfish2.html http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/clownfish.html For a good identification guide to coral reef fish, including clownfish, we recommend Coral Reef Fishes (Collins Pocket Guides). Read our review at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/fishbook.html __________________________________________________________ Diving News From Around the World ================================= DIVER TIES TORPEDO TO JETTY: MARINA EVACUATED Police officers and Royal Navy bomb disposal experts were called to the Brighton Marina after reports of a mine tied to a jetty. It's thought that the object, actually part of a torpedo, was brought into the marina by a diver. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/2973016.stm EXTINCTION NEARS FOR WHALES AND DOLPHINS Some whales, dolphins and porpoises are now so endangered they could vanish within a decade, scientists say. Fishing depletes food sources, coastal habitats are damaged by development, and new types of military sonar can apparently cause lethal damage to deep-diving cetaceans. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3024785.stm :ADV_____________________________________________________ Save money on a vast selection of posters and prints: whales, sharks, dolphins, seascapes... Browse the offers at www.allposters.com Subscribe To SCUBA NewsOur newsletter, SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011), is absolutely free. It is a monthly publication, delivered by e-mail. To receive your copy fill in your details below. We will never pass your e-mail address to any third parties, or send you unsolicited e-mail. You will receive an e-mail confirming your subscription. If you don't receive this you have probably entered your e-mail address incorrectly - revisit this page and re-subscribe. Send us your Press Releases
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30% OF BARRIER REEF TO BE MARINE PARK
The Australian government is proposing to protect much
more of the Great Barrier Reef. Australians have until
4 August to voice their opinions on the plan.