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The Sea Shepherds Society recently released photographs of a new boat that has been recruited for their annual struggle against Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Sea.

In Molokai, Hawaii, a young monk seal known as KP2 will soon be caught in a move that US officials are saying is the best solution to a potentially dangerous problem for both the seal and to swimmers.
Born with a serious eye condition, the monk seal was raised largely by US scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), after it had been neglected by its mother.

Singapore’s First Fine Art Photography Exhibition reveals the mysteries and myths from 20,000 leagues under the sea

A new study has shown that the global population of blue whales, the world’s largest living thing, is slowly but surely growing. After a centuries of industrial whale hunting left the total number of blue whales at around 5000, research by John Calambokidis is good news for ocean lovers everywhere.

About 10 million wild salmon have gone missing from Canadian shores this past year, prompting officials to launch an investigation. According to government predictions, 13 million sockeye salmon were expected to return to Canadian rivers to spawn. Instead, fewer than 2 million returned prompting fears of a population collapse.

A swarm of giant jellyfish is being blamed for the sinking of a 10-ton fishing boat off the coast of Chiba in Japan. The trawler named Diasan Shinsho-maru was in the process of pulling in their nets containing dozens of large Nomura’s jellyfish when the accident happened.

In a move reminiscent of the early days of the whaling debate, a group of scientists have recommended a commercial ban on the trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna.

A revealing new biography about the life, and secret life, of Jacques Cousteau has hit bookstands. “Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King” by Brad Matsen takes a very close look at a man known around the world for his high seas adventures and underwater films.

A ship carrying a veritable stew of toxic waste that was shipwrecked off the coast of southern Madagascar has been deemed an ecological disaster, according to a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Asian Diver has acquired the Asian Dive Expo (ADEX) and will take over from TMX Productions in 2010. It seems the publication has come full circle, since it was the magazine that started ADEX in 1994. Brainchild of founder, Rainer Sigel, Asian Diver was also the first publication in Singapore to go online in 1995.