UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World http://www.underwatertimes.com/ UnderwaterTimes.com Page One news en-us Copyright 2009 UnderwaterTimes.com, All Rights Reserved. jeffdudas@underwatertimes.com jeffdudas@underwatertimes.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:48:01 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:48:01 PST UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World http://www.underwatertimes.com/Fireworks/title_rss.gif http://www.underwatertimes.com/ New Japanese Prime Minister Urged To Recall Whaling Fleet, 'Chart A New Course For 21st Century' http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=31941026085 http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=31941026085 The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is urging Japan's new government to recall its whaling fleet which is heading to Antarctica to cruelly hunt almost 1,000 whales. In defiance of global pressure and a number of international laws, the... Canada's Parliamentary Restaurant To Serve Seal Meat; 'It Tastes Horrible' http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/727259--parliamentary-restaurant-to-serve-seal-meat http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/727259--parliamentary-restaurant-to-serve-seal-meat Mexico's 'Giant Underwater Museum' Set To Submerge First Sculptures http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8326593.stm http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8326593.stm Father Of Bride Killed By Husband On Aussie Scuba Diving Honeymoon Suspects Copy-cat Murder http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/did-gabe-watson-copy-caribbean-killer-20091118-imgz.html http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/did-gabe-watson-copy-caribbean-killer-20091118-imgz.html Scot fishermen urge EU to end dumping of bycatch; 'and more but catch less' http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e03b667a-d534-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e03b667a-d534-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html Florida Keys dive-death numbers grow; two experienced divers in their 50's latest fatalities http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/161307.html http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/161307.html Oceans 12 -- Award winning photographers support marine environment with new calendar http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.easier.com/62015-oceans-12-award-winning-photographers-support-marine-environment.html http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.easier.com/62015-oceans-12-award-winning-photographers-support-marine-environment.html Eel fisherman concerned Sydney harbor dredging will affect his livelihood; 'no one is talking to me' http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=304196&sc=152 http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=304196&sc=152 Aussies 'disappointed' at new Japanese whaling tour; 'we do not have to kill whales to study them' http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26374194-1702,00.html http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26374194-1702,00.html Two Spanish tourists missing as dive boat sinks in the Red Sea http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=f25b484057c05210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=f25b484057c05210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Ocean Conservancy welcomes shark conservation act introduction in the U.S. Senate http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=51060421793 http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=51060421793 Ocean Conservancy is applauding today’s introduction the "Shark Conservation Act of 2009" by Senator John Kerry (D-MA). The bill, a companion to legislation introduced by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) and already approved in the U.S. House of Representatives, aims to... Dolphins, sea lions to help protect U.S. Navy base http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/960676.html http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/960676.html Kiwi Marineland manager of 32 years to leave after making 'a serious error of judgment' http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3080564/Marineland-manager-quits-over-false-seal-reports http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3080564/Marineland-manager-quits-over-false-seal-reports Scientists unravel evolution of highly toxic box jellyfish; research could help lead to antivenoms and treatments http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=49110237056 http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=49110237056 With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists and to the public. Yet little...