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Underwater Times

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Jeff Dudas
Founder and Editor
Gerard Foti
Contributing Editor
Sarasota, Florida - published daily since 2002

Top Stories

Large parasites found protruding from fish’s head in South Atlantic. ‘The horror’

Iranian documentary 'The Last of the Whale Shark' to compete in Cambodia International Film Festival

This Man Just Set a New World Record for Scuba Diving in All Seven Continents

Having a whale of a time! Never-before-seen photos capture life on a British whaling ship in the 1940s - two decades before UK stopped barbaric trade

Wildlife Photographer Spent 15 Years Documenting Orcas Then Came Face-to-Face With a White One

Alabama may pioneer shark alert system after Mountain Brook teen’s near fatal Florida attack

The Truth Behind This Sperm Whale Video Is Stranger Than Fiction

Quezon lifts temporary diving ban following Russian divers’ tragic accident

Whale Expert Who Helped Real-Life Free Willy Is Fighting to Save 2 Orcas at Shutdown Marine Park

Fact checking 'Last Breath': Can you really survive underwater for 29 minutes?

New worry: NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year; 'I was on call for 42 days'

Orca Charges And Snatches Unsuspecting Sea Lion Right Off Of The Beach

New documentary explains how predatory lampreys menaced the Great Lakes — until science beat them back

Russian divers found dead, one in the jaws of a shark, near popular Philippines resort

Restrictions on ship speeds removed in endangered Rice’s whales' Gulf habitat

Watercraft wound: Injured manatee rescued, taken to ZooTampa

Dudley Zoo announces death of Oba the Patagonian sea lion

Dolphin Whisperer: Tracking Pink Dolphins in the Amazon’s Flood Plains

Point bread: Pro surfer left in coma after terrifying 'freak accident' at world's 'most dangerous surf break' in Hawaii

Early Seafarers Ruled the Oceans With Sophisticated Boats 40,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests

Whale shark sex detectives uncover vital clue to reproduction

'Suffering and confused' sea lions plague Malibu beaches from likely toxic algae triggered by recent rain

Florida man dies after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator

ABC News' Will Reeve retraces his father Christopher Reeve's final expedition in 'Finding My Father'

California sea lions are getting sick, but what’s causing it?

Are There Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Ask an Elephant Seal.

Watch: ‘Beyond Cruel’ – UK NGO And Maltese Olympian Call For Closure Of Mediterraneo Marine Park

Man flown to hospital after being mauled by shark in waters off Moreton Island, Qld

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Other News...

New Zealand: Hundreds of dolphins spotted by pilot off Kaikōura coast

New worry: Trump's tariffs are fishing sector's biggest challenge since cod moratorium, minister says; 'Buyers will buy, consumers will consume'

Toothless ‘electric’ creature found in shallow river in Brazil. It’s a new species

End times: Unprecedented domoic acid outbreak harms sea lions along Malibu beaches

'They don't belong in the Med': Fate of mother orca and son still uncertain

Chinese white dolphins return to estuary in SE China's Fujian for seven consecutive years

635 dolphins found in Assam, low encounter rate of dolphins a point of concern

Skye fall: Whale entangled in ropes strands on island shore

Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play

Blue tang clan: Pet fish breeding research at Florida's Tropical Fish Laboratory saves reefs, creates jobs

'Holy crap': B.C. man has epic encounter with 100+ dolphins

Health check conducted for Yangtze finless porpoises in east China's Anhui

Kiwi fishermen floored as 300kg dolphin leaps into boat; 'No one was seriously injured, including the dolphin'

New worry: Great Lakes fish at risk as sea lamprey control faces layoffs

Whales sing when they’ve had a good meal – new research

Search on for whale freed from lines at Far North oyster farm

Mako shark found on Christchurch beach dies overnight

DC fire boat captain, diver describe ‘nightmare' Potomac plane crash scene for 1st time

Whale caught in fishing nets freed off Poland’s Baltic coast

How a Marine veteran broke a world record for the fastest time scuba diving in waters off all 7 continents; 'I'm calm and collective'

Alien of the deep: Fisherman shows off nightmarish creature dredged up off Russian coast

‘Superpod’ of more than 2,000 dolphins frolic off California coast: ‘Like flying eyebrows’

In Brazil's Amazon, dolphin therapy aids people with disabilities

Chinese, Thai biologists discover unique foraging pattern of Bryde's whale

New study suggests blue whale calf-spotters 'have it all wrong'

Belgians furious after centuries old custom of drinking live fish is banned

Thousands of sea creatures seen in ‘rare’ stampede off California. See stunning video

Cavers find aquatic creature with skin instead of eyes — and discover new species

Three rare, endangered whales were entangled in fishing gear. Now comes ‘good news’

Swarm of underwater drones can help artificial reefs off Cyprus bring back sea life: officials

Australia: Man ‘dragged overboard from boat by shark’ during fishing competition as major hunt involving helicopter launched

Sweden investigates another suspected underwater cable damage incident in Baltic Sea

Pacific lamprey struggle to migrate past the Bonneville Dam. A new fish ladder will help

'Stop blowing fish': Animal rights activists slam bar for holding goldfish races

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South Australia carp frenzy saw 1000 competitors remove 4 tonnes of carp from lake Bonney

Shark fishing a thorny issue for coral reef health, new study reveals

'Jaws' is celebrating it's 50th anniversary in 2025. What's happening on Martha's Vineyard

Killer whales caught on video in rarely seen bird hunt off Seattle: "Once-in-a-lifetime experience"

New license plate will support Oregon State University’s shark research

New worry: Study finds unsustainable and alarming rates of tiger shark capture in the Indian Ocean

Conservation group: No, sharks did not kill Russian diver in Batangas; 'We don’t want people hating sharks'

Understanding India’s shark supply chains to make them sustainable

‘It causes us big problems’: Goldfish removal only leads to a fish fiasco at Henderson pond

New documentary takes deep dive into 'unique' niche of Great Lakes commercial fisheries in Ontario

Funerary practices in Fiji protect marine areas while honoring the deceased

Washington man arrested for stealing $8M fishing boat with crew still on board, officials say

'They're cheating everyone', more people caught fishing in Kiwi marine reserves

WATCH: Aussie diver spots dolphin entangled by fishing line

Two explorers rescued after missing for over 69 hours in underwater karst caves in S. China’s Guangxi

Strange happenings under the sea: Is the ocean hinting at an upcoming disaster?

'Last Breath' review: Diving drama runs out of air

Underwater data center deployed off Hainan coast

My vacation life: How scuba diving in St. Maarten helped cure my 20-year-old underwater demons

FLIP: Florida researchers could soon live and work underwater thanks to a public-private partnership

How do you extract semen from sharks? Carefully!

Minnesota Zoo introduces new sea lion show to begin in March

Queensland tourism leaders calling for more shark controls

Japanese salmon catches plummet in losing battle to climate change

Endangered right whale mom 'Platypus' spotted with second calf 'Cashew' near Florida coast

This scientist is on a quest ... to salvage whale brains

Southern Alberta irrigation district fined $365,000 following 2022 death of diver

How do Caribbean fish species end up in Cape Cod waters?

Conservationists suspect fishing nets, increased tourism for sea turtle deaths in Bangladesh

Negligence at Kowloon Park: Turtle in distress, fish stranded as water drained

Police say missing fisherman Paul Barning pulled overboard by mako shark

More than a dozen ‘suffering and confused’ sea lions spotted on Malibu beaches prompting poisoning concerns

Alaska governor proposes lifting state’s longtime ban on fish farms

Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures

Divers discover Dutch submarine wreck K Xi off Rottnest Island missing since end of World War II

Curious humpback whale interacts with Ukrainian polar researchers

Baby seal found on city streets is learning to eat fish so he can swim free

Marine biologist’s tip for the young: Love what you do