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Locals, biologists face off over whale shark feeding
Tan-awan, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, used to be a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Yet now they flock there by the hundreds - to swim with whale sharks, the world’s ...
- March 14, 2013
Giant garbage patches of the sea become 'national' art in Venice
Five huge patches of rubbish floating in seas around the world will have their own unofficial national pavilion on the sidelines of the world's largest non-commercial art fair in Venice this week, thanks to artist Maria ...
- May 31, 2013
Japan protest Chinese Navy ship's provocation
A Chinese navy vessel aimed a type of radar normally used to aim weapons at a target at a Japanese navy ship in the East China Sea, prompting Japan to protest, Japan’s defense minister said on Tuesday, an action that could ...
- February 7, 2013
Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup
Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served i soup, a global study showed on Friday. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia ...
- June 7, 2013
Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup - study
Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served in soup, a global study showed last week. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia ...
- June 7, 2013
Marine Harvest dangles prospect of higher bid for Cermaq
Marine Harvest, the world's biggest fish farmer, slightly raised its offer for rival Cermaq on Friday to 9.9 billion crowns ($1.7 billion), saying it would have bid more had it got the backing of Cermaq's board. Marine ...
- June 4, 2013
Southern California coast sees deluge of sick sea lion pups
Sick and malnourished sea lion pups are stranding themselves on southern California beaches in some of the largest numbers seen in over a decade, perplexing scientists and leading one care facility to declare itself near ...
- March 15, 2013
Vietnam accuses China of attack on fishermen in South China Sea
Vietnam has accused China of opening fire on a fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea and burning down its cabin, charges denied by Beijing on Tuesday as tensions resurface over sovereignty in the energy-rich waters. ...
- March 27, 2013
Marine Harvest eases $1.7B Cermaq bid
Fish farmer Marine Harvest has eased the conditions of its hostile $1.7 billion bid for rival Cermaq, signaling it would take a minority stake of its unable to win over a majority of shareholders. Marine Harvest, controlled ...
- June 7, 2013