æŒ‰æ¤ The AFCD is running a series of seminars, from June to August 2008 in the cultural centre aimed at sharing knowledge on marine ecology and conservation. The talks will be in cantonese. Click HERE for
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Whale shark in Hong Kong closes beaches
Yesterday, June 6th a 5 metre whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was caught in Hong Kong waters by a stern trawler. The beautiful and gentle whale shark. Photo from Donsol, Philippines The whale shark a harmless, plankton feeder grows upto
Read more11 sharks and rays newly listed on the IUCN redlist
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released the details of a first study into the status of 21 pelagic (open sea) sharks and rays. Unfortunately 11 have been found to be in danger of extinction. Whitetip
Read moreBull shark found at Old Cafeteria beach
A report in the Ming Pao Newspaper today reports on the finding of a dead one metre shark at Old Cafateria beach Tuen Mun. The dead shark was a suspected bull shark and this is the first reported case of
Read moreResponse to Living Seas petition
Living Seas Hong Kong has received a response from the AFCD with regards to the petition that we conducted via this website. As a reminder, we did close the petition in March and sent the petition and all
Read moreHKU Marine Forum – Have your say
Dear Members, Ocean is one of our most important resources. Not only does it provide us with a multi-purpose venue for leisure, it also provides us with fresh fish and seafood every day. It indeed is closely related to our
Read moreMarine Forum at HKU 22nd April
We have received information of a forum and signature collection campaign that is been held in HKU Tuesday 22nd April in HKU. Notification in chinese and english is below. Please do go along it you have a chance.
Read moreUK Marine Bill offers new protection
On the 3rd April 2008 the UK Environment Secretary laid out a plan for the setup of a network of marine conservation zones around the British coastline. The Marine Conservations Zones (MCZ) will have a varying degree of protection from
Read moreKiribati: Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Expanded by an announcement of the governement of Kiribati this reserve is the world’s largest Marine Protected Area covering 410,500 km2 Click on the following URL a fantastic and very informative website. http://www.phoenixislands.org/index.php A map of PIPA
Read moreScotland sets up fishing-ban marine reserve
Fishing-ban marine reserve has been setup for the Isle of Arran in Scotland. This is only the second no-take zone to the setup in the UK, the other being the Lundy Island in the Bristol channel. There is increasing
Read morePhilippine sea mammals file law suit
The cetaceans, are seeking a stop to drilling and underwater blasting conducted by Japan Petroleum Exploration Company. This is an interesting angle. I wonder if similar injunctions could be filed by marine life in other areas against, for instance damaging
Read moreFins magazine – Diving in the Nine Pins
This two page article that appeared in last months fins magazine, does point to some of the diving possibilities in Hong Kong waters. http://www.finsonline.com/data/magazine/7_1/7_1UrbanDiving.pdf More people in Hong Kong need to understand that there is a potential for
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