Living Seas Hong Kong is organising a Marine Survey Dive on Saturday 11th June.
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Hong Kong Talk Ocean : First Gathering
The first gathering for “Talk Ocean” will be held on Monday 7th October @ HKU. The aim of the group is to discuss and raise awareness of marine conservation issues in Hong Kong, aimed at anyone interested in Marine life
Read moreLessons from the recent humpback whale visit
The visit in early/mid March of a humpback whale was an amazing event, the first time that this internationally protected species has been reported in Hong Kong waters.  The whale was first spotted on the 16th March 2009, off his normal migratory route he traversed up and down the lamma channel for almost two weeks.  Hong Kongers were enthralled by this sudden visitor and many people took the opportunity to try to see the whale via a flotilla of boats. Â
                
The visitor provoked a lot of interest with the Hong Kong public, photos OPCF
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Strong appeal to leave whale in peace
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department has urged people not to set sail to try to see the whale and to avoid the humpback whale that is still in Hong Kong waters. Government Whale watching advisory notice. Photo:EPA There
Read moreHumpback whale found in the Lamma channel
Photo from wikipedia Exciting news is the discovery in the Lamma channel of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cruising the lamma channel. News reports indicate that the whale, a ten metre specimen was probably heading up the coast towards
Read moreLiving Seas HK Local Winter Diving Trip
On 22 February 2009, Living Seas Hong Kong members Dod O’Dwyer and Jeffrey Lee joined fellow member Ken Chan on a dive trip with Diving Express to Shelter Island (牛尾洲) to brave the 18-19C water to take a look at
Read moreHorseshoe crabs at Sai Kung restaurants
Judy L-Eastham from Explore SaiKung has informed Living Seas of a horrific event in Sai Kung regarding Horseshoe crabs, a species listed on government websites as needed preservation, highly endangered locally but unfortunately there is no actual protection under Hong Kong legislation. This illustrates the lack of protection for locally endangered marine species in Hong Kong and the lip service paid by the Hong Kong government to locally important marine species.Â
Read moreSharp Island Marine Ecology exhibition
A photo exhibition will be held in Sai Kung on the weekends of the 16/17 and 23/24th August. On display will be photos of the marine ecology and reef fish of Sharp Island. Sharp Island in Port Shelter is an
Read moreConcerned about LCSD overreaction to bamboo shark discovery
The LCSD closed down the Shek-O beach and conducted a search of ten beaches on Hong Kong island after the discovery of two small bamboo sharks. See the article on the HK government website Click HERE for government article Two
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 moreHong Kong Marine Video and Photo Exhibition 2008
A roving photo and video exhibition aimed at promoting the beauty and diversity of Hong Kong’s coastal and marine environment is currently at the Central Library in Causeway Bay. The exhibition is organised by the AFCD, HKUA (Hong Kong Underwater
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