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19 August 2026 Antarctic Krill Fishery Reaches 620,000-Tonne Limit, Closing Season Months Ahead of Schedule The Antarctic krill fishery has closed early for the second year in a row, raising concerns about fishing pressure near whale and penguin habitats. Read the story →
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09 August 2026 Spencer Gulf Cuttlefish Counts Hit Record Low of 44 Amid Algal Bloom Crisis A historic toxic algal bloom has been linked to a catastrophic decline in giant Australian cuttlefish, with only 44 individuals counted in... 24 July 2026 Splash Cold Water on Your Face and Your Body Flips Into 'Seal Mode' Dip your face in cold water and, without deciding to, your body flips into seal mode — slowing your heart, rerouting your... 12 July 2026 Check Your Regulator: Apeks Recalls XL4, XL4+ and Ocea Second Stages A voluntary safety recall is underway for select Apeks XL4, XL4+, and Ocea regulator second stages, over a defect that can restrict... 12 July 2026 A Polish Freediver Just Swam 270 Metres On One Breath — A New World Record Magdalena Solich-Talanda broke the Dynamic Bi-Fins world record on the opening day of the World Apnea 2026 Pool Championships in Budapest, adding... 11 July 2026 PADI Women's Dive Day 2026 Is Pairing Celebration With Real Citizen Science PADI Women's Dive Day returns on 18 July 2026, now paired with a citizen science push for shark and ray data. Here's... 05 July 2026 "Rescue Diver Ready" Wants Preparedness to Be a Habit, Not Just a Certification A new industry-wide initiative launched this June is asking divers to treat rescue-readiness as an ongoing practice rather than a card in... 30 June 2026 The Dwarf Minke Whales Are Back on the Ribbon Reefs, and Divers' Own Photos Are the Data Dwarf minke whale season is underway on the Great Barrier Reef's far-northern Ribbon Reefs this June and July, and more than 30... 18 June 2026 A 22-Pound Silver Bar Just Surfaced From the Atocha — the First in 27 Years Off Key West, treasure hunters pulled a 22.5-pound silver bar from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha — the first... 07 June 2026 French Polynesia Just Put 520,000 Square Kilometres of Shark-Filled Ocean Off Limits to Industry President Moetai Brotherson announced a new fully protected zone around the Austral, Marquesas and Western Society Islands, pushing French Polynesia's safeguarded waters... 05 June 2026 New Tracking Data Shows PNG's Reef Mantas Don't Flee Monsoons — They Dive Into Them A three-year satellite-tagging study in Papua New Guinea's Samarai Islands found that reef manta rays respond to monsoon season not by migrating...
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