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Playing with fire
More divers have been injured by jellyfish than by any other sea creature, according to Big Question. But marine biologist Jamie Watts would rather see us appreciating our gelatinous summer visitors
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Spring carnival
Colourful small fish around the UK are preparing for their annual mating rituals, and the patient diver can enjoy the spectacle, says Jonas Anderssonmore...
Trigger happy
More and more exotic species are being spotted around the British Isles, and this includes the strange-looking grey triggerfish. Stuart Philpott knows just where to find them
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Kingdom of the Seahorse
For seahorses, home usually seems to be wherever they can wrap their tails, but vast numbers of these very particular critters have chosen a barren Atlantic seabed as their abode. Stuart Philpott explains
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Refreshment at Beacon Rock
John Bantin could hardly be bothered to do the over-familiar dive. He missed the briefing and didn't know which way to turn under water. Luckily, a shell-suited guide was waiting
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How green is your diving?
FRIENDS OF THE SEA?
For some reason, people tend to believe that divers have an almost automatic concern for the environment; we're considered green by default.
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Baskers!
For 10 years Gavin Parsons pursued a personal ambition, and every year he grew more frustrated in the attempt. Why should last summer prove any different to the previous nine? We follow one man's quest to get on terms with the world's second-biggest fish
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The Shark's Last Stand
As Open Water promises to make a new generation of movie-goers tremble, it's increasingly clear that sharks are in sore need of better PR. But is it already too late? John Bantin and Monty Halls assess the extent of the threat to sharks - and explain how divers can make the difference.
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Another chomp for Bite-Back
Latest score for marine conservation organisation Bite-Back has been to persuade Waitrose, UK Seafood Retailer of the Year, to stop selling orange roughy from its 166 British stores. more...Whale shark tag tells sad tale
The tag attached to a whale shark suddenly ended up stationary and on land - most probably because the animal was caught and eaten. more...Skomer no-take zone: your chance to respond
Pembrokeshire's Skomer Marine Nature Reserve could soon become a fishing no-take zone, in order to restore the island's waters to full health and increase its appeal to visitors. Divers, in particular, stand to gain. more...MPs lobbied over Marine Bill
A boatload of marine conservationists and other members of the public rolled up at Westminster by boat recently to lobby MPs on taking an active part in steering the Government's forthcoming Marine Bill. more...More Links: