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Underwater Times

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Jeff Dudas
Founder and Editor
Gerard Foti
Contributing Editor
Sarasota, Florida - published daily since 2002

Top Stories

Mission Impossible: Officials consider lifting B.C. orca calf to reunite it with its pod; 'We are thinking beyond if we have to change tactics'

Hostage situation: Southern California beachgoers warned of spike in shark attacks this summer amid cut of research funding

World’s largest snake Ana Julia found dead in Amazon rainforest just weeks after it was discovered

Two beluga whales have died at the Marineland, Canada despite 'valiant medical efforts to assist them'

Meet the Killer Whales You Thought You Knew; Scientists Decide To Split Dwindling Orca Population Into Several Species; 'I was amazed'

Crabs on cocaine and shrimps on speed: How raw sewage dumped in UK waters is damaging marine life

The commanding depths: U.S. fails to ratify ocean mining treaty; other countries rush toward underwater riches

Divers uncover trove of precious cargo in 1,500-year-old shipwreck in the Aegean Sea

Inside look: Dive crews converge for search-and-rescue efforts after Baltimore bridge collapse

Mother gives birth to her fifth child while swimming in the sea at 2am with no medical assistance - after preparing for her 'dream' ocean birth for two months

Heading Back to Alaska: The Close of Humpback Whale Season in Hawaii

New worry: Scientists uncover 'neglected' ramifications of common fishing method; 'We've never thought of [that]'

What eels you? Surgeons discover live fish from man's abdomen; 'This is a rare case'

White whale Migaloo may be dead, ensnared in shark net, report suggests

Seafood: What do sharks eat? Surprising feeding habits of great white sharks, hammerheads and more.

Not Piranha Or Shark, But This Fish Can Chew Crocodile Bones In 30 Seconds

Horrific details emerge after shark mauls man in front of son: 'Wall of teeth'

Suburban Buffalo man: I want my 750-pound, pet alligator of 30 years back

There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea? Actually, There Are Thousands

Golden Retriever Spots Dolphin in the Sea, Jumps off Deck To Join It

Life during wartime: Russian Navy Fired on Civilian Fishing Trawler, Killing Sailors

Mortal combat: Sperm whales drop 'bubble of poo' off Western Australia to prevent orca attack in rarely recorded encounter

Beluga Whales May Change The Shape Of Their Squishy Melons To Communicate

New 'Ghost Shark' Species With Giant Eyes Found Thousands of Feet Deep

Orca Headbutts Dolphin In Mid Air, Sends It Flailing Like A Rag Doll

California killer whales' violent hunting techniques like tail slapping and headbutting are revealed by scientists who studied mysterious group of predators for 16 years

Spawn: Satellites track the tiny silver fish hugely important to marine life

Vietnam police break up protest against Taiwan firm over fish deaths

Jaws: Canary Island tourist hotspot on shark alert after beasts spotted off beaches

California: Dana Point named first Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.

Beneath the Waves: The Only Underwater Submarine Battle in History

New worry: Urgent call for white shark protection as sightings plummet off Western Cape coast

Venice: Gondolieri turned scuba divers scoop 1.5 tons of canal waste

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Other News...

New worry: Tips that could be lifesaving if your vehicle is underwater

Explainer: Currents and winds will move a vessel not under control

‘It’s pretty much blackwater’: Baltimore bridge divers face zero visibility underwater

Diving professionals join underwater cleanup off Sepanggar, Mabul islands

Catch of the day Here's how many electric scooters were removed from the Hillsborough River in this year's cleanup; 'we still have a big problem here'

New strategy being tested, hopes remain high in effort to reunite orphaned orca with family

'It never goes away': Diver recalls morning of Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse

 

Budget cuts: CSULB Shark Lab monitoring funds will run out in June; $7M needed

Vancouver Island community mourning dead orca, trying to unite calf with pod

UK's largest fish pass completed to help salmon and endangered eels avoid massive Nottingham barrier

Wisconsin fish found to carry new viruses, form of Coronavirus

Sadness as huge 70 foot sperm whale found washed up on Donegal beach

Seize the day: Tennessee wildlife officials will pay you $100 to catch these invasive carps. What to know

Government at work: Maine fishermen caught more fish in 2023, thanks to a hunger relief program and COVID funds

Indonesia struggles to protect Banggai cardinal fish

Researchers found a ‘ghost shark’ off the coast of Thailand

Florida: Bradenton-area diver swims with great white sharks feeding on dead whale in Sarasota; 'I was a big Jacques Cousteau fan growing up'

Free diver says Netflix movie falsely implies he killed his wife. He’s suing

Philippines: Man using electric wire to catch fish electrocuted

The 'Koi Rescue Man' with 300 fish in his Tuffley garden

Insurrection update: Canadian Fishery protests 'embarrassing for the province', says head of producers' association

Fisherman captures incredible 'natural phenomenon' at Aussie lake

Great white shark chomps on whale carcass off Sarasota coast after swimming up to boaters' with its jaws wide open

Humpback whale field research diary from the Sea of Cortez- Part 2

'Hello gorgeous' - Kiwi paddleboarder encounters curious orca

Irrawaddy dolphin death in Thailand’s Songkhla Lake underscores conservation needs

Ancient giant river dolphin species found in the Peruvian Amazon

Sea terror: Horror moment mother & son killer whales team up to drown rival’s baby orca in rare attack never filmed before

Wayward sea lion enjoys luck of the Irish during rescue in Oakley on St. Patrick’s Day night

Spiny creature with fins like a bird wing found swimming off Fiji. See the new species

Blimey: Dogwalkers' shock after spotting three dolphins playing in a river 13 miles from the sea

With early arrival of ‘sounders,’ gray whale watchers chase a mystery; 'There's a blow'

Dozens of bald eagles drawn to Lake Traverse by "extreme, crazy" fish kill, DNR says; 'it's unreal'

Study says wild fish healthier for you than farmed salmon

Divers explore historic WW1 underwater graveyard in Turkey

Circus: Gray whale feeding in Morro Bay Harbor delighting California crowds

Be on the lookout: Novel parasite detected in trout at three Oregon fish hatcheries

Scots angler's legs 'shaking' after spending an hour reeling in world's largest skate fish

Screaming crocodile handler 'nearly loses his genitals' after 15ft beast runs out of patience and clamps its jaws around him in front of horrified theme park visitors

'Debilitated' no more: Clarice the sea turtle to be released back into the Gulf of Mexico after 4 months of rehab

Good news for gray whales: 'Unusual Mortality Event' declared over

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Hybrid underwater robot takes aim at scuba-diving tasks

Statistic: Iowa fertilizer spill kills nearly 750,000 fish

See world-record, 92-pound fish that somehow made it into a Louisiana lake

As rare sawfish mysteriously die in the Florida Keys, an unprecedented rescue begins; 'We’re blazing a trail here'

Scientists photograph pink ‘Barbie Pigs’ among new species in Pacific Ocean

Man cited for allegedly illegally spearfishing in Waikiki

How the Skyway Bridge became one of the most protected in the world after the 1980 collapse

Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing

Sleepy hippo gets spa treatment from his fish friends inside tank

‘It’s gonna bite him’: Shark caught on fishing rod pulled to shore for Florida beachgoers to take pictures

Shocking moment large shark is caught by fishing line on Florida beach

Dozens of fish killed at aquatics centre after being 'deliberately poisoned with bleach' despite staff's desperate efforts to save them

Nothing to see, keep moving: Taiwan councilor says mass fish death common in Taichung river

Ghost shark with 'feathers' and a sex organ on its head may give you the creeps

Panic: Families flee as fin spotted at local Queensland swimming spot

Disabled friends from Lancashire on a mission to challenge stereotypes with scuba diving world record

‘Really sad’: Hundreds tried to help orca that died on beach on Vancouver Island

UBC study finds 8 humpback whales entangled over 13 years at fish farms

Real world: Whale hunting returns to Iceland despite hopes ban would last forever

This day in history: Shark 'vomited up' arm of missing man in front of terrified aquarium crowd

Philippines PM slammed for hiding navy divers’ injuries; 'sonar pulses from the Chinese destroyer'

Saved from whaling, blue whales now face threat from global warming, human activities: Study

Australia: Call for more South Coast Marine Park sanctuary zones to protect sea lions raises questions from fishing group

Killer Whale sighting in Sabah waters sparks conservation buzz

Fatty: Fish-feasting reservoir seal dubbed 'Nelson' becomes Rochford celebrity

Pakistani fishermen haul huge catch of rare and precious Suwa fish

Insurrection: Newfoundland and Labrador fish harvesters reach deal, ending demonstration that shut down government

This 6-foot-long, 200-pound catfish is a goliath—and makes an epic migration

Watch: What’s lurking beneath the surface? Here’s what the ‘fish cam’ off Deerfield Beach reveals

The Bullies of the Sea: Dolphins Beat Up Baby Manatees

160,000 fish were killed in Oregon hatcheries, officials say. What made them sick?

Insurrection: Canadian Premier’s communications director pushed away by protesting fish harvesters at Confederation Building

Kiwi farmers concerned by council's lack of action to stop fish dying in dried up Ashburton stream

‘Hoovered’ up from the deep: 33,000 hours of seabed trawling revealed in protected UK waters

Answers: What's killing sawfish in the Florida Keys? Likely, our own actions elsewhere

Indonesia fishing village flooded with tide of rubbish after heavy rains

Tilapia, a highly adaptable and invasive fish, found growing in marine waters

2 massive white sharks, one named Bob, surface off Jacksonville within minute of each other

Kiwi whale stranding: Work underway to free pilot whale from Banks Peninsula beach

‘You don’t have to go out fishing ever again’: Olathe man catches world-record fish

South Africa: Pet warning after toxic pufferfish washout hits Fish Hoek and Glencairn beaches