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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

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SeaWorld Orlando fined after orca whale injured trainer

Surfer attacked by 'demonic' sea lion amid toxic algal bloom in California; 'It was sick, its mind warped by this poison coursing through its system'

4th dolphin dies at Panama City Beach marine park in under a year. Officials investigating conditions

Sea Life Florida: World's first 'Theme Park Under the Sea' opens in Legoland

'A rare look' – scientists put a camera inside a shark egg and were spellbound by what they saw

Jawless gator living her 'best life' after being rescued 2 years ago

Spectacular Photos Show Insane Close-ups of Killer Whales

Southeast Asia’s Fish Supplies Remarkably Robust Despite Decades of Warnings About Overfishing

Aussie woman's epic 40-minute battle with incredibly rare fish: 'Can't feel my toes'

Fishing for Canadian seafood at the grocery store? Labels may not tell the whole story

SeaWorld faces OSHA fine after trainer injured by killer whale at Orlando park

Baby whale caught in net off Oahu’s North Shore

120 Meters: Russian free diver may have set new world record for longest under-ice swim

Fatal boat strikes — which took life of beloved whale this year — on the rise in NYC area and killing more sea mammals

Legendary French surfer Hugues Oyarzabal dies of suicide at 39; 'He has chosen to leave us'

Australia: RSPCA revokes salmon company's accreditation after video showing live salmon being dumped 'inhumanely'

Scientists Take Incredible Snapshot of Octopus Riding Shark

The world's ugliest animal is celebrated as New Zealand's fish of the year

Ireland: Swimmers and divers from around the globe to descend on Tipperary for major expo

Frilled Pygmy Octopus Hitches Ride on Diver's Fin in Rare Sighting

Close Encounters: Whales protect diver from white-tipped shark attack in Mauritius – Watch video

As ghost junk haunts the sea, ‘mermaids’ are fighting back

Gibraltar seeks to promote itself as diving destination for scuba enthusiasts

Columbia: One Man’s Quest to Protect Pink River Dolphins; 'good sentinels of the health of the rivers'

France Steps in to Boost Greece’s Innovative Dolphin Sanctuary

Peruvian fisherman saved after three months stranded at sea

Call of the wild: At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish

Anti-salmon protest held at Verona Sands, site of first dead fish wash up from Tasmanian mass mortality event

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Other News...

Newborn orca calf sighted in Salish Sea is descendant of whale captured by Seaworld

Orcas seen hunting ‘prickly’ species for the first time, study says. ‘Groundbreaking’

Massachusetts launches new program designed to monitor whales off state coast

Norway: Diver almost gets smacked by whale's tail

Sign of the times: Tonle Sap fishers face crisis as fish populations decline

Photos: Could humans live underwater? This company is working towards making it a reality

Shark nets to be removed across 51 NSW beaches to help turtles migrate

Florida officials denied entry to conduct dolphin wellness check at Gulf World Marine Park

Japan: Aquarium in Noto fully reopens following quake

Rescued turtles make a splashy return to Canaveral National Seashore after rehab

Gulf fishing community bands together for search, fundraiser after fatal diving accident

Germany: Construction underway on the world’s longest tunnel immersed underwater

Tasmanian salmon industry denies claims of harvesting dead fish; everything 'completely safe to eat'

New series urges queer people to try the ‘calming’ act of fishing: ‘Much more than a rod and a fish’

Inner space: Rescuers describe grim search through 'zero visibility' water in cave labyrinth before they stumbled on diver's body

Nothing to see, keep moving: Fish, frog die-off at area marsh 'reasonably common occurrence'

Endangered Australian sea lion pup born at Taronga

'No choice'- northwestern Ontario community moves to protect natural resources

Dead dolphins and seals are washing up on LA beaches after wildfires; 'You don't need a PhD to connect the dots'

Canada’s Marineland to rehome its whales and dolphins as it seeks a buyer

We have the technology: Fish-tracking robot aims to make fishing more sustainable in developing nations

Book 'em: Ohio, Michigan fisherman charged with exceeding daily walleye fishing limit from Lake Erie

Guyana: Stranded whale rescued at Buxton foreshore

There's a peculiar fish in the Venezuelan mountains that climbs boulders with its mouth – and biologists are obsessed with it

Update: New search underway in Gulf for missing Naples, Florida free diver Drake Sweet

Why are sharks getting closer to Aussie beaches?

One scuba diver dies, two others are rescued from underwater Florida cave, cops say

Do no harm: Porpoise drowns in net during Dutch tagging exercise, project halted

Counting whales by eavesdropping on their chatter, with help from machine learning

It is written: Dolphins stranded in Laoag die even after rescue

Strange foam and dead fish wash ashore at 2 Australian beaches as surfers fall sick

PHOTOS: Bigg's killer whales play 'I spy' with Victoria breakwater visitors

As baby great whites cruise among California surfers, science finds (almost) nothing to fear

Why seals don't drown when they dive for fish underwater

Surfers fall ill after visiting South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula as dead sealife found washed ashore

Experts on new reports of spinning sawfish in Florida Keys: ‘Cause for concern, but not alarm’

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Largest heavy-lift vessel in the US leaves Galveston after 5-year dock for mandatory maintenance

Chimpanzees engineer tools by selecting flexible plants for termite fishing

South Africa: Boy, seven, has arm ripped off by crocodile during fishing trip with a friend

Diver injured by boat propeller off Fort Lauderdale Beach reunites with paramedics who helped save his life

Florida Tech students working on prototypes of a robotic 'Mechanatee' manatee

Two ancient boats unearthed when community digs pond to raise fish in Vietnam. See them

Greece: Surgery for man who swallowed fishing hooks embedded in octopus

‘Unique and important’: Fish's tongue-biting louse is wonderfully gruesome

Tampa's River O'Green tradition faces criticism over environmental concerns; 'green dye for what?'

Florida: Teens recount confrontation with officer who broke their fishing gear in Tice; 'Hey, hey, hey.'

Government inaction: Trump’s regulatory freeze throws US fishing industry into chaos; 'what's going to happen'

Startup wants to mitigate risk of state-actor underwater fiber optic cable sabotage by using a decades-old technique

We have the technology: Underwater robots to the rescue to preserve marine life

Angler catches two monster fish at lake in Oxfordshire

Conservationists, fishing industry find balance on protecting African penguins

It is written: Whale dies on Cornwall beach after 'exhausting' rescue effort

Bali: Great white shark makes rare Nusa Penida appearance

Thailand: Friendly puffer fish swims and interacts with divers

Carp to Croc: Help protect our waterways and feed a croc!

No rules broken: The reel truth behind the great white shark caught on Outer Banks

Lack of consent stalls plans for North America's first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia

Washington state's Makah Tribe submits permit for traditional whale hunt this year

Ireland: 'Famous' whale carcass continues to cause a stink on Waterford beach; 'He has not gone away'

SeaWorld San Diego releases seven rehabilitated sea lions back into the Pacific Ocean

Authorities seize 9 kilometers of illegal totoaba fishing nets in the Gulf of California

Seal ‘oceanographers’ reveal fish abundance in Pacific Ocean’s twilight zone

Outer Banks fishermen who caught a great white shark share fish tale: 'It was unbelievable'

‘Curious’ great white shark approaches camera off New Zealand. See ‘very rare’ video

Fishermen catch great white shark off Hatteras Island

‘The longer I left it, the more it was going to freak me out’: How Will returned to the water after a close call with a shark

Triptii Dimri faces her fear of scuba diving, shares pics

San Diego: Marine mammal bites swimmer near La Jolla Children's Pool

Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida

Zambia's river 'dies' overnight as dead fish wash up on banks; environmentalists blame Chinese mine

Korea: Missing diver rescued after 7 hours clinging to broken surfboard

Florida: Coast Guard suspends search for missing free diver

'News' agency finds something on the internet not true: Conservationist's underwater sculpture in Thailand falsely shared as 'centuries-old'