29.1.2012 von Daniel Sasse.

Poseidon Dive Center now on Google+

We are a professional friendly and individual Dive-Center in Thailand / Ao Nang. We offer Trips to the amazing Nature Marine Park Phi Phi Islands as well as to the famous local dive sites which are Koh Sii, Koh Haa, Koh Talu and many more!
We offer a big range of courses from beginners up to professionals, fun dives, Free-Diving and Specialties in different languages! German, Swedish, English, French and Thai.
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14.3.2011 von Daniel Sasse.

Für Deutsch nach unten scrollen:

Things worth knowing about Sharks:
“He who fears an animal will only see its threatening behaviour” – this quote from Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell seems to capture better than most sentiments the relationship between shark and man. Most people simply know too little about sharks in order to overcome the fear being propagated through the media. Sharks are always depicted as monstrous man-eaters in sensational films and reports. A new image of the animals is only slowly emerging in the media. This “man-eater” is gradually being portrayed as an intelligent predator with more of an aversion to humans. Sharkproject has compiled facts and information on this here in the Shark Compendium.
They will constantly be developing this knowledge library further, adding new research findings and chapters. So it’s worth dropping by at regular intervals!

The Word “Shark” in different languages:

Albanian: peshkaqen → sq m
Bulgarian: акула → bg
Chinese (traditional): zh-tw (shā yú)
Chinese (simple): zh-cn (shā yú)
Danish: haj → da
English: shark → en
Esperanto: ŝarko → eo
French: requin → fr
Hawaiian: manô → haw
Hebrew: כריש → he (Ka’rish)
Italian: squalo → it m, pescecane → it m
Islandic: hákarl → is
Catalan: tauró → ca m Korean: 상
Lithuanian: ryklys → lt
Dutch: haai → nl m
Norwegian: hai → no m
Occitan: làmia → oc f
Polish: rekin → pl m
Portugese: tubarão → pt m
Rhaeto-Romanic: squagl → rm m
Russian: акула → ru (akúla)
Swedish: haj → sw
Slowenian: morski pes → sl
Spanish: tiburón → es m
Czech: žralok →
Thai: ฉลาม → chà-lăam → th
Turkish: köpek balığı → tr
Hungarian: cápa → hu
Venetian: pessecan → vec m, (kleiner Hai) cagnoin → vec m
Welsh: morgi → cy m

Not in your language? Post it as comment here i will complete it asap!

Deutsch:

Haiothek Wissenswertes über Haie
“Wer Angst vor einem Tier hat, wird in dessen Verhalten immer nur das Bedrohliche sehen!” pointierter, als dieser Ausspruch des Nobelpreisträger Bertrand Russel, kann man das Verhältnis zwischen Hai und Mensch nicht beschreiben.
Die meisten Menschen wissen einfach zu wenig über Haie, um die über Medien permanent geschürte Angst zu verlieren. In sensationsgierigen Filmen und Berichten sind Haie immer noch die menschenfressenden Monster. Erst langsam setzt sich ein neues Medienbild der Tiere durch. Aus dem “Menschenfresser” wird so allmählich ein intelligenter und dem Menschen gegenüber eher scheuer Räuber.

Fakten und Informationen dazu auf der Seite Sharkproject
Diese Wissensbibliothek wird sich permanent weiter entwickeln, mit neuen Forschungsergebnissen und neuen Kapiteln. Es lohnt sich also mehrfach im Jahr mal reinzuschauen.

Das Wort ”Hai” in verschiedenen Sprachen:

Albanisch: peshkaqen → sq m
Bulgarisch: акула → bg
Chinesisch: (traditionell): zh-tw (shā yú)
Chinesisch: (vereinfacht): zh-cn (shā yú)
Dänisch: haj → da
Englisch: shark → en
Esperanto: ŝarko → eo
Französisch: requin → fr
Hawaiisch: manô → haw
Hebräisch: כריש → he (Ka’rish)
Italienisch: squalo → it m, pescecane → it m
Isländisch: hákarl → is
Katalanisch: tauró → ca m
Koreanisch: 상
Litauisch: ryklys → lt
Niederländisch: haai → nl m
Norwegisch: hai → no m
Okzitanisch: làmia → oc f
Polnisch: rekin → pl m
Portugiesisch: tubarão → pt m
Rätoromanisch: squagl → rm m
Russisch: акула → ru (akúla)
Schwedisch: haj → sw
Slowenisch: morski pes → sl
Spanisch: tiburón → es m
Tschechisch: žralok →
Türkisch: köpek balığı → tr
Thailändisch: ฉลาม → chà-lăam → th
Ungarisch: cápa → hu
Venezianisch: pessecan → vec m, (kleiner Hai) cagnoin → vec m
Walisisch: morgi → cy m

Nicht in Deiner Sprache? Kommentiere es hier und ich werde es sobald wie möglich updaten!

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19.2.2011 von Daniel Sasse.

VSO Day

Victory in the Southern Ocean Day for the Whales

Pilot Chris Aultman and crewmember Mark Cullivan in an emotional embrace.
Photo: Barbara VeigaIt’s official – the Japanese whaling fleet has called it quits in the Southern Ocean, at least for this season. And if they return next season, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will be ready to resume their efforts to obstruct and disable illegal Japanese whaling operations.

“The Nisshin Maru made a significant course change immediately after the Japanese government made it official that the whaling fleet has been recalled,” said Captain Alex Cornelissen from the Bob Barker. “She looks like she’s going home!”

The Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker has been tailing the Japanese Nisshin Maru factory ship since February 9th making it impossible for the whalers to continue their illegal whaling operations.

“I have a crew of 88 very happy people from 23 different nations including Japan and they are absolutely thrilled that the whalers are heading home and the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is now indeed a real sanctuary,” said Captain Paul Watson.

The Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin, Bob Barker, and Gojira will remain in the Southern Ocean to escort the Japanese ships northward. “We will not leave the whale sanctuary until the last whaling ship has departed,” said Gojira captain Locky MacLean.

“This is a great victory for the whales,” said Captain Watson, “but we did not do this alone. Without the support of the people of Australia and New Zealand, we would not have been able to send voyages out for seven seasons from Australian and New Zealand ports. We are grateful to Senator Bob Brown and the Australian Greens Party. We are very grateful to Mr. Bob Barker for giving us the ship that turned the tide in our efforts to force the Japanese fleet from these waters. We are grateful to all our onshore staff and volunteers, supporting members and ship crews. We are grateful to the Chilean Navy and the government of France for their support. It is a very happy day for people everywhere who love whales and our oceans.”

It’s official – the killing of whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is over for this season and the whalers did not even take 10% of their quota. Sea Shepherd estimates that over 900 whales have been saved this year.

“It’s a great day for the whales,” said Sea Shepherd Chief Cook on the Steve Irwin Laura Dakin of Canberra, Australia, “and it’s a great day for humanity!”

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2.2.2011 von Daniel Sasse.

Honeycomb Moray

Despite many press releases worldwide the Thai Government DOES NOT close all dive sites in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand region!
Correct is that a few Dive Sites will be closed due to research. The dive sites which will be closed do not reflect on diving pleasure in Thailand. Please find the links where you can see and find more detailed information that only a few reefs will be closed for scientific research purposes:
Another fact: The coral bleaching comes from to warm water temperatures and not from Divers at all!

http://www.tatnews.org/VISITOR-INFORMATION/5263.asp

Also coral bleaching phenomena is not damaging more than 10% of all corals throughout the Kingdom’s seas, but partly in shallow water areas some of the coral life. You still can enjoy wonderful and colourful reefs in the Andamnan Sea and as well in the Gulf of Thailand!

We awaiting you and looking forward to some amazing dives!

The Poseidon Dive Academy Team!

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2.2.2011 von Daniel Sasse.

Honeycomb Murray

Pressemeldungen mit mangelhafter oder gar gänzlich fehlender Recherche ziehen Kreise und verbreiten, alle Riffe in thailändischen Marine National Parks werden gesperrt - Das ist SCHWACHSINN..!!!Richtig ist, dass ein paar wenige Tauchpläzte zu wissenschaftlichen Studienzwecken gesperrt werden, die nicht tauchrelevant sind, bzw die sowieso kaum einer der thailändischen Tauch-Fan-Gemeinde kennt oder jemals betaucht hat. Namentlich und geografisch gelistet findet Ihr die gesperrten Riffe unter folgendem Link:

http://www.tatnews.org/VISITOR-INFORMATION/5263.asp

Dem ungetrübten Tauchspass in thailändischen Gewässern steht also nach wie vor nichts entgegen!

Wir erwarten Euch und wünschen euch immer gut Luft!

Das Poseidon Tauch-Team!

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26.1.2011 von Daniel Sasse.

The Ocean Art Underwater Photo competition, organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, has announced its winners for 2010. Judges included professional photographers Martin Edge, Chris Newbert, Marty Snyderman and Bonnie Pelnar. Over $67,000 worth of prizes were awarded to 77 photographers.

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24.12.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011 from Poseidon Dive Center Ao Nang Thailand!

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15.12.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

This is the deepest known cave in Thailand and all of it is underwater. It is a very deep vauclusian resurgence with two surface pools which join underwater. The sump contains fresh water, even at -240m. There are several other deep resurgences in this area and the source of the water is not known.
The site was first dived by Matt London and the Thailand Cave Diving Project around 1993. The two surface pools were connected at a depth of 84m. These dives pushed the cave to a depth of -120m using open-circuit equipment. Exploration was resumed in December 2005 when Bruce Konefe, Cedric Verdier and Mike Gadd reached a depth of -150m using rebreathers. In May 2006 Verdier and Gadd extended the cave to -201m. The bottom of the sump was eventually reached by Ben Reymenants in November 2006 at a depth of -240m.
If you do this please ask us first. It is dangerous to dive in caves especially if you go deep! Instructors and divers lost there life in these cave.
But nevertheless there are also many Caves around to reach by foot on land. You’ll need torches to explore these caves and if you like Bats then this is a must!
All can be reached by walking from this lake!
If you have any questions please contact me!
Have lots of fun exploring undiscovered worlds!

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7.11.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

Project for an Artificial Reef from old C-47 Dakota Planes!
Please Donate so we can save and protect our Marine Life!

More Information here!

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30.10.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

A third of all animals and plants on earth face extinction — endangered blue whales, coral reefs, and a vast array of other species. The wave of human-driven extinction has reached a rate not seen since the fall of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

But there is a plan to save them — a global agreement to create, fund and enforce protected areas covering 20% of our seas and lands by 2020. Right now, 193 governments are meeting in Japan to address this crisis. But without public pressure, they are likely to fall short of the bold action needed to avert the collapse of ecosystems the world over.

This summit ends this week — we have no time to lose. Let’s rapidly build a global public outcry urging governments to save all life on earth from runaway decline. Sign the petition below and it will be delivered directly to the meeting:

To all parties of the Convention on Biodiversity:
One third of Earth’s species face extinction. We call on you to urgently agree to create, execute and fund the protection of 20% of our oceans and lands by 2020. Only bold and immediate action will protect our planet’s rich diversity of life.

Direkt link to the Petition

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25.10.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sea Shepherd Unveils Interceptor Vessel to Target Illegal Whaling

At a Hollywood fundraiser on Saturday night, we shared with supporters our desire to add the Ocean Adventurer to our fleet for our upcoming 2010-2011 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, Operation No Compromise.

The 12-year-old, 115-foot, stabilized monohull vessel would fill the role of fast interceptor, replacing the Ady Gil, the vessel that the Japanese whaling vessel Shonan Maru No. 2 deliberately rammed and destroyed on January 6th of this year.

This expedition will be our seventh campaign to oppose the illegal activities of the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean and we hope it will be our last season. During the past six campaigns, we have saved the lives of nearly 2,000 whales and exposed illegal Japanese whaling activities to the entire world. Last season, we were able to save more whales than the Japanese whalers were able to kill. Five hundred and twenty-eight (528) whales are alive and swimming in the sea because our supporters enabled us to intervene by underwriting our ships and crews.

Each year, because of our supporters, we have become stronger and more effective. Through patience, determination and persistence, we are driving the Japanese whaling fleet into debt and closer to the day they will retreat from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

We are confident that with your help, we will see our most effective campaign ever with Operation No Compromise. Our ships, the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker, are currently being prepared for the campaign. We have recruited the best crew we can assemble. Our only challenge now is to raise the funds for the Ocean Adventurer.

With three ships, we will once again be able to track and intervene against the poachers in the Southern Ocean for the entire season. Our goal is to save more whales this coming season than we did during the last season and to shut down whaling in the Southern Ocean permanently.

Please help us save whales by supporting Operation No Compromise and make a donation today!

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21.10.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

Lots of Scuba Diving News, Pictures, Videos, Environmental Protection.

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18.9.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

Corals are seen at the Great Barrier Reef in this January 2002 handout photo.
Credit: Reuters/Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland/Ove Hoegh-Guldberg/Handout
Corals are seen at the Great Barrier Reef in this January 2002 handout photo.

Credit: Reuters/Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland/Ove Hoegh-Guldberg/Handout

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent

OSLO | Wed Sep 8, 2010 12:41pm EDT

OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.

“People have been creating marine protected areas for decades. Most of them are totally ineffective,” Peter Sale, a leader of the study at the U.N. University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health, told Reuters.

“You need a network of protected areas that functions well,” he said. “It’s important to get away from single protected areas which has been the common approach.”

Fish and larvae of marine creatures can swim or be carried large distances, even from large protected areas.

That means it is often best to set up a network of small no-fishing zones covering the most vulnerable reefs, with catches allowed in between. Closing big zones can be excessive for conservation and alienate fishermen who then ignore bans.

Reefs from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean are nurseries for fish and vital for food supplies since about 40 percent of the world’s population lives within 50 km (30 miles) of the coast.

Climate change, pollution and over-fishing are among threats to reefs. Warmer oceans can damage corals, sometimes irreversibly. The U.N. University study is in a new handbook to help planners cooperate with marine scientists.

On land, planners can usually be confident that plants and animals will stay in areas set aside as national parks, Sale said. At sea, park limits are far less relevant.

MANGROVES

In the past, he said, countries had sometimes set up large protected areas for reefs but then cleared mangroves along nearby coastlines to make way for hotels and beaches for scuba-diving tourists. That can damage some fish stocks.

“In the Caribbean, snappers and groupers spend their lives as juveniles in mangroves and sea grass beds,” Sale said. As adults the fish go back to live on the reefs, creating a need for protected zones on both reefs and in mangroves.

Scientists recently discovered that the spiny lobster, the most valuable fishery in the Caribbean, has a larval stage lasting seven months, shorter than widely believed.

Understanding ocean currents can help to show how far they get dispersed within seven months before settling on the seabed. That can also help in deciding where to site protected zones.

Sale said Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was a good example of management, with a network of no-fishing zones and others open to tourism or fishing. That system meant a balance between the needs of people and the reef.

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27.8.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

• 19 August 2010
• Magazine issue

 
Age before beauty, when it comes to coral? (Image: Naoi/ Flickr/Getty)

JUST 600 meters away from the Great Barrier Reef, the jewel in Australia’s crown, a less spectacular but more ancient reef has been discovered.

The first hint of its existence came in 2007, when seismic and sonar measurements revealed odd ridges and lagoons on the seabed. Confirmation arrived in February this year, when an international team extracted 34 sediment cores from three sites on the seabed, revealing a fossilized coral reef that reaches 110 meters into the sea floor. Preliminary dating of the core indicates that the coral is up to 169,000 years old.

“This is the great-grandmother of the Great Barrier Reef,” says John Pandolfi of the University of Queensland, who was not on the mission. It is “a very important discovery”, he says, and should provide new insights into the genesis of the reef.

The prevailing wisdom has been that the Great Barrier Reef sits atop an older, dead reef, but 110 meters beneath the live reef, the team hit rock. Corals need light to live, and Pandolfi now thinks that when rising sea levels at the end of the last ice age threatened to put the lights out on the ancient reef, some larvae traveled to shallower waters and seeded the modern one.

The findings were presented by Jody Webster of the University of Sydney at the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program conference in Bremen, Germany, in July.

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5.8.2010 von Daniel Sasse.

• More population of Jelly fish as well as Sea-urchins through overfishing

• Lack of Oxygen Producer like Corals and water plants

We humans wont survive either!!

Please also sign my Online Petition to protect Sharks!
Thank YOU

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