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August 2009 E-Current
 E-Current
August 2009 |
In this Issue: Swimming with Sharks • Seafood Watch Updates • The Dirt on Marine Litter • Hawaii EcoTube Success! |
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Help CORAL Celebrate 15 Years of Conservation »
CORAL has grown into the successful and effective organization it is today thanks to wonderful supporters like you. Please make a gift today in honor of the positive influence we can have—together—on the world’s coral reefs. |
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Swimming with Sharks
If swimming with a group of powerful, fast-moving sharks sounds like your idea of fun, then check out this month's underwater photography column by Jeff Yonover, who waits until a shark is only inches from his camera before taking a shot. Read the story » |
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Sustainable Seafood Made Simple
The Seafood Watch pocket guide has just been updated! Don't have a hard copy? Don't worry—you can also get the most up-to-date seafood news and recommendations through Facebook, Twitter, and even your phone.
Find out what’s new at Seafood Watch » |
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The Latest Dirt on Marine Litter
All across the world’s oceans, from crowded coasts to remote open waters, marine litter is becoming an increasingly serious threat to marine ecosystems. A new report gives the latest scoop on this often over-looked problem. Read the story » |
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EcoTube Says "No" to Sharkfin Soup
In a recent success, CORAL-sponsored website Hawaii EcoTube helped to get shark fin soup removed from the menu at Kirin Chinese Restaurant in Hilton Waikoloa Village. Read the story » |
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* Photo Credits and Notes:
Banner Photo: Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Photographer: Jeff Yonover
Large Center Photo: Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Columbia
Photographer: Doug Richardson
Left Side Photo: Goldentail Moray Eel (Gymnothorax miliaris), Cozumel, Mexico
Photographer: Julie Bennett
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