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		<title>Philippines bans fishing to revive its biggest reef</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Philippines has tightened laws banning fishing and  collecting of species on the country's largest coral reef to help it  recover from near destruction, the World Wildlife Fund ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/asia/philippines-bans-fishing-to-revive-its-biggest-reef</link>
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		<title>Fish vanishing from Southeast Asian oceans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asia's oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of   up to 100 million people at risk and increasing the need for governments to  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/asia/fish-vanishing-from-southeast-asian-oceans</link>
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		<title>Indonesia's polluted environment threatens Hawksbill Turtle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In December, nations will gather on the  Indonesian island of Bali to discuss ways to deal with global warming  and environmental damage. Indonesia is in many ways a ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/asia/indonesias-polluted-environment-threatens-hawksbill-turtle</link>
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		<title>Australian-German Juergen Freund wins prestigious international photo competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Juergen Freund of Queensland, Australia is a winner in the 
Nature&Acirc;’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards 2007 competition. His image titled Dwarf Minke Whale won first place in ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/australian-german-juergen-freund-wins-prestigious-international-photo-competition</link>
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		<title>Japan calls for protection during humpback season - but might still target Migaloo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few stories are appearing in the Australian media including some passionate discussions from readers about the pros and cons of supporting Japanese whaling.
I would have to say if they ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/japan-calls-for-protection-during-humpback-season-but-might-still-target-migaloo</link>
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		<title>Seahorses released into Sydney Harbour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sydney Aquarium has released 30 seahorses bred in captivity into Sydney Harbour as part of an Australian-first study to try to boost their numbers, but it is concerned poachers ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/seahorses-released-into-sydney-harbour</link>
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		<title>Call for the Cora Sea to be included in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This might become an election issue and maybe that will help it to become reality. The Coral Sea deserves proper protection - all divers who have been out there have ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/call-for-the-cora-sea-to-be-included-in-great-barrier-reef-marine-park</link>
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		<title>Pregnant turtle found with limbs hacked off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now who on this planet would do something like this ... I am  by this report and I hope the person who did this will be caught and severely ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/pregnant-turtle-found-with-limbs-hacked-off</link>
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		<title>Possible 2nd dive wreck for Sunshine Coast in Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Sunshine Coast MP has set his sights on acquiring the HMAS Tobruk, due for decommissioning shortly, so it can be sunk as a dive wreck near the ex-HMAS Brisbane.
Federal ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/possible-2nd-dive-wreck-for-sunshine-coast-in-australia</link>
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		<title>Largest Shark Fin Penalty In Palau History - $185k Plea Agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Palau is sending some great signals to illegal fishermen - fines are enforced and bribes are no way out. Read on from the Pacific Magazine:
Taiwan fishing boat captain Tsai Wuen ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/largest-shark-fin-penalty-in-palau-history-185k-plea-agreement</link>
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		<title>Grey Nurse Sharks still caught in politics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an article in the Maclea Argus reflecting the current political battle between commercial &amp; recreational fishermen and environmental protection groups such as the Nature Conservation Council. Let's hope ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/grey-nurse-sharks-still-caught-in-politics</link>
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		<title>Japan firm launches whale curry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There we have it, Japan is looking for ways to deal with the predicted whale catch from its current whale hunt in the Antarctica ... putting whale meat back on ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/japan-firm-launches-whale-curry</link>
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		<title>Endangered seals shot in Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where are the freaks that do stuff like this - come forward and confess - the world does not need people capable of such actions.
SYDNEY (AFP) &Acirc;— Rare and protected ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/oceania-caribbean/endangered-seals-shot-in-australia</link>
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		<title>Blue Tang is Creature of the Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blue Tangs are often found roaming the reef, in search of their favourite food - algae. They are surgeonfish which may appear either singly or in large schools, which can ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/world/blue-tang-is-creature-of-the-month</link>
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		<title>Researchers pronounce diving with asthma low risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SCUBA diving has grown in popularity, with millions of divers enjoying the sport worldwide. However, people with asthma are generally advised not to dive. This advice is ignored by large ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/world/researchers-pronounce-diving-with-asthma-low-risk</link>
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		<title>No sunglasses required for fish supper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fishermen are always looking for a tasty catch - but it is the fish that have a natural advantage when it comes to spotting dinner, according to new research from ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/world/no-sunglasses-required-for-fish-supper</link>
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		<title>Thistlegorm closed to divers for a month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The wreck of the Thistlegorm will be closed to divers from 15th November till 15th December 2007.  This is to allow for conservation measures that will help to preserve ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/world/thistlegorm-closed-to-divers-for-a-month</link>
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		<title>Your dive memories needed for global shark census</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Canadian researcher is asking divers to contribute to a global shark census.Christine Ward-Paige, PhD student at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, says...&quot;We believe that scuba divers/snorkellers possess valuable ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/world/your-dive-memories-needed-for-global-shark-census</link>
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		<title>Laser spots decompression sickness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Decompression sickness, it not treated quickly, can cause lasting damage and may even be fatal. Instead of waiting for symptoms to appear, a University of Houston professor is developing a ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/world/laser-spots-decompression-sickness</link>
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		<title>Indo-Pacific coral reef loss at unprecedented levels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pacific coral reefs are dying at an unprecedented  rate, scientists have found. Almost 600 square miles of reef have  disappeared every year since the late 1960s - twice ...]]></description>
		<link>http://general-news.yourscubadiving.info/asia/indo-pacific-coral-reef-loss-at-unprecedented-levels</link>
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