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An endangered vegetarian: the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

by Wandy Hochgrebe

Sea turtles are reptiles whose ancestors evolved on land and returned to the sea to live about 150 million years ago. Green turtles have an oval or heart shaped carapace which is part of their skeleton ...

Bali's northwest corner - Keeping the secret?

by Beth Tierney

A few years back, some enterprising divers took a look beneath the surface in Gilimanuk Bay. You have to wonder what made them think that it might just be a good dive

Threatened Species Day - Coral Sea Perspective

by Xanthe Rivett

Australia’s marine environment is more than twice the area of the Australian continent and under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea we have both the rights and the responsibilities to this area. This Threatened Species Day we acknowledge and celebrate some of the marine species that we have responsibility for.