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Breaking News Wed, 03 Jul 2013
File - In this photo released by the Coast Guard, an over flight of a whale is conducted with Jim Rice, from Marine Mammal Stranding Network, to determine if it had been injured on Friday March 6, 2009.
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 The Guardian 
Whales flee from military sonar leading to mass strandings, research shows
Wed 3 Jul 2013
Studies are missing link in puzzle that has connected naval exercises to unusual mass strandings of whales and dolphins Whales flee from the loud military sonar used by navies to hunt submarines,... (photo: US Coast Guard)
An adult female whale, one of a group of five who stranded and died (with the exception of one juvenile, who was successfully re-floated) on Sunset Beach at Port Waikato on 13 January 2011,  New  Zealand.
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 The Tribune San Luis Obispo 
Japan opens world court defense of whaling
Tue 2 Jul 2013
Japan opens world court defense of whaling 16 minutes ago German court convicts couple of spying for Russia 46 minutes ago Nigerian woman launches entertainment TV network... (photo: Creative Commons / Avenue)
Mozilla Firefox  The Hindu  Mon 24 Jun 2013
Science, in the palm of your hand
Firefox advances ‘do not track’ technology What it is: Mozilla is advancing plans to have the Firefox browser block, by default, many types of tracking used by numerous websites. In an era... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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The whale shark is the largest extant shark or fish species, growing up to 12.6 m (41 ft) in length.  BBC News  Fri 14 Jun 2013
Oxygen mystery: How marine mammals hold their breath
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of one of the most extreme adaptations in the animal kingdom: how marine mammals store enough oxygen to hold their breath for up to an hour. The team... (photo: Creative Commons / WolfmanSF)
Mammals   Oxygen   Photos   Scientists   Wikipedia: Marine mammal
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Beautiful view of sunset on sea beach - sea coast CNN Wed 29 May 2013
World's 100 best beaches
May 29, 2013 -- Updated 0515 GMT (1315 HKT) 25. Sun Island Beach, Maldives 24. Egremni Beach, Greece 23. Crane Beach, Barbados 22. Boulders Beach, Cape Town 21. Juara... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Pescador Island, Cebu Stuff Tue 21 May 2013
Top 10 places off the beaten track
The members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have selected their "Top 10 Places off the beaten path". Reuters has not endorsed this list. 1. Chile Stretching 4270 km... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Antarctic   Chile   Pacific   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Tourism
various food dishes displays in a restaurant Huffington Post Thu 25 Apr 2013
Food Choices Are A Key Strategy for Sustainable Tourism
Most people agree that good tasting food is part of what makes our travels more enjoyable. Unfortunately, the food served at tourism resorts is often not very... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Food   People   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Food
Boats used mainly for fishing are parked sea-side - ocean - coastal Huffington Post Tue 16 Apr 2013
Water Conservation, Waste Management, And Reduction of Plastics Strategies Are Needed to Protect Coastal Habitat ...
Water conservation, waste management, and reduction of plastics are all key strategies for sustainable tourism and the protection of coastal habitats and marine... (photo: WN)
Conservation   Photos   Plastics   Water   Wikipedia: Coast
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), at aquarium museum Liège (Belgium) The Miami Herald Thu 28 Mar 2013
Threatened sharks are the new whales du jour
Seven years ago, I jumped into shark-infested waters. Three dozen black-tipped reef sharks swarmed around me while two 12-foot tiger sharks circled the perimeter. There... (photo: Creative Commons / Luc Viatour)
Divers   Photos   Sharks   Tourism   Whales   Wikipedia: Shark
A sperm whale sounding seen from on a whale-watching tour boat off Kaikoura The Los Angeles Times Tue 19 Mar 2013
Review: 'The Whale' explores deep waters at South Coast Repertory
The spectacle of Charlie digging into a family-size bucket of fried chicken is one of the sadder sights in "The Whale," Samuel D. Hunter's mordantly funny, bitterly angry... (photo: Creative Commons / Tobias Kierk)
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