By Nicole Butler for PM (ABC News)
A university professor says the Great Barrier Reef is moving from being dominated by coral to being overrun by seaweed. (Reuters: GBR National Park Authority)
It is one of the natural wonders of the world but the Great Barrier Reef is almost constantly at risk.
Scientists say farming chemical run-off is [...]

Two Belize Resorts Team up with White Sands Dive Shop to Bring the Underwater Paradise of Belize to Scuba Divers
Las Terrazas and Journey’s End Resorts welcome scuba divers from all over the world to enjoy luxury accommodations and world class diving through its recent partnership with White Sands Dive Shop on the island of Ambergris [...]

In Jan I wrote an article about Hamilton Island in Australia looking for caretaker.  “The Best Job in The World” published throughout the world.   The resumes are pouring in.  To see some of them go to:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=best+caretaker&page=1
People from all over the world are applying for this position.   Did you?

For centuries they have lain forgotten and untouched in the murky depths of the Mediterranean. But the sunken glories of Greece are now threatened by modern treasure hunters, who are targeting their riches since the lifting of a ban on coastal scuba-diving.
At risk, say archaeologists, is an unseen part of the country’s cultural patrimony, comprising [...]

Here are the top ten: figures in brackets show the previous year’s position.
1. Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites by Jack Jackson, 300 pages detailing some of the world’s best dive sites. (1)
2. Dive in Style by Tim Simond,
An illustrated book combining the best of travel, lifestyle and nature [...]

 With just two weeks left in office, President Bush designated almost 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as a national monument using powers granted by the Antiquities Act of 1906. The new marine “monument,” an area about the size of Spain, is the largest protected area of ocean ever established, breaking a previous record [...]