On Saturday February 27th a 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit offshore Maule, Chile, located in south America. Immediately following the quake several Tsunami warnings where issued over a wide swath of land extending as far away as Hawaii and Asia. This was done with the new Tsunami pre-warning system which was installed after the devastating Tsunami [...]
With the rapid growth of the digital camera industry it wasn’t surprising that new breeds of underwater digitals would soon hit the market. Of the current dozen or so out there, the Panasonic Lumix and the Canon D10 get top rankings among reviewers. Of the two, I liked the feel of the Canon due to [...]
Maui county in Hawaii is exploring new legislature to tighten up the state’s existing laws on how ornamental fish for the aquarium trade are treated when caught before they reach the distribution channel. The bill proposed last week would give Maui island animal control officers the authority to ensure that aquarium fish essentially are put [...]
An interesting bit of research by the University of Hawaii and Oregon State University show when it comes to polling tourists and recreational enthusiasts about the state of coral reefs, the concnesus is to do whatever is necessary to save the reefs. There is often a tangled web of controversy when it comes to the [...]
