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Shark ID course for UK fishermen

11 years ago By Chief minion

The scheme aims to improve the recording of species that are caught by fleets, to boost knowledge of individual shark populations

The scheme, run by the Co-operative, the Shark Trust and the commercial fishing industry, aims to improve the recording of species caught as by-catch

The project will supply training in species identification to improve recording of species such as the small spotted catshark, the starry smoothhound shark and the cuckoo ray and will include a range of practical support materials such as robust at-sea identification guides.

South Georgia

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Bartosz Stróżyński
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Bartosz Stróżyński
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South Georgia is the most well-known of the Falkland Islands, also called Islas Malvinas. It lies nearly at the end of the world in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. To find this place on the map, draw an equilateral triangle with one vertex on Cape Horn and another on the Antarctic Peninsula. The third vertex in the east is our destination.

HMS Poseidon
HMS Poseidon

China secretly salvaged British submarine

12 years ago By Chief minion

China's claim that the hull of the vessel contained no human remains, identity tags, watches, rings or other personal items has provoked anger among relatives of the men who died

On 9th June 1931 HMS Poseidon was exercising 20 miles north of her home base of Wei Hai Wei when the steamer Yuta was spotted some distance away. Despite excellent visibility, the two vessels collided and the submarine sank within two minutes.

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