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Why is the night sea glimmering with strange lights?
Perhaps the most common thing you know about a vacation on the islands is the stagnation of time, cocktails and delight in swimming.
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Oceanography
Catch living giant paddle fish in Taiwan
A fisherman on the island of Taiwan has captured a paddle fish with a length of more than 5 meters in the sea near Seaside Park in Taitung.
Oceanography
Catch the giant fish
A sunfish weighing nearly 160kg has been caught in Seattle, Washington state - USA in the middle of the week.
Oceanography
Paddle fish longer than 5m
A paddle fish with a length of 5.5m, has just been discovered on the southern coast of California, USA.
Oceanography
Rescue 2 ton whales stranded on Co To island
Hundreds of people and 2 excavators last night successfully rescued the fish 7.5m long, heavier than 2 tons aground on Nam Hai beach.
Oceanography
The strange recluse crab suddenly appeared
For the first time in history, scientists have photographed and studied the crab Pylopagurus discoidalis, often called recluse crab.
Oceanography
The mother of the world's rarest whale died of stranding
Scientists confirmed that two whales were stranded and died at Opape Beach (North Island, New Zealand) in December 2010, the world's rarest whale.
Oceanography
Discovering new fish species without eyes in Vietnam
The International Plant and Animal Conservation (FFI) said it has discovered an eye-free cave-dwelling fish and scales on a small island in Vietnam's famous scenic area…
Oceanography
Massive 'suicide' purple crabs on the island of Hawaii
An attack by huge legions of purple crabs is flooding guests at the beaches and cornering scientists.
Oceanography
Detecting sharks 'ghosts' at the bottom of the sea
In a two-month discovery in India, scientists discovered hundreds of exotic sharks, some of which were first known.
Oceanography
The Japanese coast sparkles in the night
The spectacle occurred on the coast of Toyama City, Honshu Island, Japan from August 18, Roket News reported. It is made up of a concentration of millions of firefly squ…
Oceanography
Rare sea cows are cut off in Phu Quoc
WAR's director, Nguyen Vu Khoi, said that a few days ago, the organization received reports from the islanders that a Dugong (sea cow) weighed about 100kg and was cut an…
Oceanography
Philippine Navy saves sea turtles
The Navy and the Philippine environmental workers saved 14 sea turtles after they caught the poachers' nets. AFP said the Philippine Department of Environment staff and…
Oceanography
Sharks break teeth because of hunting
A white shark jumped out of the water to catch its prey. He had thought that he would have lunch, the fat seal. But instead, it bites into a model used by British photog…
Oceanography
Marine animals die massively in Japan
Hundreds of thorny starfish drifted to a coast in southern Japan in the past few days and scientists thought they were stranded due to lack of food. People discovered mo…