Blisstree » Pacific http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 World’s First Shark Sanctuary http://www.blisstree.com/articles/worlds-first-shark-sanctuary/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/worlds-first-shark-sanctuary/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:27:00 +0000 Mary Jo Manzanares http://www.blisstree.com/?p=116428 Post from: Blisstree

World’s First Shark Sanctuary

]]> Palau, Micronesia, is one of the 7 Underwater Wonders of the World, and is now bolstering that status by creating the world’ first officially-recognized shark sanctuary.  The hope is to protect great hammerheads, leopard sharks, oceanic white tip sharks, and more than 130 other species who are considered endangered or vulnerable, and fighting against extinction.

Palau, Micronesia

Palau, Micronesia

The result of this sanctuary is an end to all commercial shark fishing in the surrounding area, giving the creatures about 237,000 square miles of ocean in which to live and breed.  Accompanying the ban on shark fishing in these waters, Macau President Toribiong has asked the UN General Assembly for a global ban on shark-finning.  Shark-finning is cutting off a shark’s fin (often for shark fin soup) and then returning the shark to the ocean.  Without the fin, the shark cannot swim, and drowns.

Palau is often rated as one of the top dive destinations because of its extensive fish and coral population.  It’s efforts to protect sharks will likely to make it an even more popular spot.

If you’re a diver, does a shark sanctuary make for a move appealing dive vacation?

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World’s First Shark Sanctuary

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/worlds-first-shark-sanctuary/feed/ 0 A Walk Along the California Coast http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-walk-along-the-california-coast-662/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-walk-along-the-california-coast-662/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:32:00 +0000 Jon Rochetti http://www.travelphotodaily.com/a-walk-along-the-california-coast/ Post from: Blisstree

A Walk Along the California Coast

]]> Beach and Pacific coastline at Baywood, on California's Northern Coast

Location: Along the beach in Los Osos
Destination: California
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Adriana Sbardellati
Site: Flickr

Los Osos, located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, on California’s Pacific coast, is the entrance point to the Montaña de Oro State Park and the site of an annual migration of Monarch butterflies.

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-walk-along-the-california-coast-662/feed/ 0 A Unique Poolside Guest in Costa Rica http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-unique-poolside-guest-in-costa-rica-662/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-unique-poolside-guest-in-costa-rica-662/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:21:00 +0000 Jon Rochetti http://www.travelphotodaily.com/a-unique-poolside-guest-in-costa-rica/ Post from: Blisstree

A Unique Poolside Guest in Costa Rica

]]>  An Iguana on the beach in Costa Rica

Location: Climbing down a palm tree on the beach
Destination: Tamarindo
Country: Costa Rica
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

An interesting guest, a friendly iguana, visited my hotel’s pool area every afternoon. 

He seemed unphased and uninterested in all the guests lounging, walking by or running away in fear.

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