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Pectinia

Characteristics

Colonies are submassive or form thick plates and frequently exceed one metre across. They have elongate valleys and walls of relatively uniform height. Most valleys can be traced from the colony centre to the margins. Colour: Uniform grey, brown or green. Similar species: Pectinia maxima. See also P. ayleni..

Family:	Pectiniidae
Genus:	Pectinia
Habitat:	Most Reefs
Distribution:	Widespread
Abundance:	Common

Source Reference:

VVeron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1980). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

What you need to know about – scuba diving

by Mansi Gupta

Scuba diving is the activity adored by innumerable men and women across the globe. Scuba diving lands you deep in the world of water where you confront the flora and flora kingdom that lies much beneath the land on which we live.

For the beginners

The obsession for the sport of scuba diving has encouraged almost all the tourist destinations to play, practice and teach it. However, those who are naïve to scuba diving should make a judicious start by trying it in resorts. These scuba diving resorts have special instructors that guide you to develop the some basic skills of the sport. It is the best way to learn without casting your life to danger. Many good resorts offer a

certification program on completion of which you are awarded by the certificate. This certificate is deemed to be legal in some countries before making your first dive. So it is better to get certified rather than feeding others with opportunity to impede your most cherished dream.

Scuba diving camps too are good training spots. The coaching is available there for all those who want it. They not only gat the newcomers acquainted with the game but also the learned divers can go there to enhance their diving skills. part two

14 May 2008 at 6:24am
Source: Reuters By Ed Harris PORT LOUIS, May 14 (Reuters) - Coral reefs in the Indian Ocean have partly recovered from the 1998 spike in sea temperatures, but climate change will probably hamper future ...

14 May 2008 at 7:27am
PORT LOUIS - Coral reefs in the Indian Ocean have partly recovered from the 1998 spike in sea temperatures, but climate change will probably hamper future conservation, a coral expert said on Wednesday.

13 May 2008 at 8:43pm
CANBERRA - Australia will spend A$3.8 billion ($3.5 billion) to fight climate change, including A$200 million to rescue the Great Barrier Reef, as part of a four-year plan outlined in the government's budget on Tuesday.

13 May 2008 at 7:35pm
9:20 a.m. ? The Department of Agriculture announced the permitting of the harvesting of juvenile jacks (i?e?) or juvenile goatfish (ti?ao) from May 14 to 28 within the Piti Bomb Holes Marine Preserve and Achang Reef Flat Marine Preserve.