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href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 12, 2010 AllAfrica.comThe DC-6B will fly via Johannesburg, Reunion Island and Cocos Island before arriving in Perth, Australia to start the tour. href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 4, 2010 Pacific Daily NewsA Navy HH-60 helicopter was used to search an area from the tip of Cocos Island to Achang Reef while Guam Police Department and Guam Fire Rescue boats and ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 8, 2010 Pacific News CenterThey searched an area from the tip of Cocos Island to Achang Reef. The body remains were not found until 11am Friday morning. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 12, 2010 Pacific Daily News26: Inarajan Senior Center will visit Cocos Island Resort in Merizo from 10 am to 2:30 pm Relocation center is Inarajan Senior Center. Call 828-8215. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 5, 2010 Pacific Daily NewsThe search began Thursday night and spanned from the tip of Cocos Island to Achang Reef. A GPD rescue boat located the remains around 11 am yesterday. Recovery mission on the go - Aug 3, 2009 Malay MailWAR PILOTS: The crew of the B-24 Liberator from Cocos Island. Don Mason (co-pilot) is at extreme left and Denis Pontifract (tail gunner who survives in the Sipadan fails to enter finals - Jul 23, 2009 Borneo BulletinOther islands which did not make the cut are Christmas Island, Cocos Island in Costa Rica and Nicaragua's Ometepe Island. Voting stopped on July 7 to allow Small-Ship Line Cruise West Announces 2010 Deployment - Aug 3, 2009 PR Newswire (press release)The six-night Cocos Island adventure onboard the 100-guest Pacific Explorer offers a rare visit to the tropical UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its Sipadan a step nearer to wonders list - Jul 10, 2009 AsiaOneSix other islands which made it to the top 77 list are Christmas Island, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), Jeju Island (South Korea), VOICE OF THE PEOPLE - Jul 30, 2009 Pacific Daily NewsThe island we stayed on was smaller than Cocos Island and people there had to live from the sea. They understood the limits of their resources. It's a Gray Area: Hunters decimating shark population - Jul 19, 2009 Daily PilotStewart's film documents some illegal poachers engaged in the practice of finning off Cocos Island, which is a national park in Costa Rica, but the practice SENIORS - Senior centers will close for field trips - Jul 16, 2009 Pacific Daily NewsJuly 24, 10 am to 2:30 pm The Inarajan Senior Center will go to the Cocos Island Resort in Merizo. The senior center will be closed this day. Terrorism laws are wrongly being used to round up eco-activists ... - Jul 23, 2009 Grist MagazineAnd on a boat with the Sea Shepherds out in the eastern tropical Pacific to Cocos Island or something—it's fantastic. I'm not only working on a story, APG Air agencies vertegenwoordigt Cruise West - Jul 21, 2009 TourPRess.nlDe gebieden waar Cruise West onder andere cruises aanbiedt zijn Alaska, British Columbia, Galapagos, Panama, Costa Rica & Cocos Island en Mexico. AWO: Erfolgsstory aus Zentralamerika - "Austria goes Cocos Island" - Mar 24, 2009 APA OTS (Pressemitteilung)..."Unsere Referenzanlage auf Cocos Island hat die bestehenden teureren und umweltschädlichen Dieselaggregate ersetzt und versorgt inzwischen seit mehreren Vote for the world's best natural wonders in the New 7 Wonders of ... - Mar 12, 2009 Examiner.com...such as the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls, as well as lesser known wonders like Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Crystal Caves of Bermuda. Farmers fear foot and mouth virus - Mar 3, 2009 The Age...meeting in Tamworth on Wednesday, is also calling for a Senate inquiry into the proposed sale of the Cocos Island quarantine station to developers. Finding New Species in Middle Waters - Feb 18, 2009 Voice of San Diego,Six months prior, Erisman had taken another Deep See expedition to Cocos Island, an uninhabited, protected world heritage site off the shore of Costa Rica Sharks attacks drop as recession cuts beach time - Feb 19, 2009 ReutersIn recent years, attacks on vacationing tourists have been recorded off beaches in remote parts of the globe, such as Cocos Island in the Indian Ocean, Pulau Sipadan on track for next step in wonders listing - Feb 20, 2009 Malaysia Star,...in the seven wonders contest and is currently positioned behind Thailand’s Ko Phi Phi, Bora Bora, the Galapagos, Cocos Island and Terra del Fuego. Travel story: Suzanne McCloskey - Jan 27, 2009 MLive.com,Just survive a 30-plus hour boat ride from Costa Rica to Cocos Island like Suzanne McCloskey of Jackson did. Barely. Suzanne McCloskey of Jackson visited Local news - Feb 13, 2009 Pacific Daily News,The Department of Agriculture has announced the closure of crab collecting for all species of crabs on Cocos Island from Feb. 23 to July 31. Islands' economic future to be scrutinised - Feb 16, 2009 WA today,The economic future of two Indian Ocean territories will be investigated by the Federal Government. A Parliamentary committee will look at the future of See 'Return to the Future' at the Planetarium - Feb 12, 2009 Pacific Daily News,But they don't want to take you to Cocos Island and next year isn't 2010. The year is 2080 and these people are trying to sell you a tour to the solar Haaien bijten het vaakst toeristen in Florida - Feb 20, 2009 Het Laatste Nieuws,Voor het eerst in dik vijf jaar waren er bijvoorbeeld geen incidenten met haaien op dure, verafgelegen exotische bestemmingen zoals Cocos Island in de Le Costa Rica dans Second Life - Feb 19, 2009 Blog d'AdmiNet (Communiqué de presse),Quoiqu'il en soit, il vous suffira de faire la requête « Cocos Island » dans le moteur de recherche de SL pour y accéder. Je cherche donc le téléport et je Le "opere d'arte della natura" - Jan 27, 2009 Excite Italia,...il lago di Loch Ness (Scozia), le cascate del Niagara (Canada), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), il Grand Canyon (Stati Uniti), Bora Bora Island (Polinesia), Aerial Search Called Off For Missing Fisherman - Nov 14, 2008 Pacific News CenterThe search extends from the site the initial report was received down toward Cocos island resort to include around the resort. Next Stop: Mauritius - Oct 30, 2008 The Log Newspaper,26 and reached Cocos Island on Oct. 14. Mauritius, Durban and Cape Town, South Africa will be the next stops. This article first appeared in the October CG, Navy Search for Missing Fisherman - Nov 12, 2008 Military.com...a shore side search and the Coast Guard launched a crew aboard a 25-foot small boat to search an area from the tip of Cocos Island to Achang Reef. Fisherman missing: Search continues today off southern Guam - Nov 13, 2008 Pacific Daily News,The fire department responded with a land-side search, while a 25-foot Coast Guard small boat commenced searching from the tip of Cocos Island to Achang Stopping Slaughter of Sharks Off Cocos Island Among Conservation ... - Sep 24, 2008 Earthtimes (press release),Georgienne Bradley , the foundation's Executive Director, said "Virtual Cocos Island", the proposed multi-media, educational-advocacy program, Isla Del Coco Down In ‘Seven Wonders’ Ranking - Sep 3, 2008 Inside Costa Rica,In the past few weeks, Costa Rica’s Isla del Coco (Cocos Island) has lost positions in the ranking for the natural wonders of the world, a contest organized American Express Announces Top 25 Projects Competing for $2.5 ... - Sep 9, 2008 MarketWatch..."Protect Cocos Island - World Heritage Site: Cocos Island lies over 300 miles west of Costa Rica (CR), and was inscribed by the UN as a World Heritage Site, Ten ways for you to acquire the Midas touch - Sep 5, 2008 Times Online,Lost treasures include King John's treasury, which disappeared into the Wash in 1216; two pirate caches on Cocos Island, off Costa Rica; and the cargoes of Including arts in school lifts performance - Sep 3, 2008 Pacific Daily News,This year's sponsors are Cocos Island Resort, ComPacific, Fish Eye Marine Park, Graphic Center, McDonald's Guam, Onward Agana Beach Resort, UnderWater World Zac Sunderland T-shirt Sales to Benefit Solo Circumnavigation Effort - Sep 18, 2008 The Log Newspaper,After routine boat work in Darwin, he plans stops at Cocos Island and Mauritius, Durban and Cape Town, South Africa. This article first appeared in the Jaws for the asking - Aug 30, 2008 New Zealand Herald,The movie's most impressive footage comes from time spent in the marine reserves of Cocos Island in Costa Rica and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. Charlie Chan Volume 5 - Sep 11, 2008 DVD Talk,Jimmy Chan (Victor Sen Yung), looking for adventure, has stowed away aboard the Suva Star, bound for the Cocos Island in search of buried treasure. Teen Circumnavigator Reviews Navigation Path - Sep 4, 2008 The Log Newspaper,After reaching Darwin, Sunderland plans stops at Cocos Island and Mauritius, Durban and Cape Town, South Africa. This article first appeared in the Wal-Mart Central America Supports Cocos Island - Aug 8, 2008 EP Magazine,Wal-Mart Central America recently launched a campaign to raise funds for research and conservation of Cocos Island, a biological sanctuary for researchers, Island getaway: Steal away for a day at Cocos Island resort - Jul 24, 2008 Pacific Daily News,Cocos Island, located off Merizo, is a great place to hang out with family or friends if you want to get away to someplace different for a day. Isla del Coco To Get Added Protection - Aug 8, 2008 Inside Costa Rica,Costa Rica's treasured national park, the Isla del Coco (Cocos Island), will get a more active role by the Ministerio de Ambiental y Energia (Minae) Travel story: Suzanne McCloskey - Aug 7, 2008 The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com,Just survive a 30-plus hour boat ride from Costa Rica to Cocos Island like Suzanne McCloskey of Jackson did. Barely. Suzanne McCloskey of Jackson visited Shot Couple 'Prime Suspect' Named - Aug 4, 2008 Sky News,Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Detectives hunting the killer of two British honeymooners who SoCal Teenage Sailor Arrives in Waikiki - Jul 24, 2008 The Log Newspaper,Then, it’s on to Cocos Island and Mauritius, Durban and Cape Town, South Africa. This article first appeared in the July 2008 issue of The Log Newspaper. BJ Doesn't Trust Navy's Results - Aug 5, 2008 Pacific News Center His bill cites the discovery of PCB’s in the waters around Cocos Island, no admission of the storage of agent orange at Andersen Air Force Base, Three detained over Antigua honeymoon killing - Jul 29, 2008 The Age,Antigua police were questioning three men today over the murder of a British doctor gunned down along with her new husband while honeymooning on the Weekly review - Jul 23, 2008 La Nación Costa Rica,The operation took place at the Costa Rican Cocos Island, on the Pacific Ocean, and is part of pioneer research to determine where these threatened sharks Why Costa Rica is so ethical - Jul 31, 2008 Canoe.ca,Mountain ranges, rainforests, active volcanoes, cloud forests and the beautiful Cocos Island are just a few of the diverse landscapes for which the country Les meilleures destinations pour la plongée aux requins - Jul 25, 2008 Cyberpresse,Elles durent habituellement une semaine et amènent les plongeurs sur des sites situés à 300 milles des côtes, comme Cocos Island.» Cocos Island est un parc Track teams make final stop before All-Island Meet - 25 Apr 2008 Pacific Daily News,...by the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane carrying the torch flew over Cocos Island at 3:28 am and Apra Harbor at 3:30 am, according to the FAA. 6:30 am - Olympic torch flight passes over Guam - 25 Apr 2008 Pacific Daily News,The airline flew was about 38000 feet over Cocos Island at 3:28 am and Apra Harbor at 3: 30 am, according to the FAA. The flight, which was flying from Cyclone threatens NW island - Apr 20, 2008 The West Australian,At 2am this morning the tropical low was situated about 385km northeast of Cocos Island and 770km west of Christmas Island. The low is moving east southeast TC Rosie to be downgraded - Apr 22, 2008 The West Australian,...as the cyclone moves further away from the island. The Weather Bureau is also keeping a watch on a developing tropical low north west of Cocos Island. Heated hearing over rodenticides on Cocos Island - Apr 9, 2008 KUAM.com,The measure, as introduced by Senator Judi Guthertz (D), prevents the use of these and other chemicals on Cocos Island. Members of I Nasion Chamoru ("The Bill Banning Rodenticide Use On Cocos Island Garners Support - Apr 9, 2008 Pacific News Center7:52 pm Guam - A bill intended to prohibit the use of rodenticide on Cocos Island was supported by residents who attended a public hearing on it today. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE - Apr 18, 2008 Pacific Daily News,It will also prevent the scattering of deadly poisons at Cocos Island, a natural wildlife refuge for various rare birds and lizards. Cocos issue draws heated debate - Apr 9, 2008 Marianas Variety,The bill would prohibit the use of rodenticides or rat poison on Cocos Island and its surrounding waters to protect the endangered Guam rail or ko'ku from Save the ko'ku - Apr 17, 2008 Marianas Variety,The bill would prevent the scattering of deadly poisons at Cocos Island where rare birds and ilitai (big monitor lizards) have found refuge. SHARKWATER: The Hunted - Apr 20, 2008 ACED Magazine,There are fishermen shown in the film, usually committing illegal acts in the waters of the Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Many testify for bill to prevent rat poisoning on Cocos - Apr 9, 2008 Pacific Daily News,Infrastructure and Cultural Affairs yesterday held a public hearing on a bill that would prevent the use of rodenticides on Cocos Island. Costa Rica’s Isla del Coco is Back in the Spotlight - Apr 4, 2008 Costa Rica Travel News,Recently, Costa Rica’s famous Isla del Coco (Cocos Island) has been in the news, not only locally but worldwide. It’s reputation even dates back hundreds of 9:30 am -- Guam legislature begins committee hearings - Apr 8, 2008 Pacific Daily News,...and Cultural Affairs is currently beginning a public hearing regarding Bill 241, to prevent the use of rodenticide on Cocos Island and in surrounding DVD Review: Sharkwater - Apr 7, 2008 Blogcritics.org,Stewart makes clear from the start that he has chosen to film in some of the best remaining shark habitats in the world, the Cocos Island, Costa Rica, WW1 heroics started early - Apr 22, 2008 WA Business News (subscription),...the Anzac convoy from Albany to Egypt, the Sydney was despatched to engage the German light cruiser, Emden, which was raiding the Cocos Island group. Chocolate Hills needs your vote to make ‘wonders’ list - Apr 20, 2008 Inquirer.net,...which spans the South American countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela; Mt. Everest, Nepal, and Cocos Island, Costa Rica. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE - Apr 24, 2008 Pacific Daily News,Let's just say no to poisoning our hunting, fishing, camping and recreational playground at Cocos Island. Let's start to allow our ko'ko to be raised by M&C Interview: Filmmaker Rob Stewart talks sharks and underwater ... - Apr 22, 2008 Monsters and Critics.com...exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos ben`s Pen - Mar 31, 2008 Marianas Variety,They brought ships into Apra Harbor and Cocos Island contaminated with nuclear fallout radiation from the Marshall Islands atomic bomb testing. Hospital site's new role - Apr 14, 2008 Lithgow Mercury,A pleasing aspect of the redevelopment has been the retention of the landmark Cocos Island palms in the landscaping of the site. ¡ñ FOOTNOTE: Two blocks of Favorite Dive Destination - Round 2: Mexico & Central America - Apr 11, 2008 About - News & Issues,...a bit different can dive in amazing fresh water caves (cenotes) in Mexico, a lake in Guatemala, or around the uninhabited and wild Cocos Island. 3:40 pm -- Committee on Judiciary, Natural Resources ... - Apr 6, 2008 Pacific Daily News,Bill 237, relative to criminal proceedings of juveniles; Bill 241, to prohibit the use of rodenticides on Cocos Island and surrounding waters. Sci-fi comedy at the West End - Apr 17, 2008 Gloucester Daily Times,The film also exposes the exploitation of shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands. Obiter Dictum - Apr 13, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,Tailing at the fifth place is Cocos Island of Costa Rica while Mount Fuji of Japan remains at the sixth place. Lake Atitlan of Guatemala is now in the tenth "Choco" to 8th in global tilt - Apr 13, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,Ganges River of Bangladesh and India, the Amazon River of South America, Mount Everest of Nepal, Cocos Island in Costa Rica, Mount Fuji of Japan, DVD Earth Day: The BBC Natural History Collection, Sharkwater - Apr 14, 2008 Film.com,Filmed on high-definition video, Sharkwater showcases gorgeous underwater footage, taking the viewer into the shark-rich waters of Cocos Island, Ocean Film and Arts festival begins in Long Branch today - Apr 11, 2008 Asbury Park Press,..."Sharkwater" looks at the shark-rich waters of the marine reserves of the Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands and the mission to save the Film festival starts April 11 - Apr 3, 2008 Asbury Park Press,The film explores the shark-rich waters of the marine reserves of the Cocos Island, Costa Rica and Galapagos islands. Films on April 17 will start at 10 am New DVD Spin: There Will Be Blood, Munchausen, Bette Davis, Walk ... - Apr 8, 2008 Film.com,...exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Lim calls to rally behind Choco Hills - Apr 19, 2008 Bohol Chronicle,Mt. Everest , Nepal ; and Cocos Island , Costa Rica . Japan 's Mt. Fuji is in eight spot, just ahead of another Philippine entry, the Tubbataha Reef. The lost people of Villawood - 22 Feb 2008 The Age,The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre's Pamela Curr revealed yesterday that a former detainee has claimed that of the 76 Sri Lankans who landed on Cocos Island 11:15 am - Public hearing tonight on on Cocos Island bird project - Feb 18, 2008 Pacific Daily News,19 - The Department of Agriculture has scheduled a public hearing on efforts to reinstate wild Guam rails on Cocos Island for tonight at the Merizo Cocos Island being readied for possible release of Ko'ko - Feb 16, 2008 KUAM.com,Preparation continues so that the territorial bird of Guam can be released later this year on Cocos Island. From planting native vegetation to rodent From Hyderabad to Cocos Island - Jan 25, 2008 Hindu,The Cocos Island is one of the national parks of Costa Rica and was declared a world heritage site. Its deep waters are home to hammered sharks, USDA experts propose using poison to kill Cocos Island rats - Feb 7, 2008 Pacific Daily News,The project aims to cleanse Cocos Island of predators so the bird can thrive on 83 acres of natural, isolated land filled with Guam's native flora and fauna Concerns Raised On Cocos Island As Ko'ko' Bird Reserve - Feb 7, 2008 Pacific News Center3:55 pm Guam - Some residents are concerned about the proposed move to make Cocos Island a sanctuary for the endangered ko'ko' bird, or the Guam rail. 1:50 pm - Poisons may be used to clear Cocos Island of rats - Feb 6, 2008 Pacific Daily News,...eradicate thousands of rats on Cocos Island so they can turn the island into a reserve for the endangered ko’ko bird – commonly known as the Guam Rail. Meeting On Ko'ko' In Merizo Tonight - Feb 19, 2008 Pacific News CenterThe plan aims to make Cocos island a sanctuary where the ko'ko can breed safely. Diane Vice, a wildlife biologist with the USDA, said Cocos is a prime The Only Woman on the Island: Cocos Island DXpedition - Jan 26, 2008 Technocrat.net,A 22-year-old from Hyderabad will be the only woman on the island during the two-week Cocos Island DXpedition. She's also the first Indian to participate on Guam Rail, Extinct In The Wild For 22 Years, To Be Reintroduced To ... - Jan 24, 2008 Wildlife Extra,Cocos Island Resort and the Guam Department of Agriculture have applied a permit to re-introduce the bird, which is extinct in the wild, to 83.1 acres of Scuba Diving: Top 5 Incredible Scuba Diving Destinations - Jan 25, 2008 PR Web (press release),COCOS ISLAND, COSTA RICA - Cocos Island is an isolated island that has kept the modern day society away from it. The tropical forest gets enough rain to Crabbing banned through August - Feb 7, 2008 KUAM.com,...of Agriculture will be holding a series of public hearings as a result of the proposed plans for the creation of a bird sanctuary on Cocos Island. Local News - Feb 7, 2008 Pacific Daily News,The Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources announced public meetings concerning the restoration of Cocos Island and the Postage prices to rise - Feb 18, 2008 Viet Nam News,Cox Bazar and the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh and Costa Rica’s Cocos Island maintain their first, second and third ranking, respectively. Ha Long Bay makes top three - Feb 17, 2008 VietNamNet Bridge,Ha Long Bay has suddenly triumphed over Cocos Island of Costa Rica and the Ganges Delta of Bangladesh which sat at third and fourth position on Friday. Weekly review - Feb 7, 2008 La Nación Costa Rica,...takes in the area of the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Coiba Island (Panama) and the Colombian islands Malpelo and Gorgona. DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #06: - Jan 31, 2008 eHam.netCOCOS ISLAND, TI9. Look for a group of operators to be QRV as TI9K from February 6 to 14. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #07: - Feb 7, 2008 eHam.netCOCOS ISLAND, TI9. A group of operators are QRV as TI9KK until February 14. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, with six stations on the Sharkwater Gets Blu-ray Release Date - Feb 1, 2008 Blu-ray.com...exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Weekly review - Jan 31, 2008 La Nación Costa Rica,A tuna boat of Panamanian registry was caught while illegally fishing in the protected waters off Cocos Island National Park, in the Pacific Ocean. Reef elected to top wonders - Feb 11, 2008 Manila Standard Today,The Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh was leading the list as of yesterday, followed by the Sundarbans Forest, also in Bangladesh, and Cocos Island in Costa Rica. The Top Five Caribbean Diving Destinations You Would Never Want To ... - Feb 1, 2008 Cayman Net News,The Cocos Island, located about 300 miles from the coast of Costa Rica, is another adventurous location for the tourists to gather during their treasured Pacific Solution to be abolished - Nov 30, 2007 The Age,Under the new Government, Christmas Island, Cocos Island and Ashmore Reef will remain excised from Australia's migration zone. The Government would search Ironie's Voyage of a Lifetime - Nov 6, 2007 Sail World,...on a sailing trip around the world, but like bad weather, Witte said their memory faded with time and the excitement of new places like Cocos Island. Weekly review - Nov 22, 2007 La Nación Costa Rica,...which is made up of the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Coiba Island (Panama) and Malpelo and Gorgona islands (Colombia). Fishing: Action heating up at Lingcod Tournament - Nov 8, 2007 San Luis Obispo Tribune,...and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador and the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica. » Review: 'Sharkwater' drops jaws « - Nov 2, 2007 Examiner.comInitially invited by the Costa Rican government to conduct anti-poacher boat patrols around Cocos Island, the men get caught up in a treacherous scenario Shark documentary packs considerable bite - 22 Oct 2007 ReutersA trek taken by Watson and Stewart to Cocos Island off Costa Rica uncovers the presence of dozens of clandestine shark fin-drying operations overseen by the Blue Planet - Seas of Life DVD Set - 22 Oct 2007 ACED Magazine,The bonus DVD features the astonishing creatures of the Amazon, the shark-ridden Cocos Island, sights and sounds of an estuary in winter and the cold, Suspicious container discovered at Cocos Island - Oct 16, 2007 KUAM.com,The Guam Police Department's Marine Patrol Unit, the Guam Fire Department's Hazardous Material Team, and other rescue officials were called to Cocos Island BREAKING NEWWS3:16 pm - Unknown substance discovered at Cocos ... - Oct 16, 2007 Pacific Daily News,By Stephanie Godlewski 3:16 pm Oct. 17— The Guam Police Department’s Agat Precinct Officers are responding to Cocos Island after receiving a report of a Best Shark Diving in the World: Costa Rica - Oct 19, 2007 The Open Press (press release)It’sa small, stable and peaceful country with one of the most well preserved natural marine habitats on earth - Cocos Island. Located 300 miles South, Local news - Oct 17, 2007 Pacific Daily News,The contract will entail excavation of contaminated soils, transport of the soils to the treatment unit, return of treated soils to Cocos Island and Contract awarded to clean-up Cocos Lagoon - Oct 16, 2007 KUAM.com,The contamination is suspected to have come from the former Coast Guard station operated from 1944-1963 on Cocos Island. 02 - Coron included in Top 10 dive sites by Forbes magazine - Oct 2, 2007 Bayanihan.org,Also in Forbes prestigious list are the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbeans, Cocos Island in Costa Rica, Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, X'Qala l-Bahar - Sep 24, 2007 di-ve.com,Cocos Island is the biggest uninhabited island in the world, and is 300 miles off Costa Rica. During this programme we will get to see the beauty of this Documentary Shatters Misconceptions About Sharks - Sep 27, 2007 CBS 4,...exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Boracay, Palawan among world’s top 10 destinations - Oct 3, 2007 Manila Standard Today,Also in Forbes’ Traveler’s prestigious list are the Cocos Island in Costa Rica, the Blue Hole in Belize, Bali in Indonesia, Bonaire in the Dutch Carribean, Rob Stewart's Award-Winning Environmental Thriller "Sharkwater ... - Sep 27, 2007 Web Services Journal,...exploring the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations, particularly around the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica MCOF kicks off Friday - Sep 26, 2007 Malibu Times,...to discuss the movie, which deals with the threat to the shark population in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands. Coral Reef Status Two Decades After Massive 1982-83 El Niño ... - Aug 8, 2007 CO2 Science Magazine,As for the source of the expanded coral cover that Guzman and Cortes discovered in their 2002 census of the Cocos Island reefs, they opine that "recovery Teen escapes shark with punch - Jul 22, 2007 Melbourne Herald Sun,The teenager received severe lacerations and tendon and muscle damage in the attack in the Cocos Island, 2750km north-west of Perth. Shark attack victim tells of escape - Jul 22, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,...has praised the teenager's quick thinking. A Cocos Island dive instructor has suggested the boy may have been attacked by a barracuda rather than a shark. Shark attack mystery - Jul 22, 2007 Sky News Australia,Cocos Island residents believe 15 year old Angus Chapman was bitten by a large fish because there's never been a shark attack in their waters. The great federal land grab - Aug 13, 2007 On Line opinion,The Hawke government was even prepared to extend this courtesy to Mr John Clunies-Ross in its efforts to exclude him from the Cocos Island territory, The need for speed — Bonneville Salt Flats is home to many world ... - Aug 2, 2007 Deseret News,Just before I left he walked over to his bookshelves and pulled out a book he had written called "Searching for Pirate Treasure in Cocos Island. Walton Family Foundation hires conservationist Nov 23, 2006 Walton was diving off Costa Rica’s Cocos Island in 2004 with his son, Ben, Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard and Conservation International co-founder Peter ... - Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Teenage girl on sodomy charges allowed to leave mainland Nov 15, 2006 ...appearing in court today on charges relating to the alleged use of a sex toy during a humiliating attack on a man has been allowed to go to the Cocos Island. ... - The West Australian, On Pirates of the Caribbean and Capturing a Cocaine Submarine Nov 20, 2006 ...did nevertheless travel hundreds of kilometers from Colombia to where it was captured, some 500 km southwest of Costa Rica, near the isolated Cocos Island. ... - Shared Responsibility, 10-year-old girl from Japan to get wish granted on Guam Oct 28, 2006 ..."Additionally, through the generosity of our local businesses, she will visit beautiful Cocos Island, compliments of Cocos Island Resort, and take a tour on ... - Pacific Daily News, Big trunks arrive Nov 1, 2006 Big trunks in the cargo hold: the elephants were loaded on to a transport plane on Cocos Island bound for Sydney. Eight Asian elephants ... - The Age, Big trunks touch down Nov 1, 2006 The elephants were loaded on to a transport plane on Cocos Island bound for Sydney. A convoy of newly arrived elephants has left ... - The Age, Thai elephants set to reach Australia Nov 1, 2006 Tended by dedicated Australian zoo keepers the entire time they were overseas, the elephants were due to leave their scenic Cocos Island enclosure - where they ... - Bangkok Post, Thai elephants arrive at Taronga Zoo Nov 2, 2006 ...their move. The group arrived in a huge Russian plane this morning from Cocos Island where they'd spent 90 days in quarantine. They ... - ABC Online, Lover linked to soldier sex attack Nov 1, 2006 Ms Clunies-Ross, whose family was granted Cocos Island by Queen Victoria in 1886 and whose grandfather John Cecil Clunies-Ross held it until 1978, is accused ... - The Australian, Musing India's East Asia diplomacy Nov 8, 2006 ...his Asian tour on the old cliche of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace obliquely referred to China's maritime installations in the Cocos Island (leased from ... - The Brunei Times, Couple get bail in sodomy hearing Nov 1, 2006 Ms Clunies-Ross, who is related to the Clunies-Ross family which established a settlement on Cocos Island almost 200 years ago, was released on bail of $20,000 ... - The West Australian, Signage in south warns of fish contamination Mar 23, 2006 Cocos Lagoon. The Guam Environmental Protection Agency plans to erect signs at Cocos Island and the Agat Marina. The precautionary ... KUAM.com, Iwasaki blows by competition Mar 5, 2006 ...slalom event for the Cocos Cup 2006 before competitors and spectators were treated to the high-flying Kiteboarding Big Air Contest at Cocos Island yesterday. ... Pacific Daily News, Cocos Cup 2006 to feature kiteboarding event Feb 27, 2006 ..."This is my home turf," he said, adding that he worked at Cocos Island Resort for several years. "If I go full on, nobody beats me at Cocos.". ... Pacific Daily News, Smithsonian Bird Expert Paul Slud, 87 Mar 6, 2006 He also wrote "The Birds of Cocos Island"(1967), a checklist of birds he observed while spending three months on an uninhabited volcanic island in the eastern ... Washington Post, Big air, fast winds at Cocos Mar 6, 2006 ...helped Wainer fly over Chris Awe in Day 2 of the Cocos Cup 2006 Kiteboarding "Big Air Contest" to take the first-place finish early yesterday at Cocos Island. ... 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