NEOLITHIC FISHING VILLAGE - ATLIT-YAM in ISRAEL : SUNKEN CITY

TIMES OF ISRAEL : ATLIT- YAM SUNKEN CITY

Excerpt: Along Haifa's coast are the remnants of a Neolithic fishing village that drowned 9,000 years ago by the rising water level.  Today, the exceptionally well preserved 40,000 m2 site is located approximately 200-400 m (meters) offshore on the north bay of Atlit, at a depth of 8-11 m below modern sea level.

CORAL WORLD AQUARIUM in ISRAEL : WHAT"S UNDERWATER IN THE RED SEA? SAVE THE RED SEA and the CORALS

CORAL WORLD AQUARIUM - EILAT ISRAEL 

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We are dedicated to inspiring a true connection with nature, and to shed light on contemporary environmental issues in the sea, from overfishing to coral reef damage, in order to promote sustainability.

We put the welfare of the animals as our priority and the Park’s professional scientific team is engaged in constant research.

We have breeding programs of marine life, such as coral propagation which reduces the stress involved when sourcing organisms from the sea. We also rehabilitate and assist in encouraging reproduction of other marine animals such as turtles, seahorses, butterfly fish and anemones.

DID YOU KNOW THAT KIRYAT YAMISRAEL OFFERS A $1 MILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR A MERMAID PHOTO ?

LIVE SCIENCE (2009) ON MERMAID SIGHTINGS link

The money remains unclaimed.  Is this a hoax just to gain tourism dollars? 

DEAD SEA SINK HOLES SUCKING TOURISTS!

I like my "headline better than theirs..." Here the breaking news from Joseph Marks of the Seattle Times...

"These underground craters can open up in an instant, sucking in whatever lies above and leaving the surrounding area looking like an earthquake zone.

The phenomenon, Raz said, stems from a dire water shortage, compounded in recent years by tourism and chemical industries as well as a growing population. "This is the most remarkable evidence of the brutal interference of humans in the Dead Sea," he said.

The parched moonscape, famous as the site of biblical Sodom and Gomorra, is the lowest point on earth and runs more than 60 miles through Israel and the West Bank."