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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for November, 2007 « Previous Entries Next Entries » Your dive memories needed for global shark census Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 A Canadian researcher is asking divers to contribute to a global shark census. "We believe that scuba divers/snorkellers possess valuable information about the critters they see in the ocean - especially about conspicuous species like sharks. Reports about the places where you don't see sharks (either today or 50 years ago) are just as important as places where you do see sharks." Posted in Diving | Comments Off Update: Diving the Philippines Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Many more descriptions of the dive sites of the Philippines are now on the SCUBA Travel site. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Fish Vanishing From Southeast Asian Oceans Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 Southeast Asia's oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk and increasing the need for governments to support the maintenance of fish stocks, an Australian expert said. Posted in Diving | Comments Off BSAC calls for photos Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 The Bristish Sub-Aqua Club is looking for a new photograph for the BSAC membership card and would like to invite members to contribute. If you have an eye-catching, diving-related image that can be used in landscape and you are happy to give permission for it to be used on the BSAC membership card, e-mail your photo to sandrac@bsac.com. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Coral Reef Alliance urges Americans to lobby for reefs Monday, November 12th, 2007 The US House of Representatives has reauthorised the Coral Reef Conservation Act. The Act extends NOAA funds for additional monitoring and assessment, plus provisions for research, pollution reduction, education, and technical support projects, as well as those that address emerging priorities or threats. The Coral Reef Alliance wants Americans to tell your Senators that in our lifetimes U.S. coral reefs may be lost forever if they don't act now to reauthorise the Coral Reef Conservation Act. Go to their website to send a message to your senator. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Enter Underwater Photography and Video Competition Friday, November 9th, 2007 Photographers will compete in seven still-image categories and two video categories, to win more than $50,000 in prizes including premium dive travel, underwater photo and video and diving equipment. The competition includes a category for images that focus on conservation and the marine environment, and one specifically for entries taken by compact digital cameras. Deadline for submissions is 13 Jan 2008. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries Next Entries »

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