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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for May, 2008 « Previous Entries New Zealand moves to protect rare dolphins Friday, May 30th, 2008 New Zealand plans to ban commercial fishing near its coast and set up marine reserves to protect the rare Hector's dolphins, a government minister said on Thursday. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Stressed seaweed contributes to cloudy coastal skies, study suggests Monday, May 26th, 2008 A new international study has found that large brown seaweeds, when under stress, release large quantities of inorganic iodine into the coastal atmosphere, where it may contribute to cloud formation. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Win a Guide to Sharm El-Sheikh (Red Sea) Monday, May 26th, 2008 SCUBA News (ISSN 1476-8011) has two copies of the Diving Guide to Sharm El-Sheikh to give away. See Issue 96 of SCUBA News for details. Posted in Diving | Comments Off EU agrees to outlaw ‘green’ crimes Sunday, May 25th, 2008 After eight years of negotiation, the European Parliament has reached an agreement with member states on legislation that will force national governments to apply criminal sanctions to those causing deliberate or negligent damage to the environment. According to the agreed text, the list of punishable crimes will include: * Unlawful discharge or emission of substances into the air, soil or water in a way likely to cause "death or serious injury to any person" or "substantial damage" to the environment; * the shipment of waste; * any conduct which causes the significant deterioration of habitats within protected sites, and; * the production, importation, exportation, placing on the market or use of ozone-depleting substances. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Demand for Industrial Controls Takes a Hit During the First Quarter of 2008 Sunday, May 25th, 2008 NEMA's US Primary Industrial Controls Index reversed nearly all of its prior period's gains during the first quarter of 2008 as the index contracted 5.9 percent. Posted in Diving | Comments Off The beginning of the end for Japanese whaling? Friday, May 23rd, 2008 A Japanese public prosecutor announced on 19 May that it was launching an investigation into allegations that workers on whaling ships are embezzling whale meat and selling it to restaurant owners. Conservationists are daring to hope that the resulting domestic scandal could herald the end of Japan's "scientific" whaling programme. Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries

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