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Indonesia's Creates The Savu Marine Park, Largest In Southeast Asia
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Indonesia has opened Southeast Asia's largest marine park in the Savu Sea, a migration route for almost half the world's whale species and home to vast tracts of rare coral, the country's fisheries...
Southeast Asian Reefs Are At Serious Risk, So Are 100 Million People
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Manado Indonesia is hosting the World Ocean Conference this week. The WWF released a report at the conference on the state of the reefs in the Coral Triangle, the most bio-diverse marine region in...
William Tan: Hanging With DPG in New York
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We frequently travel to Southeast Asia to dive and shoot the beautiful reefs, but it's not often that underwater photographers visits New York. We were happy to hear that our friend William Tan...
Appetite For Reef Fish Devastating Coral Triangle
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The growing appetite for live reef fish throughout Southeast Asia is devastating fish populations in the protected Coral Triangle
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Southeast Asia
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DivePhotoGuide editor Matt Weiss returns from South East Asia and will provide comprehensive coverage on this diverse area and its diving from a photographers point of view.
Matt Weiss: An Update From Southeast Asia
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Matt Weiss has been trotting around Southeast Asia on an extended assignment for DPG, visiting some of the most bio-diverse areas in Indonesia, Philppines and Malaysia. Internet access has been an...
Agency Commits US$63M To Preserve Asia's Coral Triangle
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An international fund that aids sustainable environment projects has committed US$63 million to help preserve Southeast Asia's Coral Triangle from overfishing and climate change.
2008 DPG Underwater Photo & Video Festival - Wakatobi (Main Page)
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We just wrapped up two great events in Southeast Asia. Use this main page to link to the coverage of the 2008 DPG Underwater Photo & Video Festival at Wakatobi and to our coverage of ADEX 2008
A Diver's Guide To Reef Life & A Diver's Guide To Underwater Malaysia Macrolife
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You should recognize the names Andrea and Antonella Ferrari. The dynamic duo husband and wife team have been contributing to DivePhotoGuide since earlier this year (Lembeh, Kapalai). They are also...
Reviews: A Diver's Guide to Reef Life & A Diver's Guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari
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You should recognize the names Andrea and Antonella Ferrari. The dynamic duo husband and wife team have been contributing to DivePhotoGuide since earlier this year (Lembeh, Kapalai). They are also...
A New Site for Nudibranch Nuts: NudiPixel.com
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One of our members, Erwin Kodiat, an underwater photographer from Bali, Indonesia, recently launched a new image-based nudibranch identification website.
According to the mission statement:...
Diving the Andaman Sea: Thailand and Myanmar
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Located in the heart of South-east Asia, Thailand and Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) have long been recognized for their exotic culture, stunning scenery, and fascinating historical sights. For many...
Raja Empat's Newest Dive Resort- An Introduction to Misool Eco Resort
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A Place Like No Other
Raja Ampat is considered by many to have the greatest marine biodiversity of any place on the planet. Recent findings are mind blowing, with approximately 1,000 species of...
Caught Trying To Smuggle 870 Tortoises
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Two men were arrested at a southern Indian airport while trying to smuggle 870 endangered star tortoises on to a flight to Malaysia, officials said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off,...
Daily Updates From the Malaysia International Dive Expo
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The 2007 Malaysia Dive Expo kicked off today in Kuala Lumpur, one of the larger cities and hubs in Southeast Asia. Our very own Wendy Heller is at the show, and will provide daily coverage of the...
Live DPG Coverage From The Malaysia Dive Expo
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The 2007 Malaysia Dive Expo kicked off today in Kuala Lumpur, one of the larger cities and hubs in Southeast Asia.
Our very own Wendy Heller is at the show, and will provide daily coverage of...
DivePhotoGuide Does Wakatobi
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Situated in a small archipelago just Southeast of Sulawesi, a large Amoeba shaped island in the center of Indonesia, Wakatobi is truly a slice of paradise in the middle of nowhere
ADEX 2007: The Asia Dive Expo Hits Bangkok
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It's always interesting to glean a perspective of divers from different regions of the world. After all, we collectively share the same passion for diving and the underwater realm. The Asian dive...
Aquarium Fish Threatened With Extinction Just Months After Discovery
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Just months after the discovery of a colorful new aquarium fish in Southeast Asia, worldwide demand and intense exportation are already causing concern about the survival of the species.
The...
Less Than 50 Rare Dolphins Left
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Only about 47 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins may be left in Philippine waters, the World Wildlife Fund said on Thursday.
WWF-Philippines said the Irrawaddy dolphin was the most...
Video: Vibrant Sea Life Lures Tourists To New Country
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In the fledgling country of Timor-Leste (East Timor), pristine beaches and coral reefs stand in stark contrast to one of the poorest populations on Earth.
East Timor, located on a handful of...
Indonesia To Issue Longer Visas To Draw More Tourists
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Indonesia is to grant foreign visitors visas for up to 120 days compared to the current 30 days in a bid to boost tourism, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Thursday.
"It is now being...
Reef Sharks Threatened By Hunger For Soup
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Southeast Asia's voracious appetite for shark fin soup may be contributing to a dramatic drop in the number of reef sharks in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a marine scientist says.
Dr Sean...
Philippine Conservation Policy To Protect Asia's Coral Triangle
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President Gloria Arroyo has enacted a new national conservation policy for the Philippines to protect the archipelagic country's unique and rich nature, with initial focus on the heart of Southeast...
Leatherback Turtle Declines In Number
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The endangered leatherback turtle population is effectively extinct in Malaysia and has deprived the country one of its most charismatic tourist lures, says a United Nations Environment Programme...
Race Is On To Prepare For Northwest Tsunami
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Last year's tsunami in Southeast Asia was a wakeup call for those of us here in the Northwest.
We are overdue for a huge earthquake and a tsunami just as big as the one that killed thousands in...
Indonesia Signs Iosea-mou: Important Step For Marine Turtles
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Indonesia has taken an important step to protect marine turtles by signing a key regional agreement at the third meeting of IOSEA Signatory States held in Bangkok from March 29-31, 2005. IOSEA...
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