Galapagos Trip Cancellations
July 13, 2007 @ 11:24 AM (EST)
Source: Wetpixel.com
Wetpixel members have been receiving notifications that their upcoming dive trips to the Galapagos Islands have been canceled. There is an active thread in the forums with information posted from multiple sources that confirms trips are being canceled due to enforcement of permit regulations. Apparently, a specific diving permit is required in order to run dive charters inside the park. It looks like the GNPS is beginning to enforce tourism regulations in the Galapagos as there are numerous tourism operators who only possess land tourism permits, but also carry out dive tourism as well...
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