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Jason Heller | Nov 8, 2007 2:00 AM
To help celebrate our re-launch, DivePhotoGuide has partnered with our newest sponsor, Mares, to provide gear for a special monthly promotion for DPG members. Once a month for the next year, we will be selecting one registered member at random to receive free dive gear from Mares
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Jason Heller | Nov 7, 2007 2:00 AM
We received a note from Gates about a shameful act of theft at their factory. Someone apparently broke into the Gates factory and stole two video cameras and a housing while the factory was evacuated during the southern California fires two weeks ago
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Jason Heller | Nov 7, 2007 2:00 AM
Fishermen caught nearly twice their legal quota of critically endangered bluefin tuna in European waters this year despite stocks being in a state of collapse, according to investigators
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Jason Heller | Nov 7, 2007 2:00 AM
A tiny Western Atlantic fish does something never before seen: It makes like a bird, living in mangrove wood for months at a time
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Jason Heller | Nov 7, 2007 2:00 AM
Pollution threatens the lake that is the heart and soul of Vietnam's capital - and a legendary turtle who lives below its murky waters - but now a high-tech solution may be at hand to save them both.
Over the next three years, in time for Hanoi's 1 000th birthday in 2010, scientists intend to clean up Hoan Kiem Lake, home to the creature that symbolises Vietnam's centuries-old struggle for independence.
Vietnamese and German experts say they will use a new device, which borrows from the designs of corkscrews, submarines and tanks, to suck several metres (feet) of toxic sludge from the bottom of the 'Lake of the Returned Sword'
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Jason Heller | Nov 7, 2007 2:00 AM
A federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling says Alaska's northern coast had unusual visitors this summer -- endangered humpback whales.
Humpback whales off Alaska generally are not seen north of the Bering Strait, the upper limit of the North Pacific Ocean.
But observers connected to oil exploration activity spotted humpbacks east of Barrow in the Beaufort Sea.
Robin Cacy (KAY'-see) of the federal Minerals Management Service says humpback whales were seen in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast last year.
She also says endangered fin whales were detected this summer by acoustic monitoring north of the Bering Strait in the Chukchi Sea
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Jason Heller | Nov 6, 2007 2:00 AM
Although not sporting any new upcoming products, Amphibico has been in-market with innovative and strong products including the first flexible option of a HD monitor installed on the housing back or as a top mounted display, and the housing that gives all others housing-envy - the cinema production grade Sony HDW-F900 HDCAM
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Jason Heller | Nov 6, 2007 2:00 AM
Our buddies Blake, Norma, Jean and Mauricio were exhibiting a handful of new products, including a set of new Underwater Buoyancy Compensating Floats, a remote control shutter release (making them second only to Seacam to have such a system). Aquatica recently released a housing for the Nikon D40x, which has become a popular camera among shooters making a switch from compact to DSLR
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Jason Heller | Nov 6, 2007 2:00 AM
The 2007 DEMA show was a lot of fun this year. We got to see and play with the newest diving and underwater photography gear, we learned about new destinations and shooting opportunities, spent time with old friends, and even coordinated a few new projects, including a special collaboration on an Antarctica underwater photo & video trip scheduled for Feb 2010
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Jason Heller | Nov 6, 2007 2:00 AM
David Doubilet was one of two recipients of the 2007 DEMA Reaching Out Awards. David, along with dive industry legend Bob Soto, were honored in recognition of their significant contributions to the sport of scuba diving. The DEMA Reaching Out Awards are akin to the diving Hall of Fame. DivePhotoGuide was there covering the award ceremony
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