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"In recent weeks a fishing boat has been coming into Speyside in Tobago and shark fishing off little Tobago. This kind of targeted fishing is indiscriminate. They are catching sharks of all species, including endangered hammerheads and tiger sharks, many too young to breed. This is not the livelihood of entire communities, nor is it the local fishermen of Speyside. The culprits are four individuals who are trying to get rich quick by plundering the waters around the precious Speyside reef. For several weeks now they have been catching ten or more sharks each day and selling the shark meat in Trinidad...
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New Housing Provides Access to All Camera Controls & Functions Fantasea Line announces the addition of a new housing specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix P5000 digital camera. The FP-5000 housing is fully functional providing photographers with access to all camera functions. With Fantasea's new housing design and improved construction the FP-5000, with a depth rating to 60 meters/200 feet, is ideal for outdoor and underwater photographers. The Fantasea FP-5000 housing has a double O-ring seal on all controls, anti-glare hood over LCD screen, and built-in diffuser. The FP-5000 also features a 46mm port ring thread for easy attachment of accessory lenses and filters...
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Another day of touring around the unique sites of Malaysia... Far too often we use these international travel hubs, such as KL, merely as stop-over on the way to a dive destination. I highly recommend adding a few days to your itinerary to get out and about and explore some of the rich and interesting cultures in and around these hubs.
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The 34th World Festival of Underwater Pictures will be held in Antibes - France, at the marine mammal park Marineland from October 24th to 28 th 2007 2007, it's Aqua Lung's 60th birthday. The 34th edition of the Festival will widely take part in the celebration of this jubilee. Many celebrities practise scuba diving. Claire Keim, a French actress and singer with a brilliant career, dive since her childhood. She will be the honorary guest for the 34th edition of the Festival...
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Article by: Sharon Rainis Photos by: Howard Rosenstein I work for Fantasea, which is a company that develops, manufactures and markets products with a focus on water-sports, diving and underwater photography equipment. No matter what product it is- digital camera housing, tray and arm system, underwater flash or torch- it goes through a long process before being introduced to the end customer. In fact, each product goes through 2-5 prototypes before reaching its final form. The initial product prototype is designed by our Engineers in China, after receiving basic guidelines regarding the product's requirements and standards. It is then sent to our main office in Israel for testing...
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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 event from KL, as well as the upcoming Tioman Mega Dive - stay tuned for that starting next week...
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An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems. A demonstrated consensus and petition. We, the shark researchers of the world, are compelled to urge the governments of all nations to take immediate steps to conserve remaining shark populations worldwide. There is a dire and immediate need to raise human awareness globally about the threat to shark populations and to promote their management, before it is too late...
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FiNS Magazine Associate Editors, DPG Contributors and marine life book authors Andrea and Antonella Ferrari (link http://www.reefwonders.net) have been lucky enough during a recent trip to Bali to encounter and photograph the elusive and yet undescribed Bali Wobbegong, a local and strictly localized subspecies of the Ornate Wobbegong Orectolobus ornatus, commonly found from Southern Japan to Australia...
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July 6th -15th 2007 Commonwealth of Dominica Dominica Watersports Association Dive Fest is an annual event, now in its 14th year, organized by the Dominica Watersports Association (DWA) to focus attention the sport of diving, to educate the public about scuba diving as a tourism product and possible career path, and to raise awareness about Dominica's stunning and unique marine environment...
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OceanNEnvironment Australia is pleased to announce in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippines Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD), to present the 6th 'Celebrate the Sea Marine Imagery Festival Philippines 2007'. Calling all Divers, Underwater image makers, friends of the sea and lovers of our natural world to join us at the 6th Celebrate the Sea, Philippines, from 21 to 23 September 2007...
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