What's in the News
Palanzi: Nothing humorous
about scuba laws
23 June, 2007
Daily News Tribune -
Waltham,MA,USA
By By Richard B. Palanzi,
GUEST COLUMNIST As
president of the MetroWest
Dive Club, one of the
largest recreational scuba
diving clubs in New
England, ...
Aqaba divers concerned
about coral damage, safety
5 June, 2007
Middle East North Africa
Financial Network -
Amman,Jordan
He acknowledged that the
majority of the public
have no regard for the
conservation of the coral
reef or the state of the
public beach. ...
2:45 pm - Sign the kids up
for beginner's diving
classes
3 June, 2007
Pacific Daily News -
Hagåtña,GU,USA
Scuba Week June 25 to 28,
July 30 to Aug. 2.
Featured are IMAX deep
sea, photography, fish ID,
peak performance buoyancy,
field trip to UnderWater
World, ...
Coastal villagers to
benefit from undersea
coral farms
2 June, 2007
Fiji
Times - Suva,Fiji
Every community that has
approval to grow farmed
corals for sale is
carrying out best
practices in coral reef
conservation. ...
Asian scuba diving
writers, photogs arriving
in Davao
2 June, 2007
Davao Today - Davao
City,Philippines
DAVAO CITY -- Writers and
photographers from
different Asian scuba
diving magazines are
arriving here on June 4-5
to check the diving sites
in Davao City and ...
USA. Coral Reef Alliance
releases sustainable
marine tourism standards
1 June, 2007
BYM
News (press release) -
Gibraltar,Spain
The Coral Reef Alliance
(CORAL) has announced the
release of their
"Voluntary Standards for
Marine Recreation in the
Mesoamerican Reef System.
...
Innovative Scuba Concepts
Recalls Diving Regulator
Components Due ...
1 June, 2007
WVLT
- Knoxville,TN,USA
Consumer Contact: For
additional information,
contact Innovative Scuba
Concepts Inc. at (800)
472-2740 between 9 am and
5 pm CT Monday through
Friday, ...
Eiffel tower promotes
diving with scuba pool
1 June, 2007
Stuff.co.nz -
Wellington,New Zealand
Visitors to the Eiffel
Tower usually go for the
spectacular views of the
French capital, but in
June they will be able to
cool off by scuba diving
in the ...
Amputees find treasure in
diving trip
31 May, 2007
Penticton Western -
Abbotsford,Canada
The Dive Pirates
foundation, a non-profit
organization of scuba
diving enthusiasts that
sponsors those with
disabilities, many of whom
are recent amputees ...
Invasive algae blooms,
hurts isle reefs
29 May, 2007
Maui
News - Wailuku,HI,USA
Sparks said he
acknowledges that the
causes of coral reef
decline are complex and
vary among locations. But
he said there are strong
indications that ...
Protected coral reef found
to recover
29 May, 2007
Earth & Sky -
Austin,TX,USA
The parrotfish are
cleaning off spaces on the
reef of algae which allow
coral babies to settle
there and to grow. The
result: better coral
recovery where ...
Lovina Dive Bali-based
Scuba School Introduces
PADI Open Water Course
26 May, 2007
Newswire Today (press
release) - London,UK
You will find no one else
can offer the same value
and service in
recreational scuba diving
as LOVINA DIVE Bali.
LOVINA DIVE Bali offers
the full range of ...
Scuba diving bubbles with
adventure
23 May, 2007
Green Bay Press Gazette -
Green Bay,WI,USA
"Scuba diving's a very
social sport," said Kim
Brungraber of Suamico, a
member of the local
Neptune's Nimrods Dive
Club as well as instructor
and underwater ...
City man drowns while
scuba diving at West Hawk
Lake
23 May, 2007
Winnipeg Free Press -
Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
A 52-year-old Winnipeg man
drowned Sunday afternoon
while scuba diving at West
Hawk Lake in Whiteshell
Provincial Park, RCMP say.
...
First coral reef national
park
21 May, 2007
New
Straits Times -
Persekutuan,Malaysia
Located in Miri Division
and off the Miri and
Sibuti coasts, the area
was declared a coral reef
national park on Feb 28.
Assistant Tourism Minister
Hamden ...
Palau's coral reefs show
differential habitat
recovery following ...
18 May, 2007
Biology News Net (press
release) - QC,Canada
Coral reef bleaching,
believed to be one of the
detrimental effects of
climate change, may
receive a welcomed
"buffer" through effective
local management, ...
Cayman featured in Houston
show
17 May, 2007
Cay
Compass - Grand
Cayman,Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands
showcased its world–class
scuba diving at the 2007
SeaSpace dive trade show
in Houston, Texas last
month. Held at the Reliant
Centre, ...
Nature Foundation urges
dive operator to protect
coral reefs
17 May, 2007
Netherlands Antilles Daily
Herald - Philipsburg,Saint
Maarten,Netherlands
Antilles
At the same time, tourism
is of great economic
importance to countries
with significant areas of
coral reef, such as the
Caribbean states and
territories. ...
Investigating coral reefs
to understand past and
future climate change
17 May, 2007
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
Any ecological changes
affecting the narrow
requirements of the coral
reef environment will lead
to changes in coral reef
growth and composition.
...
Dead diver was volunteer
with scuba rescue unit
16 May, 2007
Hamilton Spectator -
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
A 44-year-old Grimsby man
who died as a result of a
scuba diving accident was
a member of an auxiliary
rescue unit operating on
Lake Ontario. ...
Fainting common during
breath-hold diving
16 May, 2007
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)
- People who compete in
the extreme sport of
breath-hold diving
commonly faint or show
other signs of poor oxygen
circulation ...
Bush bill bolsters Isle reef
defenses
11 May, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser -
Honolulu,HI,USA
The Bush administration's
proposed 2007
reauthorization of the 2000
Coral Reef Conservation Act
significantly strengthens
protections for the nation's
coral ...
Can Nemo Find His Way Home?
11 May, 2007
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Both are found in coral reef
populations in the South
Pacific. The barium isotopes
enter the bloodstream of the
female fish and finally end
up in the eggs ...
Head North to Byron Bay for
the Underwater Festival
10 May, 2007
About
- News & Issues - New
York,NY,USA
Snorkeling, scuba diving and
underwater
photography are some of the
highlights of the four-day
festival in Byron Bay. If
you haven't dived or
snorkeled ...
Divers Invited to Test Their
Skills in Underwater
Competition ...
10 May, 2007
TravelVideo.tv (press
release) - USA
"My love for scuba diving
and of competition inspired
the idea of The Ultimate
Diver Challenge. I thought
the competition would be a
great way to provide ...
Plankinton Man Killed In
Scuba Accident
9 May, 2007
KELOLAND TV - Sioux
Falls,SD,USA
An officer in the South
Dakota Army National guard
is dead in a scuba diving
accident while vacationing
in Hawaii. Marlon Thompson
of Plankinton died after ...
Flying High Under the Sea
9 May, 2007
13WHAM-TV - Rochester,NY,USA
Chalmers is involved with
Stay Focused, a non-profit
group that brings disabled
people to the Grand Caymans
to get certified in scuba
diving. ...
Durant Student Dies in Scuba
Diving Accident
9 May, 2007
KTEN -
Denison,TX,USA
Kaufman County Sheriff's
Deputies say 16 year-old
Cassandra Hallmark drowned
Sunday, while scuba diving
at the Clear Springs Scuba
Park in Terrell, Texas. ...
Will Grand Cayman Anchor Ban
Affect Cruises
8 May, 2007
Cruise
Critic - Pennington,NJ,USA
Grand Cayman, known for
spectacular diving along its
walls, reefs and wrecks, is
taking a hard stance on the
protection of its coral reef
system: Cruise ...
Famous Caymans Coral Reefs
Dying, Scientists Say
7 May, 2007
NewsMax.com - West Palm
Beach,FL,USA
Ranked among the top 10
scuba diving destinations in
the world, the reef system
of the western Caribbean
territory has lost 50
percent of its hard corals
in ...
Keys officials try to curb
diving deaths in
anticipation of ...
7 May, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com
- Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
KEY WEST -- Officials in the
Florida Keys are teaming up
to prevent what they say are
unnecessary scuba diving and
snorkeling deaths. ...
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