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 | National whale and dolphin watch appeal - Published in NEWS
The Sea Watch Foundation is appealing to divers and other sea users to take part in the UK National Whale and Dolphin Watch between 21 and 29 June. - 8/5/08 |
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 | Rare seahorse appeal - Published in NEWS
Renowned marine life guide author Helmut Debelius is searching for underwater photographs of an extremely rare seahorse found in the Red Sea. - 6/5/08 |
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 | Ibiza wreck closed to divers - Published in NEWS
A 140m-long merchant ship that sank off the Spanish island of Ibiza last July has been closed to divers as a result of environmental concerns. - 6/5/08 |
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| Computer mask stolen from Cornish dive centre - Published in NEWS
Cornwall-based dive centre Sal Diving Company has appealed to divers for information, following a theft at its store in Pentewan. - 23/4/08 |
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| Three lakes challenge – part two - Published in NEWS
Two divers have accepted Monty Hall’s ‘Three Lakes Challenge’ and are preparing to dive the highest altitude lakes in England, Scotland and Wales in a 24-hour period. - 21/4/08 |
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| Divers hunt for Napoleon medal - Published in NEWS
Divers will scour the waters around Mounts Bay in Cornwall to try to find a medal awarded to scientist Humphry Davy by Napoleon. - 17/4/08 |
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| Divers killed by boat at Red Sea resort - Published in NEWS
Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation after two Polish divers were killed by a boat in the Red Sea resort in Sharm El Sheikh. - 15/4/08 |
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| Sunscreen killing off corals - Published in NEWS
Sunscreen washing off tourists in the world’s seas is killing off corals, according to a new scientific study funded by the European Union. - 9/4/08 |
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| Police name missing Scapa diver - Published in NEWS
A diver who failed to resurface from a wreck dive in Scapa Flow on Saturday is feared dead. - 7/4/08 |
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 | Coventry BSAC celebrates 50th anniversary - Published in NEWS
Past and current members of Coventry BSAC are getting together to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary on Thursday 1 May. - 6/4/08 |
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 | Divers march for Marine Reserves - Published in NEWS
Divers from all over the country marched on in their dive kit to Parliament to demand the creation of marine reserves around the UK coast. - 4/4/08 |
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 | Sharm dive centre rescues corals - Published in NEWS
Instructors and dive guides from Red Sea Diving College in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh have successfully transported large sections of damaged corals to a new reef. - 4/4/08 |
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| Divers march on Westminster - Published in NEWS
Divers plan to march across Westminster bridge and on to the Houses of Parliament to hand a 100,000 signature petition to the government in support of UK Marine Bill. - 1/4/08 |
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| Dorset inquest highlights poor safety checks - Published in NEWS
Inadequate equipment checks led to the death of a 22-year-old diver off the Swanage coast, an inquest at Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset Coroner’s Court heard. - 31/3/08 |
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| Lost Royal Navy destroyer found - Published in NEWS
A Second World War Royal Navy destroyer has been discovered in a Norwegian fjord, 68 years after it sank during the Battle of Narvik. - 27/3/08 |
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 | Call for new recompression facility - Published in NEWS
An appeal has been launched by a Scottish MP to secure recompression facilities for divers around Eyemouth and
St Abbs in East Scotland. - 25/3/08 |
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 | British Underwater Image Festival winners 2008 - Published in NEWS
Check out the best of this year's British Underwater Image festival, find out what the judges' thought and get tips for improving your chances at next year's competition - 20/3/08 |
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| Search for missing diver called off - Published in NEWS
A major air and sea search in Scotland’s Sound of Mull after a diver was reported missing on Sunday afternoon has been called off. - 17/3/08 |
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 | Go Diving! at the Outdoors Show - Published in NEWS
Tens of thousands of scuba and outdoor enthusiasts from all over the UK will be flocking to the Go Diving! Show in Birmingham's NEC between 14 and 16 March 2008. - 13/3/08 |
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| Cost worries over EU dive-suit laws - Published in NEWS
Wetsuit and drysuit manufacturers face a raft of additional costs due to European legislation requiring extensive tests on their products. - 11/3/08 |
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| Dorset diver fish survey appeal - Published in NEWS
Dorset Wildlife Trust is appealing to divers to take part in the second annual Fishwatch survey at the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June this year. - 7/3/08 |
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 | Call for action following SA tiger shark deaths - Published in NEWS
Conservationists in South Africa have launched a Save Our Sharks campaign, after three large tiger sharks were illegally captured and killed in a protected marine park. - 6/3/08 |
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| Scallop dredger fined - Published in NEWS
A scallop fisherman who pled guilty to dredging in a no-take zone in North Wales is the first to be prosecuted under new Special Area of Conservation (SAC) laws. - 4/3/08 |
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 | Second year of the reef - Published in NEWS
It’s the International Year of the Reef – for the second time. - 3/3/08 |
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| World’s largest marine reserve created - Published in NEWS
The tiny Pacific island of Kiribati has more than doubled its protected marine reserve, making it the largest in the world. - 29/2/08 |
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| Shark dive tragedy - Published in NEWS
A 49-year-old diver has died after being bitten by a shark in the northern Bahamas on 24 February. He had been diving on a remote coral reef which had been baited for shark diving. - 25/2/08 |
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 | Sharkwater - showing now! - Published in NEWS
This month sees the cinema release of an emotional documentary about the shark-finning industry, filmed from the perspective of diver and cameraman Rob Stewart - 22/2/08 |
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 | Dive centre named ‘defender of the Red Sea’ - Published in NEWS
A dive centre in the northern Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh has been presented with a Defenders of the Sea 2007 award by the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA). - 21/2/08 |
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 | Hammerhead shark extinction fears - Published in NEWS
The scalloped hammerhead will be added to the global list of endangered species amid fears that it could soon become extinct. - 18/2/08 |
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| Nearly half of the world’s oceans ‘damaged’ - Published in NEWS
Almost half the world’s oceans have been damaged in some way by human activity, according to a hard-hitting scientific report. - 15/2/08 |
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| Ibiza wreck set to open to divers - Published in NEWS
A 140m-long merchant ship that sank off the Spanish island of Ibiza
last July looks likely to open to divers. - 13/2/08 |
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 | Jaws star dies - Published in NEWS
Roy Scheider, the American actor who played the lead role in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jaws, has died aged 75. - 11/2/08 |
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 | HEPCA warning over Thistlegorm mooring lines - Published in NEWS
Dive operators in the Egyptian Red Sea have been warned to comply with new mooring regulations on the wreck of the Thistlegorm or face prosecution. - 8/2/08 |
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 | Protect our dolphins - Published in NEWS
In December 2007, the UK Government stated that it is likely to allow oil and gas exploration and development in a dolphin sanctuary off the coast of the Moray Firth in Scotland. - 5/2/08 |
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| Lost city - Published in NEWS
Marine archaeologists hope to capture the first images of a sunken medieval city off the Suffolk coast during an expedition this summer. - 4/2/08 |
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 | Award for wreck researcher - Published in NEWS
A Gloucestershire marine historian has received an award in recognition of his work identifying almost 70 wrecks in a canal near
the River Severn. - 1/2/08 |
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