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Protest at Shell's Threat to Grey Whales
Campaigners are holding a protest outside the European Bank's Annual General Meeting in London. The critically endangered Western Pacific Grey Whales face extinction if the Bank backs oil giant Shell's plans to drill for oil and gas in their feeding grounds off Sakhalin Island....
May 25, 2006 |
Fingernail Furrows Found on Saturation Divers
A researcher has noted transverse furrows, or Beau's lines, in the fingernails of all 6 divers following a deep saturation dive to a pressure equal to 335 meters of sea water. Beau's lines have been reported in numerous medical conditions such as typhus and malaria but this is...
May 25, 2006 |
Global Warming "Killing the Coral Seas"
Eight years after warming seas caused the worst coral die-off on record, coral reefs in the Indian Ocean are still unable to recover, biologists say. Many reefs have been reduced to rubble, a collapse that has deprived fish of food and shelter. As a result, fish diversity has...
May 25, 2006 |
Warship wrecked for SCUBA Divers
An ex-warship of the US navy was sunk yesterday off the Florida coast to become the largest artificial reef in the world. It is lying at a depth of 65 m (212 feet) at mean low water. This means that the shallowest part of the vessel should be at 19 m (61 feet). Diving is...
May 25, 2006 |
Beautiful Oceans launches first Coral Reef and Eco Diver Podcast Magazine
Beautiful Oceans has launched the first "Coral Reef and Eco Diver online magazine". The free weekly news publication contains text blogs, podcast (audio files that can be listened to on a computer or portable mp3 player), images and video footage that can downloaded and viewed...
May 25, 2006 |
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Barge Damages Sipadan
A huge barge - carrying building materials, a bulldozer and a crane - has crashed into the reef at Sipadan. The accident is said to have damaged hundreds of square meters of the reef. All diving operators and resorts had to leave the island of Sipadan on environmental grounds a...
May 25, 2006 |
PADI Specialty of the Month - Win a holiday to the Red Sea
In conjunction with PADI, Emperor Divers is offering you a Specialty of the Month promotion, every month through to December.
May 11, 2006 |
New date added to Underwater Photography workshops
Maria Munn of Ocean Visions and Emperor Divers are continuing their successful Underwater Photography Trips, especially designed for divers with compact digital cameras, this June on an Emperor Gold Fleet Liveaboard. And a new date has now been added in November!
May 11, 2006 |
Soma Bay helps improve the environment
Emperor Soma Bay recently hosted marine engineers from Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA).
May 11, 2006 |
Hurghada signs up for the Sharks & Dolphins Sighting program
Emperor Hurghada has joined the Sharks & Dolphins Sighting program, organised by the Abu Salama Society, which started its research activities in 1995. It aims to record sightings of vertebrates, including both dolphins and sharks through a network of volunteers who are...
May 11, 2006 |
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