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  1. TomvdH

    Prayers for Those Effected by the Tsunami

    Its hard to say anything worth reading on this disaster. To all my diving brothers and sisters who were hurt by the Tsunami, you have my prayers. I wish I could offer more.
  2. TomvdH

    The Center of the Center of Marine Shorefish Biodiversity: The Philippine Islands

    The Center of the Center of Marine Shorefish Biodiversity: The Philippine Islands Synopsis Multiple datasets show that marine biodiversity reaches global maxima in the Indo-Malay-Philippines archipelago. Analysis of distribution data for 2,983 species reveals a pattern of...
  3. TomvdH

    The Philippines "certified' to be the most species-rich seas in the world

    Rich Islands What area of the globe has the most diverse mixture of marine species? Old Dominion biology professor Kent Carpenter knows the answer. He led a research project that lasted more than 10 years and involved 101 marine experts who produced nearly 3,000 maps of marine species in...
  4. TomvdH

    Anilao vs. Poachers

    Will the pristine waters of Anilao go down the drain? Source: World Wildlife Fund for Nature For a minute there it seemed like so. In the past weeks, five commercial fishing boats encroached the municipal waters of Anilao to catch tons of valuable tuna...
  5. TomvdH

    Ban of Shark Fins Agreed To

    NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- More than 60 countries agreed Sunday to ban the killing of sharks for their fins in the Atlantic Ocean, a move that conservationists hope will increase protection of threatened species around the world. The International Commission for the Conservation...
  6. TomvdH

    Dolphins prevent NZ shark attack

    Dolphins prevent NZ shark attack By Phil Mercer BBC, Sydney A group of swimmers has told how a pod of dolphins protected them from a great white shark off New Zealand's coast. The lifeguards were training at a beach near Whangarei on the North Island when they were...
  7. TomvdH

    New Comer to the Scuba Board

    PHILIPPINE PARADISE DIVERS The newest ScubaBoard forum is open for business. You will find us at; http://scubaboard.com/f347-philippi...ise-divers.html Life is great, and no I will not rub it in that diving our 7,107 islands without a dry suit (gets as cold...
  8. TomvdH

    ScubaBoard Philippine Club Announcement

    Yes, it is true. We have 7,107 islands, many of them divable (if that’s a word), and now we have a ScubaBoard forum (find us in the ScubaBoard Club section) dedicated to diving the Philippines. PHILIPPINE PARADISE DIVERS The forum is about diving in the Philippines...
  9. TomvdH

    7,107 Islands of “Local Diving”

    Insider Information - 7,107 ISLANDS OF “LOCAL DIVING” Many of the forums have set up sticky threads at the top as a source of Dive Site information. It’s a great idea and so we have copied it here. Thanks to those who went before us...
  10. TomvdH

    Philippine Scuba Cops

    Positive steps by the Philippine government to try to protect both divers and the environment: Government scuba cops enforce diving regulations Powered by CYBER DIVER News Network by EVAN T. ALLARD DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines (14 Nov 2004) -- The...
  11. TomvdH

    Government scuba cops . . . [found this in CDNN]

    Government scuba cops enforce diving regulations Powered by CYBER DIVER News Network by EVAN T. ALLARD DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines (14 Nov 2004) -- The government has announced that a team of "scuba cops" will patrol marine protected areas in the Philippines to help prevent diving...
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