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Chamber eve 1 May - a great time in support of a great cause. Join the RDT table - there are still spots available! - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

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Long Beach Scuba show - RDT mixer - MUST RSVP to attend this free event! 8 June - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

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Awesome TED talk by Ted Nicklen - Images of the spirit bear - extremely endangered - DM Jim

Paul Nicklen: Tales of ice-bound wonderlands | Video on TED.com

 

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Marine Mammal Center is having to rescue a large number of baby sea lions this year. Hope they figure out why-DM Jimhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ukmgVvIvlRM#at=125 …

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Today's awesome u/w photo from RDT member Marc Mantione - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=318591341602561&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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Send in your whale shark pics to http://whaleshark.org for Ecocean to ID individuals by their spots for conservation pic.twitter.com/T0Ixe4EIkE

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Another awesome underwater photo from Andy Murch! - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=436363709780020&set=a.424158227667235.1073741828.424141001002291&type=1&theater …

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Awesome Eagle Ray Photo by Shane Gross - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=318873014907727&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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Last 30 years were the warmest in the last 1400 - Is there really any argument that says the burning of fossil fuels is a significant contributor? - DM Jim

Last 30 years were the warmest in the last 1,400 years

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Gorgeous Octopus shot - by Scipione Mannacio Soderni - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2986214111677&set=o.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

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Awesome video from WildAid! If we can get buy-in from Chinese CEOs, we can win this fight! - DM Jim

WildAid - Chinese CEOs For Sharks - YouTube

 

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Two spots left for the Chamber eve event in Long Beach on 1 May - Sit at the RDT table and support this amazing cause! - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

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ONE spot left for this awesome dive trip! Scuba Show dive on 7 June in Long Beach, CA - DM Jim

Roddenberry Dive Team | Events

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AWESOME and strange photo from Andrey Shpatak - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=363543270412181&set=o.218438264935377&type=1&theater …

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SCIENCE! Denying scientific facts is simply ignorance. Placing your head in the sand and saying "it won't happen" will be a poor excuse when it DOES happen - then what? - DM Jim

Denying sea-level rise: How 100 centimeters divided the state of North Carolina | EARTH Magazine

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Today's AWESOME underwater photo is once again from RDT member Marc Mantione Fighting Sarcastic Fringeheads - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=320091994785829&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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Our awesome friend Samantha Whitcraft is in the Galapagos. Not jealous at all...really...I'm not...ok, I AM - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=496147703765619&set=a.471089599604763.97140.155530007827392&type=1&theater …

 

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Very cool! A official Star Trek Wiki - DM Jim


http://mashable.com/2013/04/25/rodd...enberry-sanctioned-star-trek-portal-beams-in/

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AWESOME underwater photo for Sunday - DM Jim


Florida Manatee's (Trichechus manatus)


Photo Credit ~ Ibrahim Roushdi

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SCIENCE! Early satellite images show ice coverage from the early 60's - more proof of the declining trend - DM Jim

BBC News - Earliest satellite maps of Antarctic and Arctic sea-ice

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Today's feel good story - porpoise rescue and rehab - great stuff! - DM Jim

Porpoise Released off Long Island After Six-Month Rehab » The Epoch Times

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Today's AWESOME! U/W photo - I have never seen an entire ribbon eel before! - DM JimCredit to Swee Chenghttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151443510833721&set=o.5785888111&type=1&theater …

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And today's AWESOME RDT member taken photo - Incredible shot of a Spanish Shawl Nudi by Marc Mantione! - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=321726241289071&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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AWESOME underwater photo - Great Hammerhead Shark - DM Jim Photo Credit ~ Chris Fallowshttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=322081894586839&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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Great story out of Scotland - Pod of sperm whales sighted - very cool! - DM Jim

BBC News - Rare sighting of sperm whales in Firth of Forth

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Back to the Future! Did you know the first plastics were made from plants? Now we're headed back in that direction. - DM Jim

Plant Based Plastics ? Center for Health, Environment & Justice

 

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SCIENCE! Thanks to Shawn Case for linking this one! - DM Jim

Singing humpback whales tracked on Northwest Atlantic feeding ground

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Getting ready for the inevitable - what have we wrought? - DM Jim

Adapt faster to changing climate, Europe warned | Environment | guardian.co.uk

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Here's a great one I got from the SDOF - what can you name that doesn't belong in the ocean? - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151454893027772&set=a.380360337771.162855.101540007771&type=1&theater …

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Here's another one from RDT member Marc Mantione - This is one happy snoozer - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=322459174549111&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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Very cool video from 2012 Comic-Con an interview with ROD - DM Jim

TREK NATION - Comic-con 2012 - YouTube

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From the PEW trusts - Pacific Bluefin need protection NOW! Not soon, not in a while, NOW! - DM Jim

Pacific Bluefin Tuna Need Protection Now - The Pew Charitable Trusts

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An awesome Totally safe for work Nudi Shot by David R Andrew - Well done! - DM Jim

2013-04-27 2 Rain Barrow - The-World-Underwater.com -- Photography & Videography -- by David R. Andrew --

 

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CORAL will be at the Santa Clara Dive and Travel Expo this weekend. 50% off admission with this flier http://www.divenewsnetwork.com/expo/images/docs/2013-DiveExpo-SantaClara_Postcard.pdf …

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It's simple really - Marine Protected Areas work - AND - they bring in far more tourism $$ than fishing! - DM Jim

Marine Conservation in the Land of the Walking Shark

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Great seahorse shot by Ilan Lubiz - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=533494983356116&set=a.311735538865396.69506.311644538874496&type=1&theater …

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Fisheye! Another great u/w shot by RDT member Marc Mantione! - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=323267994468229&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

 

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This young lady has a realistic view of the world and how man fits into the ecosystem. VERY worthwhile! - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151658068387990&set=vb.196023203785837&type=2&theater …

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Five spots have suddenly opened up for this trip! Don't miss out! A true Roddenberry adventure. - DM Jimhttp://www.roddenberrydiveteam.com/events/events.html&emode=M&E=140&1101 …

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OCTO-Eye - From RDT member Marc Mantione - another great shot! - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=324517721009923&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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@RoddenberryDive: Today's awesome underwater photo. Credit to Davide Lopresti. - DM Jim https://t.co/X4UZWsTal5

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This amazing biologically diverse area is under extreme pressure. Quick action is needed to ensure its survival. - DM Jim


How Can Cambodia Sustain Its Freshwater ?Fish Factory?? | Human Nature - Conservation International Blog

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Rare pink dolphins are in danger. - DM Jim


Hong Kong Risks Losing 'Pink Dolphins' Because Of China's Pollution, Conservationists Warn

 

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It's our ocean - we need to protect it! Even one little piece at a time! - DM Jim

It's Our Ocean - Save a Mile - Conservation International

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Our excellent friend Samantha Whitcraft counting sharks! Talk about an ocean heroine! - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=500516483328741&set=a.471089599604763.97140.155530007827392&type=1&theater …

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Today's AWESOME underwater photo - DM JimCredit to Tom Weilenmannhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=325331020928593&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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This is a GREAT commercial! For all the Trek fans out there - DM Jim

Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: "The Challenge" - YouTube#!

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Gorgeous! - DM Jimhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=448966461859283&set=a.276954829060448.62830.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

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While this is not 'great' news - it is positive in the fact that the overall situation is not as bad as initially believed... - DM Jim

Finally, Some Not-Terrible Climate News: Greenland Not Melting Any Faster | Mother Jones

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Today's totally safe for work Nudi pic - AWESOME! - DM JimCredit: http://diveseven.com/photo/by-author/620/danielguip … https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=325780380883657&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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This is VERY cool - four examples of 30 years of change via satellite. - DM Jim

Timelapse: Landsat Satellite Images of Climate Change, via Google Earth Engine

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CALL TO ACTION! If you don't know, Goliath Grouper in Florida have made an amazing recovery due to a ban on taking these amazing creatures. Now there is a move to allow a take once again. I have dived with these amazing fish - they need continued protection - PLEASE fill in this survey and be heard! - DM Jim

Diver to Diver Forums

 

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Well, we have done it! We have passed that milestone! What sort of milestone you ask? We have passed the 400ppm for CO2 in the atmosphere! I find this to be a shameful mark to hit. Of course, you may have a different opinion.... - DM Jim

Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Nears 400 ppm

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Awesome! - DM JimGreat White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)Photo Credit ~ Laurent MerceyNational Geographic https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=449329921822937&set=a.276954829060448.62830.120184188070847&type=1&theater …

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Another gorgeous Nudi shot by RDT member Marc Mantione - DM Jim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=326377190823976&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …

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The Sea Shepherd Conservation society is at it again - the new anti-whaling campaign has been named "Operation Relentless" - check it out - DM Jim

Sea Shepherd Operation Relentless Announcement - YouTube

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To all the mothers out there - Happy Mother's Day - DM Jim Photo Credit - Tony Wuhttp://www.tonywublog.com/20110828/2011-humpback-whale-season-in-tonga-part-3.html#axzz2T6k3TCeX … https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=326871644107864&set=a.165020986959598.33882.131656623629368&type=1&theater …