Issue 28: August 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Letter from the Editor. …we are going to take a deeper look into what we need to do to inspire and train the next generation of …
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Category: Issue 28 – August 2017
Letter from the Editor – August 2017
Last week a colleague and I were discussing the growing need for workforce development surrounding ocean conservation. There have been a string of polls over the last few years indicating …
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The Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE)
The Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) is the largest independent non-stock non-government organization dedicated to the conservation of marine megafauna and the marine environment in the Philippines. We …
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Shark Tagging Expedition to Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Hailed a Success
Researchers from Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) and Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) have successfully tagged nine grey reef sharks and one tiger shark with acoustic tags in …
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Moalboal Community and Beach Clean Up
Moalboal is a little peninsula located on the southwest coast of Cebu Island. This small diving town brings people from all over the world to swim their famous sardine run, …
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Swimming with Oslob Whale Sharks
Swimming with whale sharks, a divers dream. These gentle giants grow up to 12 meters (40 feet) in length and are considered the largest fish in the ocean. Whale sharks …
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Can you help identify this sea creature?
A friend in Papua New Guinea was posting these photos with the hopes someone can help identify it. What do you think?
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Katie Pumphrey Paints Her Path On The Open Water
The resiliency of open water swimmers has been admired for well over a century, before Katie Pumphrey dove in the water. After Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim …
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Green Coconut Run explores the Pacific
Story by Kevin Majoros The Green Coconut Run sailing voyage is in their third season of exploring and just last month, they arrived in French Polynesia. A recent blog post …
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Northwest Straits Initiative Shares New Animated Short Film
Puget Sound is a living jewel that encompasses thousands of shoreline miles in Washington state and is home to more than 4 million people. However, this fjord-like estuary is experiencing …
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