Breaking News! Palau withdraws from agreement with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Dermot Keane, founder of non-profit organization Palau Shark Sanctuary, who established the contact between Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Presidential Office of Palau, comments:
“While this decision came as a surprise to us, Palau Shark Sanctuary remains fully committed to the protection of Palau’s sharks and seeks full enforcement of the sanctuary declared by President Toribiong in 2009. We hope to welcome a patrol vessel to our waters very soon that will effectively support efforts to end illegal fishing in Palau.”
Palau Shark Sanctuary Dermot Keane Founder Box 7076 Koror, PW 96940, Palau phone: +680-488-7267 e-mail sharksanctuary@gmail.com www.sharksanctuary.com About Palau Shark Sanctuary Palau Shark Sanctuary was founded in 2001 in an effort to end the annihilation of Palau's sharks as a result of rampant shark-finning at the hands of foreign long-line fishing vessels licensed by Palau to fish in their waters.
In May 2003, former Palau President Mr. Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., became a key supporter of the efforts of Palau Shark Sanctuary; in September 2003 he signed in to law some of the toughest anti-shark-finning legislation in the world. On September 25, 2009, President Johnson Toribiong from Palau declared the EEZ of Palau the world’s first shark sanctuary during a speech in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
Palau Shark Sanctuary remains committed to the full implementation, enforcement and success of Palau’s marine sanctuary.
From only US$ 495.- to Palau in Micronesia with Continental Airlines: from Manila, Philippines until March 2009
Hurry... & book your flights now for an unforgettable Vacation in Paradise.
Please call Continental Airlines in Manila Philippines at; 818-8701 or 032 -233-7533 in Cebu City.
TRAVEL AND TOUR EXPO PHILIPPINES...a big success for the Travel industry locally and worldwide
Great attendance at the TTE...reporting in almost real Time from the venue at the Mall of Asia SMX
Mall of Asia SMX Travel & Tour Expo
The second day at the Travel&Tour Expo in Manila has been another success for the Palau Visitors Authority and participating Operators.
Of course with the support of Continental Airlines and their special packages from as low as US$ 495. - for 3 days. (for more info see the previous Blog from Friday)
Tomorrow is the last day of the Show, so you better hurry up and book your next vacation at Continental Airlines or Visit the PVA Palau Visitors Authority Booth at the Travel and Trade Expo Mall of Asia complex SMX for your Dream Vacation above and below the waves.
Thinking of getting Married? Then you have to check out the Palau Pacific Resort, they can make all the arrangement for you’re wedding and an unforgettable Honeymoon in Paradise.
Smiling faces at the PVA Booth: visit-palau.com
Left: representative from Fish n’Fins & Ocean Hunter, Carol Ngiraidis Vice President/CFO Dolphins Pacific, Darin d Leon General Manager and CEO Palau Visitors Authority (PVA), Adela M. Balangkig Accounting Manager Sam,’s Tours, Loreen Sugiyama Marketing Palau Pacific Resort (PPR) and Lutchie Jorge PVA Sales and Marketing Representative.
Continental Airlines, located right next to
the Palau Visitors Authority Booth, PVA
Saturdays huge Crowd
Breaking NEWS: In support of the International Year of the Shark 2009 Squalane Now Made From Olives, Not Sharks
Great NEWS for 2009...we have just picked up this
article from our friends at
“The Year of the Shark 2009”
Dr. Susan Lark's Squalane Now Made From Olives, Not Sharks
Dr. Susan Lark is proud to announce that she is reformulating her squalane skin care line. The new line will contain squalane sourced from olives rather than sharks.
Potomac, MD (PRWEB) January 5, 2009 -- Dr. Susan Lark is proud to announce that she is reformulating her squalane skin care line. The new line will contain squalane sourced from olives rather than sharks.
The first new product, called Trilane Anti-Aging Moisturizer with Squalane, is currently in development. It will contain 100 percent natural, eco-friendly squalane sourced from olives, which has the same hydrating properties as shark-derived squalane, but without the worry of the overfishing associated with shark squalane. In addition, the new formula will contain natural jojoba esters, a botanically-derived emollient that helps to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and improve skin firmness.
http://www.year-of-the-shark-2009.org/
SAVE SHARKS FROM
E XTINCTION
What a great Christmas Gift...Palau scores high in the latest Readers' Choice Survey SCUBA DIVING MAGAZINE
Here are the results of SCUBA DIVING MAGAZINE Readers' Choice Survey:
SCUBA Diving Magazine Top 100 Readers' Choice Survey Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
Pacific & Indian Oceans
TOP DIVE DESTINATIONS:
1. Palau
TOP WALL DIVING:
1. Palau
TOP UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY:
1. Palau
TOP MARINE ENVIRONMENT:
2. Palau
TOP MARINE LIFE:
2. Palau
TOP VISIBILITY:
2. Palau
TOP WRECK DIVE:
3. Palau
TOP BIG ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS:
4. Palau
TOP MACRO LIFE:
5. Palau
England: The new turtle species is a missing link between land and water-based turtles
20/11/08 16:40 Filed in: Breaking NEWS | Science |
Ancient turtle discovered on Skye
By James Morgan
Science reporter, BBC News
The new turtle species is a missing link between land and water-based turtles The earliest turtles known to live in water have been discovered on a Scottish island.
The 164 million-year-old reptile fossils were found on a beach in southern Skye, off the UK's west coast. The new species forms a missing link between ancient terrestrial turtles and their modern, aquatic descendants.
The discovery of Eileanchelys waldmani, which translates as "the turtle from the island", is reported in the Royal Society journals. The turtles were found embedded in a block of rock at the bay of Cladach a'Ghlinne, on the Strathaird peninsula.
It contained four well-preserved turtle skeletons, and the remnants of at least two others...check out this amazing and complete article with photos @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7736786.stm
Fossilized rare Shark found from the Jurassic period some 240 million years ago, this is the first complete fossil of a shark...
The perfectly preserved three foot long relic of a Wodnika will help palaeontologists gain a much clearer view on how the prehistoric British shark once lived.
Even its internal cartilage skeleton has survived for 240 million years before being discovered in Durham read more and see the photo click this link
New White Whale spotted in Australia...just amazing...you have to see the Photo of this Whale...
New White Whale spotted...
Courtesy By Alison Feeney-Hart
BBC News, Sydney
Migaloo has become something of a celebrity
A new white humpback has been sighted off Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia.
The newcomer, which was filmed by a television news helicopter, has excited marine scientists who think it may be related to Migaloo - to date, the only known all-white humpback whale.
Migaloo is somewhat of a celebrity down under. Why? "Because as far as we know, he is globally unique," said Professor Peter Harrison from the Whale Research Centre, Southern Cross University.
It now seems that Migaloo, (whose Aboriginal name means "white fellow") might have competition.
Although predominantly white, the new whale does have some black markings near its head and tail. So who is the newcomer?
A white calf was spotted with a normal humpback mother in Byron Bay two years ago. Experts say the new whale could be the offspring of Migaloo but further tests need to be carried out.
A record number of humpbacks have been spotted off the Australian coast this year on their annual migration north to their breeding grounds.
One thing scientists do agree on is that this second white whale has never been seen in these waters before...
more and the amazing photo @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519263.stm
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Instead bringing children to some gory Shark Tournament...We should educate them that we have 'Only 50 years left' for sea fish' THINK NOW before it is to late.
Educating in schools is a good start…but not the way it is conducted at the…Disgusting Montauk Shark Tournament.
A message from Palau Tours in support of DivePhotoGuide
"We Care About Our Environment"
© Gunther Deichmann - for more environment related images go to:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/environment.html
'Only 50 years left' for sea fish'
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News website
Natural protection
There will be virtually nothing left to fish from the seas by the middle of the century if current trends continue, according to a major scientific study. Stocks have collapsed in nearly one-third of sea fisheries, and the rate of decline is accelerating.
Writing in the journal Science, the international team of researchers says fishery decline is closely tied to a broader loss of marine biodiversity.
But a greater use of protected areas could safeguard existing stocks. "The way we use the oceans is that we hope and assume there will always be another species to exploit after we've completely gone through the last one," said research leader Boris Worm, from Dalhousie University in Canada.
This century is the last century of wild seafood
Steve Palumbi
Should fish be off the menu?
Send us your comments "What we're highlighting is there is a finite number of stocks; we have gone through one-third, and we are going to get through the rest," he told the BBC News website.
Steve Palumbi, from Stanford University in California, one of the other scientists on the project, added: "Unless we fundamentally change the way we manage all the ocean species together, as working ecosystems, then this century is the last century of wild seafood."
Spanning the seas
This is a vast piece of research, incorporating scientists from many institutions in Europe and the Americas, and drawing on four distinctly different kinds of data.
For the complete article go to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6108414.stm