Sunday, April 18th, 2021
Reacting to a recent post and multiple online and physical campaigns about an apparent overturn of the current shark fishing ban in the Maldives, Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon sets out the story behind this controversy. It now seems that the comments that provoked the campaign were taken somewhat out of context and the Maldives Majlis remains committed to the shark fishing ban and is in fact strengthening its enforcement of it.
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
Shark Guardians reports that, contrary to many articles and a current campaign, the Maldives does not plan to lift its current ban on shark fishing. This is based on a meeting with Minister Waheed of the Maldives Majlis, within which she stated that the statements that have been widely reported are being quoted out of context.
The Maldives is planning to allow a long-line tuna fishery to open, and she states that the quotes are in relation to shark bycatch from this, and are definitively not a reversal in shark conservation policy. The issue of licenses to foreign for long-line fishing in the country’s outer EEZ had been terminated in 2010, but Longline Fishery Regulation (No. 2014/R-388) has been recently proposed that would reinstate this. Minister Waheed claims that her comments are only in connection with this.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
The Diving Talks conference will be taking place from 8 to 10 October 2021 in Troia, Portugal. It features eminent speakers from 10 countries giving presentations, a diving exhibition, and an optional opportunity to go diving.
For more information, or to register, please visit the Diving Talks website.
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WHAT ARE DIVING talks?
DIVING talks - Portugal 2021, is an international event for promoting and sharing knowledge on the underwater environment, which will occur in Portugal, October, 8 to 10, bringing Portugal the world’s leading divers, showing their best recent achievements.
DIVING talks will feature 26 Talks by keynote speakers from Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland United States, and Wales; host over 250 attendees from all over the world, in 3 fantastic days at the Tróia Peninsula - a gigantic dune that has been forming over thousands of years, with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
A study by market researcher Fior Markets has predicted that the underwater camera market will grow from a value of $4.8 billion in 2019 to $15.3 billion by 2027. They identify a growing use of underwater cameras in media and entertainment, camera rental services, growth in aquatic sports, and underwater photography’s growth on social media feeds. Cost is listed as the primary impediment to growth.
They also forecast that the biggest market will be in the US, with significant growth in the Asia Pacific region. It also singles out the Maldives, Malaysia, and Indonesia as the venues that will “
drive the market due to rising tourist destinations’ awareness.”