Learn Underwater Filmmaking With Award Winning Cinematographer
On 13th May 2016, we reported that film-maker David Diley had won two awards at this year's film festival for his documentary 'Of Shark and Man'.
To Shark Dive or Not to Shark Dive
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Brandi Mueller
It was seven in the morning and my coffee hadn’t kicked in yet. The dive guide was giving me a slightly more thorough dive briefing than normal. I wasn’t supposed to wear anything colorful or shiny, and black gloves and a hood were required. Also covered in black neoprene, he was putting on chainmail gloves and told me he’d have a pole with him. He said it was more for the potato cods though, not the sharks.
UK Microbead Ban By 2017?
Today George Eustice - the Environment Minister - responded stating that the Government would support an initial ban on cosmetics containing polluting plastic microbeads.
There is however a worry that the UK Government's ban may not be as robust as it should be.
Mr Eustice indicated to Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee that the ban could be widened in the future to include microbead use in other products, such washing powders.
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Six US Airlines to offer direct flights to Cuba
The law in the US still prohibits tourist travel to Cuba, but a dozen other categories of travel are permitted, including family visits, official business, journalist visits, professional meetings and educational and religious activities. The Obama administration has eased rules to the point where travelers are now free to design their own “people-to-people” cultural exchanges with little oversight.