[Coral-List] Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19,

Sun May 13 12:20:36 EDT 2007

The murder of 'Jo-Jo' for his courageous outspokenness on environmental
matters was a national scandal in the Philippines. Sadly (and shamefully)
this was not deemed trans-boundary news-worthy.

Atty. Tony Oposa is a very brave and courageous man. Few outside of the
Philippines know that a price was placed on his head for his assassination
because of his active campaigning for (amongst just a few) enforcement of
laws relating to fisheries and MPA's. Tony's response to this was not to run
and hide but rather to stand up and face the threat. I have a deep respect
and admiration for Tony and such brave-hearts (see:
http://www.coralcay.org/archives/philippines/jolly_green_vis_1.php)

The likes of Jo-Jo, Tony, Gerry Ledesma, Governor Rosette Lerias etc etc etc
.... and seemingly countless other brave-hearts in the Philippines are
surely now worthy of international attention, support and accolade. Put
another way: if they are not out there (literally daily) risking their lives
for coral reefs and the livelihoods of reef-dependent communities, who will?

Pete Raines

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   1. Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19, 2007
      (Eileen Alicea)
   2. FW: [Fwd: FILIPINOS' EFFORTS vs BLAST FISHING featured	on BBC
      World May 19, 2007, 530 PM Philippine Time] (John McManus)
   3. CCMI- Rutgers University Coral Reef Research Internship (manfrino)
   4. [Fwd: FILIPINOS' EFFORTS vs BLAST FISHING featured on BBC
      World May 19, 2007, 530 PM Philippine Time] (Mike Ross)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:41 -0400
From: Eileen Alicea <Eileen.Alicea at noaa.gov>
Subject: [Coral-List] Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19,
	2007
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19-20, 2007
For your local time see: http://www.bbcworld.com/Pages/Schedules.aspx

BBC World presents "Blast," an Earth Report documentary that chronicles
the ongoing battle between blast fishers in the Philippines and the
brave individuals risking their lives to stop them.

Using homemade explosives to kill fish may provide an easy answer for
poverty-stricken fishermen, but the rich biodiversity of the Visayan
Sea, as well as future sources of food for the people of the
Philippines, are quickly being depleted because of their use.

In 2004, after recognizing that declaring blast fishing illegal was not
enough to deter fishermen, concerned conservationist and local
government official Jo Jo de la Victoria teamed up with INECE member and
fellow Filipino Tony Oposa to form the Visayan Sea Squadron. Their
mission was to patrol the Visayan sea for blast fishermen and to educate
Filipinos on the importance of sustainable fishing practices.

The success of the Visayan Sea Squadron in protecting the sea angered
many in the fishing community. In April of 2006, involvement in the
blast fishing project proved fatal for Jo Jo. He was shot and killed by
a hired assassin.

"Jo Jo de la Victoria's murder shocked and saddened all of us," said
Durwood Zaelke, Director of the INECE Secretariat. "But his heroism, and
Tony Oposa's, as evident through this poignant film, continue to inspire
those around the world fighting similar battles." Zaelke added, "This is
the first film in the INECE Eco-Enforcers series. The series will show
the hidden heroes of environmental compliance and enforcement, and their
courageous efforts to protect our environment and build the rule of law."

"Blast" was shot on location in the Visayan Sea, the Philippines, and
follows the story of these two remarkable local environmental activists
as they fight to rid their seas of the blast fishing scourge.

Earth Report is produced by the Television Trust for the Environment and
is BBC World's premier environmental series viewed by millions
worldwide. "Blast" was written and directed by filmmaker Douglas Varchol
and sponsored in part by the International Network for Environmental
Compliance and Enforcement and the Institute for Governance &
Sustainable Development (IGSD).

The film will be broadcast on BBC World Saturday, 19 May at 9:30 am
(5:30 PM, Philippine Time) and 16:30 GMT, and on Sunday, 20 May at 2:30,
13:30, and 20:30. Please check your BBC World station for local screenings.

Environmental compliance and enforcement are the foundation of the rule
of law, good governance, and sustainable development.
  http://www.inece.org

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Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 17:12:56 -0400
From: "John McManus" <jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: [Coral-List] FW: [Fwd: FILIPINOS' EFFORTS vs BLAST FISHING
	featured	on BBC World May 19, 2007, 530 PM Philippine Time]
To: "Coral List" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

For those interested in the blast fishing problem on coral reefs, the
following might be of interest.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Ross [mailto:mikeross at mozcom.com]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 11:37 PM
To: info at cebudive.com
Cc: undisclosed; tonyoposa at thelawofnature.org
Subject: [Fwd: FILIPINOS' EFFORTS vs BLAST FISHING featured on BBC World May
19, 2007, 530 PM Philippine Time]

Dear friends and collegues,

Sorry for the "mass mailing" but Nora and I would like to assist Atty.
Tony Oposa in passing along the following exciting news on the new
documentary film on blast fishing in the central Philippines to be featured
on the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) Earth Reports.

The film will be broadcast on the BBC World channel on Saturday, 19 May at
9:30 am GMT (5:30 PM, Saturday Philippine Time) and also Saturday at 16:30
GMT, and on Sunday, 20 May at 2:30, 13:30, and 20:30.

Please feel free to share this exciting news with other concerned friends
and collegues.

Cheers

From: "Durwood Zaelke \(E-mail\)" <zaelke at inece.org>
      International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
      (INECE)

To: "INECE Secretariat \(E-mail\)" <inece at inece.org>

Subject: INECE Updates: Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19,
2007

Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 19:26:34 -0400

Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19, 2007 Washington, D.C., 11
May 2007 - BBC World presents "Blast," an Earth Report documentary that
chronicles the ongoing battle between blast fishers in the Philippines and
the brave individuals risking their lives to stop them.

Using homemade explosives to kill fish may provide an easy answer for
poverty-stricken fishermen, but the rich biodiversity of the Visayan Sea, as
well as future sources of food for the people of the Philippines, are
quickly being depleted because of their use.

In 2004, after recognizing that declaring blast fishing illegal was not
enough to deter fishermen, concerned conservationist and local government
official Jo Jo de la Victoria teamed up with INECE member and fellow
Filipino Tony Oposa to form the Visayan Sea Squadron. Their mission was to
patrol the Visayan sea for blast fishermen and to educate Filipinos on the
importance of sustainable fishing practices.

The success of the Visayan Sea Squadron in protecting the sea angered many
in the fishing community. In April of 2006, involvement in the blast fishing
project proved fatal for Jo Jo. He was shot and killed by a hired assassin.

"Jo Jo de la Victoria's murder shocked and saddened all of us," said Durwood
Zaelke, Director of the INECE Secretariat. "But his heroism, and Tony
Oposa's, as evident through this poignant film, continue to inspire those
around the world fighting similar battles." Zaelke added, "This is the first
film in the INECE Eco-Enforcers series. The series will show the hidden
heroes of environmental compliance and enforcement, and their courageous
efforts to protect our environment and build the rule of law."

"Blast" was shot on location in the Visayan Sea, the Philippines, and
follows the story of these two remarkable local environmental activists as
they fight to rid their seas of the blast fishing scourge.

Earth Report is produced by the Television Trust for the Environment and is
BBC World's premier environmental series viewed by millions worldwide.
"Blast" was written and directed by filmmaker Douglas Varchol and sponsored
in part by the International Network for Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
(IGSD).

The film will be broadcast on BBC World Saturday, 19 May at 9:30 am (5:30
PM, Philippine Time) and 16:30 GMT, and on Sunday, 20 May at 2:30, 13:30,
and 20:30. Please check your BBC World station for local screenings.

Environmental compliance and enforcement are the foundation of the rule of
law, good governance, and sustainable development.

  http://www.inece.org

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inece at inece.org.

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 19:03:06 -0400
From: "manfrino" <manfrino at reefresearch.org>
Subject: [Coral-List] CCMI- Rutgers University Coral Reef Research
	Internship
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Coral List.

Two (2) additional spaces are available in the Rutgers Summer 2007 Study
Abroad: Coral Reef Research Internship in Ecology & Conservation

Website:

http://www.reefresearch.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.unlinked&id=87

Registration: http://studyabroad.rutgers.edu/program_caymanislands.html

Additional Information: Marcela V. Caro, marcelac at rutgers.edu

Program Overview:  CCMI is collecting long-term monitoring and assessment
data to gain deeper insight into the causes of the recent regional declines
in coral reef systems. The internship program provides advanced research
opportunities for undergraduates, graduates, teachers, and conservation
professionals and provides CCMI with support in conducting research at the
Little Cayman Research Centre.  Students will be trained in coral
identification and fundamental marine biological field techniques (including
the AGRRA protocol) while working directly with principal investigators.
Students will complete a joint research poster that will be published or
presented at a national or international conference.  SCUBA Divers are
encouraged to apply but non-certified participants are also accepted and
will work on research projects to assist us in collecting data.  This is a
college course that provides 4 credits.

Affiliated University:  Undergraduate and graduate course credit is offered
through the Rutgers University Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences and
the Rutgers Study Abroad program. Credit is transferable. Rutgers will offer
4 credits under the course title: Coral Reef Research: Ecology and
Conservation.  All registration requirements and payment for this course
must be processed through Rutgers Summer Study Abroad program.

http://reefresearch.org

Dr. Carrie Manfrino

Central Caribbean Marine Institute

Associate Professor of Oceanography

PO Box 1461

Princeton, NJ 08540

609.933-4559

Little Cayman Research Centre

North Coast Road

Little Cayman Cayman Islands

345.948-1094

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   1. Re: threats to coral from seismic testing (Tom Williams)

   2. Re: threats to coral from seismic testing (Steve Gittings)

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Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 08:35:30 -0700 (PDT)

From: Tom Williams <ctwiliams at yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: [Coral-List] threats to coral from seismic testing

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Tim and others

Seismic exclusion zones are to eliminate any other

noise sources or reflective surfaces...also to

eliminate any sources of objections or liability.

They also recognize that divers in the water, along

with dolphins, etc. are sensitive to minor changes in

water pressure on our ears, we tap on our tanks and

whales sing. A wave passing over a shallow reef gives

more turbulence and pressure change than a seismic

pinger but it is longer duration.

The seismic would not be the problem, If they are

doing seismic, maybe within three-five years you will

see the rigs come in.

Tom Williams

--- tim ecott <timecott at hotmail.com> wrote:

> hi coral-listers,

> i am trying to find sources/references for any data

> or studies on the

> possible impacts of seismic testing on coral reef

> communities. in particular

> i am keen to know if anyone has expertise on the

> possible negative effects

> of seismic testing done for oil/gas prospecting? I

> understand that during

> seismic tests of this nature there is an exclusion

> zone for divers of up to

> 28 kilometres - which would imply fairly large sonic

> disruption!

> sincerely,

> time ecott

>

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Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:24:07 -0400

From: Steve Gittings <Steve.Gittings at noaa.gov>

Subject: Re: [Coral-List] threats to coral from seismic testing

To: tim ecott <timecott at hotmail.com>

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If you're talking about airguns used for 3-d seismic, such an exclusion

zones would seem excessive.  I'm not aware of such zones.  I have been

in the water less that 1.5 km from a large multi-airgun 3-d survey and

while you could hear and feel, to some extent, the percussion, it

certainly didn't seem dangerous.  The power curve for airgun explosions

that I've seen, and the fact that they are low velocity explosions,

suggest fairly localized danger zones (a few meters) around the

discharges.  Beyond those distances, there would seem to be little

danger of direct damage to reefs or most organisms associated with

reefs.  As I recall, the Minerals Management Service funded some work on

the U.S. west coast on impacts.  Investigators were able to document

fish retreating for cover as the airguns passed over, but if memory

serves, no other impacts.

Airgun surveys have been conducted directly over the reefs of the Flower

Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the northwestern Gulf of

Mexico with no discernible effects.  There is, however, uncertainty

about the impacts of airgun surveys on the behaviors of animals that

depend on sound to communicate, such as cetaceans.  Some feel that they

may alter feeding or other aspects of life for these animals, but I

haven't seen any hard data on this.

tim ecott wrote:

> hi coral-listers,

> i am trying to find sources/references for any data or studies on the

> possible impacts of seismic testing on coral reef communities. in

> particular i am keen to know if anyone has expertise on the possible

> negative effects of seismic testing done for oil/gas prospecting? I

> understand that during seismic tests of this nature there is an

> exclusion zone for divers of up to 28 kilometres - which would imply

> fairly large sonic disruption!

> sincerely,

> time ecott

>

>

>

> tim ecott is the author of

> Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World (Penguin) and

> Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance (Penguin)

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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 08:09:14 +0800 (PHT)
From: "Mike Ross" <mikeross at mozcom.com>
Subject: [Coral-List] [Fwd: FILIPINOS' EFFORTS vs BLAST FISHING
	featured on BBC World May 19, 2007, 530 PM Philippine Time]
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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Dear friends and Coral List collegues,

I would like to share the following information on a new documentary film
to be featured on the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) Earth Reports on
blast fishing and coral reef conservation efforts in the central
Philippines.

The film will be broadcast on the BBC World channel on Saturday, 19 May at
9:30 AM GMT (5:30 PM, Saturday Philippine Time) and also Saturday at 16:30
GMT, and on Sunday, 20 May at 2:30, 13:30, and 20:30.

Please feel free to share this film showing news with other concerned
friends and collegues.

Cheers

From: "Durwood Zaelke \(E-mail\)" <zaelke at inece.org>
      International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
      (INECE)

To: "INECE Secretariat \(E-mail\)" <inece at inece.org>

Subject: INECE Updates: Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19,
2007

Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 19:26:34 -0400

Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19, 2007 Washington, D.C., 11
May 2007 - BBC World presents "Blast," an Earth Report documentary that
chronicles the ongoing battle between blast fishers in the Philippines and
the brave individuals risking their lives to stop them.

Using homemade explosives to kill fish may provide an easy answer for
poverty-stricken fishermen, but the rich biodiversity of the Visayan Sea,
as well as future sources of food for the people of the
Philippines, are quickly being depleted because of their use.

In 2004, after recognizing that declaring blast fishing illegal was not
enough to deter fishermen, concerned conservationist and local
government official Jo Jo de la Victoria teamed up with INECE member and
fellow Filipino Tony Oposa to form the Visayan Sea Squadron. Their mission
was to patrol the Visayan sea for blast fishermen and to educate Filipinos
on the importance of sustainable fishing practices.

The success of the Visayan Sea Squadron in protecting the sea angered many
in the fishing community. In April of 2006, involvement in the blast
fishing project proved fatal for Jo Jo. He was shot and killed by a hired
assassin.

"Jo Jo de la Victoria's murder shocked and saddened all of us," said
Durwood Zaelke, Director of the INECE Secretariat. "But his heroism, and
Tony Oposa's, as evident through this poignant film, continue to inspire
those around the world fighting similar battles." Zaelke added, "This is
the first film in the INECE Eco-Enforcers series. The series will show the
hidden heroes of environmental compliance and enforcement, and their
courageous efforts to protect our environment and build the rule of law."

"Blast" was shot on location in the Visayan Sea, the Philippines, and
follows the story of these two remarkable local environmental activists as
they fight to rid their seas of the blast fishing scourge.

Earth Report is produced by the Television Trust for the Environment and
is BBC World's premier environmental series viewed by millions
worldwide. "Blast" was written and directed by filmmaker Douglas Varchol
and sponsored in part by the International Network for Environmental
Compliance and Enforcement and the Institute for Governance &
Sustainable Development (IGSD).

The film will be broadcast on BBC World Saturday, 19 May at 9:30 am (5:30
PM, Philippine Time) and 16:30 GMT, and on Sunday, 20 May at 2:30, 13:30,
and 20:30. Please check your BBC World station for local
screenings.

Environmental compliance and enforcement are the foundation of
the rule of law, good governance, and sustainable development.

  http://www.inece.org

If you do not wish to receive this news bulletin, please email
inece at inece.org.

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