[Coral-List] snorkelers and divers

[Ed Blume]

Could dive operators ask each diver to contribute $1 per dive voluntarily
to a marine conservation organization?  The operator would collect the
contributions and send them on.  Would divers rebel?  Would the operator
lose business?  I'd think that it could work.

Ed Blume
​Diver and ocean enthusiast​

​Madison, WI​


On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 6:28 AM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Dear Gene,
> Most scuba divers receive little snorkeling training these days and
> although some enlightened instructors
> might mention Oxybenzone, lionfish and trash, major coral reef threats
> such as land-based pollutants, over-fishing and climate change are rarely
> introduced. Talk about addressing climate change at a gathering of diving
> professionals here in the US will get you nothing but a heated debate.
> Unfortunately, industry leaders seem unmoved by the current level of
> scientific consonance and therefore do nothing to change the paradigm.
> Regards,
> Steve
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> Sent from my iPhone
> > On Sep 19, 2016, at 10:35 AM, Eugene Shinn <eugeneshinn at mail.usf.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > Whats the big deal? Don't scuba divers start by learning to snorkel
> > first? Maybe we should be asking which group is using the most sunscreen
> > containing coral-killing Oxybenzone as the primary ingredient. Gene
> >
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