[Coral-List] snorkelers and divers

Melbourne Briscoe Mel at briscoe.com
Wed Sep 21 20:35:41 EDT 2016


Buddy Dive resort in Bonaire already adds $1/day to one's resort costs to give to the Coral Restoration Foundation. You can opt out when you get your bill. I don't think anyone does.

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From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Ed Blume
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:46
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Subject: Re: [Coral-List] snorkelers and divers

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
>
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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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