Welcome to ScubaBoard, an online scuba diving forum community where you can join over 205,000 divers from around the world discussing all things related to Scuba Diving. To gain full access to ScubaBoard (and make this large box go away) you must register for a free account. As a registered member you will be able to:
Participate in over 500 dive topic forums and browse from over 5,500,000 posts.
Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.
Post your own photos or view from well over 100,000 user submitted images.
Gain access to our free classifieds marketplace to buy, sell and trade gear, travel and services.
Use the calendar to organize your events and enroll in other members' events.
All this and much more is available to you absolutely free when you register for an account, so sign up today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact the ScubaBoard Support Team.
Very interesting article arguing why it makes sense to ban the hunting of sharks.
The researchers found that the annual value to the Palau tourism industry of an individual reef shark at one of the country's major scuba-diving sites is 179,000 dollars (121,000 euros) a year, or about 1.9 million dollars (1.3 million euros) over the animal's lifetime.
I'm glad somebody was able to put dollar amounts to them. I personally find it frustrating trying to explain trophic cascades to laymen/women and have nearly given up trying. Top-down control of ecosystems is highly controversial, difficult to prove, and even more difficult to explain.
Nice to see the article was also picked up by and published in one of Taiwan leading newspapers - though I don't know if it got into the Taiwanese (Chinese) language press here.
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Reply With Quote
