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Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Non-Profit Project Fundraising Ca. Dr.

Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Non-Profit Project Fundraising Ca

German Mendez, creator of the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program, announced an expansion of the conservation, protection and restoration efforts for the Cozumel Reef by training more volunteers and launching a fundraising campaign. The program strives to protect the threatened ecosystem around Cozumel Island. Cozumel, Mexico – June 12, 2017 /PressCable/ — Dr. German Mendez, creator of the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program, a non-profit reef restoration organization created to protect and restore the reefs around Cozumel Island in Mexico, announced an expansion of the program’s non-profit efforts by launching a reef restoration course to train volunteers for the Cozumel reef project.

More information can be found at The Cozumel Island is a popular tourist destination in Mexico. The Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program (CCRRP) was created in 2013 by Dr. Neutrally Buoyant - PADI Divemaster & Instructor Course (PADI IDC) Skills circuit. RENEW Scuba Instructor License Online/ PADI. PADI are currently inviting old Instructors to regain their PADI Instructor Teaching Status, they are currently sending out emails to Instructors, see the email below that they are sending out (this one is from PADI Asia Pacific) Would be really interested to know what the conversion rate is for these invites.

RENEW Scuba Instructor License Online/ PADI

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Rebreathers, Nitrox and Regs: Theory & Instruction. World-wide Debris Action/Project AWARE. Dear Ralph. The PADI Family Mourns the Loss of Co-Founder, Ralph Erickson (1922 – 2006) Ralph D.

Dear Ralph

Erickson was an accomplished educator, writer, coach, and waterman. And as a husband, father and friend, his life influenced a community, a university, an organization and an industry. Ralph Erickson died on 25 May 2006 at home with his family in Lago Vista, TX. He will be remembered as charismatic, accomplished, inspirational, and to some, the toughest coach they’ve ever had. Ralph Erickson was born in South Dakota on 25 June 1922. As the United States engaged in World War II, Erickson enlisted in the Army and became a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. Following the war, he attended Northwestern University, earning a Bachelors of Science Degree in Physical Education (1949) and a Masters Degree in Education, Counseling and Guidance (1953).

The Way the World Learns to Dive® / PADI: Replacement Cards. You now have the option of selecting between a PADI eCard™, a plastic replacement card or both!

The Way the World Learns to Dive® / PADI: Replacement Cards

Not sure what to choose? • Plastic replacement cards - Depending on your PADI Office, you have multiple options to choose from which may include Limited Edition Replacement Cards. • PADI eCard - an electronic version of the plastic certification card that displays information needed to verify certification on mobile devices. You’ll have 2 options to choose from: Standard or Project AWARE*. You can download eCards to multiple devices within the same OS family (for example, Apple’s iOS 3.x, 4.x, etc) or redownload cards when upgrading devices within the same OS family.

Once you have made your eCard purchase(s), you can download them to your mobile device instantly. Depending on your choice, you can view a sample of your selection and price to help you make your purchase. "we DIVE we CLEAN" NERAIDA 13/10/2013. Eco Divers Blog. Scuba Diving in Akumal Mexico. Whether you’re an experienced diver or you want to learn, Akumal in Mexico provides the perfect ecological setting to view amazing specimens of natural beauty underwater.

Scuba Diving in Akumal Mexico

Akumal is a tourist resort located 62 miles south of Cancun, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, with a tiny native population of 1,198. The name “Akumal” means “place of the turtles” in Maya language. Surrounding bodies of water and beautiful, white sandy beaches provide the ideal setting for many sea turtles’ breeding grounds. Akumal was established in 1958 mainly as a location for scuba divers to experience the many species and types of turtles which call the area “home”.

Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay provide optimal opportunities to survey the land and underwater life during diving tours and expeditions. For experienced divers, local dive shops offer a variety of different diving trips to the 30 reef sites which include shipwrecks and caverns and a breathtaking amount of marine life that you can view. Tongan Expeditions - PADI Diving and Swim with Whales in Tonga. Swim with whales, Tonga Diving, Swimming with whales in Tonga, Dive Adventures Tonga, Whale swim Tonga. TUNA TORNADO - Huge Swarm of Jack Fish Dwarf Scuba Diver. Top 5 Scuba Videos of 2013 so far. Unique Diving in a Mountain Lake in Austria. Here’s somewhat of an odd occurrence…the emerald green waters of this mountain lake offer some of the most unique diving in landlocked Austria.

Unique Diving in a Mountain Lake in Austria

On the bed of the lake underwater explorers will discover fish swimming though the branches of trees, a floor covered in grass, benches, bridges and a landscape that looks like it belongs overground. And that’s because for half of the year it is overground. This is the Green Lake in Tragoess, Austria, which sits at the foot of snow-capped Hochschwab mountains. (images via Exclusivepix) Throughout the frozen winter months the area is almost completely dry and is used as a county park. The park fills up with ice-cold crystal clear water, which gets its distinctive green coloring from the grass and foliage beneath.