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October 8, 2005

Volunteer Divers Needed: Survey of important marine turtle and monk seal habitats

Here's an opportunity to travel to Albania to conduct rapid assessemnt surveys "to identify and map sea turtle foraging grounds and potential monk seal shelters in Albanian coastal waters." This is part of a government effort being spearheaded by MEDASSET – The Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles.

Dates are October 15th to November 20th, 2005.

Volunteers must be comfortable handling all duties associated with small boats. Participants must cover their own travel expenses to and from Athens as well as their own travel insurance.

For more information, go here.

Posted by Dida at 11:54 PM

October 2, 2005

Call for Papers and Posters: 25th Diving for Science Symposium of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)

Courtesy of The Ten Foot Stop: This is a call for Papers and Posters to be presented at the 25th Diving for Science Symposium of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). Scientists, Dive Safety Officers, students, and technicians are invited to contribute and present papers or posters describing recent research, underwater research diving techniques, and technological developments related to scientific diving. Presentations from all areas of underwater science are welcome. The meeting, hosted by University of Washington, will be held in Friday Harbor, Washington, March 2-4, 2006.

Abstracts should not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be submitted online by 09/15/2005. Notification of acceptance will be received on, or before, 10/15/2005.

Formatting Requirements for Full Submissions in Word (.doc) or text (.txt) format will be provided with acceptance notification. Full Submissions must be uploaded online on, or before, 12/15/2005.

Contact for more information: Douglas E. Kesling, BSN, M.A., DMT-A Training and Safety Coordinator NOAA National Undersea Research Center University of North Carolina Wilmington 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409 910.962.2445 wk 910.962.2410 fax

Posted by Dida at 5:08 AM