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GreshamH

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I just got my ticket and all I can say is don't ever go in JANUARY!
3K ouch!
In March on....its a lot cheaper...by half.
Advanced purchase via Quantas and Air New Zealand have lots of sale fares.
On Air New Zealand, you can have a free stopover at Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Island s or Tahiti!
I'm stopping by Tonga on the way back in March.
Summertime is probably the best fares of all...and you guys are welcome to come over!
Theres the bungalo on the tropical beach in the heart of the training area for a lot cheaper then if you book thru a travel tour...ie. like 175 a day. You could stay there and be one mile away from one of the primary villages to be trained.
Corals, soft corals, macro stuff, calm water, muck diving and the big reef all close by too!
Google Loloata Island Diving + Papua New Guinea !
Steve

And all the malaria you can catch :)
 

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Malarone all the way baby - yummy Rx. Just bought a bunch for a trip at Costco of all places. :)
 

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Some new fish...some very cool old fish

Hi people,
We just got some pics downloaded into a computer I can send from.
I have hundreds of em from the surveys in New Guinea.
Photos are by Renante Ruz of the Philippines [cept for the scribbled angel and the New Guinea green daisy polyps which are mine].

We begin soon and will no doubt produce thousands of images befoore we are through.
Steve
 

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clarionreef

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clown tang w/ reddish zoanthids

Surveying he reef to establish baselines for monitoring.
Big schools of big breder fish...
and MeMes training team working Zambales Philippines.
 

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clarionreef

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Survey team

That was Phillip Soku of the Papuan survey team.
Then a photo of the broodstock which nobody touches. ..as they are so big!
Finally MeMe now running a Tonga station who will join us later.
Steve
 
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inkblue

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Work with RP neighbors to conserve coral triangle, Arroyo orders DENR
12/16/2007 | 12:06 AM

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the environment department Saturday to work closely with Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Solomon Islands to ensure the sustainable management and conservation of the Coral Triangle in the region.

A Malaca?ang statement said Mrs Arroyo issued the order after environment secretary Jose Atienza Jr. met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss enhanced cooperation and strategic measures to protect the marine area.

"We have to work together with our neighbors in protecting this precious natural resource. I have directed DENR to solidify links with the countries bordering the Coral Triangle," she said.

The Coral Triangle is a rich marine area bordering the five neighboring countries and Solomon Islands.

For his part, Atienza noted the Coral Triangle is known to contain more than 500 species of reef-building corals, and abounds with more than 3,000 species of reef fish.

He said its resources directly sustain more than 120 million people living within this area, and support the livelihood, income and food security of millions worldwide.

"Like all other ecosystems, our marine areas, including the corals and all biodiversity found beneath our seas and oceans, are also vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change," Atienza said.

The DENR noted countries in the region experience common problems arising from the devastating impact of climate change like flooding, water shortage, dry season, and the destruction of their marine resources. - GMANews.TV

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