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Oct. 17/11
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And the Weirdest Marine Debris Photo Is...

We kicked off September's Debris Month of Action with a photo contest - calling for your weirdest, strangest and craziest marine debris photos. And boy did we get them! 

One month, 159 entries, 8 finalists and over 1000 votes later, we're pleased to announce the following winners:

1st Place: "Underwater Recycling" by Christian Skauge, from Norway.

Runners Up: "Easy Rider" by Frances Whitfield, from Australia and "Two of my Favorite Things: Handbags and Nudibranchs" by Twila Midgley from the UK.

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Oct. 14/11
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"Give Sharks a Break" Shout Finn and Finley

Meet Finn and Finley, Project AWARE Sharks on Tour

They have a hammer-like shape head, a trendy Hawaiian look, and they are on a mission to spread the word that sharks need urgent protection!

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Oct. 13/11
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Big Shark Shout Out at DIVE 2011

Project AWARE will once again be attending DIVE 2011 at the Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in the UK, which is taking place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October 2011.

Visitors to this year's NEC Birmingham Dive Show will find more than 300 exhibitors taking part but Project AWARE will most likely be the loudest. Why? We will be shouting our lungs out for sharks!

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Oct. 11/11
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Debris Month of Action – It’s a Wrap?

September’s Debris Month of Action was a month chock full of underwater cleanup and data reporting activity. To date, more than 130 committed AWARE leaders reported data from the underwater trash they found last month. In total, data was reported from 160 Dive Against Debris surveys held at 90 locations around the world.

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Oct. 07/11
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Cast Your Vote for the Weirdest Debris Photo

Last month, we kicked off the Debris Month of Action with a marine debris photo contest. We asked scuba divers and Dive Against Debris volunteers to photograph the weirdest and wildest trash they found underwater.

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Sep. 29/11
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Small Steps for Shark and Skate Conservation Taken at NAFO

Northwest Atlantic fishing countries reduce skate quotas, improve shark catch reporting slightly

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Sep. 28/11
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Project AWARE at the 2011 Heron Island Dive Festival

Celebrating Heron Island as one of Australia’s premier dive destinations, the 2011 Heron Island Dive Festival took divers on an underwater adventure during the week of 05 - 11 September. Diving industry leaders and renowned dive speakers were at the festival to talk about a variety of topics. David Roe, Project AWARE Marine Conservation Officer, who attended the festival, reports on this great and well-attended event:

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Sep. 19/11
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Project AWARE Urges Canada, EU, and US to Secure a Reduction in NAFO Thorny Skate Catch Limit

As the annual meeting of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organizations (NAFO) begins today in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Project AWARE, Shark Advocates International, and other like-minded NGOs have asked for science based catch limits on threatened thorny skates.

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Sep. 19/11
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Lounging on the Ocean Floor: From the Marine Debris Photo Contest

The work Project AWARE divers undertake to keep our oceans healthy is "no walk in the park," despite the casual action captured in a recent photo contest submission, seen below.

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Sep. 13/11
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The Ugly Journey Of Our Trash

No one knows for sure but scientists think over six million tons of marine debris may be entering our ocean every year. One of the reasons Project AWARE is collecting marine debris data from divers is to help build a clear picture of the underwater trash that threatens ocean life. With this knowledge, we can make more effective decisions when it comes to waste management policies.

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