April 2021

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640,000 tons of fishing nets are annually lost or dumped at sea. Bracenet repurposes some of this lost net in their bracelets

Bracenet donates €50K to Healthy Seas

The German-based enterprise makes ethical bracelets from recycled marine materials, ie diver-recovered ghost fishing nets. Every bracelet purchased raises funds to remove more of this plastic trash / rubbish from our oceans and coastlines. 

We donate a fixed amount up to €5 to 'Healthy Seas' for every product sold. Benjamin Wenke

Emperor Divers Awards 5th ‘Covid Diver Hero’ with Maldives Liveaboard Trip

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that so far every one of our recognised heroes has been working in the hospitals throughout, deep down we all know that that is where the effects of corona are most keenly felt. At this point we get to recognise our 5th winner, another awesome hero from the diving community working in the intensive care wards battling the terrible effects of this virus. Ingrid Stubeliusaged 38 nominated by her husband Fredrik wins a free liveaboard trip in the Maldives, and here is her story:

TLDR

TLDR (or TL;DR) is a common internet acronym for “Too Long; Didn’t Read.”

In its simplest form, TLDR is used to express that a piece of digital text (an article, email, etc.) is too long to be worth reading.

A lone “TLDR?” without any explanation could be an intentionally rude or funny comment.

People tend to accompany their TLDR with a summary of what’s being discussed. At the bottom of a lengthy article on football, for example, you might find a comment that says “TLDR: the Patriots will win the next Super Bowl.”

Recorded sessions

Friday 3 Sept - 2021

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27 August - Posting news on site

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Team talk - 

Photo-talk 05 May 2021 | Matt, Peter and Rico

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Team talk - 3 May 2021

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Talk on 29 April:  Larry, Olga, Rico and Peter

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Recap of session on 26 April

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Talk with Amanda White  (GUE)  Monday  26 April

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DecoStop Q&A: Dr Richard Smith

Denise’s pygmy seahorse
Denise’s pygmy seahorse. Photo by Dr Richard Smith

In the first of the DecoStop Q&A series, we meet British award-winning underwater photographer, author and marine conservationist Dr Richard Smith, who is the author and photographer of the bestselling new book, The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs.