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For the Love of Sharks 2020
Join The Shark Trust for an evening of shark celebration and discovery
The Shark Trust team were planning to host this event at the Royal Geographical Society in London. But due to COVID-19, and the changing rules and advice, they’ve decided to run this event virtually.
What’s the Plan?
Sharks are some of the most stunning and characteristic predators in our oceans. Over 1000 species of sharks and rays inhabit the ocean’s diverse environments. Encountering the world’s most spectacular species can involve epic journeys. Or simply a trip to the UK coast.
Back for its second year, the Shark Trust invites you to join them – online – for an evening celebration of sharks.
They are thrilled to announce the following guest speakers will be joining them:
- Paul Rose (TV Presenter & Radio Broadcaster) – Paul is a man on the front line of exploration. One of the world’s most experienced divers, field scientists and polar experts. Paul helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the planet.
- Nick & Caroline Robertson-Brown (Frogfish Photography and Scubaverse) – Nick and Caroline are a husband and wife team of underwater photographers, photo-journalists and authors. They’re multi-award winning photographers, have three published books, and feature regularly in the diving, wildlife and international press.
The speakers will fill the evening with their stories of discovery and connection, as well as their love for this fascinating family of marine animals.
This year, you’ll also get the opportunity to hear more about the Shark Trust and what they do. And they’ll be announcing their latest commercial supporter SHARK SUPs.
SHARK SUPs
To celebrate this partnership, and the launch of their SUPs, they’ve kindly donated one of their all-round boards for us to give away!!
When you buy a ticket for this event you’ll automatically be entered into a prize draw. But, please note we can only send the prize to an address in the UK or EU.
For the Love of Sharks will start at 7pm on Friday 25 September.
Once you’ve booked your ticket, you’ll receive an email receipt with a link. Please use this link to access the event, which will be hosted on Zoom.
All profits from the event will support The Shark Trust’s conservation work.
Please note: whilst children are very welcome and encouraged, there may be some adult themes discussed during the presentation.
To book your ticket to this event visit The Shark Trust website by clicking here.
Blogs
Seal Encounter Dives at Lundy Island
Voted No. 3 on the Top 10 Ultimate British Isles Bucket List by The Independent, these dives offer the closest marine mammal encounter available to divers in the UK. Friendly and playful, respectful divers are often rewarded by incredible interaction with the Lundy Seals.
Easy Divers has been running guided dive trips to Lundy for nearly 10 years and offers dive equipment hire if required. Trips depart from the stunning harbour town of Ilfracombe in North Devon and Dolphins are often seen during the boat passage.
In addition to diving, Ilfracombe is a great base from which to hike the South West Coast Path, dip into surfing at the UK’s first World Surf reserve, enjoy other water sports or head to Exmoor National Park.
Easy Divers also runs a diver-friendly guest house, with a discount for diving customers and kit rinsing and drying facilities.
The Seal encounter dive sites are shallow and sheltered and are suitable for divers of all levels, making them a great introduction to British diving.
Exclusive Offer for Scubaverse Subscribers
Use your exclusive Scubaverse discount code scubaverse10% before the end of June and join us for a Seal encounter dive trip to Lundy Island, on any trip date with availability this Summer. Visit https://www.easydiversnorthdevon.co.uk/lundy-dive-trips/seal-encounter-dive-trips/ and enter code scubaverse10% at the on-line check out.
Trips book out well ahead, so book now to avoid disappointment. To save 10% on any 1 night stay at our guest house, please call 07833 020424. We offer free cancellation for divers who book a 1 night stay, if we have to re-schedule due to unsafe weather.
Join us for Britain’s best marine mammal diving experience!
Trips run from end of May to mid-October and are bookable via email at info@easydiversnorthdevon.co.uk, on-line via the Easy Divers website, www.easydiversnorthdevon.co.uk, or call 07833 020424 for more info
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DAN Introduces Continuing Education for Dive Professionals
Divers Alert Network® (DAN®), the world’s leading dive safety organization, has launched a new program called Continuing Education for Dive Professionals. This free program focuses on risk mitigation and is now available to all dive professionals via DAN E-Learning. DAN expects this program will not only enhance divers’ safety but will also help reduce dive operators’ liability risk.
To encourage participation, DAN is offering discounted premiums on individual professional liability and group professional liability insurance to all DAN members who complete the e-learning, which can be done in about an hour.
Any DAN member who has completed the e-learning will be able to claim a discount of nearly 5% on their annual liability policy. This is in addition to the 5% discount that DAN members already receive. If you are on a group professional liability policy, your completion of the e-learning may count toward a discount on the group professional liability premium.
This year we partnered with Tec Clark to create the content of the program. In the future, we will combine Tec’s material with new material created by DAN.
Click here to learn more and access the e-learning.
To qualify for the discount, the e-learning must be completed before you renew your professional liability insurance policy. Refunds will not be given.
We hope you find this program educational and worthwhile. If you have any questions, or need assistance, please contact DAN at liabilityinsuance@dan.org.
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