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NUPG May Meeting Report
The May meeting saw the NUPG hold their AGM and the first point of order was to thank the outgoing committee members for all their hard work over the past 12 months that saw new members joining the club, great talks and popular underwater photography events. The new committee was then voted in and saw some existing members change roles, some new members take up positions and some old members come back onto the committee of 7. So the NUPG would like to welcome: Al, Caroline, Mich, Nick, Roisin, Paul & Donovan.
With the AGM completed as swiftly as possible it was time to move onto the main event. This month was members Donovan Lewis and Roisin Maddison speak about their work at Blue Planet Aquarium. They spoke about their love of the sharks and other species that they have formed bonds with in the aquarium, with their jobs to feed them and ensure their well-being. Occasionally they also get to take in a camera and gets some shots to use to help change the public’s perspective of sharks.
It is a tricky place to take photos, as there is no natural light and images are not allowed to clearly identify any of the members of public on the other side of the glass! But the challenging conditions did not sop Donovan and Roisin showing us great images of Zebra Sharks, Sand Tiger Sharks, Southern Atlantic Stingrays, Pork Fish, Guitar Fish, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Bamboo Sharks, Goliath Grouper, MOray Eels and Sergeant Majors (and their eggs).
It was a fascinating talk about an area of underwater photography rarely discussed.
Image: Nick Robertson-Brown, 1st place, Shark Feed at Stuart Cove’s
The competition theme was “Action” and this saw a varied set of entries to select from. Nick Robertson-Brown took first place with a shot of a shark feed from a dive with Stuart Cove’s Dive Centre in The Bahamas.
Image: Caroline Robertson-Brown, 2nd place, Playing sea lions
Caroline Robertson-Brown took the runner-up spot with a shot of two young and playful Californian Sea Lions shot whilst snorkeling in La Jolla in Southern California. Roisin Maddison took 3rd place with a shot of an eel eating a scorpionfish.
The next NUPG meeting will be on Monday 10th June. This meeting will include a talk by Wendy Northway about Seasearch. The competition theme is “Spots”
For more information about the NUPG visit their website by clicking here.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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