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Peter Hughes Announced As 2015 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Inductee
DivEncounters Alliance President Peter Hughes will be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in Grand Cayman on October 2, 2015.
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame was established by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Tourism in October 2000 to recognize those people who have made a significant contribution to the development and enjoyment of the sport of scuba diving. Recipients include (but are not limited to) pioneers who were influential in scuba education, scuba equipment development and manufacture, dive travel and dive destination development, arts and entertainment, dive medicine and safety. Peter’s induction is to honour his significant contribution to the customer experience in the dive tourism industry through his work at Anthony’s Key Resort and Dive Bonaire, the advancement of the liveaboard market through owning his liveaboard fleet and the protection of the reefs with the introduction of site moorings to reduce anchor damage as early as 1975.
When asked “If you can tell us one thing about the oceans, what would it be?” Peter Hughes replied “The oceans are two thirds of our planet and really worth seeing. Once you experience the underwater world, you’ll know why it is worth protecting. Every voice we have for the protection of the oceans is going to help. The oceans control every aspect of our life one way or another, and if we don’t start protecting them now, we will be leaving our children with a destroyed legacy. I have seen dramatic change in 55+ years. Please start diving, enjoy it, and see how important it is to the rest of the world. Then get involved saving it.”
Along with Peter, other inductees include Bill High. Captain Wally Muller, Dimitri Rebikoff, and Dr. Albert Jones.
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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