We would like to say a huge "thank you" to all our guests who signed an online petition demanding stronger protection of sharks worldwide. For the whole of July we provided a dedicated laptop at our Naama Bay dive centre, to encourage divers to sign the petition. The petition was launched by Project AWARE Foundation and AWARE divers worldwide, after the conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), held in Qatar in March, failed to agree on proposals to restrict trade in eight shark species. It's not too late to show your support by signing the petition. Check back with us for details of our events during European Shark Week, 9-17 October 2010.
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Every diver visiting Sharm El Sheikh is familiar with the practice of using a strip of adhesive tape around the tank valve to indicate a full tank. Finally, we have applied a more environmentally-friendly solution to all our cylinders: plastic caps secured to the base of the tank valve. Cap on indicates a full tank, cap off, an empty one. Based on the number of tanks we fill, we estimate that the new caps should save over 12km of adhesive tape per year!