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Japan to resume commercial whaling
The BBC reports that Japan has announced that it plans to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) from July 2019 and to resume commercial whaling thereafter. Japan has argued that the IWC was not committed to one of its stated goals; that of supporting sustainable commercial whaling. Japan argues that the eating of whale meat is a cultural tradition, despite the fact that the bulk of the nation only started eating it after World War Two and currently only 0.1% of the population consumes it. (Image credit: wdeon / Shutterstock.com)
Video: Whale Song by Howard and Michele Hall
Howard and Michele Hall of Howard Hall Productions have released a stunning short film of their encounters with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) during a trip to French Polynesia It was filmed in 8K resolution with a RED Helium camera.
Sea&Sea announces housings for Canon EOS R
Sea&Sea has announced their MDX housing for the Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera. It is compatible with the company’s MDX ports and gears and has dual focus/zoom gears for EF and RF mount lenses. Sea&Sea has also announced that there will be an Optical YS Converter available for the housing and camera.
Happy Holidays 2018
As many members of the Wetpixel community start their holidays, we would like to wish you all a very festive season. We hope that: If you share gifts, you will get the imaging tools that you desire. If you are lucky enough to be diving, your subjects are plentiful, and if you are sharing time with friends and family, you have much joy and happiness.
Video: Anilao Underwater Shootout 2018
Wetpixel was invited by the Philippine’s Department of Tourism (PDOT) to attend and report from the 2018 Anilao Underwater Shootout. During the event, the team from Studio H20 worked amazingly hard to produce a fun short film. Please click through to watch!
Inon announces Front Cover 150
Inon has released a neoprene cover and protector that is compatible with their wide angle wet lenses (UWL-H100, UWL-100 28AD, UWL-100 28LD, and UWL-100 28AD) when used with their attached Lens Hood II. It can also be sued to protect the domed lenses of the Z330 and D-200 strobes
Last day to bid in Sea Save Auction
All the lots in the 2018 Sea Save annual year-end auction end tomorrow, 20 December. Up for grabs are 59 dive travel adventures to some of the most exotic destination on the planet. Currently, most of these amazing trips are listed at considerably less than their list prices so are real bargains. The proceeds of the auction all go directly towards supporting the Sea Save Foundation’s campaigns.
RIP Bob Halstead
Douglas Seifert has kindly shared a moving tribute to author, musician, photographer, scuba pioneer and explorer Bob Halstead who has died after an illness. Bob qualified to dive in 1968 in the Bahamas and moved to Papua New Guinea in the late 1970s, becoming the first person to promote dive tourism in PNG. Widely credited as having invented the genre (and coined the term) of “muck diving,” Bob was well known for exploring areas that other divers had not visited, in a quest for new species and unique environments.
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