Austria's diving show in Tulln canceled. The trade fair event of superlatives for water sports enthusiasts in Austria and neighboring countries should take place in 2022 after the cancellation in 2021. The most important nautical trade fair for Austria was optimistic until the very end. Preparations went as planned and the mood was positive.
The EU citizens' initiative "Stop Finning - Stop The Trade" has reached more than half of its goal with 640,000 signatures. A total of one million statements of support must be received by the end of January 2022 for the initiative to succeed. With Austria, it has succeeded in reaching the minimum number in the necessary seven countries. Sharkproject has been a partner of the initiative since the beginning, working together to restrict the shark fin trade in the EU.
The disastrous cyclone Rai (Odette) has devastated large areas of the Philippines. One terrible news followed the other; so it is good to be able to report something positive from the Philippines. The Sea Explorers - Chris Heim, Rolf Mühlemann and Hervé Jain - report from the destinations Dauin and Malapascua, which were unaffected by the typhoon.
In 2022 there will be an anniversary for the popular diving and travel fair InterDive in Friedrichshafen: at the end of September the fair will take place for the 10th time in a row at the beautiful Lake Constance. Since the first year of the fair in 2013, it has developed into a successful industry event and a family meeting place for divers. Founded by divers for divers, the fair scores with attractive admission prices and numerous international exhibitors.
Extra Divers Worldwide & Reisecenter Federsee back in Mirbat: Under new management and with a new name, the former Kairaba Mirbat Resort has reopened: Wyndham Garden Salalah Mirbat. The Extra Divers Worldwide dive center is located directly on the hotel grounds.
Aqualung informs about the recall of some clearly identified batches of Calypso regulators for Din & INT versions. According to the company, they may have a quality defect due to a deviation in the manufacturing process of the first stage housing. Only some Calypso controllers with CPNs and serial numbers listed below are affected by this recall.
Supertyphoon Rai (Odette) turned Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Island, Southern Leyte, Bohol and parts of Cebu into a debris field on Dec. 16, 2021. Negros was also hit hard. Here, large areas are still completely under water. With wind speeds of 195 km/h and gusts of up to 260 km/h, Rai wiped out the livelihoods of thousands of people, leveling some 20,000 homes to the ground.
2 years in a row without a boat and therefore without you is not possible. That's why our favorite fair will take place this year for and with you in the Atlantis stores. We start the "ATLANTIS BOOT 2022 - now more than ever - Tour" on the first boat weekend at the Tauchcenter Freiburg. One week later at Atlantis Hamburg and the big final party will take place in Berlin.
North-Rhine Westphalia prohibits major trade fairs in January - The world's largest water sports trade fair, „boot", is also affected. The „boot" which was actually planned from 22 to 30 January, must be cancelled due to the spread and dangers of the Omikron variant of Corona. The new regulation in the country's Corona Protection Act applies to large public fairs that normally have more than 750 visitors at any one time. The reason for the measure is the expected significant spread of the Omikron variant, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday evening in Düsseldorf.
We wish you a peaceful, quiet and reflective holiday season in the circle of your loved ones. Spend a few quiet days before we all slide into a hopefully good and above all healthy new year 2022. It will be a good year! Stay healthy!