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Washington State’s Octopus Hunting Ban Goes Into Effect

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After widespread public outcry following the legal capture and killing of a giant Pacific octopus by a SCUBA diver off Aki Point in West Seattle last year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have taken steps to make octopus hunting illegal in at least 7 different dive sites within Puget Sound.

Recreational harvest of octopus will now be banned at Deception Pass (north of Oak Harbor);
Seacrest Park Coves 1, 2 and 3 (West Seattle); Alki Beach Junk Yard (West Seattle); Three Tree Point (Burien); Redondo Beach (Des Moines); Les Davis (Tacoma); and Days Island (Tacoma).

You can read about the original story from last year that sparked all this off here.

 

Source: www.aquaviews.net

Photo: Lynda V. Mapes

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ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2025 Competition Launched

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January 16, 2025

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Underwater360 is excited to announce the launch of the ADEX Voice of the Ocean Photo+Video+Art Competition 2025!

Voice of the Ocean is the photo, video and art competition associated with the flagship Asia
Dive Expo (ADEX) in Singapore, the largest and longest-running dive show in Asia. Held from
April 4 to 6, 2025, ADEX Ocean Festival 2025 culminates in a captivating live judging event, with a prestigious jury choosing the winners and runners-up in the competition on categories as well as the “Best of Show” overall winner.

ADEX Ocean Festival 2025 is “dedicated to cephalopods” with a “celebration of marine life
behavior,” and ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2025 includes both “Cephalopods” and “Animal
Behavior” categories. This year’s jury comprises Berkley White, Erin Quigley, Kay Burn Lim,
Nicolas Remy, Robert Stansfield, and William Tan, with Chloe Harvey, Executive Director of The
Reef-World Foundation, providing a special advisory role on animal behavior.

Entrants are invited to submit their best work in the following five categories: Animal Behavior,
Cephalopods, Waterscapes, Artwork, and Short Film. The grand prize, sponsored by SEACAM, is an underwater housing worth up to $10,000.

Submissions via UnderwaterCompetition.com are open until March 1st, 2025.

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Gear Review: BARE 7mm OMNIRED Dive Boots

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January 15, 2025

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In a video produced exclusively for Scubaverse.com, Jeff Goodman reviews the new 7mm OMNIRED Dive Boots from BARE.

Find out more about BARE products at www.baresports.com.

Sea & Sea is the home of BARE and other Huish Outdoors diving brands in the UK.

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