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Singles Dive into Adventure at Roatan Honduras during Murder Mystery Week

By Anonymous

Lockport, IL August 23, 2004 -- Solve the mystery of who-dun-nit while wall-diving the spectacular barrier reef off Roatan, Honduras in the pristine waters of the western Caribbean Sea. Eels, sharks, barracudas and other sea creatures are all suspects in this annual, fun-filled Murder Mystery Week.

Located just 30 miles north of Honduras, the largest of the Bay islands, Roatan is a diver’s dream. Our destination, the Bay Island Beach Resort, sits on the shore for easy access to the famous Spooky Channel. With unlimited use of kayaks, the natural aquarium snorkel trail and the Wild Cane Historic Village, activities abound for solo and non-divers, singles who love the sea, sun, adventure and meeting new friends! Bay Island Beach Resort offers all the amenities seasoned travelers have come to expect from Singles Travel International. Rates for this Roatan diving adventure from October 16-23, 2004 start at $1,000 plus airfare.*

Just grab your passport and go! Your trip is guided by an experienced Singles Travel International dive guide. Airport transfers and a Welcome Cocktail party begin a week of relaxing adventure. Enjoy three fantastic meals each day where you meet other singles and plan your next adventure. There are five days of two-tank AM boat dives with one afternoon and one night boat dive. Of course, use of weights and tanks is included! After your choice of water sports, exploring the diverse ecosystems of the island, or enjoying a scenic hike through tropical trees and pockets of rainforest to dramatic vistas overlooking the ocean and reef, its party time! Get ready for a fun island crab hunt and fantastic beach party. You’re sure to lose yourself to “island time” with quiet mornings on the dock with a fresh-picked mango, hammock time with the sunset and a tropical drink, and conversation time with a second cup of hot Honduran coffee and a chance to enjoy this peaceful paradise.

*Rates are per person based on double occupancy.

About Singles Travel International
Travel and Leisure magazine, in its April, 2004 edition, named Singles Travel International as “The choice for singles traveling worldwide.” With over 20 years of experience in travel consulting, Singles Travel International provides worry-free travel that meets the unique needs of solo travelers. Every group is accompanied by at least one Singles Travel International escort who is available 24 hours a day to provide assistance or answer questions. Although a Singles Travel International trip is a terrific way to meet people, travelers can be as involved as they would like in their tour activities, spending their time with the group or relaxing and exploring on their own. Singles Travel International takes the risk out of having to pay a single supplement by offering a roommate guarantee program.

Singles Travel International Contact:
Tammy Weiler
(877) SOLO-TRIP
(877) 765-5874
www.singlestravelintl.com

Media Contact:
Beth Peterson,
(708) 383-5989
beth@petersonmktg.com





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Tektite Supports DEMA Programs with Silent Auction Donation

By Anonymous

TRENTON, NJ August 24, 2004 -- Tektite Industries, the Leader in LED Dive Lights, announces the donation of a Dive Light Package for the 2004 Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) Awards Party Silent Auction.

The 2004 DEMA Awards Party, held in conjunction with the 2004 DEMA Show, features the presentation of the prestigious DEMA Reaching Out Awards and a Silent Auction. Proceeds from the Silent Auction will assist DEMA in its ongoing efforts to promote sustainable growth in safe recreational diving and snorkeling while protecting the underwater environment.

Tektite invites Awards Party and Show attendees to bid on its Dive Light Package to help support the growth of the dive industry. The Dive Light Package donated by Tektite contains three of Tektite’s extremely popular dive lights:
* STROBE 300™ Xenon Marker Strobe
* EXPEDITION™ STAR 2-Watt Luxeon® Star LED Dive Light
* TREK™ 400 LS 2-Watt Luxeon® Star LED Dive Lantern

Tektite will be exhibiting at the 2004 DEMA Show in Booth 3957. This year’s DEMA Show will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, on October 13–16.

About Tektite:
Tektite Industries, Inc., headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey, is the leading LED dive light manufacturer in the world. Tektite manufactures specialty flashlights, strobes and signaling lights serving customers who demand the most rugged products in the Outdoor, Industrial, Government and Military markets since 1990.


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Divers, tourists applaud end of Florida shark- feeding era

By Anonymous

Deerfield Beach, Florida. In just a few days the feeding of sharks by divers will become illegal in Florida's ocean waters, a change receiving warm welcome by divers and tourists alike.

"At last, things will slowly start to return to normal on the reef" said Abe Hitt, a veteran Florida undersea explorer. "In the least 15 years I've seen Florida's popular dive sites change from 'classic' to 'circus' - mainly because of fish feeding".

Mandy Brown, a non-diver and Ohio resident visiting Orlando this week, also praised the new law. "We come to Florida in summer mainly because of the beach", she explained. "After all the shark stories last year, we were planning to take the kids to Hawaii next time instead. But this makes me feel better about coming back here".

The new rule, which prohibits shark (and other marine life) feeding by divers goes into effect on January 1, 2002. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) unanimously approved the measure on November 1, after a contentious two-year battle between environmentalists and the dive industry.

In the end, the FFWCC found that the impacts of feeding sharks and other fishes by divers were unacceptable from a conservation standpoint, because it changed the animals' behavior.

Commissioner Julie Morris summarized the general feeling of the Commission, stating, "this is not about whether feeding marine life creates human health and safety issues. It's very clear that it alters marine life behavior, and I believe that it's damaging to Florida's marine life."

The dive industry has filed a legal challenge to the new rule, but thus far without success. FFWCC general counsel Jim Antista is confident that the new rule will survive any challenge mounted by the dive industry, and will take effect as scheduled on Jan. 1.

Other jurisdictions are considering similar restrictions in reaction to the degradation of marine habitats and increasing frequency of diver injuries caused by overly aggressive "fed" fishes. Hawaii recently closed off additional stretches of its coast to fish feeding, and South Africa is in the process of deciding the fate of shark feeding by divers. Fish feeding is already completely prohibited or strictly regulated in scattered areas of the world (for example, along the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea, Australia's Great Barrier Reef).

The U.S. National Marine Sanctuary Program (NOAA), which to date has only restricted fish feeding in a tiny percentage of the waters under its jurisdiction, is coming under increasing pressure from environmentalists to bring its regulations in line with those of the U.S. and Canadian National Park Services, which maintain blanket prohibitions on wildlife feeding.

Bob Dimond, President of the Marine Safety Group (a Florida non-profit that led the fight to ban shark feeding) is pleased with the new Florida rule, but admits that much more needs to be done to control the problem worldwide.

"We acknowledge that some within the diving industry still fail to perceive the wisdom of a ban on marine life feeding" Dimond stated. "That's why the Marine Safety Group, other environmental organizations and divers throughout the global scuba diving community are working together to educate the industry on the many benefits of keeping wildlife wild, not only in Florida, but throughout the world."

COPYRIGHT 2001 MARINE SAFETY GROUP, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTACT: MR. BOB DIMOND, PRESIDENT (954) 427 4672



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