SEVENSEAS Marine Conservation & Travel Issue 19, December 2016 | Page 4

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4 - SEVENSEAS

Letter from the Editor - 6

Under the Waves with Karim Iliya - 12

SEVENSEAS Pledge in Uncertain Climate- 14

Avner Ofer Photography - 16

Tara Pacific - 18

Mele Kalikimaka - 22

Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge - 24

Value of volunteering for conservation programmes. - 30

This Season Eat Seasonally - 38

Marine Protected Areas: Can They Benefit All Fish? - 42

The Lonely Whale Makes a Splash - 48

Oahu, Your First Stop in Hawai'i - 56

10 things to do on Oahu - 64

Soft Coral: 5 Facts - 78

Over 200 species found during Deep-Sea surveys of submarine canyons in Lebanon - 98

Tavuni Dive Resort - 100

Talk with Julia Whidden of the F.I.N.S. program - 104

Sylvia Gottwald jewely, fine art, & conservation - 108

The Importance of National Parks for Future Marine Parks - 112

Tasmania's Unspoiled Wilderness - 120

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership - 124

3D Sharks, Sea Turtles and Frogsā€¦ Oh my! - 126

Scaling up integrated mangrove shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta Vietnam - 131

SEVENSEAS Junior - 132

December 2016 - Marine Conservation & Travel