| Participate in Magic Porthole’s Contests and Contests held by Magic Porthole’s Friends Your efforts to help save coral reefs may win you a prize as well as a chance to encourage others through your example. Magic Porthole’s First Environment Achievement Contest July 1 to October 31st 2008. Prize winners will be chosen for best efforts and the impact of their actions. Entry Form with contest details. About the contest: Magic Porthole’s First Environment Achievement Contest Launched July 1 For many ideas of activities you can take to help coral reefs see: Things You Can Do to Protect Coral Reefs |
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First Prize: Trip to a coral reef.
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| Other prizes will include: Tuition at Sanibel Sea School Art work by Sasha Meret Family passes to Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Decks of First Collectors Edition Magic Porthole Coral Reef Playing Cards Books and tee-shirts from Wild Dolphin Project
Underwater guides, t-shirts, kids books, and hats from Reef Check  And other prizes to be announced. |
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From July 1st - August 31st, 2008
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| In celebration of the The International Year of the Reef (IYOR) 2008, Reef Check is running an International “What do reefs mean to you?” Photo Contest. The contest will highlight ways people value reefs. The goal is to engage viewers, through compelling images, and persuade them to take actions that benefit these ecosystems. |
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Participants can upload photos online from July 1st - August 31st, 2008. The public is invited to vote for their favorites from September 3rd - 30th, 2008. |
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The categories are:
1. Tropical coral reefs: People and the Reef, Creative Visions of Coral, and Animal Behavior 2. California rocky reefs: Teams in Action and Indicator Organisms 3. Young photographer - Tropical and California reefs: Beauty of the Reef For more information: http://reefcheck.org/photo_contest |
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| Winners from Reef Check Philippines 1st Cebu Underwater Photography Contest | ||||||
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Actress Daryl Hannah star of “Mermaid” and Dr. Sylvia Earle, founder of Deep Ocean Engineering, Explorer in Residence and Leader of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions at the National Geographic Society and a member of Magic Porthole’s Advisory Board, dive with Reef Check to help save reefs. |
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| Reef Check, a grassroots organization dedicated to saving reefs worldwide works with teams of scientists and recreational divers to monitor the health of reefs in over 90 countries and territories. The organization trains volunteer divers using a scientifically sound yet simple monitoring methods that allow them to collect data that Reef Check then analyzes and makes available to governments and other interested parties. |
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| More contests: Project Aware Kids IYOR 2008 Art Contest - Project Aware is celebrating International Year of the Reef 2008 with a full year long art contest called "Celebrate the Reef - Every Act Counts". Children 12 and younger from around the world can grab their paint brushes and crayons and get creative for coral reefs. Selected winners from each age category will receive a special Coral Reef Ambassador plaque along with a certificate of recognition and other prizes. For details on how to enter visit www.projectaware.org/kids Submit your entry before 2nd October 2008.
SOTTACQUA magazine, in collaboration with Nikon Italia, announces the first edition of an on line underwater photography contest to celebrate the beauty and diversity of amazing coral reefs. The contest is free and open to everybody. Two categories are foreseen: Open and Masters. For more information, contact: iyor@sottacqua.info or visit: www.sottacqua.info |
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