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	PAGE ONE :: WORLD NEWS :: SPECIAL REPORT :: SHARK FEEDING
	CDNN SPECIAL REPORT :: FISH FEEDING, SHARK FEEDING, MARINE WILDLIFE HARASSMENT "Hey, you want a real scientist, go to NOAA! You want a wild and crazy guy who knows how to make a quick showbiz buck, gimme a call," says TV shark show whacko Erich Ritter, the dive industry poster boy for interactive shark feeding scams (until he fed his left leg to a shark in the Bahamas). ERICH RITTER - Hey stupid! It's time for the Nigel Marvin and Erich Ritter show! BAHAMAS - The death of David Graves on a Bahamas shark feeding dive ERICH RITTER - The Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth CDNN TIMELINE - A Chronology of Key Events NAUI - Florida Fish Feeding Frenzy: The Article NAUI Killed PADI - Shark Feeding:  Eco Friendly or Environmental Enemy DEMA - Shark Feeding and the Red Herring of Divers' Rights CDNN INTERVIEW - Bob Dimond on Shark Feeding CDNN ANALAYSIS - PADI-DEMA vs Environmental Groups SCUBA POLL - Where do you stand on shark feeding? SCUBA FORUM - Have your say on shark feeding With virtually unlimited resources, dive industry heavies, PADI, DEMA, Skin Diver, Rodale's and Jean-Michel Cousteau defiantly goose-stepped into Florida to the free enterprise beat of chumsickles, money and lawyers. Click for shark feeding timeline Two years later, they hobbled back out of the state, their reputations as environmentally responsible organizations in shambles after a stunning defeat by a grassroots coalition of divers, dive operators, sport fishers, eco groups, environmental activists and ultimately, a highly critical press and angry public. How did eco-David overcome the strong-arm tactics of industrial-Goliath's lobbyists?  Why did the public reject the dive industry's educational spin on shark feeding?  How did divers react to Rodale's clumsy attempt to characterize the ban as a government conspiracy to discriminate against scuba divers? Will the movement to stop thrill dives and the exploitation of marine life spread to the Bahamas and beyond? Dive into CDNN's Shark Feeding Special, the definitive source of authoritative and comprehensive news reports on key events that led to Florida's decision to ban all marine life feeding in state waters. DEMA vs UNITED NATIONS "The (dive) industry as a whole recognizes the significant value of interactive (animal feeding, animal touching, animal riding, animal petting) marine experience$." Regina Franklin, DEMA "Do not feed fish. Do not attempt to touch marine animals." United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) "Do not touch living marine life such as coral and marine animals.  Never harass aquatic animals. Do not feed marine animals." International Ecotourism Society CDNN NEWS REPORTS 2008 Inquest: Sharks ate scuba tourist near British Virgin Islands shark feeding site Bahamas shark feeding tours endanger island visitors Waiver or not, Florida's 'no comment' shark feeder faces lawsuit Thrilled to death: Shark feeding in the Bahamas Jim Abernethy under criminal investigation for shark feeding death Tourists warned to avoid shark feeding scuba tours Fatal shark attack vindicates Florida's decision to ban shark feeding Shark kills tourist in Bahamas during Jim Abernethy's 'interactive' shark feeding dive 2007 Daredevil stunt kills notorious Hawaii shark feeder 2006 Deja vu all over again: Feds ban shark feeding in Hawaii Feds, citizens meet to discuss ban on Hawaii shark feeding tours Shark 1, shark molesting scuba idiot 0 Another American tourist dies scuba diving with St. Maarten shark feeder Lifeguard loses foot after shark attack in shark feeding area Hawaii's defiant shark feeders deny endangering public safety 2005 Stop shark cage diving say shark attack victims South Africans want shark feeding banned South Africa shark victim 'knew it was his time' South Africa diver swallowed whole by great white shark says witness Dive gear, pieces of South Africa shark victim's wetsuit found Diver missing after shark attack in South Africa shark feeding area Diver-fed eel nearly bites off diver's arm at Sting Ray City, Cayman Islands Interactive fish feeding diver loses thumb to eel Shark feeding bad for sharks says renowned shark scientist South Africa shark feeder denies reports it mutilates sharks Diver bitten in half by huge shark 2004 Shark feeding 'interactive' dive tours blamed for shark attacks South Africa authorities shut down shark feeding tour operator 2003 Bahamas shark attack victim sues Our Lucaya resort for $25m The jury is in: Scientists conclude interactive fish feeding alters fish behavior PADI instructor loses finger after harassing porcupine fish Shark feeding in Florida?  Just say NOAA 2002 Hawaii bans shark feeding Cayman Islands bans shark feeding Shark feeding tour operator Erich Ritter attacked by shark in Bahamas Int Shark Attack File concludes shark killed Florida diver Shark attacks snorkeler near illegal Florida shark feeding site UN campaign to save reefs targets fish feeding, dive tourism DEMA suffers setback in legal challenge to shark feeding Bahamas shark attack victim blames Unexso shark feeding Who really killed Bluey, Australia's super-star grouper Hawaii moves to ban shark feeding Did fish feeding cause recent shark, grouper attacks? CDNN ACT NOW - Ban shark feeding in Hawaii It's official! Shark feeding now illegal in Florida 2001 Divers, tourists applaud end of Florida shark feeding era Shark feeding ban likely to encompass federal waters CDS eco group calls on DEMA to drop shark feeding lawsuit Eco groups crush dive industry as Florida bans shark feeding Florida wildlife commission bans shark feeding Humane Society condemns DEMA lawsuit as final vote nears DEMA sues Florida in last-ditch move to stop shark feeding ban Reckless dive industry declares "jihad" on Florida government Environmentalists correct Rodale's shark feeding "facts" Shark feeders beware! Eco groups defeat PADI-DEMA: Florida will ban shark feeding Rodale's Scuba Diving harasses anti-shark feeding scientist Cyber Diver Society (CDS) votes to ban shark feeding North Carolina shark victim off ventilator Virginia to investigate fatal shark attacks Cyber Diver Society (CDS) to vote on shark feeding Ten-year-old boy dies after Virginia shark attack No teeth, no bite in shark feeding guidelines Representative, Charles Justice, announces feeding ban bill Shark attacks snorkeler near Bahamas shark feeding site Bahamas shark attack victim has leg amputated Florida legislator announces inquiry into shark feeding MSG calls on commission to reveal location of shark feeders Two more shark attacks terrify Florida tourists Shark attack renews concern over shark feeding in Florida Florida rejects shark feeding ban but wants strict guidelines Environmentalists attack PADI shark feeding guidelines Del Ray Beach urges Florida to ban shark feeding PADI-DEMA-Rodale's suffer third shark feeding defeat Environmentalists again defeat dive industry coalition Shark attacks worldwide reach all-time high Eco groups defeat PADI, DEMA, Rodale in shark feeding battle 2000 Florida State defers to dive industry on shark feeding issue Florida State to vote on shark feeding ban Rodale Inc attacks environmentalists over shark feeding
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