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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/italy/sardop.html" title="The second largest island in the Mediterranean, Sardinia is surrounded by marine caves and cliffs shearing into the sea. More on her dive sites and dive operators is at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/italy/sardop.html http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/italy/sard..." target="_blank">Update: Diving Sardinia</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/pacific/palau.html" title="Palau offers world-class diving with sea walls, sheer drop-offs, caves and an exuberance of marine life. Its Blue Corner Wall dive is currently second in the Top Ten Dives of the World list. SCUBA Travel has therefore added a new page to its dive guide, d..." target="_blank">Update: Diving Palau</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.scubatravel.co.uk/2010/03/eu-subsidises-fishing-crooks.html" title="http://news.scubatravel.co.uk/2010/03/eu-subsidises-fishing-crooks.html Fishsubsidy.org has published a list of 41 law-breaking fishing vessels - from Spain, France, Belgium and the UK - who have received EU subsidies to the tune of over 16 million Euros...." target="_blank">EU Subsidises Fishing Crooks</a><br />');
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