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Yasmine Thorn Emma James Carline Deal
Alexander Denny
Hywel Dyer David George
Edward Haynes Catherine Smith
Hafiz Zainudeen
BSAC Election:
Candidates announced
THE CANDIDATES FOR THE AVAILABLE COUNCIL POSITIONS IN THIS year’ s BSAC Election have just been announced. The 2026 election will see two Officer positions – BSAC Vice-Chair and Honorary Secretary- as well as two ordinary Council Member posts become available.
The call to stand for BSAC Council drew a strong response, with nine members now standing in the 2026 election. BSAC members will be able to vote for the candidates from 1 May.
The full list of BSAC Election 2026 candidates is:
BSAC Vice-Chair( one position available)
■ Yasmine Thorn( unopposed)
BSAC Honorary Secretary( one position available)
■ Emma James( unopposed)
Council member( two positions available)
■ Carline Deal ■ Edward Haynes
■ Alexander Denny ■ Catherine Smith
■ Hywel Dyer ■ Hafiz Zainudeen
■ David George
Details of each of the 2026 election candidates, including their CVs, will be available on the BSAC website in early April. Voting in the BSAC Election 2026 will open on 1 May and close at 7pm on 10 June.
BSAC members with a valid email address and eligible to vote will receive full details of the online voting process for the BSAC Election 2026, including online voting codes and links to the candidate CVs, on 1 May.
This email will come from Civica. All voting in the BSAC Election 2026 will be online unless members have specifically registered for a postal vote. Please email maryt @ bsac. com with your name and membership number to register for a postal vote.
The successful candidates will then take up their BSAC Council positions following the 72nd BSAC AGM, which will be held online on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 7pm.
Meet the candidates – online hustings event
BSAC will hold an online‘ Meet the 2026 Election Candidates’ hustings session on Wednesday, 22 April at 7pm. Hosted by BSAC Chair Andy Shenstone, the session will allow members to hear from all nine of this year’ s candidates and to ask questions. All members are invited to attend.
To register your interest in attending the hustings event on 22 April, please email election @ bsac. com with your name, preferred email address and membership number.
Date for the Diary BIUPC 2026
BIUPC 2025 Champion, Kirsty Andrews and her winning close up image of an octopus in Porthkerris
THIS YEAR’ S BRITISH AND IRISH Underwater Photography Competition will take place this August.
The one-day‘ shoot out’ is open to all underwater photographers who live and dive in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and England. Participants will have from 10pm on Friday 21 August to 10pm on Saturday 22 August to capture and submit their images.
Photographs may be taken in either salt or fresh water, and there are three categories: Wide-angle, Close-up, and Mankind’ s Impact on the Environment. There is also the overall BIUPC Champion award, which includes the Peter Scoones Trophy.
For more information and to register for the BIUPC 2026, go to www. bsoup. org. uk
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