Tag: marine conservation
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UNDER THE SEA and beyond
Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast, South Africa I grew up on the Langebaan Lagoon with its turquoise water, bird islands and Saldanha Bay. This Lagoon on the west coast of South Africa protects migratory birds and nesting areas of endangered seabirds. It also acts as a protected nursery area for many fish species, not even mentioning…
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KEEPERS OF THE SEA
While I’m still landlocked I have been inspired by two phrases that my reading and time on social media has brought to my attention. There are many committed individuals and organisations who are working passionately and often without financial gain, to fight one battle at a time in the War to save the Sea. It…
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ROMANTIC CORALS MAKING BABIES
When the moon is full and everything is just so right! Last week, with the full moon at the end of October, the coral reefs, in the Grand Port of Mahebourg and Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius, had their annual mass spawning! Everything must have been perfect for them to feel romantic! The light, water temperature and…
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NEUTRAL BUOYANCY
A question of balance. New divers often struggle finding that sweet spot where they can just hover, neutrally buoyant. You either rise uncontrolled, struggling to descend or you sink and risk damage to some sensitive marine organisms. When I thought I was going to do coral transplantation shortly after qualifying as a SSI Open Water…
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AN EMERGENCY DESCENT
In Scuba Diving you learn of the dangers of ascending / surfacing too fast. You learn about slow controlled ascents and emergency ascents. But I’m not talking about surfacing! I did that when I came back home after my long dive stay in Mauritius. I want to tell you about going down, descending to the…