Project AWARE - PADI Specialty of the Year 2008
This course is open to all and covers the plight of the world's aquatic resources, what is happening, what is being done about it and how you can help to protect them for futures generations whether you are a diver or not. If we save the Oceans, we save the World and if we save the World we save it's People. This is a must for anyone who cares about the environment.Or complete the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation course with us which also counts as specialty of the year
Ask our staff how you help with our data collection for the Project AWARE "CoralWatch" program.
We clean up underwater on every dive we do, this is the only effective way to keep the reefs in Aqaba clean of trash. So anytime you are diving with us just ask the staff for a net bag so you can pick up any trash you see along the way. Don't go mad cleaning - enjoy your dive - just pick up items in your path that are easily removed. We also participate in all the major underwater clean up events every year. To find out how to clean more effectively and organise such events try our Clean Up Diver specialty course. Throughout the year we make specialy targeted clean up dives, targeting fishing line which takes a long time to remove safely and without damage to the reef. Also our tec team recently received recognition for cleaning the parts of the reef other divers can't reach (especially of Heineken beer cans!)
To see what we have been up to check out these diffent events we have participated in.
International Clean Up Day 2006
International Clean Up Day 2007
Special Black Rock Clean Up 2007
We also started putting photographs on our web site of severe violations of Marine Park Rules - this has been an effective way of stopping these illegal activities.
