Over the past few months Scuba Junkie has continued to show
it’s commitment to protecting the environment.
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| Steve talking about waste management |
Not so long ago we had a group come over from the Falu
Frgynasium School in Sweden who were interested in the environmental aspects of
Scuba Junkie. Over the course of 4 days they excelled themselves by getting
involved in beach cleans, ecological discussions with our Environmental Officers
Dave McCann and Cat Cassidy as well as
dipping their toes into the world of Scuba Diving with a DSD experience. They were also lucky enough to spend a day
snorkelling at the stunning island of Sipadan. Our knowledgeable staff spent
several days educating them on how to run an environmentally responsible resort.
One of the Resort Managers, Steve Ashby,
gave them a hugely informative talk on how we treat our waste and how we run
our Turtle Hatchery.
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| Discover Scuba Diving! |
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| Chen Sue Yee gave a talk on Environmental Impacts |
Scuba Junkie is proud to have been listed as one of Green
Fins top 10 members! Green Fins is an organisation that assesses dive centres
on their environmental impact. We welcomed Chen Sue Yee,
a representative of the company who came to visit us in the middle of
October. It is not only our dive practices that she looked at, but also our own
recycling, waste management and waste treatment centre. Green Fins hope to
raise awareness on protecting our coral reefs and to encourage dive centres,
snorkelling companies, governments and local communities to operate in a way that has as little impact
as possible on the delicate underwater ecosystem. We are so happy to be a part
of their initiative, and hope that other dive centres will see the benefits of
adhering to their code of conduct.
For more information on Green Fins, and to see their code of
conduct, please visit their website at www.greenfins.net
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| Schooling Devil Rays |
The underwater world has continued to amaze us. Pulau
Sipadan has been an absolute wonder. Hammerhead sightings have been on the
increase, with multiple sightings throughout the day! On some days our divers
have been seeing Scalloped Hammerheads and Devil Rays! We have also had sightings
of Devil Rays out on the Sipadan Barrier Reef. The water temperature has cooled
slightly and it seems the underwater life loves it!
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| Schooling Hammerheads |
The macro world has also been on fire. We have had several
different sightings of Blue Ringed Octopus and a few resident Flamoyant
cuttlefish. The sighting of the bizarre looking Estuary Batfish was a turn up
for the books! It was the first recorded sighting of such a fish in the area! It’s
not just the big stuff that can be exciting.
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| The bizarre looking Esturay Batfish! |
We would also like to welcome Valerie, Kevin, Edmund and Fendi,
our new Divemaster Trainees. We wish them the best of luck on their course, and
are confident they will learn a lot during their time here. A couple of them
will be completing the Eco Divemaster course, where they will learn how to
conduct Reef Checks. Reef Checks are an important aspect of underwater research;
they indicate the health of the coral reefs and can give us an idea of whether
the health of the reef is declining or not. It is an intense few weeks, hopefully these guys will enjoy it!
If you want any information on our Divemaster course, or the
Reef Check course, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
info@scuba-junkie.com
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