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Nov. 11/12
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Coral Reefs Begin to Recover in the Maldives

Scientists have witnessed a “promising” recovery in the coral reefs around the Maldives, a recent survey has revealed.

The results show that some reefs now have more live coral cover than before the catastrophic El Niño bleaching event in 1998, which killed 95 percent of the country’s reefs – a key attraction for foreign tourists.

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Jun. 20/12
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Maldives to Create World's Biggest Marine Reserve

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit it would create the world's biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity.

"I would like to announce today Maldives will become the first country to become a marine reserve," President Mohamed Waheed said in a speech.

"It will become the single largest marine reserve in the world. This policy will allow only sustainable and eco-friendly fishing. MORE

Submitted by Balkysub on Jun. 12/11

Nov. 12/11: Whale Shark Project, Maldives.
Date: 
Nov. 12/11
Location: 
Liveaboard Safari Diving Maldives Male
Maldives
4° 10' 15.6" N, 73° 28' 33.6" E

Each immersion in balkysub we want to protect and take care for the ocean, so when we organize diving trips to the Maldives we feature programs conducted environmental conservation, such as Whale Shark Operator, as part of the specialty AWARE Whale Shark Project. We will meet with whale sharks, so we will take pictures and report data. Join us!!

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