Dive Desk is delighted to collaborate with Customs Recreation Club to do a Dive Against Debris to mark the Earth Day 2018, in line with the years theme: End Plastic Pollution. Over 150 plastic bags and more than 300 plastic bottles were collected during the CRC's #EarthDay event held today to cleanup Rasfannu reef and shoreline! Plastic constituted the biggest chunk of trash collected with 38kg, followed by 19.5kg metal scrapes, 7kg wood, 3kg glass & 3kg miscellaneous items. By 2050, oceans will have more plastic than fish, if we don’t #KickThePlasticAddiction now!
A big thank you to Customs Recreation Club for this important initiative and a big thanks to the Dive Desk team members, without whom this would not be possible! A little effort from each of us will go a long way to #EndPlasticPollution.
We encourage all the PADI professionals we train and our divers to connect their passion for ocean adventure with a purpose for marine conservation. We encourage them to take 'fins on' action for the ocean and tackle ocean threats like marine pollution and habitat destruction.
If you are interested to take courses to learn about marine conservation, check out the PADI Specialty Courses we have on offer:
- Dive Against Debris Specialty
- Project AWARE Specialist
- AWARE Shark Conservation
- AWARE Ray Conservation
- Coral Reef Conservation
Contact us on (+960) 7937738 for more information.