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Shark Fishing Ban: a step forward

On March 1st of this year, the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has banned shark fishing in all Atolls of Maldives. The range extends to 12 nautical miles from the edge of each atoll. This step was taken so as to protect the reef shark stock of the country which has now declined to a serious level.

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Maldivian Anemone Fish (set)

Endemic to the Maldives, they thrive in almost all reefs. They could very well be the most photographed fish around. Even so observing them is an obsessive thing. The relationship among their family, the mutualism with its host anemone and many other aspects of their behaviour.

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Hanifaru

Known as Vandhumaafaru-adi to the local community, Hanifaru is a bay like lagoon located in Baa Atoll (a Northern Atoll in Maldives). During the south-west monsoon huge groups of Manta Rays congregate at this spot during times of plankton accumulation. Mantas could be found here in over a hundred at times and they are often joined by Whale Sharks. This is indeed a spectacular site to see. The south-west monsoon is from April to November.

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Technical Diving in Maldives

Technical diving is a kind of diving done that goes beyond the limits of main stream recreational diving. To move on to technical diving, divers need to have experience, extensive training, a greater degree of mental and physical fitness and it involved the use of specialized equipment.

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International Day of Climate Action 09

On October 24th which is the international day of climate action of the 350 campaign, 350 divers from the Maldives dived for 24 hours. “we want ways to reduce climate change” was the message given in a multitude of ways.

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Cabinet Submerges to Save the Country

SOS from the frontline: Climate change is happening and it threatens the rights and security of everyone on Earth. With less than one degree of global warming, the glaciers are melting, the ice sheets collapsing and low lying areas in danger of being swamped. We must unite in a global effort to halt further temperature rises, by slashing carbon dioxide emissions to safe level of 350 parts per million.

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350, it is more than a number.

Despite the arguments by the skeptics there is a lot of evidence we see, here and feel that tells us climate change is real and global warming is affecting everything. The melting of ice causes rise in sea level and the increase in ocean temperature destroys the very coral reefs that is meant to guard the islands from the sea. Decrease in fisheries and an increase in irregular violent weather are just a few examples of what’s happening.