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PROJECT AWARE INTERNATIONAL CLEAN UP DAY

By sea-dog, 26 August, 2010, No Comment

The pinnacle cleanup event of the year, International Cleanup Day, 25 September, is held in partnership with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. On this day 15,000 AWARE Divers in more than 100 countries around the globe will document every item found beneath the water’s surface to help prevent the marine debris epidemic affecting our ocean planet and you can be a part of it by voluntering at DJL DIVING. On the 25th september we will be hosting a full day of conservation and try to have fun at the same time. In the morning we will start with a beach clean up, then lunch in the bar followed by 2 dives in the afternoon were we will collecting any marine debris found. To finish the day off  we will hold a free fundraiser  bbq at our pool bar. During the day we will be giving away great prizes. So if you around Koh Tao pop in to the store and sign up.

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NOWS THE TIME TO DIVE

By sea-dog, 20 August, 2010, No Comment

There has never been a better time to come to the amazing island of Kho Tao and dive with DJL Diving. We are very happy to announce the return of the viz (vizability). We are diving more then ever, going to better dive site, exploring new places.
At dive sites like chumphon pinnacle we are seeing 30 meter crystal clear water with more fish then ever and waiting for the return of the famous bullsharks of kho tao, other sites like twins, white rock, mango bay and green rock are also beautiful this time of year, with lots of turtles, rays and lots of beautiful coral to see.
So why dive at djl?
We offer a max group of 4 divers per group.
we have 3 boats, so we go to new sites everyday.
Dive from our highspeed RHIB, get to sites in half the time.
Great pool partys and free bbq at our resort pool bar.
All our staff our enviromently aware and we encourage all our customers to do there part in keeping our island a beautiful place.
So why not make a visit into the shop or log on to our site for further info.

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10 ways to protect our coral

By sea-dog, 27 July, 2010, No Comment

1. Do not purchase souvenirs made from coral or any
threatened or endangered marine species.
2. Support the establishment of coral reef protected
areas and encourage better protection and
management for those that exist.
3. While traveling, choose resorts and tour operators
that properly treat all sewage and wastewater.
4. While operating a boat, navigate carefully to
avoid contact with coral reefs and other vulnerable
ecosystems such as seagrass beds and maintain
engine equipment to prevent oil and gas spills.
5. As a diver or snorkeler, choose tour operators
that use mooring buoys or drift diving techniques
whenever possible rather than anchors that can
cause reef damage.
6. Make wise choices in selecting seafood by avoiding
menu items that are caught or farmed using
destructive or unsustainable practices including reefkilling
poisons, explosives, and illegal equipment.
7. Join Project AWARE’s CoralWatch Monitoring
Program and report data online at
www projectaware.org.
8. As a diver, practice buoyancy control skills in a
pool or sandy area before diving near a coral reef.
Make sure your gauges and equipment are secured
to avoid accidental contact with the reef, and never
touch, stand on or collect coral. Be an AWARE
Diver.
9. Report all damage of coral reefs to dive operators
and scientific or conservation groups that monitor
coral reef health.
10. Enroll in an AWARE Specialty course like AWARE
Coral Reef Conservation with a PADI Professional
to increase your knowledge about coral reefs and
other aquatic environments.

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DJL SIGNS SHARK PROTECTION PETITION

By sea-dog, 5 July, 2010, No Comment

Some important decisions for sharks were made at the recent Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), held in Qatar in March. Proposals to restrict trade in eight shark species failed to receive the required two-thirds vote majority, representing victory for narrow, short-term economic interests over science and the myriad long-term benefits of conservation.

Here at DJL DIVING we are  appalled at the failure of the world’s environment leaders to approve trade protections for some of the Earth’s most vulnerable and heavily traded shark species which is why we signed this petition:

http://www.projectaware.org/givesharksachance

Did you know each year tens of millions of sharks are killed by Earth’s most dangerous predator – humans? Populations of sharks are in big trouble but you can take action.

At DJL DIVING we are proud members of PROJECT AWARE  and we belive everyone, diver or not has a responsibility to make sure we protect sharks. During the shark season it is possible to get close to big grey reef sharks and bull sharks at Kho Taos premire dive site of Chumpon Pinnacle. DJL DIVING offers exclussive afternoon trips on our highspeed rhib, we you get the chance to see these amazing creatures in the most natural form without disturbance from other divers.

Sign the petition and let’s tell Governments loud and clear: sharks are vital to our ecosystem and deserve better protection.

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SPECIAL APPRECIATION FROM PROJECT AWARE

By sea-dog, 19 June, 2010, No Comment

At DJL DIVING we are always doing our bit to help preserve this beautiful island we call our home, so when we recived a special appreciation award for our help during DIVE FOR EARTH DAY 2010 we were very happy to recive it.
I would personally like to thank all the DMTS who gave up there free time to help out with the clean up at Hin Wong Bay, Everyone was keen and helped collect alot of rubbish that had washed up on the beach.
We will be holding more beach and underwater clean ups in the very near future so stay logged on to the blog or why not join our online forum page for all the latest djl news.

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