Category: Diving & the Environment
Aquanauts Interns Help Save Endangered Reptiles at Navy Sea Turtle Conservation Center
Aquanauts interns went from diving alongside sea turtles to releasing new ones into the wild at the Royal Thai Navy’s Sea Turtle Conservation Center as part of the budding dive instructors’ environmental training. The field trip to the Sattahip Naval Base treated 24 Aquanauts interns and staff to a lecture and video presentation about the Navy’s work to rebuild Thailand’s five endangered breeds of sea turtles, an educational exhibit, a visit to the aquarium and nursery and, in a grand finale, the chance to release 6-month-old baby turtles into the sea.
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Aquanauts Interns “Dive for Earth,” Clean Up Pattaya’s Islands
In its ongoing efforts to restore the beauty of Pattaya’s beaches and reefs, Aquanauts interns and staff dived head-first into this year’s Dive for Earth Day, sponsored by PADI’s Project AWARE division. A full boatload of divers took to Saxophone Bay to remove a bags and bags full of of rubbish from the beach and reef. At least 50 black sacks were hauled away, showing how much washes up onto Thailand’s beaches.
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Aquanauts CDC, Pattaya City Join Forces to Lead Area’s International Cleanup Day 2008
Aquanauts Dive Centre, Thailand’s new PADI 5-Star Career Development Centre, joined a massive community effort to clean up Pattaya’s beaches, islands and reefs during this year’s PADI International Cleanup Day.
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