As part of our activities for International Clean-Up Day 2010, Narima Diving and Scubafish staff (plus many of our local business friends) went back to school!

What is International Clean-Up Day(ICD)? This annual event (originally started 25 years ago by The Ocean Conservancy, and supported by Project AWARE) is the world’s largest volunteer effort for the marine environment, working towards global solutions to marine debris through the cumulative efforts of half-a-million volunteers globally.

What? The ‘Save our Fins’ 3-legged fin race was an event organised by Fish4divers.com, to help raise awareness about shark finning (and much needed funds) to help the Shark Trust continue their constant fight to protect our ocean’s sharks. Fish4divers.com called upon everyone they could think of, including dive clubs, schools and local community groups, [...]

Grab a buddy and join us for a three-legged fin tournament, to help raise awareness about shark finning. What: Three-Legged Fin Tournament. When: 17th July, 5.30pm. Where: Meet at White Rock, Klong Nin Beach. Shark finning refers to the re­moval and retention of shark fins and the discard at sea of the carcass. The shark [...]

Should you visit Koh Lanta in the Low Season? Koh Lanta’s tropical climate is governed by 2 distinct monsoons, the ‘Dry’ North-east monsoon which coincides roughly with high season (between November and April), and the ‘Rainy’ South-West monsoon falling roughly between May and October, or the tourist low season.

International Coastal Clean Up day (ICC), the largest volunteer network worldwide, fell on the 19th September this year. In 2008, 390,881 volunteers in 102 countries collected 3,090 tons of debris from shorelines around the planet for ICC. It is now supported by Project AWARE, the Thai Department for Marine Coastal Resources, Greenfins and a multitude [...]