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Category Archives: Conservation

Merry Christmas - Ocean Dimensions Kihaa Maldives

The Year 2022

The year 2022 is slowly coming to an end and what a year it has been. We had some exhilarating times, great moments, good news and many laughs – that’s what it is all about. The COVID scare is finally over. and we can travel again without annoying restrictions. We are happy and excited for…

December 24, 2022Blog, Brennia, Conservation, Diving, Kihaa, Manta Rays, PADI courses, team membersBy Petra Hellmann

Tuna Maldives

The Trapping Zone

Just recently the depths of the Maldives were explored for the very first time! What they found was pretty cool! An area/ecosystem first of its kind. They are referring to it as “the trapping zone”,  creating as oasis of life at around 500 meters depth. Scientists from all over came to take part in The Nekton…

November 14, 2022Blog, Conservation, Macro, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Shark Researchers

Shark Research by Gibbs Kuguru

Finding the Bite They just wouldn’t bite! It didn’t matter what the variables were: bait-type, time of day, nor the location. The Blacktip Reef Sharks in the Maldives were simply not interested. Watching these sharks constantly turn away from me, I became despondent. It felt like “la mar” (the sea), was withholding her favour from…

August 23, 2022Blog, Conservation, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Anke from Sharkproject Switzerland

Sharkproject Switzerland’s member Anke

Sharkproject Switzerland’s representative Anke Apelt is here to check up on shark research and of course also to do as many dives as possible. BOOT Exhibition In January 2020, just before COVID changed everything, I was visiting the boat & diving exhibition BOOT in Düsseldorf, Germany. I was there to promote our dive centres at…

May 27, 2022Blog, Conservation, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Flatworm in the Lagoon

Operation Cleanup and Weird Lagoon Creatures

How operation cleanup up came to be Here at Brennia Kottefaru we occasionally have some spare time between dives. So, we decided to do Operation Cleanup in our lagoon. We noticed on the resort staff board they planned to do one too. So, of course, we pooled our resources and did it together. It is…

April 1, 2022Blog, Conservation, Diving, Marine lifeBy Petra Hellmann

Spotting Sharks for NatGeo

Spotting Sharks for National Geographic

Spotting Sharks for National Geographic This past month, we spent a week diving with a film crew from National Geographic. They are shooting a documentary of the Blacktip Reef Sharks in the Maldives that have a very peculiar skin pattern, caused by a genetic disorder. The film crew included Alex Sherratt (Director – Roller Coaster…

January 30, 2022Conservation, Diving, Marine life, sharkBy Petra Hellmann

Diving with a GoPo

Diving with a GoPro

A GoPro is a very handy camera. It is small, can take both photos and videos, it is waterproof and can be used at depth! Making it very attractive to divers. In fact, just about every second diver has a Go-Pro but not everyone has good buoyancy which should be one of the first criteria…

June 26, 2021Blog, Conservation, Diving, Marine lifeBy Petra Hellmann

Seaspiracy

Seaspiracy

The Ocean Dimensions team like a lot of the world have watched Seaspiracy. We are deeply in shock. The directors were risking their lives to uncover and reveal how detrimental commercial fishing really is. This documentary is a real eye opener! Some of the major facts by Seaspiracy 46% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is…

April 16, 2021Blog, Conservation, Dolphin, Marine life, shark, TurtleBy Petra Hellmann

How to interact with marine animals

How to Interact with Marine Animals

Welcome back for our next lesson: how to interact with marine animals. Diving is a sport that allows you to enter into another world. In this fantastic new environment we are only guests. Therefore it is important to leave nothing but bubbles and take nothing but photos or videos. This should be the motto for…

March 6, 2021Blog, Conservation, Corals, Diving, Marine life, UncategorizedBy Petra Hellmann

Snorkeling with Blacktip Reef Sharks

If you like, you can go snorkeling with blacktip reef sharks in the Maldives. In almost every island lagoon are little black tip reef sharks cruising in the shallows. Often you can see them swimming close to shore with their dorsal fin sticking out of the water.   This blacktip reef shark came too close…

January 9, 2021Blog, Brennia, Conservation, Kihaa, shark, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann
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