What you can see during a 1 hour at our Manta Cleaning Station: Sometimes you see a brown cloud coming out of a mantas rear end. This means the manta is having a poo. On occasion you see a bag like ‘thing’ several times coming in and out of the mantas rear end. It is…
When someone says tropical island some of the first things that come to mind are turquoise water, sandy beaches, palm trees and Coconuts! There are many different names for the coconut in Dhivehi depending on what stage in the lifecycle it is in. The main stages are: Gobolhi This is the first stage of the…
Have you ever wondered what language fish speak and if they are able to ‘talk’ to each other? Or how a big school of fish can synchronise their movements. Fish are able to communicate with each other and they do it in several different ways. Sound to communicate Some fish are actually able to produce some…
Let’s talk about the many different kinds of boats of the Maldives. With the country being an island nation and the big blue surrounding it, it is essential that we have boats to get around. Speed boats are the Maldivian equivalent to a taxi. We use them for island hopping, to pick up our guests from…
So far this years’ manta season has been great! Our manta season in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Baa Atoll officially runs from May through to November. With few sightings in May and November and normally peaking around July and August. We usually say that June is when we start to see more mantas…
Are you travelling on your own or your partner doesn’t dive, then you will probably be wondering who will be my dive buddy? Will he or she use more air and will I have to come up from my dive early? Will I use more air and cut his or her dive short? Am I…
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…
The cardinal rule when diving: never touch anything while you’re in the ocean. There are many reasons why. When we touch fish we can cause them infections. If we touch or stand on corals they break. If we touch stone or scorpion fish we will be in the hospital in a lot of pain! Stone…
Today we have a lesson on the different underwater communication techniques for you. Good underwater communication with your buddy and with your group increases your safety. It also gives you the tranquility necessary to enjoy your dive. In the recreational dive world, there are several ways for divers to communicate underwater: hand signals, noise, writing,…
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…
