Posts in Conservation
Animal of the Month - The Ornate Ghostpipefish

Have you been lucky enough to see an Ornate Ghostpipefish? Masters of disguise, it may be the reason why. Animal of the Month explains how to hunt them down. Dive Central Gili has the guides to get the perfect picture! 

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Bio Rocks Rock!

An amazingly innovative and successful project came to the Gili islands in 2005 when island eco warrior Delphine Robb set up the Bio ROck project with the help of local fishermen and a large number of dive shops on the island. Now the second largest in the world, the Bio Rock project is successfully helping to regenerate damaged coral and deteriorating numbers of marine species. Here we look at how they work and how much of a success they have been for the islands.

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Animal of the month - The turtle

This month's animal of the month is the Green sea turtle. Quite common around the waters of the Gili islands, we are proud of our turtles and are moving closer to protecting them and their habitat. 

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Brand new dive site - The Glen Nusa!

Our new wreck is here meaning that we have a brand new dive site to explore! Ok, so there's not much life growing on it yet as it has only been submerged for one week, but it does have the potential for some great wreck dives, adventure dives, advanced courses and wreck specialty. Come and check it out with us at Dive Central Gili!

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Sharks are friends not food!

Happy Shark Week! This week's blog is all about the beautiful and amazing Shark; about how much danger the shark is under from humans and what we can do save them and, in turn, our oceans. Keep up to date with shark week by checking out http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/ #SharkWeek

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Plastic's not fantastic!

Plastic in our oceans is a growing problem. This blog only scratches the surface on what is happening in our beautiful seas, but will make you think about how you dispose of you rubbish, especially plastics. Divers can play a major part in helping to dilute this problem. By grabbing any rubbish we see on every dive we go on we can slowly but surely contribute to cleaner oceans!

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