The Mauritius government have started their operation to sink the remains of the MV Wakashio, a month after it first ran aground. The Japan MV Wakashio ran aground on Mauritius’ coral reefs over a month ago and proceeded to spill 4,000 tonnes of its fuel into the surrounding ocean two weeks later. Since then operationsContinue reading “Mauritius Sinks the Wakashio”
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Conservation in Paradise: Grenada Week 5
June 10th 2019 This week saw me move on from my Open Water diving qualification and into learning how to become an SSI Advanced Adventurer (PADI Advanced Open Water equivalent). To achieve this certification I would need to become more comfortable with my skills while diving and take five speciality courses. The first of theseContinue reading “Conservation in Paradise: Grenada Week 5”
Conservation in Paradise: Grenada Week 1
Arriving in Grenada’s international airport marked the start of my five week adventure in Caribbean paradise, where I will be working with the Ocean Spirits Leatherback Sea Turtles project and on coral reef conservation in Carricaou. After a tiring ten and a half hour flight from London, I was pleased to be welcomed by a smiling face atContinue reading “Conservation in Paradise: Grenada Week 1”
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