Project AWARE Foundation is an NGO founded by divers
dedicated to conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action.
On 25th September, they are conducting an action campaign all around the world to clean the sea and the beaches of marine debris, with the purpose of protecting the marine environment.
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This weeks scuba diving highlights in Timor Leste
Thursday, 02 September 2010
What an amazing week for diving, the water is warm, the vis good and we are seeing some big stuff. Photos please guys!
Christoe Rae - 2 turtles and a white tip reef shark
K57 - Blue Spotted stingray
Dili Rock - Turtle soooooooo close
Secret Garden - Curious Dugong
Jako - White Tip Reef Shark
Black Rock - Bumphead Parrotfish and whiptail Ray
K41 - Whit...
DTL staff member Juvi is finally certified Open Water after a lot of hard work and study.
Thanks to all the instructors that made this happen and a special thank you to Kym Smithies and Mike and Mel from Singapore with thier help on the translation.
Project AWARE Foundation is calling on all AWARE divers around the globe to take action on International Cleanup Day 25th September 2010 to help make clean water a reality.
Please join Dive Timor Lorosae on their 3rd year participating in the International Beach Clean Up Day at Dili Rock on the 25th of September 9am onwards. Divers, snorkellers and helping hands all welcome
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This Weeks Diving Highlights in East Timor
Sunday, 01 August 2010
Good but a little windy diving this week. Here are the highlights
Atauro - Whitetip Reef Shark and sea snake
Dili Rock - A really cute little black leaf scorpionfish
Tasi Tolu - Warty Black frogfish and a green seahorse
Here's a couple of pics taken by Edmund with his new Cannon G11 and Susana
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Because Luc finished his Divemaster and went straight on to the Instructor Development Course, he missed out on the Dive Timor tradition of the snorkel test
Not for long! Luc completed his snorkel test with a red wine chaser rather than beer (well he is French!)...
After a very entertaining Instructor development course, we decided there were a few 'men of the moment' and Dive Timor Lorosae had to give thier own awards in recognition of this.
Chris - Most Pedantic Award with his affected effectiveness
Pedro - Most Improved Award - a little gem of an instructor emerged about 3 days into the course
Marek - The Marek Moment Award - What can...
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More Fun on the Instructor Development Course
Friday, 23 July 2010
Back in the Pool and the Open Water again for more skills and demonstrations. Everyone completed the course yesterday. The Instructors Exams are on Monday and Tuesday, then PARTY!
This months dive club coincides with the end of East Timor's first ever Instructor Development Course and Instructor Exams. So we decided to throw a party to celebrate all the new instructors.
All our dive club members are welcome. Tuesday 27th of July 7pm onwards at Dive Timor Lorosae
We will be back on track next month with a mollusc guest speaker
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East Timor's First Instructor Development Course
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The guys are working hard refining thier skills on our first Instructor Development Course in preparation for the Instructors Exams on monday and tuesday.
The days are long, the schedule is tough, but they are doing really well and having a few laughs and 'Marek Moments'
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Diving today with Brian Francisco At Tasi Tolu Timor Leste
Friday, 09 July 2010
A wonderful dive with lots of new critters at Tasi Tolu,
Tozeuma Shrimp... try and find this one on your next dive at Tasi Tolu, Good luck there are 2 of them.
Pipe Fish
Psedosimnia Sinenis Cowrie
Armina sp. - A nudibranch that eats sea pens....
