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Monday, 10 May 2010

 

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In April 2008, Ocean Elements application to become a Go ECO Operator was approved by the Project AWARE Foundation! As a Go ECO Operator, we aspire to implement environmetal best practices where we operate and to educate our divers to be environmentally responsible. By following the guidelines below, we hope to  minimise our divers' impact on the aquatic ecosystem where we dive whilst contributing to environmental, economic and cultural conservation.

Join us diving today, and be an ECO Diver!

The GO ECO OPERATOR GUIDELINES:

As an ECO Operator, we will...


  • Provide dive experiences that enhance our divers' and dive trip participants' awareness, appreciation and understanding of the local aquatic environment.

  • Use recycled products whenever possible.

  • Participate in local conservation efforts and support any established marine parks.

  • Not sell items made from endangered or threatened species, corals or tropical hardwoods.

  • Respect the local communities where we dive while abiding by the local laws and regulations.

  • Always provide pre-dive briefings on responsible dive practices such as:

    •     - Proper buoyancy control

        - Securing equipment and streamlining body position

        - Keeping a distance from sensitive environments

        - Not touching or chasing aquatic animals

        - Abiding by all fish and game regulations

  • Choose island dive operators that use mooring buoys or use drift diving  techniques to avoid damage to coral reefs.

  • Offer Project AWARE Dive Specialty courses that teaches our divers about ecology and conservation.

  • Practice buoyancy control and other diving skills on sandy bottoms away from coral reefs, making sure that all equipment are secured , that our divers are properly weighted and they don't touch, stand on or collect corals.

  • Display environmental public awareness materials at our dive centre and create opportunities for the local community to participate in conservation activities.

  • Use environmentally sound method of rubbish disposal and choose dive operators that do so.

Ocean Elements Wins the
2008 & 2009 Project AWARE Environmental Achievement Award!
Environmental Achievement Award 2009 

Winner of Environmental Achievement Award 2008


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