New Ahe video from Antonio Part I
September 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
long and cool video of Ahe / don’t forget to wacht part II as well! – makes us want to go back pronto!
Feeding the whale sharks
November 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
Ok, this is a picture with a bit of a story behind it. The first times we went to the whale sharks the guys at the ahe resort told us that it was possible to feed the whale sharks.. we thought.. hmmm.. they made their point during this session… it is possible to feed them. To avoid harassment we don’t continue with this practice, but for all to share here is a picture from this remarkable moment.
Whale shark calender by Markus Roth now for sale
October 3, 2010 1 Comment
One of Germany’s leading marine life photographers Markus Roth visited Ahe Dive resort this year and had some unique encounters with the resident whale sharks. His beautiful pictures where compiled into a gorgeous whale shark calender. The benefits of the calender will go to the Scubasigns Foundation.
For more information please visit Markus’ website
A whollatta sucking going on .. Whale shark pic of the week
September 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
More pictures here
Now read the Whale shark article in Scubadiver Australasia for free
September 2, 2010 1 Comment
Due to overwhelming demand the editor in chief of Scubadiver Diego Garcia decided for the first time during a running issue to put the article online so everyone can read it for free!
Please go to http://www.scubadiveraa.com/the-magazine.phtml
Soft Coral Forest
September 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
The guys found a unique new divesite! soft coral about half a meter high that goes on and on. unique place
Two Papuan Boys of to a big Bali adventure
August 29, 2010 2 Comments
Working at the Ahe Dive resort and dealing with foreign dive tourists already changed their lives a lot, but now more adventure is coming up for Nomini and Lupi. For the first time they will leave Papua to learn more about being a diveguide in Bali. In advance we would like to
thank Aquamarine in Bali for making this possible. It will be an enormous experience for these boys. Also their families and all other staff at Ahe are excited and looking forward to the experience that they will bring back to ahe after their three months traineeship. During the next three months we will keep everyone up to date on the adventures of Lupi and Nomini, two great Papuan boys determined to become professional dive guides.
Free the whalesharks in Tateyama Japan
August 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
On July 25 and August 10 two whale sharks were caught by Japanese fishermen off the coast of Tateyama-Chiba prefecture, Japan. The two whale sharks are currently held in a 50×50 meter space, 7meters tall, that is cordoned off by a net.
While waiting for an aquarium to house the whale sharks, facilitators are taking the opportunity to profit by letting 40 divers inside the enclosure daily, as well as boat tours, creating a lot of stress to the whale sharks. In addition, the tiny enclosure forces the sharks to make a lot of sharp turns, causing it to burn off its energy very fast.
The man-made environment can also not cater to a whale shark’s special feeding requirements. In short, its inability to adapt to this captivity will drastically reduce the sharks lifespan.
How crazy are divers even thinking of going there for fun!!!??? they should go there to cut up the nets if you ask me… Sign the petition or take other action – this has to stop!
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