Scroll down for the English translation El Sueño Azul Tras un largo viaje, cuatro aviones y un barco ya me encuentro en Dhigurah. Es mi primera noche aquí y no puedo dormir. Se escucha el ruido de la lluvia caer sobre las hojas y el ruido del mar de Laquedivas. En estas aguas merodean seres […]
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Gergasi Di Balik Gelombang/Giants Beneath the Waves, by Nuraini Arsad
Scroll down for the English translation Gergasi Di Balik Gelombang “Jump!” Arahan Farouk, pembantu juragan dhoni kedengaran tegas. Aku bergegas menyarung sirip kaki dan bergerak pantas ke bibir geladak depan sejurus selepas rakan sepasukan terjun ke laut. Mataku membidik tudingan jari Farouk ke lokasi di mana yu paus telah dilihat. Aku menghela nafas dari dalam […]
Big Problems for the World’s Biggest Fish, by Edward Doherty (written for the Blue Planet Society)
Written by Edward Doherty, our In-field Marine Biologist, for the Blue Planet Society. It may surprise you that 100 million sharks are killed by people each year. What might surprise you further is that this is a conservative estimate and the number may in fact be as high as 273 million. That’s a whopping 31,164 […]
‘I didn’t want to leave!’ by Carol Reed-Bishop
In November 2016 I spent 4 weeks on the Whale Shark project in the Maldives. The first two weeks in a small group of 3 volunteers and the second 2 weeks in a group of 7. Iru, Alex and Ed who help run the project, have an amazing passion for the it as well as extensive […]