In the next few months we will be telling you a lot more about our conservation programs. People who care, people who want to make a difference, are no longer able to simply recreational dive and move on.
Dominica has been immune from so many of the worlds problems for so long. Helped by our remote location, lack of pollution, deep cooler water and lack of over development. However, as we also start to see the effects of climate change we are changing the way we dive. If you are passionate about the ocean and want to learn more, come and dive with us!
In the meantime. Over the first few months of 2022 we had 6 turtles staying with us in our tanks. Working with Jake Levenson, DOMSETCO and the Fisheries Division, Desiree fed and raised six tiny little hatchlings called washbacks. This means they were the weakest and last ones of the nest and did not have the strength to reach the ocean.
Incredibly, they all thrived and grew up to an average of about 8 inches long before being released in May 2022 with satellite tags.
Will you look at where they went!! Can you imagine being 8 inches long and swimming all the way to Columbia.
What an amazing study, what an amazing world!
At Nature Island Dive we make a difference.
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