by Kat Ramage | Jul 19, 2017 | Discover Diving, Pemuteran Diving, Refresher Dive, Underwater Temple Garden
The Povey’s arrived in Pemuteran ready for a range of experiences–snorkeling, Discover Scuba diving, scuba diving refresher and an advanced dive to 30 meters at the renowned site Temple Garden. The Pirates at Sea Rovers can do it all. The guys on the boat were heading out for diving and snorkeling; the guys on the beach at Mucky Pirates Bay were doing Discover scuba and a refresher dive. Their next adventure will be to charter a boat for a personalized trip to Menjangan. Enjoy!
by Kat Ramage | Jul 18, 2017 | Environment, General News
Robotic technology is being developed to help rid the reefs of invasive species–the crown of thorns starfish on our side of the world and the lionfish in the Atlantic and Caribbean.
Robot designed to kill the invasive crown of thorns
From Scientific American:
The Great Barrier Reef will have a robotic protector beginning this winter. The underwater autonomous vehicle is programmed to patrol the massive living structure in search of destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), which it then kills by lethal injection. These starfish prey on coral polyps, and although they are native to the reef, their population has exploded in the past few years, possibly because of overfishing of their natural predators. Click here to read the full story.
Our friends in the Atlantic and Caribbean also have a serious problem with the invasive lionfish. Another robot has been proposed to help with this predator.
Prototype of the lionfish killer robot
From Live Science:
The robotics company iRobot, known for creating the autonomous and endearing Roomba vacuums, is taking steps to make a clean sweep of lionfish in the coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean, with a robot designed to target and dispatch the invasive fish. Click here to read the full article
by Kat Ramage | Jul 17, 2017 | Captain & Crew, The Brethrens Photos
Wayan, Abdul, Norbert, Simona, Captain Paul, Edi & Toni
Norbert & Simona from Germany enjoyed 3 great days of diving with the Pirates. They are already planning a return trip next year–can’t wait to see you again!
by Kat Ramage | Jul 13, 2017 | Mucky Pirates Bay, Try Dive
Captain Paul introduced scuba diving to Julien and Sarah in Mucky Pirates Bay. From the photos, it looks like they had sunny skies and great visibility.
If you have always snorkeled and are interested in trying diving, contact the Pirates at Sea Rovers
by Kat Ramage | Jul 12, 2017 | Refresher Dive, The Brethrens Photos
The pirates at Sea Rovers welcomed returning brethren Uwe, Claudia and Amelia from Germany today. They decided to get their fins wet with a refresher dive at Mucky Pirates Bay. Captain Paul and Abdul accompanied them, running through a few skills, then leisurely cruising the site for weird & wonderful sea life.
A refresher is always a great idea at the beginning of your dive holiday. It gives you the chance to make sure all your gear is functioning properly, get your weighting right and fine tune your buoyancy.
