Not so long ago, on an island in the Bali Sea, a motley group of pirate divers and snorkellers stumbled across a beach strewn with plastic and decided to do something about it.
Recent visit by the Green School out of the landlocked Port of Ubud, (http://www.greenschool.org) turned out to be a good opportunity to put the Nasty Nemo through her paces. And she handled it all with easy and space to spare.
The Green School was up on a field trip to the Biorock Project. Where they learn how to electrify coral to good effect 😉 After a morning of learning and snorkeling the projects they took a break to explore a local reef (Close Encounters) where they got to see first hand what can happen when local businesses work with the village and fishing community to help protect the local marine environment in a sustainable way.
The Next day they head out again this time to visit the Solar Powered Biorock offshore structures. The Biowreck and BioBoomer. The later named in honour of the once long time resident of the of the Turtle Project, run by my old mate Chris Brown just down the beach from us. Another longtime resident and local Eco warrior.
Then its prepare for the beach and Mucky Pirates Bay clean up.
DiveMaster Made and Captain Sahari lend a helping hand.
Despite the lousy visibility everyone heads out with a modicum of enthusiasm on their perilous mission to rid our bay of marauding plastic.
A Junior Eco Wench is Joined by Captain Botac scouring the Bay for hidden enemies amongst the fishing boats.
After a hard morning of snorkeling, diving and rescuing our beloved and now not so Mucky Pirates Bay. The lads and lasses of the Green School sit down to enjoy a well earned Nasi Bungkus.
And thus their day ends with a swift voyage home and memories of noble deeds and plastic vanquished on the shores of Pemuteran.
After the rains the plastic has come. Trying to find away to get people involve instead of just complaining about a country wide problem that will take generations to solve. Me and the Commodore came up with this package.
Enviromental Clean Up Package, 11 Dives
2 Days Menjangan Island (Includes Lunch, Soft drinks, entry fees to TNBB and a Bin liner) 1 Day Pemuteran Reefs (including dive the Coral Bommie, Bio-wreck & Bio-boomer) 5 days Equipment Rental 1 Day Cleaning the Biorock Project 1 Day Cleaning the trash from Mucky Pirates Bay 1 x Night or Shore extra Price €300
It won’t solve the problems of a nation, but at least we can try and keep our little corner of Indonesia that bit cleaner.
The Captain
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