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Manta-stic Raja Ampat
Site feed: Atom/RSSI organized our very first trip to the Raja Ampat region in West Papua, Indonesia from 10 - 17 December 2009. The preparation and information gathering began all the way back as far as January last year so this was for us, in every sense, the penultimate dive trip for...
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Published a month ago

Media Coverage of the Pulau Tinggi Beach Cleanup & Reef Survey Event
Site feed: Atom/RSSHere are some news clips / articles from Utusan Malaysia, Harian Metro and URTV (entertainment magazine) on the recent Project AWARE Beach Cleanup and Green Fins Coral Reef Survey at Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor last 23 - 25 October 2009.Thank you to our the media...
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Published 3 months ago

Project AWARE Beach Cleanup & Green Fins Survey, Pulau Tinggi, Oct09
Site feed: Atom/RSSOcean Elements Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with the Department of Marine Parks Malaysia, organized a beach cleanup and coral reef survey at Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor from 23 �" 25 October 2009. This year’s event was attended by 35 divers and 10 media representatives from...
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Published 3 months ago

Seahorses for Traditional Chinese Medicine
Site feed: Atom/RSSAccording to the "Endangered Species Handbook" (read the full article here), 20 Million seahorses are caught annually from our oceans in order to satisfy the market for Traditional Chinese Medicine. A study conducted from 1993 to 1995 by Biologist Amanda Vincent revealed, not...
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Published 5 months ago

Pulau Tenggol in Wide Angle
Site feed: Atom/RSSI spent many September days in a Komuter train, commuting between Seremban and KL, while waiting for my car to be repaired after a nasty accident recently.I'm so glad I got my new MacBook Pro 13" with it's 8-hour battery stamina to keep me company on those days. Better yet, the...
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Published 5 months ago

Whaleshark in Pulau Tenggol, Aug09
Site feed: Atom/RSSTenggol is a small island (only about 3km in length) about 30 minutes by boat from Dungun, Terengganu. Since July this year, divers have reported consistent sightings of four Whalesharks (Rhincodon typus) around the island and a few Manta rays (Manta birostris) too. Almost...
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Published 6 months ago

Dive for Earth Day and Green Fins Survey 2009 - Tenggol Island
Site feed: Atom/RSSOcean Elements Sdn Bhd recently organised an underwater cleanup event under the Project AWARE “Dive for Earth Day” and a coral reef survey under the “Green Fins” banner, from 24 �" 26 April 2009 at Tenggol Island. This year’s event was attended by 14 divers as well...
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Published 10 months ago

Pulau Tinggi, Johor - Mar09
Site feed: Atom/RSSEarly this month I made my first ever visit to Pulau Tinggi near Mersing, Johor. Jabatan Taman Laut (Department of Marine Park) Malaysia has a centre there and I wanted to see how we can utilise their place to run our conservation programs this year. During the visit,...
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Published 12 months ago

Panasonic Lumix Dive Community 1st Trip - KK
Site feed: Atom/RSSI just came back from the inaugural dive trip of the Panasonic Lumix Dive Community to Kota Kinabalu last week. The dive trip was organized to coincide with the Panasonic launching of their new camera and camcorder lineup, held at the Shangri-la Rasa Ria Resort on 25 - 27...
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Published a year ago

Panasonic Lumix TZ15 - Pool Pictures
Site feed: Atom/RSSHere's the pictures from the pool session in Cheras on 7 Feb 2009, taken using the Panasonic Lumix TZ15 compact camera. I just came back from a work assignment in India and had some free time today to take a look at the images and do some minor adjustment. All the images have...
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Published a year ago

New Year, New Toy - Panasonic Lumix TZ15
Site feed: Atom/RSSThe Year of the Ox certainly brought me early prosperity with the arrival of a brand new Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ15 compact camera and its underwater housing, on loan basis to yours truly, courtesy of Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd.The TZ15 came with a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens...
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Published a year ago

The First Award
Site feed: Atom/RSSOn Friday 30 January 2009, I received an email from the Project AWARE Foundation which reads:Dear HalimiCongratulations! Project AWARE is delighted to award Ocean Elements the 2008 Environmental Achievement Award.After reviewing your application, we have determined that your...
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Published a year ago