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Day 2 Diving Haddhunmathi Atoll
Another fun day of scuba diving logged in the books. Today I am pretty much adjusted to the new time zone and over jet lag. We dived three sites – Pink Thila, Haleema Haa and Hithadhoo Corner. The first two dives were executed in the morning after breakfast and we were back by lunch time.…
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First Day Diving Haddhunmathi Atoll
The opportunity presented itself and allowed me to finally make it to the Maldives. The Maldives is a group of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean. There are about 26 atolls that are in the Republic of the Maldives. I spent two weeks on an atoll locally called Haddhunmathi or Laamu Atoll (to foreigners). The Atoll…
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Wildlife Wednesday : Yellow Boxfish
The Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) is one of my underwater favorites. Its square shaped yellow body with black spots can be easily recognized along coral reefs. This boxfish was observed in the Laamu Atoll located in the Maldives. A Few Interesting Facts: When stressed or injured it releases the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin from its skin, which…
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Turtle Hatchlings – Laamu, Maldives
A few days ago around 11am, the staff at Six Senses Resort notified us the sea turtles were emerging from the sand and heading to the Indian Ocean. The biologists & staff contained the turtles on the beach for a few minutes to help increase the population and prevent predators from capturing them before they…