A recent article in Oceanographic Magazine has highlighted the stark truth about the UK current management of MPAs. More than 1.3 million tonnes of fish were caught inside of the UK’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the four years since 2020, exposing – campaigners have said – the “stark difference” between the political promises and reality at sea.  https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/protected-only-on-paper-industrial-trawlers-plundering-uks-mpas/ Nearly 40% of the UK’

There are 16 Public holidays in Mauritius 4 Christian, 4 Muslim, 4 Hindu, 4 chosen by Governement. They create a shared joy because all are celebrated by the entire population. Yesterday was Sunday, and we normally dive on Sundays, but the boat is having a service, so I drove to Grand Bay to buy supplies. To my surprise the Christian Church was packed to the rafters, with standing room only outside and a full Police presence needed to direct the traffic! My friends in the UK

Northfields School in Mauritius has adopted the idea of incorporating the ocean into its Extracurricular Activities. Ocean Spirit has partnered with headmaster Lee Wilson to bring this vision to life. Spearheaded by Debora del Pizzo, assisted by Nando Nagain and Bernard Flore, this initiative has already sparked enthusiasm among the students at the school. Northfields Junior Primary preparing to become Junior Ocean Guardians The collaboration between PADI Open Water and Green

We sometimes get a request for a Discover Scuba Diving session on Coin de Mire Island. This trip we took an important businesswoman scuba diving to Coin de Mire Island, expecting to wow her with the shoals of fish and spectacular variety of rare fishlife, together with stunning corals. We were wrong. Coin de Mire has been fished out. No big shoals, not much variety, and plenty of algea, coral rubble and dead corals. Why? This Titan Trigger fish excavated a 1 metre by 500 cm h

Diving in Mauritius is good all year, and for very different reasons. If you are a new diver, the calm ocean surface, normal lack of current and the protective surrounding barrier reefs and easy accessibility to the dive sites makes it an ideal place to learn to dive. The shallow reefs are close to shore, so there is no difficult or demanding boat trip. So diving is possible year-round. The ocean temperature has a variation of 24-25 degrees in the winter when I wear a 5 ml we

Absolutely- don't even consider doing this without training. Luckily our PADI Discover Scuba Diving program makes this easy for beginners. ​Scuba diving is one of the most rewarding and exciting experiences a human can have, but it also requires more careful training than most sports. Humans are not naturally equipped to breathe underwater; you need specialized scuba diving equipment (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) to do this, and that means you must learn how

Ocean Spirit and Pat n Joe sponsored BOS (Big Island States) together with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries in promoting Ocean Awareness in Mauritius: The Minister and Junior Minister, together with the Ambassador of the European Union and the Australian High Commissioer participated in the Youth, Gender and Social Awareness Ocean Exploration Day, with the following objectives: ● Providing youth, women, and local communities opportunities to explore and connect with

It’s not often that the international spotlight falls on a small diving center in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but this year has been the year Ocean Spirit strengthened its international ties and together with Mauritius, broadened its international footprint. Ocean Spirit now has 5000 subscribers on YouTube, 60 000 followers on Facebook and 3400 Instagram followers. Together with @ianhaggertyrsa we have been published in the BBC Magazine, published by the World Reef Federa

The Reef-World Foundation is the International Coordinator of Green Fins "To protect and conserve coral reefs by establishing and implementing environmentally friendly guidelines to promote a sustainable diving and snorkeling tourism industry" Yesterday we received this incredible accolade from Green Fins, and today we shared it with our friends and followers. Take a look: https://greenfins.net/blog/building-mauritius-next-generation-of-ocean-guardians/ Although Reef-World is

When you have dived for 30 years, and love diving, you become complacent in your pristine marine world. Scuba diving in Mauritius is...