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Papua
New Guinea Mooring Project
 Papua
New Guinea (PNG) possesses close to 40,000 square kilometers
of pristine coral reefs, sea grass beds, and mangrove forests.
PNG’s marine life is incredibly diverse, with Milne
Bay one of the richest coral reef ecosystem in the world.
PNG’s coral reefs are in excellent condition, but human
threats are on the rise. Although tourism offers an alternative
for local residents to destructive practices such as destructive
fishing, dive sites are starting to show signs of impact.
Since
1998 the PNG’s Divers Association has initiated an
Environmental Mooring Program to install mooring buoys across
the region. Mooring buoys have so far been installed in
Milne Bay, Kimbe, Kavieng, Madang, Port Moresby areas but
more are needed to reduce anchor damage in a significant
way.
The
original hydraulic drill to construct the moorings was in
need of urgent replacement. With Papua New Guinea being
"our" premier dive destination, it is with great
pleasure that the Diversion Marine Conservation Fund contributed
USD 4000 to the PNGDA to replace this important piece of
machinery. The funding was facilitated via the Coral Reef
Alliances' Park Buddy scheme.
The immediate purpose for the new drill will be to install
40 new moorings in Milne Bay and reinforce some of the existing
moorings. The installation equipment will be shared with
the rest of PNG’s diving community, contributing significantly
to conservation in other reef areas of PNG.
Everytime
you book through DIVERSION DIVE TRAVEL you contribute to
this exciting work so that your kids can still enjoy a healthy
marine environment.
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