EURO-DIVERS NEWS
7. March 2010
regional-maldives@euro-divers.com

MALDIVIAN WHALE SHARK RESEARCH PROGRAM
(2010-07-03)

Dear friends

Maldivian Whale Shark Research Program visits Euro-Divers Maldives at Diva Maldives regularly and we consider Adam and his team close friends by now. The Resort is also a sponsor of the Research Team and we are proud that the Naiade Management is engaged with this project and helps to protect the environment and projects like this one.

View the latest features which BBC has done about this fantastic project:
BBC Feature about Whale Sharks around Diva Maldives Resort

If you feel you would like to get involved and help as well - please visit the website from Maldives Whale Shark Research Program and get involved your self as well.

Get involved and help Maldives Whale Shark Research Program
Looking forward to your visit to see the whale Sharks yourself and learn more about them.

Your
Euro-Divers Team
Thanks again and all the best
your Euro-Divers Team

THE NEW TRAVEL-AGENT PARTNER RED SEA HOLIDAYS IN UK
(15.12.2009)

www.euro-divers.com

Our newest travel agent partner - Red Sea Holidays in the U.K. - has fantastic offers for the Grand Hotel Hurghada:
available for 2 adults sharing - Grand Hotel - HB:

If you book with your holiday a 3 day or 5 day dive package with Red Sea Holidays you will receive:
1 DAY DIVING (2 dives) tank and weights FREE OF CHARGE for the above booking periods (arrival dates have to be within those month)

Bookings under: www.redseaholidays.co.uk

We are looking forward to your visit!

BOOT 2009 VOM 17. - 25. 1. IN DÜSSELDORF
(07.01.2009)

Euro-Divers auf der 40. Boot Düsseldorf 2009
Halle 3 - Stand F 70

Liebe Freunde von Euro-Divers,

Alle Jahre wieder findet die Boot in Düsseldorf statt und Euro-Divers ist wieder dabei!

Zur 40. Boot in Düsseldorf vom 17.1. bis 25.1.2009 haben wir besonders viele Angebote für die Destinationen von Euro-Divers vorbereitet und freuen uns Dir diese präsentieren zu können. Du findest uns in der Halle 3 - Stand F 70.

Ein besonderes Jubiläum gibt es ebenfalls auf der Boot 2009 - Euro-Divers Ägypten besteht 10 JAHRE - und Du feierst mit - mit tollen Angeboten starten wir in das Jahr 2009!

Unser Team auf der Boot 2009:
Claudia Kraus - Regional Manager - Malediven
Mike Cristiani - Dive Center Manager - Vilamendhoo Island Resort - Malediven
Kai Behrend - Dive Center Manager - Eriyadu Island Resort- Malediven
Marcus Dengel - Dive Center Manager - Grand Hotel - Hurghada
Andrea Lerch - Instruktor - Grand Hotel - Hurghada
Jan Boelen - Desitter - Dive Center Manager - Hotel Cala Joncols - Spanien
Martine Boelen - Desitter - Instruktor - Hotel Cala Joncols - Spanien
Jerome Monney - Sales Office Manager - Thailand/Indonesia
Susanne Valverde - GM Marketing and Sales - Euro-Divers worldwide

Weiters haben wir besonders viele Preisausschreiben zu den verschiedenen Destinationen von Euro-Divers und hoffen schon vorab, daß Du bei den Gewinnern sein wirst! Selbstverständlich steht wie immer auch eine kleine Erfrischung für Euch bereit!

Wir freuen uns schon sehr auf ein Wiedersehen mit Dir!

Ganz liebe Grüsse
Dein
Euro-Divers Team

Mobile: +20 102592121
www.euro-divers.com

MALDIVIAN WHALE SHARK PROTECTION AREA
(15.12.2008)

On Thursday the 4th of December the first Maldives Whale Shark Protection Area (MPA) meeting was hosted on the beautiful 5star deluxe resort island Diva Maldives located in the South Ari Atoll. The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSRP) has been established by an international team of biologists, who since 2006, have been working to build up a profile of the whale shark population in the Republic of Maldives. The MWSRP have been invited by the former Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr Shaugee to assist in a community driven initiative to designate South Ari's southern outer reef as a 'national whale shark park'. The MWSRP is working hard to build strong relationships with local community representatives and as a result preliminary discussions with resort managers, dive center managers and island chiefs in the region regarding the development of a marine protected area have been very positive.

This meeting was mainly to initiate this by bringing for the first time partners in this fight together. In the meeting gathered were; From the local islands Ahmed Qasim, Ahmed Junah (Assistant Island Chief and Airport development manager from Maamigili), Mohamed Abdulla (Assistant island Chief Dhidhoo), Hussain Fayaz (School Headmaster Digurah), Ibrahim Hassan (assistant Island Chief Digurah) and from Fenfushi, Shahid Abdul Raheem (Island Chief). But also resort island were present. Diva Maldives was represented with both the General Manager Johnny Matis, the Resident Manager Xavier Arnoux and the Euro-Divers Dive Center Manager Dennis Kaandorp. From neighboring resorts Euro-Divers Vilamendhoo Dive Center Maanger Mike Cristiani was there and representing Holiday Island and Sun Island Thomas Weber was present. From the initiators of the MWSRP we had Adam Harman, Morgan Riley and Richard Rees.

The goal of the MWSRP is to be a Maldivian-run program that exists to facilitate perpetual whale shark research projects and to foster community focused conservation initiatives within the Maldives.
The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSRP) has been established by an international team of biologists, who since 2006, have been working to build up a profile of the whale shark population in the Republic of Maldives. The goal of the MWSRP is to be a Maldivian-run program that exists to facilitate perpetual whale shark research projects and to foster community focused conservation initiatives within the Maldives.
Since 2006 the MWSRP have been investigating the demographics and behavioral ecology of the Maldivian whale shark sub-population though photo identification, prey surveys and collaborating on international genetic analysis and satellite tagging projects. Over three distinct field work periods the program has logged over 350 whale shark encounters and by utilizing photo-identification software a database of 100 individual sharks has been compiled. The MWSRP are also currently conducting a nationwide survey to investigate whether there are any other significant whale shark aggregation sites in the archipelago.
The program has been working closely with the government, tour operators and local communities to make currently unregulated whale shark directed tourism sustainable. In June 2008 the MWSRP gave a presentation to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Water on the status of the whale shark population. On the strength of the evidence presented, it was requested that a workshop be organized for the MWSRP to discuss best-practices with key industry stakeholders. This workshop, also held in June, was successful and the resulting whale shark encounter policy has been officially endorsed by the government.
The MWSRP has worked hard to build strong relationships with local community representatives and as a result preliminary discussions with resort managers and island chiefs in the region regarding the development of a marine protected area have been very positive.

At the moment the South Ari Atoll one of the only places in the world known that has all year round Whale Sharks. This combined with a big variety of dive sites one of the top dive destinations not just in the world but also in the Maldives to dive. Yet we have to do our share in protecting these magical creatures. Certain rules have to be made to protect them as much as possible. Many Whale Sharks here like other places in the world bare scars from encounters with man. This can be avoided by education and regulation. This became clear during the meeting that the Maldivian themselves see these creatures as their legacy to their children.

As result to the meeting all gathered agreed to set up a committee to achieve the goal. More meetings are expected to take place soon.

Written by Dennis Kaandorp - Euro-Divers Diva Maldives

ERIYADHU UND VILAMENDHOO NEWS
(15.12.2008)

LAST MINUTE Angebote für
VILAMENDHOO und ERIYADU ISLAND RESORT

Für Kursentschlossene und Urlaubsfreudige:
Fantastische Last Minute Angebote für VILAMENDHOO Island Resort:

Anreisedatum vom 22.12.2008 bis Abreisedatum 6.1.2009 pro Person:
7 Übernachtungen mit Halbpension - Frühstück und Abendessen: USD 1.332,--
UND 1x 10 Tauchgänge Paket, Flasche und Blei

Anreisedatum vom 7.1.2009 bis Abreisedatum 31.1.2009 pro Person:
7 Übernachtungen mit Halbpension - Frühstück und Abendessen: USD 1.122,--
UND 1x 10 Tauchgänge Paket, Flasche und Blei

Alle Angebote beinhalten Halbpension und Bed Tax. Nicht enthalten: Flugkosten nach/von Male. Transferkosten Flughafen/Vilemandhoo retour.

Transferkosten Flughafen/Vilamendhoo/retour - mit SEA PLANE pro Person: USD 255,--

Flugbuchungen unter: FLUGBUCHUNG HIER

RESERVIERUNG FÜR DIESES ANGEBOT

Für Kursentschlossene und Urlaubsfreudige:
Fantastische Last Minute Angebote für ERIYADHU Island Resort

Anreisedatum vom 22.12.2008 bis Abreisedatum 6.1.2009 pro Person:
7 Übernachtungen mit Halbpension - Frühstück und Abendessen: USD 1.402,--
UND 1x 10 Tauchgänge Paket, Flasche und Blei

Anreisedatum vom 7.1.2009 bis Abreisedatum 31.1.2009 pro Person:
7 Übernachtungen mit Halbpension - Frühstück und Abendessen: USD 1.192,--
UND 1x 10 Tauchgänge Paket, Flasche und Blei

Alle Angebote beinhalten Halbpension und Bed Tax. Nicht enthalten: Flugkosten nach/von Male und Transferkosten Flughafen/Eriyadu retour.

Transferkosten Flughafen/Vilamendhoo/retour - per SPEED BOAT pro Person: USD 100,--

Flugbuchungen unter: FLUGBUCHUNG HIER

RESERVIERUNG FÜR DIESES ANGEBOT

Diving with friends
Lassen Sie sich diese Angebote nicht entgehen!
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DIVA MALDIVES - WHALE SHARK TIME
(28.10.2008)

"Protect the Maldives" steht seit dem 11. Oktober mit der Tauchbasis von Diva Maldives (Dhidhoofinolhu, das ehemalige White Sands) in E-Mail Kontakt. Diese Nachricht von Dennis betrifft zwar nicht Protect the Maldives, aber sie wird derzeit trotzdem alle Malediven-Fans, Schnorchler und Taucher sehr interessieren:

Hello Jorn,

Yes I received the email. Been very hectic on the resort with loads of divers and more interesting visitors. For over 2 weeks now we have daily 4 to 6 whale sharks. Heaven.. rough weather but still they are here. Lucky us..

Will email you when I have time.
Best regards

Dennis Kaandorp
Dive Center Manager
Euro-Divers / Diva Maldives
+9607775284
www.eurodivers.com

KANDOOMA - 10. TAUCHSCHULE EURODIVERS MALDIVES
(10.4.2008)

Kandooma Maldives wird in Kürze eröffnet und wir wollen Euch dieses neue Resort mit einer Euro-Divers Tauchbasis vorstellen. Die Inselwebseite www.kandooma-maldives.com stellt Euch diese neu erbaute Insel vor und wir sind uns sicher, daß Euch das Konzept und die Schönheit der Insel faszinieren wird.

Die Vorausbuchung von Tauchpaketen steht ab sofort zur Verfügung und einige Reiseveranstalter in den verschiedenen Ländern stehen für die Buchung dieses 4* Insel Resorts ebenfalls schon bereit ...

LIVE ABOARD DIVING - ASIA
(6.2.2008)

Die 10 Euro-Divers Tauchbasen  auf  den  Malediven

Atoll Explorer Tauchschiff

Malediven

Eriyadhu

Malediven

Full Moon

Malediven

Kandooma

Malediven

Kanifinolhu

Malediven

Kurumba

Malediven

Rihiveli

Malediven

Velidhu

Malediven

Vilamendhoo

Malediven

Diva Maldives

Malediven

Weitere  Euro-Diver Centers  gibt es in:

Ägypten, Indonesien, Oman, Spanien und Thailand

PROTECT THE MALDIVES AND THE EURO DIVERS

Susanne Valverde, the marketing manager of the Euro-Divers met at the Maldivian Night in Berlin - at the Euro-Divers were honored by the Maldivian Tourism Minister Mr Hassan Sobir - with Jörn Bernard, Peter Beek and Gerhard Geyer, this one was present as representatives of the action "Protect the Maldives" and she demanded for all islands and diving ships on which are the Euro-Divers present and demanded for all islands and diving ships on which are the euro variously present, Information-flyers and posters about the environmental action Protect the Maldives !

at the Maldivian Night in Berlin