EURO-DIVERS NEWS
22. November 2011
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100.000 PADI CERTIFICATES WITH EURO-DIVERS
22.11.2011

100.000ste PADI Zertifikation von Euro-Divers!

Am 18. November 2011 wurde bei Euro-Divers Maldives, Velidhu Island Resort die 100.000ste PADI Zertifikation abgelegt! Die Tauchschülerin Petra, aus Deutschland, hat zusammen mit Ihrem Mann den Open Water Kurs belegt und am Freitag den 18. November war es geschafft und es wurde gefeiert! Die 100.000ste PADI Zertifikation von Euro-Divers wurde mit einer tollen Party gefeiert. Das Resort arrangierte den perfekten Rahmen für dieses Fest und sponserte zusätzlich ein romantisches ''Steak Dinner on the Beach'' für Petra und ihren Mann. Die 100.000ste Tauchschülerin Petra aus Deutschland wurde von Euro-Divers mit einem Tauchpaket für Ihren nächsten Urlaub belohnt. An dieser Stelle nochmals herzliche Gratulation an Petra. Wir von Euro-Divers möchten uns herzlich bei allen PADI Tauchlehrern bedanken, die im Laufe der fast 40 Jahre des Bestehens von Euro-Divers daran gearbeitet haben, dieses tolle Event zu ermöglichen.

100.000 PADI certificates with Euro-Divers!

On the 18th of November 2011 Euro-Divers Maldives at Velidhu Island Resort certified the 100.000th PADI certificate within Euro-Divers! Petra has done together with her husband the PADI Open Water Course and on Friday the 18th it was time to celebrate! 100.000th certified diver within Euro-Divers was worth a sensational party on the Resort. The Resort had arranged a fantastic celebration dinner and sponsored a Steak-Dinner on the romantic beach of the Resort. Euro-Divers sponsored a 10 dive package for the 100.000th diver - Petra from Germany. Congratulation to Petra once again! Euro-Divers would also like to thank all the PADI instructors working over the nearly 40 years within the company to achieve that really special event.

Freundliche Grüsse / best regards
Susanne Valverde - Euro-Divers worldwide
Tel: +43 6232 27546 - e-mail an Velidhu
www.euro-divers.com

EURO-DIVERS OMAN - WE ARE MOVING !!!
20.02.2011

Euro Divers in Oman:
Nach 5 Jahren Euro-Divers Oman im Shangri La Barr Al Jissah Resort - ziehen wir in den Capital Area Yacht Club in Muskat um! Der neue Standort hat die perfekte Umgebung für unsere neue Tauchbasis. Mit einer Bar, einem Restaurant und einem sehr schönen Strand bietet dieser neue Standort unseren Gästen nun die Möglichkeit vor und nach den Tauchgängen zu relaxen und den Tauchurlaub in vollen Zügen zu genießen.

Unser neuer Partner Gulf Divers LLS, auch bekannt als Go Dive Oman, eine Firma die Tauchausflüge und andere Ausflüge vom Capital Area Yacht Club anbietet besteht seit 2007. Viele verschiedene Aktivitäten werden Teil unseres Angebotes sein - besuche unsere Webseite um weitere Details zu unseren Eröffnungsangeboten heraus zu finden.

Die neue Tauchbasis wird von Euro-Divers Oman geleitet und wird den schon bekannten Service offerieren und dies mit den Aktivitäten von Gulf Divers LLC kombinieren.Ein spezielles neues Angebot aufgrund dieser neuen Zusammenarbeit wird sein, dass wir nun kostenlose Abholungen von den verschiedensten Hotels in Muskat für unsere Gäste anbieten werden. Einmal wöchentlich werden wir einen Informations-Abend „Entdecke das Meer“ anbieten. Mit einem Unterwasser- oder Tauchfilmen im CAYC bieten wir unseren Gästen hier eine weitere Abwechslung mit einer anschließenden Verlosung von verschiedenen Preisen.

Capital Area Yacht Centre liegt am benachbarten Strand der Marina Bandar Al Rowda direkt an der Strasse von Sidab nach Al Bustan. Der leichte Zugang über die Strasse von Muttrah oder Wadi Kabis macht diesen Standort zum perfekten Treffpunkt für Tauch- und Wassersportaktivitäten von Touristen, Einheimischen und im Oman lebenden Ausländern.Unsere Bootsausfahrten werden direkt von der Bootsrampe neben der Tauchschule stattfinden, als auch von der Marina Bandar Al Rowda wo zwei unserer Boote vor Anker liegen. Wir werden weiterhin unser volles Angebot von Tauchaktivitäten und Wassersportaktivitäten wie Banana rides, Wake boarding und Wasserski fahren anbieten. Weitere Aktivitäten werden folgen.

Tropical regards,
Your Euro-Divers Oman Team

After 5 year operation in the Shangri La's Barr Al Jissah Resort we will be moving to a new location. The new location is in the Capital Area Yacht Centre and offers a perfect location for our new dive centre. The new location offers also a close by Bar, restaurant and beach area and our clients will be able to spend a very relaxing time before and after all our diving activities.

Our new partner:
We have teamed up with Gulf Divers LLC, also known as Go Dive Oman, a company running diving and other sea trips from Capital Area Yacht Centre - CAYC since 2007. We will have a lot of different offers available to suit all our clients please visit our website for more details on our GRAND OPENING OFFERS.

The new dive Centre will be managed by Euro-Divers Oman and we will be able to offer our already known services combined with the services from Gulf Divers LLC. Some of the exciting news about this partnership is that we will offer a pick-up service from different hotels in town. We will be offering an Ocean Discovery Evening every week, where our clients can enjoy a nice marine/diving related movie and raffle at the CAYC meeting room.

Our new beach location:
Capital Area Yacht Centre is located on the beach adjacent to Marina Bandar Al Rowda on the road from Sidab to Al Bustan. The easy access from Muttrah or Wadi Kabir road makes this spot perfect for a diving and water sport center as well as a meeting point for locals, expats and tourists. We have the possibility to launch our trips right from there via the boat ramp, but also through Marina Bandar Al Rowda as we have two of our boats berthed there. We will continue to offer our full range of water sport activities, such as banana boat rides, water skiing and wake board. More activities to come soon as well!

Tropical regards,
Your Euro-Divers Oman Team

EURO DIVERS OMAN
PO Box 596 Postal Code 117
Sultanate of Oman
Phone: +968 95035815
Email: oman@euro-divers.com
www.euro-divers.com

HANNES JAENICKE MACHT SEINEN TAUCHSCHEIN BEI EURO-DIVERS
(2010-12-20)

Liebe Kollegen und Freunde,

Hannes Jaenicke, uns allen sicherlich bekannt und ein "prominenter Kämpfer" in Sachen Artenschutz. In seinem neuen Buch "Wut alleine reicht nicht" gibt er gute Tips was man für die Umwelt selbst und jeder von uns tun kann - taucht momentan bei Euro-Divers Maldives im Diva Maldives Resort und erfreut sich an der Artenvielfalt der Malediven.

Euro-Divers Maldives und Diva Maldives Resort stehen selbst für Artenschutz besonders der Unterstützung des Walhai Programms The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme für das schon viele Aktionen gemeinsam ins Leben gerufen wurden. Euro-Divers Maldives ist sehr um den Schutz der Korallen bemüht und bringt den Tauchern näher eine gute Tarierung zu haben um die Korallen nachhaltig zu schützen. Hannes Jaenicke wird bei Euro-Divers Maldives im Diva Maldives Resort seinen Tauchschein absolvieren - Dennis Kaandorp der Basisleiter von Euro-Divers im Diva Maldives Resort kümmert sich persönlich um unseren prominenten Gast.

Freundliche Grüsse / best regards
Susanne Valverde

Euro-Divers worldwide
Herzog Odilo Strasse 101/2/35
5310 Mondsee - Austria

Tel: +43 6232 27546 - Fax: +43 6232 22096 - Mobil: +43 664 1543245

Skype: susanne.valverde
Web: www.euro-divers.com

EURO-DIVERS PHOTO-WORKSHOP-MALDIVES 2010
(2010-08-05)

Dear friends of Euro-Divers,

Above you find the invitation for our special Photo Event at Euro-Divers Maldives - Eriyadu Island Resort from the 1st to the 13th of August 2010. We are looking forward to present the winners of this event right after the event is closed.

Your Euro-Divers Team

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

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

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