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PADI PROJECT AWARE – Dives Against Debris [4K] Alex returns to Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park to find her PADI Instructor, Mark Hedger, to go over what she has learnt and whether she can become a PADI Project Aware diver. Can Alex put all that she has learnt into practice… Continue reading
Time-lapse cameras help save Sharks and Rays [4K] Alex returns to Sandakan to meet MRF scientist, KC, who has become a bit of a technology wiz through the innovative use of remote time-lapse cameras to monitor fishing trawlers and the their catch. By-catch from trawlers is a big environmental issue… Continue reading
Big Brother is watching – How drones help turtle conservation Alex heads back to Mantanani with MRF Scientist Jonathan to learn all about remote aerial surveying and how to fly a drone. Alex reconnects with the team from Reefcheck Malaysia and sees first hand how plastic pollution is threatening the… Continue reading
High speed diving – Turtle Rodeo Alex Joins the Marine Research Foundation Team, lead by Dr. Nicholas Pilcher, and takes to the high seas to sail up to Mantanani Island to join in on a turtle rodeo all in the name of science and sea turtle conservation. The MRF team… Continue reading
Exploring Tunku Abdul Rahman Park – PADI Open Water Course – SZTV Alex continues with her PADI Open Water Course through to completion and makes her first Open Water boat dives and not only comes face to face with an endangered hawksbill sea turtle but also one of the worlds… Continue reading
Taking the Plunge – PADI Open Water Course – SZtv As a Sabahan Actress Alex Alexander was born, raised and lives, surrounded by water, on the worlds 3rd largest Island – Borneo. Alex is stepping out of the Jungle with her Borneo Jungle Diaries adventures behind her and is taking… Continue reading
After the success of Borneo Jungle Diaries 2, we are thrilled to announce the release of our latest new series: Borneo Ocean Diaries. Our series will be hosted by Sabahan actress and presenter Alexandra Alexander. Join Alex as she steps out of the Jungles of Borneo and dives into the… Continue reading
Let’s protect our Oceans As underwater photographers, we can call ourselves privileged: we are often lucky enough to travel and dive in dream places and see wonders that are generally hidden from most people. Being underwater photographers, we also have a great responsibility: namely to produce photos that amaze, that… Continue reading
Diving at night is in itself a very different situation compared to daytime diving. Even in the same dive site there can be sensational changes between day and night. In the Mediterranean Sea, in particular, a sandy-muddy substrate can transform during the hours of darkness from a desert expanse to… Continue reading
Will Covid19 Finally bring an End to Wildlife Tourism? The abrupt halt we have all experienced at the hand of Covid19 serves as a stark reminder that humans are not separate from the animal world, but inextricably linked. ANIMOSITY, by award-winning environmental photojournalist, Aaron Gekoski, offers a snapshot of the… Continue reading
