Today we made our first trip of the HAMMERHEAD season out to Kimud Shoal. Not sure if they had yet arrived at Kimud, the group descended into the blue down to 40 meters. As they worked their way up, they were starting to lose hope. All of a sudden the lone hammerhead appeared out of …
Last night was the TSD 4th ANNIVERSARY PARTY. The party is our traditional annual celebration of Thresher Shark Divers and a thank you to our wonderful staff who now number around 40 people. They were almost all in attendance along with their families. Staff and customers alike drank and made merry, and enjoyed the traditional …
We’ve been waiting for this moment for months, but finally it is here, our new restaurant is now open!!! “Oscar’s” brings a new type of dining to Malapascua. We serve an eclectic mix of exciting international dishes made from the freshest ingredients, with an ever-changing menu based on the best produce available that day. Executive …
Strictly speaking this is not really a new dive site. We have known about it since we first arrived on Malapascua Island, but have never dived it before. The PIONEER WRECK is a WWII wreck very close to Malapascua Island. At 54 meters it is beyond the safe limits of recreational and air diving. As …
We have another new dive site, the second in as many weeks. This site is called Deep Rock and it is only a 5 minute boat ride away. It is a sunken coral mound, covered in soft corals with a sandy slope on one side. Depth is 12m-25m so it is perfect for all levels …
The EFRI (Emergency First Response Instructor Course) is now available at Thresher Shark Divers. Mike and Andrea completed their EFR Instructor Trainer Certifications this weekend with Thomas Kendrick, a top trainer from PADI headquarters. We will be adding this course to the ever increasing list of courses available at TSD. From next year EFRI will …
We have found an amazing new dive site in Malapascua. It is teeming with fish including a school of 50 batfish who seem to be permanent residents. The batfish will sometimes follow you around like puppy dogs or sometimes shoot off, their sides glistening in unison in the sun. Whichever it is, it will take …
Tata recently went wild with his hair clippers and the next day most of staff sported severe number ones. Edgar and Ondo of them even went so far as to show us how much they love their jobs…
International Cleanup Day this year was a great success as always. We split up into two groups for the day. Our non-divers, staff members and other volunteers started in the morning with a beach cleanup. We included empty pieces of wasteland near to the beach that are often used as impromptu trash cans. We also …
As divers, especially divers who see sharks every day, we care dearly about the declining worldwide population of sharks. Shark finning is the prime contributor to the slaughter of over 100 million sharks each year. At TSD we violently oppose shark finning, though not literally. In the UK earlier this month, an artist violently opposed …
