Cleanup!

On September 12th, Thresher Shark Divers participated in Project Aware’s Dive Against Debris Marine Cleanup and Survey.
We had a grand turnout of 19 participants that helped clean Bounty Beach and dive site Bakhaw.
On the beach we found everything from cigarette filters, food wrappers, bottle caps and bottles, and enough old flip flops to fill a women’s closet.
As usual, we didn’t find too much debris on the dive site, which is always a great thing as it means our reefs are relatively trash-free  Just a few plastic wrappers, some fishing line, a glass bottle or two, and a few nappies.  The most unusual item we found underwater was a sweater.
Overall we gathered about 10 kilos of garbage.

After the dive, we all gathered at Oscar’s Restaurant for a tasty bbq, some of Oscar’s famous Rum Punch, and prizes for all the participants.
Thank you for everyone who helped support a clean and healthy ocean in Malapascua and a special thanks to PADI Divemaster Trainees Luke and Dom for their leadership!

About Andrea Agarwal

Andrea Agarwal is a PADI Master Instructor and the founder of Thresher Shark Divers on Malapascua Island, Philippines. Originally from the UK, she moved to the Philippines in 2003 and built what is now one of the largest and most respected dive operations in the country. TSD is a PADI 5-Star Career Development Center (CDC) and the only PADI TecRec facility on Malapascua. Malapascua is the world's best destination for daily thresher shark encounters, and Andrea has spent over 20 years diving its waters and making sure the world knows it.