Recycling centre at Dive Timor/Castaway’s We dive against Debris every month Back in 2009 Dive Timor Lorosae set up the first recycling centre at a Dive Centre in Timor Leste. But with the departure of the UN, the means to recycle disappeared, so...
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What is a PADI ECO Centre? Dive Timor Lorosae is the only PADI Eco centre in Timor Leste. To become a PADI Eco centre the dive centre first has to be an active member of Green Fins – an organisation protecting coral reefs through sustainable...
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What is Dive Against Debris? Dive Against Debris is a global initiative led by Project AWARE, aimed at reducing underwater marine debris. It encourages scuba divers and ocean enthusiasts to conduct underwater cleanups and report the types and...
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What is Roda Reef? Roda Reef is an artificial reef created by Dive Timor Lorosae in 2014. It is made out of car tyres and now is home to some amazing sea creatures such as pipefish, nudibranch, pufferfish, moray eels and leaf scorpionfish...
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History of La Casa After successfully constructing Roda Reef, Dive Timor Lorosae set about constructing their second artificial reef ‘La Casa’ in 2016 at the Eastern end of Tasi Tolu beach. Old retired scuba tanks were placed which make crevices...
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As it was international water day yesterday, Dive Timor Lorosae became the first to become a member of Refill my Bottle in Timor Leste. Why Refill My Bottle was founded World Wildlife Fund Originally founded in Bali, Indonesia, a group of...
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How to choose the best time to dive in Timor Leste Choosing when to dive in any specific location is a common concern for any diver. Certain dive sites allow a broad range of time options, as the main criteria is limited to the weather...
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Most divers have experienced, at least once, that weird sensation of descending from some nice and warm surface waters, into some chilly waters just a few meters below, which is known as a thermocline. As if the thermal shock wasn’t enough, some...
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This is a worldwide problem now; plastic is everywhere and for most of the countries, even the most developed ones, not properly recycled, leading to plastic in the ocean.. Today exist 6 different garbage patches all over the world, 3 in the...
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What is Project Aware? Most divers out there are familiar with PADI the world’s largest recreational diving membership and diver training organization, but Project AWARE was founded by PADI to help conserve underwater environments. Project...
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It looks like the President has put a stop to the drainage project that was going to destroy one of Timor’s best loved Dili sites at Tasi Tolo. Just goes to show that in such a developing country the general “dive...
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