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Gili Lankanfushi: December 2014
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Monday, December 29, 2014. Housekeeping Hero's Save Two More Olive Ridleys. Early in the morning on the 27th, as our housekeeping team were stealthily crossing the lagoon, they spotted a large conglomerate of discarded nets entangled in the branches of a bamboo trunk! They went to collect it, and upon closer inspection, they realized two Olive Ridley Turtles has also become entangled in the mess. Olive Ridleys being freed from the net. Ropes had rubbed the facial scutes right off. An NGO working in the I...
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Gili Lankanfushi: Gili Goes Renewable
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Gili Lankanfushi is happy to announce its partnership with Swimsol, an Austrian company that specializes in groundbreaking floating solar power solutions. Their idea is to bring green power to parts of the World, like the Maldives, where land space is limited. We are lucky enough to have Swimsol’s largest product so far; a 15 x 15 metre floating solar power platform. Posted by Deborah Burn. May 30, 2015 at 8:54 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Get Updates by Email. Maldive...
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Gili Lankanfushi: Dive Centre by Ocean Paradise
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Dive Centre by Ocean Paradise. Maldives is, put simply, an incredible place to dive. The clear, calm and warm waters are perfect for those beginning their diving adventures, and our dive sites dominated by strong currents and deep reef walls will amaze even the most advanced divers! From searching for tiny macro life in the soft corals, to watching enormous Manta rays glide over your head; Gili Lankanfushi can offer it all! Ensures maximum safety and. Prevents damage to the coral. It is compulsory to...
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Gili Lankanfushi: Weird and Wonderful
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The corals themselves are weird and wonderful. However, there are some life-forms and life-styles that just stand out of the crowd. The Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus. This relationship might seem rather bizarre at first glance, but it not only fulfils the dietary requirements of a cleaner fish, but it also keeps the big fishes' health in-check. Even giant Manta rays come to the “cleaning stations” to use this valuable service. Lazy free-loaders and their eating habits. Since 2012, Gili...
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Gili Lankanfushi: March 2015
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. We love “Iruvai” Season! Stunning fusiliers. Credit to Brad Calder. Unlike more temperate latitudes that experience four seasons in a year, the Maldives only experiences two –Southwest Monsoon (also known in the local language as “Hulhangu”) and Northeast Monsoon (“Iruvai”), and both of these have significant benefits for diving and snorkelling. Brad, our very own Resort Manager, took this particular shot with beautiful fusiliers. Jon - Dive Centre Base Leader. What Can You Do?
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Gili Lankanfushi: Quick! Fish ID Key
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This is a photographic key to the families of the fish that can be seen around Gili Lankanfushi on a daily basis. Specially arranged by our Marine Biologists according to frequency of fish sightings in the lagoon, just scroll down this list and find the fish that resembles what you have seen! Hovering just above the coral are the plankton and algae feeding damsels. Clownfish are also members of this family. Elegant and graceful, moorish idols move around the reef picking up morsels from in between coral ...
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Gili Lankanfushi: One Nation Coral Revival
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Monday, June 8, 2015. One Nation Coral Revival. Over the past weekend we have been in Villingili, a beautiful local island close to Male, attending the ‘. One Nation Coral Revival. Event This environmental festival was organised by Save the Beach Villingili. A non governmental organisation which takes responsibility for the cleaning and protection of the beaches and reefs of Villingili island. Debs planting her coral frame. A whole range of people attended the event from local islanders and school childr...
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Gili Lankanfushi: February 2015
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Gili Lankanfushi Diving Against Debris. The sun was high in the sky and the water invitingly cool on Sunday 8th February. It is a rare treat for those of us working hard in paradise to get into the water during a working day, but Sunday brought some relief as we encouraged our guests and hosts alike to join us in grabbing their SCUBA gear and donning their snorkeling sets as we did a Dive Against Debris! Our team of hosts collected 5 bags full of debris! And to learn more ab...
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Gili Lankanfushi: What Do We Do?
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What Do We Do? We care about the Marine Environment. Maldives is all about the ocean; in fact the archipelago was formed by corals, and the local people were fed by the productive marine system for millennia. The marine environment together with tourism brought profit to the Maldives. Here at Gili Lankanfushi we do understand that, and we pay a lot of attention to this stunning environment. Currently, the Marine Biologists are:. Lankanfushi Island and it's reef system. Provide data to NGOs. With floating...
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Gili Lankanfushi: January 2015
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Friday, January 23, 2015. Last week at one of our favourite dive sites, Manta Point, Maldivian Dive Master Shakeeb along with one very lucky guest encountered a true spectacle of nature! We are very lucky at Gili Lankanfushi to see Mobula Rays on a regular basis. These are close relatives of the Manta Rays, and the most common species here is the Short-fin Devil Ray ( Mobula kuhlii. However what these fortunate divers witnessed was like something out of National Geographic. Jon - Dive Centre Base Leader.
