fluff_astrid
Contributor
OK, so if you look at my [small] post history, you'll see that I've been looking at a Raja Ampat liveaboard as a solo traveler. Although I have some good options, something has been holding me back from pulling the trigger on booking things. After a bit of soul-searching, I realize that part of it is because I feel a bit odd plunking down that much $$$ just to dive for personal pleasure, and I would interested in doing some good alongside it. Partly because in reading up reviews about liveaboards in the IndoPacific region, there's a hell of a lot of comments about trash in the sea and people trying to avoid sites with it. I figure, why not do something about it if I run into it, instead of trying to plan a holiday around avoiding it?
So my question is: Is there any resort or liveaboard operator out there that will combine a Dive against Debris activity with their daily dives? I do want a holiday that's somewhat diving-focused, but I'm not against spending the time collecting garbage (I've done a few local debris dives here in Sydney and I find it like a treasure hunt). I was poking around dive ops in Bali since it's known for plastic runoff in December, but no dice yet.
I figure this is a long shot because no other tourists want to travel to a destination and then clean up trash, but I gotta hope someone would at least support divers who want to do it whilst they're diving other sites?
FWIW, I'm in Sydney and looking for a trip in the Australia-Pacific or Indonesia regions.
Thanks!
So my question is: Is there any resort or liveaboard operator out there that will combine a Dive against Debris activity with their daily dives? I do want a holiday that's somewhat diving-focused, but I'm not against spending the time collecting garbage (I've done a few local debris dives here in Sydney and I find it like a treasure hunt). I was poking around dive ops in Bali since it's known for plastic runoff in December, but no dice yet.
I figure this is a long shot because no other tourists want to travel to a destination and then clean up trash, but I gotta hope someone would at least support divers who want to do it whilst they're diving other sites?
FWIW, I'm in Sydney and looking for a trip in the Australia-Pacific or Indonesia regions.
Thanks!