Little baby making its way out of the hatchery.
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Hi everyone!
On the 19th of March 2012, the team from Reef Check Malaysia consisting of Sue Yee Chen and Alvin Chelliah arrived at Bubbles Dive Resort to start a coral nursery project on the sand of our House Reef. After the Bubbles and Reef Check team introductions we got straight into assembling the coral nubbin grids. Sue and Alvin briefed everyone on what was involved in the project and the purpose of the project.
Due to the decline in reef health and destruction from unsustainable fishing methods; conservationists around the world are now 
starting to help rebuild reefs by constructing coral nurseries in a “controlled” environment to put back what we have destroyed.
The team made light work with many people lending hands to attach cables ties through PVC piping to hold 7 coral nubbins per grid, with a total of 60 grids. The youngest members of our team, Kai Jin and Kai Ann were more than happy to assist with this important task to ensure that the nubbins would have a new safe and happy home to flourish. After all the cables ties were in place we continued to construct the outer frame to hold all the pieces together. By the end of the night we had completed the huge task of constructing 15 frames in half the time we were allocated. A great effort and well deserved pat-on-the-back for the Reef Check and Bubbles Team.
The following day we headed out into the sea to place the grids in the carefully selected area that would provide adequate light, protection and nutrients for the corals to thrive. The first task involved taking out large bricks to be used as weights for the grids to ensure that they would not be washed away by tidal flows. We then proceeded to head out with all the grids. Sue and Alvin placed them in pairs followed closely by other members hammering them down into the sand and securing them together with cabled ties. Bricks were then transported (rather awkwardly underwater) to be placed on top of each grid. We were now ready to start securing some of the freshly gathered coral nubbins.
As Sue and Alvin pointed out to the team in the briefing; we had to be careful while handling the nubbins as to not damage them. Especially when securing them in the cable ties that we did not crush them, but also not to have them too lose so that they would fall out. After about a one and a half hour dive and four of us down to our last 30 bar of air, we decided to head back to shore feeling rather ‘chuffed’ with ourselves knowing we had achieved a very large amount of work in a short space of time but more importantly that we were well on our way to helping out of local coral reefs.
Written by: James Mostert Bubbles Instructor
- setting up frames on the house reef
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Bubbles would love to wish u all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
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Ok, 1 more week and our season will be over, we would like to say a big thank you for your support this season. It has been awesome!
September and October was really nice for us too. We have many familiar faces visiting us before we close for the season. We get to dive, catch up, eat, laugh and enjoy the bubbleness together. That meant so much to us all at Bubbles after the hectic high season. We also get a special visitor Mr. Smiley to drop by to give the season a grand finale! Thank u Mr. Smiley for dropping by and for making our dive crews’ season complete!
Again a big thank you. See you next season on the 1st of March 2012.
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Head Volunteer Job Description
Hey guys, are you reminiscing the days you were here at Bubbles, having your first close encounter with a nesting turtle? Or releasing your first hatchling, and see it swim into the darkness of the ocean. Bubbles Dive Resort is looking for Head Volunteers for our Turtle and Reef Conservation Project. The all new program will now encompass managing and maintaining our own hatchery, and we have taken on the task of replanting our house reef.
The head volunteer will assist the chief facilitator in organizing and managing daily activities. More importantly, you will be the in-charge of the overnight turtle/poacher watch. You will be certified as an Eco-diver, well equipped to collect and execute reef checks and reef surveys. Over the duration of the 4 weeks, you will be orientated on the project and will work hand-in-hand with the chief facilitator, providing an added dimension of experience and opinion to the execution of the project.
Look no further, contact us at info@bubbles.com to find out more!
Job Description
– Assist Chief Facilitator in daily duties. Organize task and manage duty roster for volunteers.
– Data collation. Systematic data collation for turtle nests, hatchery information, reef surveys and waste management.
– Blog collation/entry.
– IC for turtle/poacher watch. Daily overnight watch from midnight to 7 am. Manage volunteer teams on nightly watch. The go-to person whenever there is any action at night!
Period Available
Each slot will be available for a duration of 4 weeks, the dates only serve as a rough guide. However, try to stick to within 3 days difference of each slot to allow logistical ease. Each slot will also come with different tasks and job requirement based on the turtle nesting season.
March: 01/03/12 – 29/03/12
This slot involves mainly the setting up of hatchery and groundwork for the year’s project.
– Locating a suitable site within the resort for hatchery and preparing nest for incoming eggs
– Clean up and maintain different sectors along the beach
– Set up eco-garden
– Sort and prepare volunteer crew pack and night watch kit
– Set up and build underwater artificial reef site to prepare for transplanting and growth
– Will involve lesser of overnight watch
April: 28/03/12 – 25/04/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
May: 24/04/12 – 22/05/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
Early June: 21/05/12 – 18/06/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
Late June: 17/06/12 – 08/07/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
July: 07/07/12 – 04/08/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
– Hatchling period
August: 03/08/12 – 31/08/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
– Hatchling period
September: 30/08/12 – 27/09/12
– Daily overnight turtle and poacher patrol
– Hatchery maintenance
– Eco-garden maintenance
– Reef survey and coral replanting
– Hatchling period
October: 26/09/12 – 24/10/12
– End of season maintenance
– keep, retrieve and inventorize equipment and final collation of data
– data summary and interpretation
Terms and Conditions
– Applicants will undergo interview and selection
– Free food and accommodation will be provided
– Free 1x ferry return to Kuala Besut-Bubbles-Kuala Besut
– Prerequisite to be at least an Open Water diver (good to be an Advance Open Water)
– Eco-diver training will be provided upon evaluation of diving skills
– Leisure dives are not included and have to be paid for by self
– Head volunteer are responsible for finishing tasks and duties given to them
– Daily overnight turtle/poacher watch (0000 – 0700), except for first and last slots
– 2 break days over the duration of 4 weeks upon completion of duties
– Head volunteer expected to lead by example and be a role model for fellow volunteers and guests
– Project directors retain the right to issue warnings and remove individuals from post if deemed unsuitable for role or incompletion of expected duties
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