Here at Scuba Junkie Kota Kinabalu we love hosting outreach programmes with schools and expedition groups. The purpose is for the students to immerse themselves in Borneo’s unique marine biodiversity and experience conservation first hand.
Every year we are lucky to have a variety of groups ranging from Local school groups, and visits from international schools elsewhere in S.E. Asia and groups from Outlook Expeditions.
Outlook Expeditions is based in the United Kingdom and organizes adventurous trips for school/youth groups to destinations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Itineraries for each group are created over a 12-month period in collaboration with the outlook team and our staff to accommodate their project requirements.
We provide a PADI Open Water Diver certification, which allows you to dive with groups anywhere in the world to depths of 18 meters. You will learn the fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques, throughout the course. This qualification is earned by completing confined water dives, knowledge development sessions, and four open water dives.
If you are already an Open water diver then why not further your education and complete your 2 day PADI Advanced Open water course, this will provide you with great skills such as Navigation, Fish ID, Search and Recovery, you have two compulsory dives and then can choose 3 more adventure dives.
We provide a Fish ID Presentation, a responsible snorkelling workshop and fish ID snorkelling session. Students will also be shown how to monitor for coral bleaching & crown of thorns populations and will participate in a coral bleaching / crown of thorns snorkel survey.
Introduction to the problem of marine debris in Sabah with a presentation, beach clean & snorkel clean up. Marine debris will be reported to Project Aware and coral bleaching results to Green Fins as part of an ongoing monitoring program.
This is dedicated to coral reefs and the project team will introduce students to the work carried out by Reef Check Malaysia and give them an introduction to the techniques used to assess and monitor coral reef health. You will also head out onto the reef looking for indicator species of coral reef health as well as any signs of coral bleaching.
Many visitors come to KK in the hope of spotting sharks & turtles, learn about the threats faced by these amazing animals as well as conducting a snorkel count of both (sightings are frequent but not guaranteed unfortunately!). You’ll also take the opportunity to practise Fish ID & coral reef health assessment during today’s snorkels.
We absolutely LOVE outreach programmes and can’t wait to welcome everyone back once things are safer for travelling.
Check out more about our conservation projects here!
