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Diving with…Jenni, The National Diving and Activity Centre
In this ongoing series, we speak to the people who run dive centres, resorts and liveaboards from around the world about their businesses and the diving they have to offer…
Jenni
What is the name of your business?
NDAC Ltd (The National Diving and Activity Centre)
What is your role within the business?
Centre Supervisor
How long has the business operated for?
13 Years
How long have you dived for, and what qualification are you?
6 Years – PADI Master Scuba Diver.
What is your favorite type of diving?
Warm water diving – especially night diving.
If you could tell people one thing about your business (or maybe more!) to make them want to visit you what would it be?
We currently have sightings of freshwater jellyfish along with fantastic visibility and lots of underwater attractions to suit divers of all levels.
What is your favorite dive in your location and why?
From the Caroline trawler along the quarry wall back towards the shallows as this is where the freshwater jellyfish have been spotted.
What types of diving are available in your location?
Any type of diving varying between 5m to 80m, catering for all types of diving including snorkelling.
What do you find most rewarding about your current role?
Seeing visitors faces when they have spotted some of our freshwater jellyfish!
What is your favorite underwater creature?
Turtles and Freshwater Jellyfish…. They’re so interesting!
Are there any exciting changes / developments coming up in the near future?
We are continually adding to our underwater attractions.
As a center what is the biggest problem you face at the moment?
Divers being courteous towards other divers and not leaving their equipment on kitting up benches to enable other divers to use them along with educating divers to dive within their qualifications and not push boundaries.
Is your center involved in any environmental work?
Not at present.
How do you see the SCUBA / Freediving / snorkeling industry overall? What changes would you make?
Introducing the younger generation to the sport – make it more appealing.
What would you say to our visitors to promote the diving you have to offer?
We currently have sightings of freshwater jellyfish along with fantastic visibility and lots of underwater attractions to suit divers of all levels.
Where can our visitors find out more about your business?
- Website: www.ndac.co.uk
- Email: info@ndac.co.uk
News
Dive Worldwide Announces Bite-Back as its Charity of the Year
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
Gear News
Scubapro Free Octopus Promotion 2024
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
with every purchase of a regulator system!
Get a free S270 OCTOPUS with purchase of these combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with A700
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MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with D420
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MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with G260
MK25 EVO or MK17 EVO with S600
SCUBAPRO offers a 30-year first owner warranty on all regulators, with a revision period of two years or 100 dives. All SCUBAPRO regulators are of course certified according to the new European test standard EN250-2014.
Available at participating SCUBAPRO dealers. Promotion may not be available in all regions. Find an authorized SCUBAPRO Dealer at scubapro.com.
More information available on www.scubapro.com.
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