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Pure Grenada Dive Fest – Carriacou
Our first experience of the Pure Grenada Dive Fest was diving the wonderful sister island of Carriacou. A 2 hour ferry ride from the mainland and we were transported to an idyllic Caribbean island, eager to jump into the water and explore the turquoise waters. Our first day of diving was with Deefer Diving, and they suggested we did a quick dive under the jetty while we waited for the first boat dive of the day. We love a pier dive, so quickly donned our gear and headed into the water. We were blown away by what we saw as our heads dropped under the gentle waves – thousands of fish, darting this way and that to avoid predators lurking nearby.
The reefs around Carriacou are in pristine condition too. The first two days of Dive Fest were themed “Isle of Reefs” and “Environment Day” and saw us doing 4 dives with both Deefer Diving and Lumbadive. Probably the most famous dive on Carriacou is The Sisters, with currents regularly bringing nutrients to the site, the corals and marine life are prolific here.
There are also a couple of nice small wrecks to explore, and we finished our final dive to find our smiling dive guide posing on a recently wrecked yacht that has already seen schools of small fish making this their new home.
Carriacou is one of those islands that is friendly, beautiful and has great diving. Two days was certainly not enough to fully appreciate what it has to offer and only made us want to return and explore some more.
If you want to read more about our time at Pure Grenada Dive Fest be sure to pick up a copy of the new Dive Travel Adventures magazine! You can find out where you can obtain your personal printed copy HERE or download a digital version for free, right HERE!
If you want to try out Pure Grenada Dive Fest 2020 for yourself, it will be held from 3rd to 9th October and details will be posted here.
More blogs about our Grenada adventures to follow….
Find out more about the islands here.
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Scubaverse is proud to announce that renowned underwater photographer Jane Morgan is the first to join our newly launched underwater photography team, alongside team lead Saeed Rashid.
With a career spanning over two decades, Jane brings a wealth of experience, creativity, and passion for the ocean. After learning to dive in 1991, Jane’s early work in marine conservation and scuba instruction in the Philippines and Borneo laid the foundation for what would become a distinguished career in underwater photojournalism.
A chance encounter with a film camera in Egypt in 2001 sparked a lifelong passion for underwater photography. Since then, Jane’s captivating imagery has been featured in top publications around the world, from major magazines and newspapers to books and exhibitions. She has worked with the BBC, judged prestigious competitions, and earned accolades including the Plongeur d’Or at the Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine.
Now based in Cornwall, Jane dives the UK coast year-round, championing its often-overlooked marine biodiversity. She is also a proud ambassador for DYNAMICNORD and Fathoms Free, lending her voice and lens to ocean conservation efforts.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Scubaverse underwater photography team,” says Jane. “It’s an exciting opportunity to share stories from beneath the surface and connect more people with the incredible beauty—and fragility—of our oceans.”
Scubaverse founder Dave Alexander adds, “Jane is one of my absolute favourite underwater photographers, and having her on board is a huge moment for us. Her talent, passion, and dedication to marine storytelling make her an ideal fit for the team.”
We’re just getting started… come back tomorrow to meet the next member of our underwater photography dream team!
This week only – your donation to the Shark Trust will be doubled – at no extra cost to you!
This week only – your donation to the Shark Trust will be doubled – at no extra cost to you!The Shark Trust are raising vital funds for their Community Engagement Programme: empowering people to learn about sharks and rays, assisting the scientific community take action for elasmobranchs, and bring communities together to become ambassadors for change.
Every £1 you give = £2 for shark conservation. A donation of £10 becomes £20, £50 becomes £100! Help us reach our target of £10,000, if successful, this will be doubled to £20,000 by the Big Give.
Every donation makes DOUBLE the impact!
Monty Halls is backing this week of fundraising “Cousteau called sharks the “splendid savage of the sea”, and even through the more benign lens of modern shark interactions it remains a good description. The reefs I dived thirty years ago teemed with sharks, the perfect result of 450 million years of evolution. Today those same reefs are silent, the blue water empty of those elegant shadows. But hope remains that if one generation has created such devastation, so the next can reverse the damage that has been done. The Shark Trust are at the forefront of that fight.“
To find out more about the work of the Shark Trust visit their website here.
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