Comments on: WHALE SHARK MATING AREA IS LEASED FOR DEVELOPING INTO INDUSTRIAL SITE http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site Save the Environment Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: BLUEPEACE blog » CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LOVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-8194 BLUEPEACE blog » CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LOVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:36:53 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-8194 [...] We have called for the creation of more nature reserves in the country, and raised alarm when Hanifaru Bay, a whale shark mating area, was threatened with industrial activity. Bluepeace welcomes the [...] [...] We have called for the creation of more nature reserves in the country, and raised alarm when Hanifaru Bay, a whale shark mating area, was threatened with industrial activity. Bluepeace welcomes the [...]

]]> By: Rick http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-8171 Rick Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:55:18 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-8171 Why not make an online petition and try to get as many signatures as possible? Those can then be presented to the Ministry of Environment (or something like that) and they HAVE to think about it once more. ...or is this my European way of thinking that is too wishfull...? Why not make an online petition and try to get as many signatures as possible? Those can then be presented to the Ministry of Environment (or something like that) and they HAVE to think about it once more. …or is this my European way of thinking that is too wishfull…?

]]> By: me http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-6727 me Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:22:59 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-6727 Very cool stuff above on this site. Did anyone catch this? It was pretty cool. About Steve Alten and his new book Hell’s Aquarium. MEG-A-SHARK WEEK The last first-edition collector's hardbacks of MEG: Hell's Aquarium are being shipped to Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com in time for Discovery Channel's SHARK WEEK, August 2nd - August 9th. MEG, short for Carcharodon Megalodon was the 70-foot, 70,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the Great White Shark. Reviewers have called best-selling author Steve Alten's latest installment "the Moby Dick of giant killer shark novels." Must-reading for shark lovers! Very cool stuff above on this site.

Did anyone catch this? It was pretty cool. About Steve Alten and his new book Hell’s Aquarium.

MEG-A-SHARK WEEK

The last first-edition collector’s hardbacks of MEG: Hell’s Aquarium are being shipped to Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com in time for Discovery Channel’s SHARK WEEK, August 2nd – August 9th. MEG, short for Carcharodon Megalodon was the 70-foot, 70,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the Great White Shark. Reviewers have called best-selling author Steve Alten’s latest installment “the Moby Dick of giant killer shark novels.”

Must-reading for shark lovers!

]]> By: KonstantinMiller http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-5867 KonstantinMiller Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:24:09 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-5867 How soon will you update your blog? I'm interested in reading some more information on this issue. How soon will you update your blog? I’m interested in reading some more information on this issue.

]]> By: Katrien Vandevelde http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-5725 Katrien Vandevelde Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:08:09 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-5725 Hi, I just read this blog and was wondering if Hanifaru is now protected again, or if the development went through. It's so hard to believe that your government would allow this place to be destroyed while the presence of mantas and whalesharks are a mayor tourist attraction and thus a big source of income for the country? Hi,

I just read this blog and was wondering if Hanifaru is now protected again, or if the development went through. It’s so hard to believe that your government would allow this place to be destroyed while the presence of mantas and whalesharks are a mayor tourist attraction and thus a big source of income for the country?

]]> By: faixxal http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-1674 faixxal Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:39:32 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-1674 i feel really disgusted ... ive always been in love with the underwater life ... n since i got the oppportunity to go for diving ive fell head over heels with the life beneath the landlubbers ... its a really sad thing that these issues go unheard off .. hope there wud be someone with great power to stop these ... i wud totally support n help in anyway i can ... -faixxal- i feel really disgusted … ive always been in love with the underwater life … n since i got the oppportunity to go for diving ive fell head over heels with the life beneath the landlubbers … its a really sad thing that these issues go unheard off .. hope there wud be someone with great power to stop these … i wud totally support n help in anyway i can …

-faixxal-

]]> By: kaya http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-1670 kaya Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:22:51 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-1670 how can you trade such beautiful like the whale shark and the manta for industrial s***?!.. people love to dive and love nature as it is, sow keep that and don't build a city! how can you trade such beautiful like the whale shark and the manta for industrial s***?!..

people love to dive and love nature as it is, sow keep that and don’t build a city!

]]> By: Verena http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-1569 Verena Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:09:07 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-1569 I've forwarded this issue to TUI... I want them to pressure from an international side... like Mohamed Hamza said: DIVERS etc. Divers unfortunately can destroy a lot (I'm surprised that most of the divers I went with have no idea of buoyancy control or know what is alive and what is dead)... but on the other hand they're really important in terms of protecting a dive site....... I hope TUI can do something............... I’ve forwarded this issue to TUI… I want them to pressure from an international side… like Mohamed Hamza said: DIVERS etc.

Divers unfortunately can destroy a lot (I’m surprised that most of the divers I went with have no idea of buoyancy control or know what is alive and what is dead)… but on the other hand they’re really important in terms of protecting a dive site…….

I hope TUI can do something……………

]]> By: Hani Amir http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-1414 Hani Amir Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-1414 I think it's about time us Maldivians protested about something other than politics. We need to take a stand for this beautiful nation. Most of us have no idea how lucky we are. I think it’s about time us Maldivians protested about something other than politics. We need to take a stand for this beautiful nation. Most of us have no idea how lucky we are.

]]> By: Affan http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-1402 Affan Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:14:04 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-1402 its amazing what they say happens and goes around at hanifaru.. just saw a bit today..today for the first time jumped over there for a swim and was amazed.. saw a few mantas while swimming.. it was a few among many sited in our boat ride ...sad it might soon be over...its not just ours only .. we sud ensure that its a passed on to our generations to come..The significance of the area. The unique environment with its biodiversity sud be protected. We have many places sanco shareef can do industrial work not on the one out of the two known places for e whale shark cleaning and sitings of large amount of mantas. its amazing what they say happens and goes around at hanifaru.. just saw a bit today..today for the first time jumped over there for a swim and was amazed.. saw a few mantas while swimming.. it was a few among many sited in our boat ride …sad it might soon be over…its not just ours only .. we sud ensure that its a passed on to our generations to come..The significance of the area. The unique environment with its biodiversity sud be protected.

We have many places sanco shareef can do industrial work not on the one out of the two known places for e whale shark cleaning and sitings of large amount of mantas.

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