Matava wins AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Award 2010
Matava has been awarded the Environment/Local Sustainability Award at the AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards KADAVU, FIJI ISLANDS – 26th February 2011 – Matava – Fiji’s Premier Eco-Adventure Resort is proud to be announced as the winner of the Environment/Local Sustainability Award at the AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards 2010 for its policies on environmental sustainability and the environment. The annual Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards night sponsored by AON was held at the The Warwic...
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Book your flight to FIJI for $1050 and your friend flies for $625
Don’t let your friends be jealous of your Fiji vacation - bring them along! Book your flight for $1050 and your friend flies for $625. Bring along two more friends, and you fly FREE! Air Pacific, Fiji’s International Airline, is offering reduced airfares to travelers who take a friend along to Fiji on Air Pacific. THE OFFER: - Fly roundtrip from Los Angeles to the South Pacific on Air Pacific from only $1,050 and travelers can take a companion for an additional $625 OR - get three of your friend...
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Divers and Dental Professionals Combine Work and Passion for Scuba Diving Through Fiji Project
By Mark Fischer Owner, HydroSports Dive and Travel Most people think of Fiji as an island paradise. But four airports, three types of aircraft, 19 time zones and 30 travel-hours from HydroSports (Keizer, Oregon) is the village of Kadavu Koro. Remote by both distance and time villagers have almost no access to medical or dental care. Located on the Island of Kadavu, Kaduva Koro is home to about 300 people. I have visited Fiji 12 times over the past 10 years. During my stays I was able to visit th...
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Matava and Mad Fish Dive Centre team up with local school for Beach Clean-Up
Matava - Fiji’s Premier Eco Adventure Resort and Mad Fish Dive Centre organise a Beach Clean-up on Kadavu for Project AWARE’s Dive For Earth Day 2010. KADAVU, FIJI ISLANDS - 27 April 2010 - Matava - Fiji’s Premier Eco-Adventure Resort and Mad Fish Dive Centre are again proud to have been actively involved in Project AWARE’s Dive For Earth Day 2010. 2010 is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, an international campaign designed to raise environmental awareness on a global scale. Underwater environm...
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Mad Fish Dive Centre @ Matava Unveils New Dive Boat
On December 27th 2009 Mad Fish Dive Centre’s new boat, "DIVE ME", arrived at Matava’s dock! Both guests and staff were very excited tosee the first glimpse of the custom designed alloy dive boat on the horizon along The Great Astrolabe Reef next to Waya Island. The new boat is completely innovative and new to the scuba diving industry in Kadavu, and indeed the Fiji Islands. This dive boat hasroom for 12 divers on a 2-tank dive,as well as 2 PADI Divemasters and a captain. It has everything on boa...
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“No Caught Shark Allowed”: Matava leading the Shark Free Marina Initiative in Fiji
“No Caught Shark Allowed”: Matava leading the Shark Free Marina Initiative in Fiji Matava and Bite Me Gamefishing Charters in Fiji are taking a leading role in the international shark conservation efforts, organizing Fiji to become the first country to fully participate in the Shark-Free Marina Initiative (SFMI). The SFMI works with marinas, boaters and fishermen to develop policy designed to protect sharks as a vital component of the oceans health. The SFMI has a singular purpose, to reduce wor...
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Shark Free Marinas: Reducing worldwide shark mortality.
Matava – Fiji’s Premier Eco Adventure Resort and Bite Me Gamefishing Charters take the leading role in the world with a major shark conservation initiative in the gamefishing community. KADAVU, FIJI ISLANDS – 14 July 2009 – Matava – Fiji’s Premier Eco-Adventure Resort and Bite Me Gamefishing Charters are proud to take a world wide leading role in the the international Shark-Free Marina Initiative. The international Shark-Free Marina Initiative works with marinas, boaters and fishermen to develop...
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Whales in Fiji
Today I witnessed the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Whales. Seeing these creatures in their natural environment is single handedly, without a doubt the greatest most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Earlier that morning I had been a guide for our guests. We went to Eagle Rock, one of our nearby dive sites, and saw 16 Grey Reef Sharks moving together in one big pack, I’d never seen anything like it before, it was great. After that dive I thought that my day could not get any better. Boy w...
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Ocean in Focus Conservation Photography Contest
Ocean in Focus Conservation Photography Contest Prizes Kemp’s Ridley hatchling headed out to sea. (c) Kirsten Dahlen 2008/Marine Photobank Winning photographers will receive the following prizes: Grand Prize! Seven nights ocean-view accommodations at MATAVA, a premier eco-adventure resort in Fiji. Package includes 5 days 2 tank diving for two and 6 days unlimited shore diving for two as well as roundtrip airport transfers. Carbon Offsets through NativeEnergy from your home and car for one year p...
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Matava wins Major Environmental Award at the PADI Asia Pacific Member Awards 2009
Matava has won the PADI Asia Pacific Member Awards 2009 in the category Project AWARE Marine Environmental Award 2009 KADAVU, FIJI ISLANDS - 15th April 2009 - Matava - Fiji’s Premier Eco-Adventure Resort is proud to announce that it is the official 2009 winner of PADI Asia Pacific Member Awards 2009 in the Project AWARE Marine Environmental Award 2009. The PADI Asia Pacific Member Awards were developed to better recognise the achievements of those PADI Dive Centres and Resorts who have made sign...
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Year of the Shark 2009-Fiji Project
Just wanted everyone to know about the Year of the Shark 2009-Fiji Project. I would like to take this opportunity to invite any reputable organization to this inaugural event that is celebrated world wide. The theme for this event is "Let Shark Live" and it will consist of Shark Conservation and Awareness programme that has already been put underway. There are no strings attached! GET INVOLVED! http://www.fijishark.com/ Stuart in Fiji http://www.Scuba-Diving-Fiji.com...
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Dive for Earth Day
Make a world of difference this Earth Day, 22 April 2009 Earth is a water planet and the planet needs our help. Why? Climate change is a major threat with increased ocean temperatures and ocean acidification impacting fragile underwater environments. Dive for Earth Day is an extraordinary opportunity to take action and help address the underwater issues that concern you most. How can you help? Individual Divers and Water Enthusiasts: Volunteer today! Search for Dive for Earth Day events near you...
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Beyond Blue issue 3 is now available
Beyond Blue issue 3 is now available to download in PDF. With an indepth article covering Whale Sonar, extensive information on some of the effects of climate change, an exclusive photo contest and lots more, Beyond Blue 3 offers readers our most accomplished issue to date. For those of you who are newcomers, Beyond Blue is a unique fusion between marine scientists and environmental journalists in which daily discoveries being made about our marine world are brought to life in an exciting and dy...
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Shark Allies - Commercial Conservation
As a long running theme here at this blog we have advocated for commercial shark diving involvement and leadership in conservation efforts. Last week we got the following email and announcement from Stefanie Brendl, owner of Hawaiian Shark Encounters. Shark conservation, outreach, and education is best served by the front line operators in the region. Welcome to the new conservation website Shark Allies and Kudos to the guys in Hawaii for dreaming this up: Hi Guys, At last, our non-profit "Shark...
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Matava at OZtEK’09
Matava is going to be at the OZtEK’09 Exhibition in Sydney next weekend, Booth # 8 & 9. Any Dive Buddy members in NSW, come on round for a coffee and a chat! The OZTeK’09 Dive Exhibition21 - 22 March 2009 (09.00 - 18.00)Combining the internationally acclaimed, OZTeK Diving Technologies Conference with a full-scale Dive Exhibition, OZTeK’09 is poised to set new standards of excellence in Dive Events.Offering exhibitors the opportunity to tap directly into one of the world’s most dynamic regional ...
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Win a trip for two to Matava in Fiji !
Win a trip for two to Matava in Fiji ! Our good friends at Matava in Kadavu, Fiji have been very kind to rescue our Underwater Festival Trip prize after the Undersea Explorer so unexpectedly closed business a few weeks ago and we lost our trip prize. The new prize is even better ! Wandy and I have been at Matava a couple of years back and it is a very special place, so this is a very special prize ! We wrote a story on underwater.com.au about our Fiji trip .. please have a read. The prize is wor...
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Earth Hour 2009
What its all about It’s as simple as a flick of the switch. What began as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour - Earth Hour. We’re aiming to reach one billion people, more than 1000 cities, all joining together in a global effort to show that its possible to take action on global warming. Earth Hour started ...
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Waterfall after diving? Great!
After a morning spent diving in the sea, nothing is more refreshing then swimming in freshwater. A 40 minute trek to Kadavu village will bring you to a beautiful waterfall. A playground for young and old. The speed at which the village children fly across the rocks and climb the steep cliffs is just crazy to watch. During my last visit as I attempted to climb the slippery rock face to the top of the waterfall, I looked up into the face of a young girl, her outstretched hand offering assistance. ...
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Waitabu 2009 Annual Biological & Socio-economic Survey 1st – 6th February 2009
February came and it was time again for the Marine Ecology team to head out to Waitabu village for their annual biological monitoring of the Waitabu Marine Park. This year’s survey was both fun and quite successful. Despite the slightly few wet days at the beginning of the week, spirits remained alive through the week and we completed all surveys as per schedule. Helen and I were joined by Rosemary Dautei from Reef Safari’s, Rachel Dacks, Nic Turrentine, Natalie Parker, John Leonard, Leslie Curr...
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