4x South African National free diving champion joining Carpe Vita
Carpe Diem Maldives is proud to announce our cooperation with Ms Beth Neale, 4x South African National Freediving Champion and African Continental Record Holder, Ocean Conservationist and Filmmaker. She will be joning the Carpe Vita from January 3/10, 2021 to promote the Maldives amongst free divers and others. In September 2019 she broke another record […]
Maldives borders open for any nationality
We are pleased to confirm that the Maldives officially opened its borders for tourists July 15, 2020. Updated guidelines for safely restarting have been published. These guidelines are updated and revised on a regular basis. In this blog we will keep you updated of all the developments. The management of Carpe Diem Maldives has prepared […]
Coral status Maldives
Based on our recent surveys this year, here is a short summary on our findings of the status of the corals in the Maldives. – First, all shallow snorkel depths from water surface to about 3 m was hardest hit by bleaching with a near total loss of table corals. We have found a few […]
Another whale shark rescued in the Maldives
On the night of the 3rd of November the Carpe Vita liveaboard was anchored at a place in Thaa atoll where often whale sharks come and feed at the back of the boat on plankton attracted by the bright lights. Whale shark “Kessum”, logged in the database of the whale shark research team under WS113 […]
Coral bleaching Maldives 2016
Andy Bruckner, Coral Reef CPR Director Globally, 2016 is the warmest year on record, exceeding 2015- the second warmest. These steamy temperatures can be attributed in part to climate change and to the longest El Niño in history. The Maldives were no exception. During April/May 2016 the sea water temperatures heated up to 31-33 C; simultaneously […]
A coral’s enemy: Crown of Thorns starfish (COTS)
What is the crown of thorns starfish? The crown of thorns starfish (COTS) is the most voracious coral predator found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs. One starfish will eat a coral every day and can consume all of the corals within a 6-10 square meter area within a year. They are responsible for destroying entire reefs […]
Coral Reef CPR joining Carpe Vita Nov. 10/20
Marine biologist from Coral Reef CPR joining again on Carpe Vita November 10/20 Andy Bruckner, Coral Reef CPR Director The Maldives is known for its megafauna, with annual arrivals of mantas and whale sharks, frequent sitings of pilot, humpback and even blue whales, dolphins, recovering shark populations and an abundance of hawksbill turtles. The Maldives […]
