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Deep Blue Conservation Deep Blue is an adventure travel organisation specialising in marine conservation volunteering!🌊🤿

07/01/2025

What an unforgettable year 2024 was! 🌊✨ From incredible dives to unforgettable adventures, amazing experiences and even more amazing people. We’re beyond grateful to everyone who joined us last year! 💙 Here’s to the memories we’ve made and the adventures still to come. We can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store!

29/10/2024

A huge congratulations to Taj on earning her PADI Instructor certification!! 🤿 We are so so proud of you! Your hard work has truly paid off, and we know you’ll be an amazing instructor. 🪸 We can’t wait to see all the Deep Blue volunteers and interns you’ll be teaching! 🌊

23/10/2024

Huge congratulations to our divemaster intern, James james.d05_, on completing his PADI Divemaster! 🤿🪸

It’s been an absolute pleasure having you on our program, filled with unforgettable dives, braais, adventures, and A LOT of laughs! ☀️

Wishing you all the best in your future diving adventures! 🌊✨

12/10/2024

Another incredible week of diving!🤿 Here's a photo dump of some of our favourite sightings from this last week. 🪸

1: Peacock Mantis Shrimp
2: Hawksbill Turtle
3: Octopus
4: Round Ribbontail Ray
5: Yellow Mouth Moray Eel
6: Grey Reef Shark
7: Nembrotha Aurea Nudibranch
8: Hawksbill Turtle
9: Snowflake Moray Eel

11/09/2024

A quick catch-up of some recent photographs taken during our dives! 🤿📸

1. Tanellia sibogae and Tanellia sp. 1
2. Weedy scorpionfish 'yawning'
3. Longnose hawkfish
4. Featherstar
5. Tambja affinis
6. Juvenile lionfish
7. Sea spider
8. Moray eel

29/08/2024

Adventures to Black Rock!🌊🐚🥥

Keep an eye on our page for an upcoming reel of our trip.🤙🏼

09/08/2024

Happy Women’s Day!🫶🏼

Today we want to highlight all the women that have been a part of Deep Blue Conservation.🤿 In a field where women are under represented, we strive to encourage women to get involved in ocean conservation and SCUBA diving to make our mark!

We are inspired by all our past volunteers and hope that we were able to empower them to make a change!🌊

17/07/2024

Meet the team!🤙

Nick, our scientific divemaster.

He is from Durban, South Africa and is qualified as a PADI Divemaster. He is your go to staff member for any diving related questions and will make you feel at ease in the water. He will help you out with spotting nudis whilst you adjust your eyes and will also give you pointers on how to use the cameras to collect data. Nicks laugh and vibe is contageous!

27/06/2024

Meet the team!🤙

Jo, our co-owner.

She is from Johannesburg, South Africa and is qualified as a Zoologist. She is in charge of running the scientific side of our program such as our nudibranch research and marine lectures.🌊 Her nudi IDing is definitely unmatched! You’ll feel welcomed immediately with Jo’s warm and friendly energy.🩵

19/06/2024

"LIFE CHANGING
I can't even begin to describe what my experience at Deep Blue was, It changed my life. For the time I was there it was like every worry and every problem I had banished, there was only me, the sea, the people and the restored hope that there is good out there. I learned so much about the reefs and the sea, and found a new appreciation for it and all of its creatures. Every single one of the team members at Deep Blue thought me something different about life, lessons I will keep close to my heart forever..."

Thank you so much for your review Dani!🫶 We absolutely loved having you and are so happy that you enjoyed your time with us so much.🌞

To read the full review visit the link in our bio!🤙

16/06/2024

Happiest of birthdays to our co-founder Jo!🫶

All of us at Deep Blue are hoping that you have a very special day today.🌞

13/06/2024

Meet the team!🤙

Marius, our co-owner.

He is from Bloemfontein, South Africa and is qualified as a PADI Instructor. He started Deep Blue in 2019 with a passion for making sure everyone has the absolute best time while exploring South Africa’s hidden gem.🇿🇦 He definitely is the life of Deep Blue, bringing the vibe up while he makes the perfect braai!🔥

12/06/2024

"Best start to my gap year 💛
All of the people that run this program are incredible and kind. The people I met during my month in Sodwana Bay are some of the most amazing and kind souls and whilst I learnt to dive, they were so supportive and committed to helping me become a good diver. There was a vibe that everyone wanted to share the skill/ experience of diving and show people a new world through that. Everyone adored what they did and that made it very special. I am forever grateful that they’ve shared this skill with me, so I can use it through my life! Diving 5 days a week and then enjoying weekend trips with these people was such a privilege and I would do it again in a heartbeat. It has been one of my favourite experiences, perfect for a gap year or a summer trip 🌞."

Thank you so much for your review Bella! We are so incredibly happy that we got to introduce you to the underwater world.🌊

12/05/2024

Happiest of birthdays to our co-founder Marius!🤙🏼

All of us at Deep Blue are hoping that you have a very special day today🌊

22/03/2024

A scroll through February🌞🤙🏼

05/03/2024

Happy Birthday to Divemaster Nick!🤿

All of us at Deep Blue are wishing you a very special day today🌊

20/02/2024

Appreciation post for our reefs!🫶🏼

Ancient sand dunes along our coast fossilised when the water level rose 20 metres 80 000 years ago. This allowed for the formation of our coral reefs which are 4000 years old! This is generally quite young in comparison to other reefs around the world🪸

The make up is around 60% soft coral which is also unusual. This is likely due to these species being more resistant to rough conditions🌊

Another reason our reefs are so amazing is how resilient they are! After the mass bleaching in 1998, Seychelles bleached 75%, Maldives over 56%, and Kenya 73%. However, Sodwana bleached less than 1%.

We are so grateful to get to dive on this incredible reef🩵 Book with us so you can also marvel at this incredible ecosystem!

14/02/2024

The only roses we want to see on Valentine’s Day🌹

These colourful rose like ribbons are actually thousands of nudibranch eggs! Each species has a unique shape, colour and size that they lay onto the reef🪸 The species that likely laid these egg masses is the Spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus!

A very happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Deep Blue Conservation!🤍

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Sodwana Bay
Mbazwana
3974

Telephone

+27713532328

Website

http://www.deepblueconservation.org/

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Awesome shots of an octopus taken by our volunteer Timo! 🐙📷 #underwaterphotography #octopus #scubadiving #volunteerabroad #marineconservation

These are our ‘ladies’👀🤙🏼 #underwaterphotography #nudibranchs #marineconservation #volunteerabroad #scubadiving #solotravel #seetheworld

Are you gonna match our freak?👀 Here at Deep Blue we collect data on nudibranchs! If we see one on a dive, we take a photograph of it and later identify what species it is. All nudibranchs seen go into a massive database to keep record of all species seen at what times of the year and at which dive sites. We then use these data to help establish nudibranchs as key species of climate change and reef🪸 If you would like to read up on the research that we have been apart of, check out the link in our bio🔗 #marineconservation #volunteerabroad #scubadiving #solotravel #seetheworld

Lala Nek on “film” curtesy of @papershootcamera and @danirooftops 🌞 Not only is this nifty little camera made from recycled materials, which we love, it also captured our trip so perfectly!🫶🏼 #marineconservation #volunteerabroad #solotravel #seetheworld #filmphotos

Have you ever experienced leaving to go home but you’ve found it somewhere else? That is how Sodwana feels to us!🫶🏼 A hidden gem tucked away in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa🇿🇦 From the incredible coral reefs to the rolling sand dunes, this special place has it all!🤙🏽 Upon your arrival you’ll feel a sense of belonging like nowhere else, even without shoes😉 #marineconservation #volunteerabroad #scubadiving #solotravel #seetheworld

Another month, another recap!📸 2024 has started off on a high with incredible marine life and endless adventures!🤙🏼 Some highlights include trips to Lala Nek, Tolla’s and Kosi Bay🌞 We also cannot forget about the numerous turtles, dolphins and sharks🦈 We’re keen to see what February has in store for us!🌊 #scubadiving #oceanencounter #marineconservation #reeffish #sharks #turtles #dolphins #coralreef #outdooradventures #travel

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Sodwana Bay

Sodwana Bay is a small rural town on the east coast of South Africa. It is found in the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park which is South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. This coastline boasts 50 km of unspoiled reef and hectares of untouched coastal forests to explore.