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Papua New Guinea Mooring Project

Papua New Guinea (PNG) possesses close to 40,000 square kilometers of pristine coral reefs, sea grass beds, and mangrove forests. PNG’s marine life is incredibly diverse, with Milne Bay one of the richest coral reef ecosystem in the world. PNG’s coral reefs are in excellent condition, but human threats are on the rise. Although tourism offers an alternative for local residents to destructive practices such as destructive fishing, dive sites are starting to show signs of impact.

Since 1998 the PNG’s Divers Association has initiated an Environmental Mooring Program to install mooring buoys across the region. Mooring buoys have so far been installed in Milne Bay, Kimbe, Kavieng, Madang, Port Moresby areas but more are needed to reduce anchor damage in a significant way.

The original hydraulic drill to construct the moorings was in need of urgent replacement. With Papua New Guinea being "our" premier dive destination, it is with great pleasure that the Diversion Marine Conservation Fund contributed USD 4000 to the PNGDA to replace this important piece of machinery. The funding was facilitated via the Coral Reef Alliances' Park Buddy scheme. The immediate purpose for the new drill will be to install 40 new moorings in Milne Bay and reinforce some of the existing moorings. The installation equipment will be shared with the rest of PNG’s diving community, contributing significantly to conservation in other reef areas of PNG.

Everytime you book through DIVERSION DIVE TRAVEL you contribute to this exciting work so that your kids can still enjoy a healthy marine environment.

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