Face-to-Face with Dakuwaqa!

It is definitely always Shark O'Clock on Shark Reef - click for detail!

Great stuff!

Behold Joanna's post about her visit with us.

Joanna is the current Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society Australasian Rolex Scholar, and we are proud that she continues in the hallowed tradition of making Fiji the first destination in her year-long itinerary. Should you be interested, you can follow her adventures on Facebook, Instagram and on her blog.

Vinaka Joanna.

From the team, we wish you fair winds and following seas - and above all, heaps of adventure, inspiration and fun! And to our dear friend, the indefatigable and adorable Jayne who had to sit this one out: get well, and see you real soon!

Enjoy Joanna's post!
 

BAD Bull Sharks!

Very nice!

Thank you Olivia.

It is always a great pleasure hosting the Rolex Scholars and their lovely and indefatigable mer-mom Jayne, and this has certainly been no exception.

You can read Olivia's blog post right here.

Enjoy!

Rolex Scholarship - good bye Melinda hello Olivia!

From L2R, with medals: Melinda, Jayne and Olivia, with big Fiji Bull in the background - click for detail!

Behold!

This is the parting vlog of our pal Melinda.

The new OWUSS Australasia Rolex Scholar is Olivia Johnson, and we all very much look forward to hosting her very soon indeed, together with her indefatigable mer-mom and dear friend Jayne!

And there is this.

The changing of the guard was recently celebrated in New York, and we are particularly proud that one of Melinda's pictures from Shark Reef was chosen to adorn the venue, see at top.
 

Vinaka vakalevu!

Breakfast with Bull Sharks!

A gaggle of Scarus ridens, the Giggling Parrotfish - click for detail!

Behold!

Vinaka Mae!

Like every year, we have been invaded by a gaggle of Rolex scholars along with their indefatigable mer-mom Jayne - and like every year, we had a great time.

As always, these gals are going places!

To be continued no doubt!

 

Great People!

Valerie, the indefatigable Jayne, Maya the scholar, Gauthier, some BAD boyz, and friends - click for detail!

We're having a great time.

And yes, at over 80, Valerie still dives with big Sharks and is as badass as ever!

Need I say more.

Tributes to Rusi!

We are all very grateful for this.

Thank you Jayne and Michael for having collected these touching tributes to the great late man.

Please click for detail.

Fiji Beqa Sharks!

Yes those would be our Fiji Bulls!

But it get's even better!

Check out this link.

Now, move the cursor over the pic - is this cool, or what!

Special thanks to Jayne and Courtney who took it onto themselves to schlepp the 360-degree gizmo all the way to Fiji, and to Charlie Charlie for braving the beasts when composing the image!

Global Shark Diving - the Ambassadors!

Behold!

This is one of the outcomes of last month's Royalty meeting.

Valerie, Michele and Howard have graciously agreed to join Douglas as GSD Ambassadors. You can read their bios right here - and yes Valerie's is rather long but without in any way wanting to detract from the achievements and obviously, huge respect for the others, Valerie is truly in a class of her own and also looks back to a very, very long and extremely rich career as both daredevil, pioneer, photo journalist, artist but above all, marine conservationist.

We all are of course stoked - and humbled.

Welcome aboard!

And because we love them so much.

Here they are again together with Emily Seifert, the indefatigable Jayne, Ozzie Sam and a whole gaggle of BAD  boyz 'n gals - click for detail!

Royalty - and then some!

L2R: Back: Fabi and Tumbee; Middle: Douglas, Howard, Aceni, Rusi, Emily, Valerie, Bati and Papa; Front: Peni, Jayne and Michele - click for detail!

This would be a combined 50k+ hours of Shark diving experience.
Need I say more!