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The marine life that we see underwater in Pembrokeshire is varied and spectacular. At West Wales Diving School, we believe in looking after what is down there. Some species, such as sea fans and ross corals, take years to grow to any size, but can easily be damaged in a second by a careless brush with a divers fins. We teach you how to be careful underwater, and respect what is around you, so that more divers after you can appreciate what you saw. Skomer Island is part of a Marine Nature Reserve. Here there are certain byelaws that divers are expected to adhere to. Taking any thing out of the Reserve is forbidden, and some areas around the Island are out of bounds at certain times of year, because of seabirds and seals breeding. There are also boating speed limits in force, and care should be taken when anchoring, although it is prohibited in some places. Other places we use for diving, such as Abercastle, Solva and Fishguard, are not Marine Reserves, but we appreciate it when divers coming to visit us apply the same basic conservation rules, and look at the life underwater without harming it in any way. The Marine Conservation Society has an organisation within it called Seasearch. Seasearch courses are designed to teach amateur divers how to record the life they see underwater, with the purpose of creating a database that covers the whole of the surrounding seas of Britain. For more information about Seasearch, and how you can get involved, visit the MCS website and follow the Seasearch link. If you would like to partake in a course, contact Jen!
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