The Lost Files: Volunteering at the Ahihi Kina'u Natural Area Reserve; Exciting Events in the First Two Weeks

For the past two weeks I've been volunteering at the Ahihi Kina'u Natural Area Reserve and it has been EXCITING.

On my second day I helped rescue a lady who had an "anxiety induced asthma attack" while she was snorkeling with her husband.

Picture taken by Sarah Bott

Caught a man feeding the fish (CLICK HERE to read the web log post)

Retrieved a big bunch of net from the shoreline in front of the Sugarman estate.

Picture taken by Sarah Bott

Helped assist with a helicopter lift that took away suspected tsunami debris

Saw some poachers get busted from fishing in the reserve 

And I meet a lot of cool people! Literally! Majority of the people I meet at the reserve are from Canada!

This is only my second week volunteering at the Reserve, but it really is a LOT of fun.

"10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet" From Project Aware

Project AWARE (Aquatic World Awareness Responsibility and Education) is a non-profit, international organization that brings divers together and educates the public about ocean issues and how they can protect the marine environment.

About Project AWARE

If you are a scuba diver, I encourage you to learn Project AWARE's "10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet" and take the Pledge to be an eco diver and take initiative to protect the ocean and marine life.

10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet pdf

Fish Feeding; No Matter The Reason, Don't Feed Them.

Two days ago while I was volunteering at the Ahihi Kinau Natural Area Reserve, there was a little incident with a man who was seen feeding the fish.
I was walking to the cove when another one of our volunteers who was stationed there said that there was a man in the water who was feeding the fish. She said she warned him multiple times not to feed the fish, but it seemed like he wasn't listening.

After a little talking around, it seems like both parties were a bit at fault.