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Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia. May 23, 2013.

PADI Junior Open Water Diver student graduates during Opening of
Mabul World Turtle Day 2013.


Four PADI Jr. Open Water students from Kids Scuba received their PADI Certificate and Temp Card from the Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister YB Datuk Pang Yuk Ming during the official launch of Mabul World Turtle Day 2013.

The Mabul World Turtle Day program held in Mabul Island was in collaboration with Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) of University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in conjunction with the World Turtle Day 2013 from May 22-24.

The four PADI Junior Open Water Divers - Danial Hafiz, Nur Qamarina, Nur Ainah and Najwa Amni were specially trained in Mabul island by Syed Abd Rahman, PADI MSDT from Kids Scuba and his team three days prior to the program for the kids to witness the underwater turtle catching and tagging process for scientific research.

The program also involves other Scuba Divers volunteers to catch, photograph, and measure and tag the resident turtles found in the waters of the renowned famed island off Semporna, Sabah. Special celebrity guest Dato Seri Michelle Yeoh also assisted in the program with the kids.

The objective of this event is to create public awareness, while enhancing education, research and conservation of the sea turtle population in the waters of Mabul involving the PADI Junior Open Water Divers.

The program was made possible with several partners to carry out the program namely Uncle Chang's Resort, 1Borneo Ballroom Sdn Bhd, Kids Scuba, PADI Asia Pacific, Borneo Divers Mabul Resort and The Borneo Connections Sdn Bhd.