Dear Tourists and Divers
The threat that Mount Agung will erupt is real and we feel for all our
friends and families in Karangasem region. Many of our staff here are
from families that were previously relocated after the last disastrous
eruption in 1963.
Reef Seen is located on the beach in Pemuteran, North West Bali, about
140km from the volcano. We are experiencing no effect from the volcanic
activity other than holiday cancellations. Bali's only source of
income is tourism and while we understand you have fear of coming into a
danger zone, the island community as a whole will still need your
precious business to help in the face of a disaster.
Yes, there is an exclusion zone at the volcano (currently 12km) leaving
popular spots such as Amed and Tulamben out of bounds. But Bali has so
much more to offer with a nation of the friendliest people in the world
waiting to show you: throughout you find spectacular scenery, rice
paddies, temples, lakes, waterfalls, to the west the wilder sea has
great surfing and here we offer diving and snorkelling on some of the
most extensive coral reefs around.
Pretty much all the normal routes to this beautiful island are still
operating so we urge you keep your plans to visit. Should the main
airport in Denpasar close, here in Pemuteran we are close to the ferry
at Gilimanuk for easy transfer off Bali via Java.
Looking forward to seeing you all
For more
than 25 years, Reef Seen has been committed to protecting and
preserving Pemuteran's sea, and the marine life that lies beneath,
subsequently helping to develop the local marine tourism, creating new
business and employment opportunities for the Village of Pemuteran. The
success of our efforts in preserving and protecting Pemuteran's
marine assets is the main reason behind our initial "Reef Seen Conservation
Week". Sharing our knowledge and experiences we highlight some of
the work done in our continuing efforts as the pioneers of marine
conservation in Pemuteran. The occasion was also a time for us to meet up with the other marine environment communities
in Pemuteran. Reef Seen organised several events to have a beneficial value to all participants; such as releasing sea turtle hatchlings by groups of
Pemuteran students, group discussions, and an underwater clean-up (crown
of thorns starfish and drupella removal) during the six days event. 
Reef Seen was delighted to welcome representatives from both the Lonely Planet and Kemenpar (Kementerian Pariwisata - Indonesia Tourism). Their short stay at our dive resort was to learn more about our work on local environmental projects to protect our marine world, to see how Chris Brown has contributed to educate
people in Pemuteran to take care of this precious resource. On land they visited Proyek Penyu (The Turtle Hatchery) and in the ocean off-shore we guided them for snorkelling at BioWreck and Close Encounters.
It is with great sadness we join the rest of the diving community to mourn the loss of Nigel Wade
