Battling through strong currents and winds, the four women standing up for our seas paddle through the world famous Manta, Whale Shark aggregation site at Hanifaru Bay.
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Hanifaru Island as pictured with a paddler from the Stand Up For Our Seas team. PHOTO: BIOSPHERE RESERVE MALDIVES.BAA ATOLL
Ahmed Aiham
2019-02-26 13:33:34
The team took off from Amillafushi early Monday morning, paddling towards Hanifaru island.
The football field-size lagoon area known as Hanifaru Bay, is famous even for Baa Atoll's UNESCO-protected biosphere reserve, for the underwater 'ballet' that it is home to majestic visitors that arrive seasonally, every year.
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