![]() ![]() Here is a list of the various cute Nemo characters you will meet during your snorkeling and diving explorations in Maldives. Meet Nemo and his friends in Real Life in Maldives ![]() If you go snorkeling or diving anywhere in Maldives, you will certainly meet one or several of them. ![]() These resorts are far to be the only ones where you will find your favorite Nemo character. Go snorkeling or diving, you will see Nemo cast everywhere in the Maldives Reethi Beach Resort in Baa Atoll, an absolute marvel for snorkeling and diving, has a place called Nemo Garden located at just 25 minutes from its shores, where snorkelers can observe different anemones and their clown fishes, turtles surrounded by beautiful corals. “Implementation of coordinated international conservation initiatives are necessary as charisma alone is not enough to ensure a species’ survival.Dusit Thani, also known to be one of the best Maldives resort for snorkeling, also created a dedicated excursion called Nemo Adventure where guests go snorkeling on the reef of an uninhabited island to search for the famous fishes featured in the movies. “We have the tools to save marine species, particularly through international treaties such as CITES,” says co-author Kent Carpenter, Professor at Old Dominion University and Manager of the IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit. For example, protecting turtles against entanglement in commercial fishing gear and from hunting has helped reverse trends in some locations. While the research shows a stark shortfall in ocean management and marine conservation, there is still hope. This lack of data raises the concern that small species could face local and regional extinction without the conservation community being aware. Small species and invertebrates, such as Pacific Cleaner Shrimp ( Lysmata amboinensis) (like “Jaques”) suffer the most. “For sharks and rays this is particularly concerning, as these species are highly vulnerable to overexploitation.”Ĭonservation relies on strong, well-founded science, but knowledge shortfalls exist for the majority of marine species. Fewer than one in ten species of threatened sharks and rays considered in the study were protected by the CITES (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species),” says co-author Nicholas Dulvy, co-chair of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group and Associate Professor of Biology at Simon Fraser University. “Our study found that threatened sharks and rays lacked needed protection against international trade, compared to all other groups. Despite a demonstrated need for conservation action, regulation of trade in endangered marine species is severely deficient for those with high economic value, like sharks. ![]() Seahorses (“Sheldon”) are the most threatened group of bony fish in Finding Nemo, with two in five species at risk of extinction. It’s unthinkable that the characters in Finding Nemo could become extinct, but this is the reality unless we pay more attention to the diversity of marine life.”Īll species of marine turtles (“Squirt” and “Crush”) and more than half of all hammerhead sharks (“Anchor”), mackerel sharks (“Bruce” and “Chum”), and eagle rays (“Mr. “Our research highlights how very little we know about many of these animals. “Putting Nemo in office aquariums, making soup out of Anchor the shark’s fins and selling Sheldon the seahorse as curios has taken a toll,” says Loren McClenachan, the study’s lead author and NSF International Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University. The study revealed that widely distributed animals like turtles and sharks are at most risk, and hunting and fishing poses the greatest threat to species’ survival. A team of marine scientists have analyzed the extinction risk and reviewed successful conservation programmes for Nemo, the charismatic clownfish, as well as more than 1,500 other species related to characters in the 2003 Disney/Pixar animated movie, Finding Nemo. ![]()
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