{"id":5846,"date":"2020-08-19T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/dives\/20-years-of-dives\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:40:39","slug":"20-years-of-dives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/blog\/20-years-of-dives\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Planet Aquarium is still blowing bubbles after 20 years of dives!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Capture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-823\" style=\"width: 512px; height: 342px;\" src=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC0714-1024x683-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC0714-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC0714-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC0714-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC0714.jpg 1500w\" alt=\"Diver posing for photo\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Dive Team at Blue Planet Aquarium and 20 Years of PADI Trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the first dives done in August 2000, this month marks the 20 year anniversary of our extremely popular, PADI recognised shark dive experiences. The dive team have proudly received a 20year trophy of recognition from PADI for hosting the experiences.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Over the years the team have hosted thousands of dives. Taking our daring divers for the ultimate experience \u2013 getting face to fin with huge 3 metre long sharks!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How dives change<\/h2>\n<p>A lot has changed in the 20 years since we first started offering dive experiences. Initially, Blue Planet Aquarium offered \u2018Discover Scuba Dives\u2019 experiences. We\u2019ve expanded our repertoire of courses to welcome both qualified and beginner sessions for <a href=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/dives\/junior-shark-dives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">juniors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/dives\/adult-shark-dives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adults<\/a>!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Divers as young as 8 years old can now book onto our Junior Shark Encounter. Which are PADI certified \u2018Bubblemaker Dives\u2019. Teaching juniors how to dive. Then jumping in with Stingrays, Black Tip Reef sharks, Wobbegongs and Zebra Sharks!<\/li>\n<li>Qualified PADI Divers can skip the training and jump into our incredible 3.8 million litres tropical tank! We also work closely with some amazing PADI dive centres. Enabling club members to enjoy the experience on trips too.<\/li>\n<li>Blue Planet Aquarium is excited to start offering a \u2018Project Aware Shark Conservation\u2019 course. For those divers who want to learn more about shark biology and the conservation threats to sharks in the wild.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Cross, Dive Officer said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love to introduce so many new people to diving. Many of them go on to dive regularly as a hobby or even take it on professionally. The ultimate career change! We\u2019ve been very fortunate to meet so many amazing divers and shark ambassadors over the years too.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are very proud to say that 20 years on, our Shark Dives are still incredible experiences, with nothing available across the UK quite like the experience we offer!\u201d Joe added.<\/p>\n<p>As a centre for conservation and education, Blue Planet Aquarium work to raise awareness of UK based shark conservation charity, Bite Back, which brings to the surface the threats facing our ocean\u2019s most loved predator. Discover more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bite-back.com\/?v=79cba1185463\">Bite-Back.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interested in learning more about <a href=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/dives\/\">Blue Planet\u2019s dive experiences<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the first dives done in August 2000, this month marks the 20 year anniversary of our extremely popular, PADI recognised shark dive experiences. 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