Protecting Our Ocean Office
As a dive center, the ocean is our workplace. Protecting it is not an extra project — it is part of how we operate every day.
At Abyss Ocean World, our team spends nearly every day diving the reefs of Pemuteran and North West Bali. This close connection to the marine environment creates a strong responsibility to help protect the ecosystems that support both our community and our guests.
To support this commitment, Abyss Ocean World dedicates 2% of our annual gross revenue to a Conservation and Sustainability Fund. These funds help support a range of conservation initiatives and sustainability projects focused on protecting the reefs of the region.
Rather than committing to fixed projects simply for the sake of having a plan, our approach is to remain attentive and responsive to the needs of the marine ecosystem around us. This allows us to support meaningful initiatives when opportunities arise — from reef monitoring and marine debris removal to wildlife conservation partnerships.
These conservation projects combine direct environmental action, scientific monitoring, and collaboration with local organizations, helping strengthen long-term marine conservation efforts in Pemuteran and North West Bali.
If you would like a deeper understanding of our conservation work and how the fund is used, we invite you to explore our annual report.
This report provides an overview of our conservation fund, the sustainability initiatives it supports, and the conservation projects we have participated in throughout the year.
PADI Aware - Dive Against Debris
Abyss Ocean World regularly participates in Dive Against Debris, the global marine debris monitoring program developed by PADI AWARE.
During these dives our team removes marine debris from local dive sites while recording and submitting detailed data to the global marine pollution database. This information helps scientists track marine pollution and better understand debris patterns across the world’s oceans.
Whenever conditions and scheduling allow, we aim to conduct these monitoring dives on a roughly weekly basis, often inviting guests to participate and contribute directly to protecting the reefs of Pemuteran and North West Bali.
Coral Watch Reef Monitoring
Healthy coral reefs are essential to the marine ecosystems of Pemuteran and North West Bali.
To help monitor reef health, our team conducts Coral Watch surveys at selected dive sites in the region. Using a standardized coral color chart developed by the University of Queensland, coral bleaching levels are recorded and submitted to the global Coral Watch database.
These monitoring dives are conducted as regularly as possible — often on a weekly basis when conditions allow — helping track reef health over time while contributing to global coral reef research.
Marine Wildlife Response
Our team also supports marine wildlife conservation efforts in collaboration with organizations such as JAAN (Jakarta Animal Aid Network) and the Umah Lumba Rehabilitation & Release Center.
In 2025, members of our team assisted during a stranded sperm whale response near Gilimanuk Harbour in West Bali, working alongside conservation partners to help guide the whale from shallow water back toward deeper areas away from vessel traffic.
These collaborative efforts help strengthen regional marine conservation initiatives and highlight the importance of community response in protecting wildlife along Bali’s coastline.
Sea Clear - Reef Friendly Defog
Protecting the reef also involves making responsible choices in daily dive operations.
Instead of the commonly used baby shampoo defog solutions found throughout the dive industry, our team uses reef-friendly mask defog developed through the Sea Clear Solutions initiative. This environmentally conscious alternative helps reduce the introduction of unnecessary chemicals into the marine environment.
Small operational choices like this are part of our broader effort to support sustainable diving practices and reef protection in Bali.
