Beach Clean Up!

Sad to see all the rubbish washed up on the shores. Every single morning at 7:00 am, our maintenance team clean not only the resort beach, but also the sea turtle nesting area, located nearby the resort compound! POM POM ISLAND RESORT However, sometimes we feel necessary to show you how it [...]

Reef Check Surveys – Sustainable Coral Reef Management Starts With Us!

Everyone likes to swim in pristine waters and be surrounded by coloured fish and amazing coral formations, but to maintain this beautiful reef, we need to monitor its health regularly! The monitoring and the assessment of the reefs are essential tools for management and can provide information to detect changes in condition that might [...]

Turtle Mating in Pom Pom Island!

Hello Pom Pom Lovers, Our marine biologist Oriana and Cecilia, one of our guests, had the opportunity to observe a rare and amazing event, around the Island: green turtles mating! Sea turtle mating is a very unusual sight to observe in the wild. Most sea turtles species are solitary creatures and only come together [...]

Pom Pom Island Sea Turtle Photo-Identification Database

Hello Pom Pom Lovers! We have news for all the conservation enthusiasts! Our Marine Biologist is working on a Pom Pom Sea Turtle Database aimed at the identification of the turtle population around the island. The photographic identification (photo-ID) is an alternative method for recognizing the individual. Compared to conventional tagging, this method of [...]

Memo of Understanding with Sabah Wildlife Department about Pom Pom Turtle Hatchery

Hello Pom Pom Lovers! It’s time to celebrate here in Pom Pom! At the end of Semporna Hari Penyu (Semporna Turtle Day), we renew our Memorandum of Understanding with the amazing Sabah Wildlife Department for Pom Pom Island Turtle Hatchery! A huge thank you go to WWF-Malaysia for the (almost) daily help!! Our marine biologist Oriana and reservation [...]

Goodbye Plastic Straw!

Hello Pom Pom Lovers. Yes, we did it! We are now refusing single-use of plastic straws. Our resort switched to healthier and more environmentally friendly alternatives!! We buy from the amazing GREEN SEMPORNA stainless metal straws. Why should you update to stainless steel straws? Well, there are a lot of reasons, and some are listed below: [...]

Pom Pom Island Resort Women’s Dive Day

Celebrating Women's Dive Day 2018 Do you love to breathe underwater? Does moving in a three-dimensional environment and swimming with sea turtles sound stimulating? Then Scuba diving in Pom Pom Island Resort is for you! Join us for an underwater adventure! To celebrate Women’s Dive Day, we will have a full day trip exploring [...]

Reef Check! Pom Pom Surveys Start Again

Hello Pom Pom Lovers! I have great news for you: the reef surveys in Pom Pom Island start again! Our eco-divers Oriana and Rayner conducted the first survey of the year in Cliff Hanger, one of the excellent dive site of Pom Pom Island. They collected data about fish, invertebrates, type of substrate, as [...]

Lucky Saturday

Hello Pom Pom Lovers! We had a very lucky day here at Pom Pom Island Resort! A Green Turtle and Hawksbill Turtle babies, hatch from their nest en masse and then rush to the sea all together to increase their chances of survival against predators. We release in total more than 200 baby turtles. [...]

Did you ever dream to swim with sea turtles?

If you enjoy snorkelling or diving, you absolutely have to graduate from fish to sea turtles! Observing these amazing creatures in their natural habitat is a magical experience... While diving or snorkelling you will have the unique opportunity to see Layla, one of our resident green turtle, taking a nap or Arlenita, resting on [...]

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