Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are the most popular dive spots for recreational scuba divers, so we need to make sure we do everything we can to protect them
Sheba Hope Grows – Stories of Hope video

Sheba Hope Grows – Stories of Hope video

ByDIVE StaffAug 24, 2023
Sheba Hope Grows has partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds to showcase the world's largest mass coral restoration programme
AIMS scientist surveying reef using a manta tow

Great Barrier Reef coral recovery pauses

The Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS) has reported that there has been a pause in Great Barrier Reef coral recovery
Highest-ever global ocean temperature recorded in July

Highest-ever global ocean temperature recorded in July

ByDIVE StaffAug 9, 2023
Concern growing for coral reefs and other aquatic species as global ocean temperatures reach the highest-ever recorded
Mars’ ‘Big Build’ mass coral restoration success

Mars’ ‘Big Build’ mass coral restoration success

Mars - better known for its chocolate bars - has recently completed 'The Big Build', one of the largest coral restoration events in history
the reef world foundation staff pictured at ADEX 2023

Reef-World Foundation winner of Escape 100 award

ByDIVE StaffJul 13, 2023
The Reef-World Foundation is highly placed among The Escape 100, highlighting the top 'purpose-led' organisations to ‘escape to’ in 2023
Dr Adel Taher – Let There Be a Red Sea…

Dr Adel Taher – Let There Be a Red Sea…

DIVE talks to Dr Adel Taher, highly respected director of Sharm el Sheikh's diving medical clinic, and an extract from his book, Let There be a Red Sea...
Scuba diving Curaçao – a Caribbean gem

Scuba diving Curaçao – a Caribbean gem

With its mix of European and Caribbean charm, beautiful weather and stunining coral reefs, Curaçao is a must-visit scuba diving destination
Life Returns – coral reef restoration in Mustique

Life Returns – coral reef restoration in Mustique

ByDouglas David SeifertMar 24, 2023
A coral restoration programme around the island of Mustique has brought a remarkable amount of marine life back to a dying Caribbean reef
World’s first reef-safe suncream conference to be held in Seychelles

World’s first reef-safe suncream conference to be held in Seychelles

Tourism Seychelles will be hosting a virtual conference on 20 March to address the continuing problem of toxic chemicals present in suncreams
Sheba recruiting Maldives reef restoration ‘Hope Ambassador’

Sheba recruiting Maldives reef restoration ‘Hope Ambassador’

ByDIVE StaffJun 22, 2022
Cat-food brand SHEBA is recruiting a 'Hope Ambassador' for its new coral reef restoration programme on the Maldives island of Fulhadhoo.
PADI AWARE announces 2022 conservation grants

PADI AWARE announces 2022 conservation grants

ByDIVE StaffApr 21, 2022
PADI AWARE Foundation announces more than US$150,000 is to be made available to help local communities take action for ocean conservation
New pristine deep reef discovered in Tahiti

New pristine deep reef discovered in Tahiti

A giant, pristine coral reef has been discovered off the shores of Tahiti, and may hold clues for coral conservation, according to reports
What sunscreens are safe for divers & reefs?

What sunscreens are safe for divers & reefs?

ByMax JamesJan 24, 2022
How to protect yourself from the sun while diving and what sunscreens are safe to use and don't destroy the reef
Bonaire’s bioluminescent Halloween light performance

Bonaire’s bioluminescent Halloween light performance

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 21, 2022
Jeremy Brown photographs the stunning bioluminescent courting display of a tiny Caribbean crustacean during a Halloween night dive
Study shows a noisy coral reef means it is returning to health

Study shows a noisy coral reef means it is returning to health

ByDIVE StaffDec 8, 2021
Researchers hear strange grunt, groans, raspberries and fog-horn sounds from a reef being restored after blast fishing destruction
Massive ten-year global coral reef survey results published

Massive ten-year global coral reef survey results published

ByDIVE StaffOct 21, 2021
The results of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation's 10-year-long survey reveals the extent of the global coral reef crisis
diver mapping a coral reef

Scientists develop vast marine habitat maps to aid coral reef conservation

Scientists have been mapping coral reefs on a global scale for ten years to generate models of reef ecosystem health
Belize’s barrier reef – the best diving in the Caribbean

Belize’s barrier reef – the best diving in the Caribbean

ByGraeme GourlayJul 14, 2021
Belize's barrier reef is the key part of world's second-largest coral structure. We report on the struggle to keep it flourishing
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