Marine Conservation
Marine conservation is one of the most important topics of conversation for scuba divers. After all, if we don't protect our oceans, there's no point diving...
North Sea, Nature Untamed movie explores the hidden marine wilderness on Britain’s doorstep
A new documentary exploring the marine wildlife of the North Sea is set to be released in UK cinemas on 25 September 2026
GBR coral cover remains high despite repeated bleaching events
The latest report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science finds that Great Barrier Reef coral cover remains stable or has increased
Study reveals horrific scale of Indonesian bomb fishing
AI acoustic monitoring has revealed the scale of bomb fishing, in one of the world’s most biodiverse marine regions
Iberian orca ‘injured by shotgun blast’ off Spanish coast
The oldest known member of the Iberian orca population has been found with a series of wounds believed to be caused by shotgun pellets
Marine Conservation Society calls on public to join Great British Beach Clean 2026
The Marine Conservation Society is calling on people across the UK to take part in this year's Great British Beach Clean from 18-27 September
Intuitive Reef Restoration – how TUI and Living Seas repair Bali’s reefs
Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits the Living Seas Foundation in Padangbai, Bali, a community conservation project aided by TUI’s tourist outreach
Women Divers Hall of Fame welcomes five new members for 2026
WDHOF's Class of 2-26 includes a stunt performer, mermaiding inventor, saturation diving pioneer, marine artist and cetologist
UK’s largest-ever seagrass restoration project begins in Cornwall
The largest seagrass restoration project ever undertaken in the UK has been launched as part of a marine recovery programme in Cornwall.
Ross Noble to headline Shark Trust’s For the Love of Sharks event
Comedian and actor Ross Noble will headline this year's For the Love of Sharks, the Shark Trust's annual celebration of shark conservation
Manta rays worth US$8.6 billion to the Maldives economy, study finds
A Manta Trust-led study finds that manta rays could generate an estimated US$8.6 billion in Maldives tourism revenue over their lifetimes
Plastic wrappers top UK inland litter in Marine Conservation Society survey
Discarded plastic food packaging, including crisp packets and sweet wrappers, has been identified as the most common form of litter…
Shark Trust’s Great Shark Snapshot returns for 2026
The Shark Trust calls on divers and snorkellers to record sightings of sharks, rays, skates and eggcases for this year’s Great Shark Snapshot
Montserrat joins UK Blue Belt marine conservation programme
The Caribbean island of Monterrat has become the eleventh UK Overseas Territory to join the Blue Belt marine conservation programme
UK premiere of Shark Town to be hosted by Shark Trust in Bristol
The UK premiere of Shark Town, a documentary by author and broadcaster Richard Peirce will be hosted by the Shark Trust in Bristol this July
Papua New Guinea plans vast marine sanctuary along Pacific ‘marine highway’
Papua New Guinea has announced plans for a 200,000 sq km no-take marine protected area in the Coral Triangle, the largest in Melanesia
Ocean Census discovers 1,121 marine species in a single year
Scientists working through The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census have discovered 1,121 marine species in a single year
30 years in the making – the spirit of Wakatobi becomes legacy
Wakatobi began as an ambitious idea in a remote part of Indonesia, but has evolved into one of the world's most respected eco resorts
Nationwide litter pick campaign launches to tackle pollution from source to sea
The Marine Conservation Society is encouraging people across the UK to take part in the new Source to Sea Litter Pick from 16-31 May 2026
Shark Trust podcast series 2 begins today
Series 2 of the Shark Trust podcast, Living with Sharks, starts today (Tuesday 12 May), available on YouTube and podcast platforms
PADI launches global shark and ray census and new specialty course
PADI has launched a global shark and ray census alongside a new speciality course, developed in partnership with Swiss watchmaker Blancpain.
UK seafood ratings decline as cod and scampi come under pressure
British seafood staples including cod and scampi are under threat from declining fish populations, says the Marine Conservation Society
New shark protections agreed at CMS CoP15 in Brazil
All three species of thresher shark and the Critcally Endangered great and scalloped hammerheads have receieved new international protections
Shark Trust and BSAC launch partnership to map shark and skate egg-laying sites
The Shark Trust and BSAC have announced a partnership encouraging divers to contribute data about where sharks and skates lay their eggs.
Persistent plastic crisis continues to pollute UK beaches
From takeaway containers to tiny plastic fragments, marine litter remains a daily reality on UK’s shores, despite signs of progress
Roatan instructor plans 24-hour dive to raise funds for reef protection
Roatan-based dive instructor Jay Jeter plans to mark his 60th birthday by spending 24 consecutive hours underwater to raise funds…
New shark-repellent hook could cut longline bycatch by more than 60 per cent
New zinc and graphite hook creates electric field that repels sharks, cutting longline bycatch by up to 70 per cent in US trials
New documentary spotlights endangered sicklefin devil rays of the Azores
A new Manta Trust documentary highlights endangered sicklefin devil rays gathering at Ambrósio Seamount in the Azores
Crown-of-thorns outbreak developing in northern Great Barrier Reef
Scientists warn that a new outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef could be devastating if not dealt with rapidly
Twenty new deep-reef species discovered in ‘twilight zone’ off Guam
Scientists have identified 20 potential new species after retrieving deep reef monitoring devices from Guam’s twilight zone reefs
Jack Sparrow’s Black Pearl sunk as artificial reef off Florida
A Black Pearl prop ship from Pirates of the Caribbean movies has been sunk off Florida as an artificial reef and new dive attraction
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