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...
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
Mantas and devil rays receive maximum CITES protection
All ten species of mobulid rays have been uplisted to Appendix I under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Oceanic whitetips uplisted to CITES Appendix I
Big win for sharks as oceanic whiteips are upgraded to CITES Appendix I, which bans all international trade in the species
Illegal shark-fin trade persists despite more than a decade of protections
DNA evidence reveals serious non-compliance with global CITES wildlife trade rules for endangered shark species
Mantas and devil rays in global decline
A new study calls on mobulid rays to be upgraded to CITES Appendix I in the wake of severe population decline
‘Death ball’ sponge among 30 new Ocean Census species discoveries
Thirty new deep-sea species, including a predatory ‘death-ball’ sponge, have been found by the Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census
IUCN approves major new North Atlantic marine sanctuary
The IUCN has approved a motion to create a new marine protected area around Macaronesia to protect regional cetacean populations
Great British Beach Clean’s haul of retro plastic waste
The Marine Conservation Society's 2025 Great British Beach Clean highlights just how long plastic litter can persist in the world's oceans
MCS Good Fish Guide updated for 2025
The Marine Conservation Society's good Fish Guide update for 2025 has seen some gloomy news for UK fisheries
Green turtles downgraded to ‘Least Concern’ by IUCN Red List
Great news for marine conservation as green turtles are officially downgraded to a species of least concern for extinction
National poll shows Maldivians oppose shark fishery reopening
Seventy-seven per cent of respondents fear reopening the gulper shark fishery will damage both the marine environment and the economy
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