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...
Working Together – saving sharks and rays in Indonesia
Artist and conservationist Francesca Page travels to Sumatra to report on a project safeguarding the future of shark and ray populations.
Collaborative study highlights global shipping threat to whale sharks
A new study details the threat posed by heavily used shipping lanes as they regularly pass through seasonal whale shark aggregations
80 per cent drop in carrier bags on UK beaches – MCS
The MCS beach clean programme has recorded an average 80 per cent drop in plastic bags found washed up on UK beaches since 2015
Wakatobi’s new era of coral reef protection
Wakatobi was founded on a commitment to coral reef restoration, a commitment recently enhanced by the resort's new in-house marine biologist
The Big Seaweed Search returns this week!
The Marine Conservation Society and Natural History Museum are calling on citizen scientists to join the Big Seaweed Search, starting Monday
Reef-World launches Green Fins coral bleaching toolkit
The Reef-World Foundation has launched a Green Fins coral bleaching toolkit in response to the global mass coral bleaching event
PADI and PADI AWARE seek to join Global Plastics Treaty
PADI seeks to have its PADI AWARE Dive Against Debris initiative adopted into the forthcoming Global Plastic Treaty
Half of all mangrove forests at risk of collapse
A sobering global assessment reveals that half of all the worlds vital mangrove forest ecosystems are at risk of collapse.
New ‘Word on the Reef’ podcast dives into stories from the Great Barrier Reef
Podcast series telling stories from divers and conservationists aims to inspire action to protect the Great Barrier Reef
Grey whales in the northeastern Pacific are shrinking
A new study reveals that grey whales are rapidly shrinking and scientists fear this could have a significant impact on whale health.
Whale asks divers to free it from plastic entanglement
A video has emerged showing a sperm whale entangled in rubbish swimming up to a group of divers and asking them for help.
Shark fishing bans double reef shark numbers – study
Shark populations double in Marine Protected Areas with no take shark fishing bans, according to a new study
PADI AWARE surpasses $500k in ocean-saving community grants
PADI AWARE Foundation announces the latest recipients of its Mission Hub Community Grant Programme, now topping $500,000 over 3 years
Marine Conservation Society’s open letter to political leaders
Help drive change in UK political commitment to the oceans by signing the Marine Conservation Society's petition
Marine conservationists among prestigious Whitley Award winners
Papua New Guinea marine biologist Naomi Longa and Cameroon manatee expert, Aristide Kamla, declared prestigious Whitley Award winners
Steve Backshall to headline For the Love of Sharks
Join a host of speakers including TV wildlife presenter Steve Backshall for an evening celebrating shark conservation in London this November
Dominican Republic commits to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean
The Domincan Republic will be joining only a handful of other countries to have committed to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean water.
SECORE International’s Caribbean-wide coral restoration success
SECORE International‘s coral seeding programme is hailed a great success, with its reef restoration initiative present in nine Caribbean nations
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