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...
Science Without Borders Challenge youth art competition winners
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation announces 'Science Without Borders Challenge' youth art contest winners 2023
Ecuador protections for Galápagos with world’s biggest blue-bond swap
The Ecuadorian government is to swap part of its national debt with a huge conservation blue bond for more Galápagos protections
Seahorse Trust founder wins British Naturalists’ Association award
Seahorse Trust Founder, Neil Garrick-Maidment, receives the David Bellamy Award by the British Naturalists' Association at its 2023 Encaenia
DIVE Magazine Spring 2023
DIVE’s Spring 2023 magazine is out now, and we are thinking BIG. Big fish, big plans, big stories, Big Shots!
Fourth Element ‘Plant for the Planet’ will plant a tree for every online order
Fourth Element announces 'Plant for the Planet' initiative, supporting environmental conservation through tree planting and mangrove restoration.
Virtual Reality brings ‘Flight of the Mantas’ to life
Marine Megafauna Foundation partners with Immotion, to create an 'educational and immersive' VR experience entitled Flight of the Mantas.
Mackerel no longer sustainable says MCS
Latest Marine Conservation Society Good Fish Guide update lists mackerel as no longer sustainable as a seafood choice
The Shark Trust’s Great Eggcase Hunt returns for Easter 2023
The Shark Trust's Great Easter Eggcase Hunt returns for 2023, for citizen scientists across the globe to help with shark and skate conservation.
Review: Britain’s Living Seas, by Hannah Rudd
A review of Britain's Living Seas, Our Coastal Wildlife and How We Can Save It, by Hannah Rudd, Bloomsbury Wildlife
Life Returns – coral reef restoration in Mustique
A coral restoration programme around the island of Mustique has brought a remarkable amount of marine life back to a dying Caribbean reef
NERC robot fleet to investigate ocean carbon
The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has announced new funding for a fleet of underwater robots to investigate ocean carbon
MCS report finds sewage litter across UK beaches
An MCS report finds sewage-related litter is washing up on beaches all around the UK, with hotspots for pollution in NE England and Scotland
Wakatobi – the business of conservation through sustainable tourism
Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell talks to Wakatobi founder, Lorenz Mäder, about the hard grind of making sustainable tourism work
Blue whales swallow ten million pieces of microplastic a day
Blue whales could be ingesting up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Fundraising success for Studland Bay seagrass conservation
The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has successfully raised £66,000 for the installation of new eco-moorings to help preserve the seabed
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
UK Government announces three new HPMAs
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced the formation of three new Highly Protected Marine Areas
Seahorse Man comes to Netflix
The award-nominated documentary, Seahorse Man, with Kealan Doyle, is now available to view on Netflix in the UK and Europe.
DIVE Magazine Winter 2023
DIVE’s Winter 2023 magazine is out now, taking a look at how the underwater world can bring us life-changing experiences
Bottle deposit return scheme announced
The UK government has announced that a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will be introduced in 2025.
Increased protections for East African dugongs
The increasingly vulnerable East African dugong population has been reassessed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered
UK petition to stop shark meat being sold under misleading names
A UK governmnet petition is asking for the law to be changed to prevent endangered shark species from being sold under misleading names
Huge decrease in Dogger Bank bottom trawling after UK ban
MCS analysis shows a 98 per cent decrease in bottom-towed fishing in the UK's Dogger Bank MPA following a Government ban
Help PADI save sharks and win a t-shirt and hat!
PADI has teamed up with shark conservationist Andy Casagrande to design a PADI Gear signature collection to help support shark conservation
The Shark Trust’s Big Shark Pledge
The Shark Trust launches the 'Big Shark Pledge' to raise awareness put pressure on world governments to increase protection for sharks
MCS sues DEFRA over failure to tackle sewage in seas
The Marine Conservation Society it is taking legal action against the UK Government’s DEFRA over the pumping of sewage into UK waters
Fourth Element X Sea Shepherd partnership
fourth element announces a partnernship with Sea Shepherd, and a new line of products to raise funding for ocean conservation
MCS beach clean results show need for deposit return scheme
The MCS 2022 Great British Beach Clean results have been published, demonstrating a clear need for a bottle deposit return scheme
Egypt’s new Green Fins in-country trainers
Three members of Egypt's CDWS and have undergone Green Fins' 'Train the Trainer' programme to certify new Green Fins assessors in-country.
Marine Conservation Photographer of the Year competition opens 1 November
The 'Save Our Seas Foundation' Marine Conservation Underwater Photographer of the Year contest will be accepting entries from 1 November 2022
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