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A bubblebath cashing in on the popularity of Disney’s Finding Nemo, which is the most watched film about sealife, is among the a host of bathroom products containing plastic “microbeads” that pollute the oceans and harm marine life.

One of the films featured in the Scubaverse Essential films for divers, Finding Nemo is brilliant at portraying the marine life characters that divers know and love.

The kid’s bubble bath, sold at Tesco, features Nemo, a turtle and a starfish on the packaging, designed to get marine life loving parents buying it for their kids. Yet the product contains tiny deadly pieces of plastic that end up being washed down drains and into our seas.

The microscopic beads are commonly, & unnecessarily, used in bathroom and beauty products as exfoliates, as glitter, filler or as a bonding agent. The tiny pieces of plastic are too small to be filtered out in water processing plants and so end up being washed out to sea. Fish and other marine life end up accidentally eating the microbeads, which then cause starvation.

Microbeads have already been banned in the USA and it is time the UK government did something positive for the marine environment and followed suit.

According to a Facebook post by The Marine Conservation Society, Tesco say it now plans to audit all branded beauty products that contain microbeads & encourage the makers to remove them. But this is not enough. UK laws need to be changed to ensure microbeads are removed from products; multi-nationals must find alternatives right now.

It is extraordinary to think that any company would use the love of marine life to sell a product that ultimately will cause their deaths.

You can sign a petition urging David Cameron to do all he can to ban these destructive plastics here.

Nick and Caroline (Frogfish Photography) are a married couple of conservation driven underwater photo-journalists and authors. Both have honours degrees from Manchester University, in Environmental Biology and Biology respectively, with Nick being a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a former high school science teacher with a DipEd in Teaching Studies. Caroline has an MSc in Animal Behaviour specializing in Caribbean Ecology. They are multiple award-winning photographers and along with 4 published books, feature regularly in the diving, wildlife and international press They are the Underwater Photography and Deputy Editors at Scubaverse and Dive Travel Adventures. Winners of the Caribbean Tourism Organization Photo-journalist of the Year for a feature on Shark Diving in The Bahamas, and they have been placed in every year they have entered. Nick and Caroline regularly use their free time to visit schools, both in the UK and on their travels, to discuss the important issues of marine conservation, sharks and plastic pollution. They are ambassadors for Sharks4Kids and founders of SeaStraw. They are Dive Ambassadors for The Islands of The Bahamas and are supported by Mares, Paralenz, Nauticam and Olympus. To find out more visit www.frogfishphotography.com

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GEAR REVIEW: JOBY SeaPal Underwater Housing for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy (Watch Video)

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In a video shot exclusively for Scubaverse.com, Jeff Goodman reviews the JOBY SeaPal underwater housing for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phones.

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Four opportunities to go pro in 2024 with Dive Friends Bonaire

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Dive Friends teaches the Instructor Development Course (IDC) several times a year to students who are eager to share their passion for diving with the world.

Dive Friends is known for the personal approach throughout the course. Their in-house course director will lead the students through every essential step, mentoring them to achieve their fullest potential as a dive instructor.

Applications for the following IDC start dates are now open:

  • 12 April
  • 5 July,
  • 20 September
  • 29 November

Partnership with Casita Palma

If the student opts for the IDC-Deluxe or IDC-Supreme package, their accommodation will be arranged for them at Casita Palma. This small and quiet resort is within walking distance from Dive Friends Bonaire’s main dive shop location and has everything you need to relax after an intense day of IDC training. Breakfast is included, so the student will always be fuelled and ready for their day.

Contact Dive Friends Bonaire’s Course Director Eddy for more information: coursedirector@divefriendsbonaire.com.

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