Check out the Big Blue Ocean Cleanup Education Programme
It can be hard to find positive points amidst the current world crisis BUT one huge positive is the sheer amount of free online education material that is now available…
marine conservation
The Mauritius 2020 Island Swim for Conservation
In 1997 a single swimmer circled Mauritius alone. He was not young, he was supported only by a boat, and it took him 18 days. He did it to prove…
Go Dive raise awareness in Marine Conservation
Go Dive Scuba Store in Derby have raised awareness of marine conservation issues with nearly 500 school children and over 100 members of the public thanks to a grant from…
Go Dive awarded marine conservation grant
Go Dive Scuba Store in Derby are delighted to have been awarded a grant by Sea-Changers to raise awareness of marine conservation issues and to inspire the next generation of…
Unique wine supports shark conservation
Shark fan and wine importer David Paddle, founder of Black Dog Wine Agency, has launched two outstanding bottles of South African wine — Blacktail and Whitefin — to help raise…
New Greenpeace report reveals ghost gear contribution to plastic pollution
An estimated 640,000 metric tons of abandoned or lost fishing equipment, or ‘ghost gear,’ enters the ocean every year, equivalent in weight to more than 50 thousand double-decker buses. In…
The Ocean Cleanup successfully catches plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, has announced that its latest ocean cleanup prototype system – System 001/B – is…
How Scuba Divers can act for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
As the Global Week to act for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes to an end, Project AWARE launches a new interactive infographic to illustrate and map how…
Egypt implements environmental standards to protect its coral reefs
The Reef-World Foundation and Chamber of Diving & Watersports (CDWS) have announced that Egypt is adopting Green Fins environmental standards to protect its coral reefs. Through the implementation of the…
Eydhafushi hosts second successful Baa Atoll Manta Festival
The second Maldives Manta Festival took place on B. Eydhafushi from 20-21st September 2019 and was a booming success. The Baa Atoll Manta Festival, collaboratively spearheaded by Manta Trust, the…