conservation

EXPLORER VENTURES FLEET RECEIVES THE FIRST LIVEABOARD MEMBERSHIP OF THE GREEN FINS INITIATIVE, DEVELOPED AND MONITORED BY THE REEF-WORLD FOUNDATION. Caribbean Explorer II crew celebrate the first liveaboard Green Fins Membership. In collaboration with The Reef-World Foundation, international...

Hello divers. We run a diving center in south coast, Sri Lanka. We've been doing ocean conservation programs for quite some time. Recently we were approached by a company to sponsor us for seawater sampling equipment. raw data like PH, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature and turbidity ...

Hello guys, Our little resort in Raja Ampat is joining in with a Beach Clean up and Dive Against Debris excursion. Anyone else joining in and what are you doing? Let's support each other :)

The Curaçao - CHATA Dive Task Force announces the Curaçao 2018 Dive Festival! Join in on a full week of fun activities designed around adventure, education and conservation. Festival is from September 29th to October 7th, 2018! To support this, the CHATA Dive Task Force has also launched...

Hello Everyone :0) I have been a member here since a couple of years but haven't been active online. Now that I have decided to focus seriously on diving, I need all the advice I can get - thank you guys in advance! I have completed my Divemaster program 6 months ago, and now want to choose an...

On May 6th, 2018, The Coral Restoration Foundation Curaçao (CRF Curaçao) officially celebrated their 3rd Anniversary with a full day of coral out planting activities supported by community volunteers, local dive operations and the Curacao Hospitality and Tourism Association’s (CHATA) Dive Task...

YOU CAN SUPPORT REEF CONSERVATION AND HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 3 PRIZES! Explorer Ventures and the Green Fins community have come together to celebrate coral reef protection in 2018! Focusing on diver education, #RedefinetheDive is part 1 of a 4 part campaign lead by Green Fins for...

Posted on Dive News Wire: February 26, 2018 “Scuba divers have a deep connection to the ocean and a desire to want to protect it. We love to mix the passion for ocean adventure with conservation,” says Joanne Marston, Community Engagement Manager at Project AWARE, a global movement for ocean...

This year we’re celebrating International Year of the Reef (IYOR) by offering an exciting new conservation and education program designed to encourage positive and lasting change. As a dive operator we are the eyes and ears of what's happening under the surface, therefore we hope to lead as...

High Season in the Maldives with great money saving deals! Join Eco Blue Liveaboard and SAVE 30% on multiple weeks and itineraries. (Valid till February 28th.) Central Atolls - from 1,299 USD pp South to Thaa - from 1,499 USD pp Check details and availability--> Why go for a diving...

My girlfriend and I just got back from a week on Isla Mujeres and even though "part" of the port was closed (not quite sure how that works but we were the only dive boat visible until the afternoon) we had some very interesting and fun dives. We did freeze our posteriors off on the last dives...

Hey, all. I'm new to the forum. I work at the Gulf Restoration Network in New Orleans and we're working to help protect Deep Water Corals. Here's a link to something I wrote for context: Gulf Restoration Network | Gulf Council votes on deep sea coral protections If anyone is interested in...

Shark Stewards is a Bay Area non-profit whose mission is to restore ocean health by saving sharks from overfishing and the shark fin trade, and protecting critical marine habitat through the establishment of marine protected areas and shark sanctuaries. We do this through education, advocacy...

Hi everyone, I am a representative of the New Heaven Reef Conservation Program on Koh Tao and its Koh Tao Turtle Identification initiative. This initiative began on July 25th 2015 and its primary purpose is to acquire data (Photos of both sides of face, dive site, behavior and date) construct...

Turtle Island Restoration Network protects sharks, sea turtles and other endangered marine animals in the US, Central America and other key habitats through conservation, research and grassroots advocacy. We conduct diver-assisted research at Cocos Island, Costa Rica from Undersea Hunter's...

Amr Ali Red Sea Defender liveaboard used by HEPCA Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association. The main feature of Amr Ali Red Sea Defender is you can not only dive but also get a knowledge of how to protect coral reefs, tracking environmental threats. Every day boat's crew...

Hey! Newly certified OW diver here - it's my first post so please forgive me if I've found my way to the wrong forum! My first few logged dives have me hooked. Sharks have been my favorite critters since before I ever considered scuba. I'd love to be able to dive with them in a way that is...

Any volunteer in Marine Conservation Philippines that would like to share it's experience with us?

By Joe Cross, Big Blue Scuba School, Cheshire Biology There are 54 species of seahorses which all come under the Genus Hippocapus which literally translates to Horse monster. Seahorses can be found all over the world from the temperate waters in the UK to the warm tropical waters found around...

Mercury, a heavy metal toxin, in the environment and in our bodies is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be in the "top ten chemicals of major public concern." In high enough concentrations, mercury can cause brain and nervous system disorders. Over 1 billion people depend on...