Win a Raja Ampat dive holiday by hashtagging #PLASTICRESISTANCE and #CORALTRIANGLE in Coral Triangle Day Plastic Pollution Instagram competition. Use an an image, GIF or video that demonstrates how YOU are saying NO to pointless plastics, like bags, straws, coffee cup lids, cotton buds and packaging.
Plastic Pollution is choking our oceans, killing marine life and polluting our beaches. This World Oceans Day, here are 7 ways you can reduce your single-use plastic use on your next dive trip.
Turtle sanctuaries in Malaysia are becoming more and more popular with tourists, which can only be a good thing. As they grow in popularity, so does their funding.
Greening Australia today announced the results from a key phase of its Reef Aid program, with a trial to reduce sediment run-off from a Queensland station resulting in 97% Great Barrier Reef water quality improvement.
If you believe reports in mainstream media you’d think that the Great Barrier Reef is dead. Fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth, especially on the Far Northern Reefs which are alive and well, offering some of the best adventure diving in the world.
Do sharks have friends? Associate Professor Culum Brown used acoustic tagging and underwater receivers to study the behaviour of sharks in Jervis Bay. His findings were published in The Lighthouse, Macquarie University’s online news platform.
Do fish have feelings? Do fish feel pain? These are questions widely debated/argued between divers and recreational fishermen, fish-eaters and vegetarians. Science say yes.
Alice Forrest has spent much of the past few years on some of the world’s most remote islands researching Plastic Pollution in the South Pacific – specifically the amount of plastic found in commonly eaten fish. Alice’s findings have just been published, and the results are alarming.
The Fijians seem to have a way with sharks, a profound mutual respect, which is perhaps what makes their shark diving in Fiji so popular.
Renowned marine conservationist Valerie Taylor has launch a beautifully illustrated children’s book called Melody the Mermaid.
