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Introducing Sea Threads: Apparel from 100% Certified Ocean Plastic
More than 150 million tons of plastic currently pollutes the ocean, yet it only takes…
Petition to Provide Legal Protection for Basking Sharks in Ireland
Support the recent Wildlife (Amendment No.1) Bill 2021 to amend Section 23 of the Wildlife…
Dive Green with Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet
Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet knows they depend on a fragile marine ecosystem, which is facing…
Oceana urges UK and EU to end overfishing of critically low fish stocks in new agreement
Oceana is calling for an end to the overfishing of severely overexploited fish stocks in…
Webinar: To Plastics and Beyond; why do we need to think about sustainability and the ocean?
An in-depth look at some of the key environmental and social sustainability issues affecting the…
Tell the House of Representatives: Ban the Trade of Shark Fins in the U.S.
Fins from up to 73 million sharks end up in the global fin trade every…
Documentary: Healthy Seas – Mission In Santorini
The award-winning documentary film “Healthy Seas: Mission in Santorini” follows Ghost Diving volunteers recovering half…
Are World Leaders Waking up to the Urgency of the Climate Crisis?
Considering the language G7 leaders used going into their mid-June summit in Cornwall, U.K., it’s…
Volunteers Clear Ghost Nets from the SS Epsilon in Falmouth Bay
Volunteer divers and ghost net recovery charities have now cleared the SS Epsilon, in Falmouth…
Scuba Divers Can Now Become Environmentally Certified Through Green Fins
Improving environmental standards is critical because 70% of divers contact the reef while diving and…
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
The Vancouver Aquarium’s personnel and volunteers agreed to clean up a beach in Stanley Park…
The World Federation for Coral Reef Conservation Form Partnership with Ocean Rescue Alliance
“The World Federation for Coral Reef Conservation (WFCRC) announced a partnership with Ocean Rescue Alliance…
Sea Shepherd Featured in New Shark Conservation Documentary “Fin” – Watch the Trailer
11,000 sharks are killed every hour worldwide! The urgent predicament of sharks around the world…
Phuket Slowly Reopens and Dive Companies Look To A More Sustainable Future for Marine Life
As tourism slowly resumes on Phuket Island after being closed to international visitors for 18…
Plastic Free July 2021
Choose to Refuse! Become one of the millions of individuals who are decreasing their plastic…
New Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Announced
Community leaders, local cultural organizations, and national conservation groups celebrated the designation of Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast…
Indigenous Land Back Movement Charts Better Way Forward
The Indigenous “Land Back” movement isn’t new, but it’s gaining increasing public attention and support. In this…
Join the “Don’t Waste This Summer Virtual Open Day” with GVI this July
We’re hosting a Don’t Waste This Summer Virtual Open Day on Saturday 24 July 2021. Join us online…
Local Students Turn Trash Into Treasure
Student Art Exhibition Now Open at The Florida Aquarium The Florida Aquarium is proud to…
PADI and The Ocean Cleanup Join Forces to Tackle Oceans Plastic
Combining advanced environmental technologies with the world’s largest dive community to inform long-term solutions to…
Boycott Upcoming Shark Tournaments
Photo Credit: Shark Research Institute Despite the science, shark tournaments are scheduled on the east…
The Florida Aquarium Releases 5 Endangered Sea Turtles
Aquarium Releases 2 Kemp’s Ridley and 3 Green Sea Turtles The fruits of The Florida Aquarium’s Sea…
For Climate’s Sake, Save the Peat!
Burning coal, oil and gas is causing the world to heat at an unnaturally rapid…
Ban the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos in Canada
Ecojustice has just filed a lawsuit to ban the selling and use of the dangerous…
Fossil Fuel Industry Faces an Overdue Reckoning
Oil giant ExxonMobil’s leaders have a long history of doing everything to keep the world from addressing…
Corona Canada Joins Global Initiative to Protect Paradise This Summer
In partnership with Parley for the Oceans, Corona pledges to clean 850,000 square meters of Canadian shoreline through…
PADI Mobilizes Ocean Community with New PADI AWARE Foundation
World’s largest scuba diver organization aims to restore ocean health and support coastal communities globally, driven by…
Sun Rises on Renewable Energy and Storage
One long-held excuse for not getting off oil, gas and coal faster is that energy…
Join a GVI “One Planet” Virtual Open Day this June
We’re hosting a One Planet Virtual Open Day on Saturday 19 June 2021. Join us online…
World’s Ocean Week Starts June 8, 2021
The United Nations (UN), its members, and ocean-related organizations throughout the world are preparing for…
Energy Road Map Charts Challenging Course to Oil-Free Future
Thirty-three years ago, NASA scientist James Hansen told a U.S. congressional committee the agency was 99 per…
A call To DFO’s Observe, Record, Report Line Leads to Significant Fine for a Commercial Harvester
Powell River, B.C. – On February 4, 2021, Hai A. Trinh was found guilty in Powell…
Call of the Coastal Wolves
The film “Call of the Coastal Wolves” follows a crew of filmmakers on a two-week…
Illegal Crab Traps Discovered off Vancouver beach by Two Freedivers
Chris Samson and Kian Zhao of Vancouver, British Columbia, spend their days freediving and looking…
Does Fracked Methane Deserve a “Natural” Label?
On his first day in office, U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to impose limits on…
Reconciliation Means Rethinking Parks Governance
Protection and restoration are two sides of the conservation coin — protection for spaces that…
NOAA Presents: Salvaging Solutions to Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
Each month’s webinar features experts on a topic related to abandoned and derelict vessels. The…
A Win for the Sharks
Photo via Facebook Shark Fin Win! On May 10, 2021, the culmination of years of…
From Desert to Dessert: No Mow May Gains Momentum
As May brings sunnier weather to Canada, many will mark the season by firing up…
Leading Thinkers Call for Fossil Fuel Halt
In 1970, to make the world safer from humanity’s worst self-destructive impulses, most nations joined…
Join A GVI “Meaningful Travel” Virtual Open Day this May
Join us online on 22 May to honour immersive and meaningful travel experiences. As the…
Are We Too Hard on Newly Arrived Plants and Animals?
As human activity continues to heat the planet and destroy wildlife habitat, plants and animals…
Large-scale coral restoration beginning in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
In the spirit of this year’s Earth Day theme “Restore our Earth,” NOAA and partners…
The Florida Aquarium announces Party for the Planet with 50 Days of Conservation
As the world celebrates Earth Day, The Florida Aquarium is joining fellow Association of Zoos…
PADI Meets with Maldivian Ministry to Confirm Protection of Sharks
Over recent weeks, there has been speculation about the possibility of the Maldivian government lifting…