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Record-Breaking Ocean Clean-up

By Project AWARE on June 19, 2019 Environmental News

Divers unite to highlight the urgent need to stop the Ugly Journey of Trash and set a new Guinness World Record Ocean pollution and the amount of plastic in the sea is an ever-growing talking point but unfortunately, it’s also an issue that continues to be too often ignored. In a bid to change the “out of sight, out of mind” attitude, Dixie Divers, a PADI® dive centre committed to making a difference, has found an inspiring way to highlight the urgent need to turn the tide on the plague of plastic in our ocean with a Guinness World Record. Supported by Project AWARE® and…

Campaign Begins to Clear ‘Ghost Nets’ from Mergui Archipelago

By The Scuba News Press Team on June 5, 2019 Community News, Environmental News

A team of experienced divers from around the world have launched a campaign to clear lost and disused fishing nets – known as ghost nets – from the coral reefs in Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago. Ghost nets, or ALDFG (abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear), include fishing nets, lines and traps which are left in the ocean and become entangled in rocks and reefs, ultimately killing fish and other marine life and suffocating coral. “In 2009, the United Nations estimated that 640,000 tonnes of ghost gear were littering the world’s oceans,” said Marcelo Guimaraes, a marine biologist working for Awei Pila resort,…

$As fracking booms, report finds we know little about impacts$

As fracking booms, report finds we know little about impacts

By David Suzuki on April 23, 2019 Environmental News

With easily accessible gas and oil deposits becoming depleted, companies have turned to fracking to extract it from shale formations. This involves drilling deep, often horizontal wells and pumping large amounts of pressurized water, sand and chemicals into them to fracture rock and release gas or oil.

April Fools: Ontario’s climate policy is a scary joke

By Kathy Dowsett on April 23, 2019 Community News, Environmental News

Ecojustice will see the Ford government in court today, April 1, for its gutting of Ontario’s cap and trade program in July 2018 with no public consultation.

Diving for a Cleaner Ocean

By Esther Jacobs Overbeeke on April 9, 2019 Dive Center News, Environmental News

Every diver understands the draw of the ocean, and most crave the next dive just moments after exiting the water. It’s a beautiful wonderland, with incredible fauna and flora inhabitants. However, the oceans are in peril and there’s one offender at the forefront of these issues… plastic. Recent studies, carried out by University of Exeter, have confirmed that microplastics were found in the digestive systems of every every single turtle, whale, dolphin and seal they tested. Much of the plastic was believed to be pieces of fishing gear, fibres from clothing, broken down cigarette filters, and others. It’s heartbreaking to…

Cities hold the key to reversing bee decline

By David Suzuki on April 1, 2019 Community News, Environmental News

And when bees decline, so do the plants that depend on them for reproduction.

Divers Invited to Be Part of World Record Attempt for Largest Underwater Cleanup

By PADI on March 24, 2019 Community News, Environmental News

Divers from across the United States and around the world are coming together in an attempt to break the world record for the largest underwater cleanup. More than 700 divers are expected to take part in the record attempt in Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA, on 15 June 2019. Sponsored by local dive centers, PADI® and Project AWARE®, the event brings together the local and international dive communities with dozens of teams including dive centers, clubs, university groups and members of the dive industry participating. Marine debris removed during the event will be recorded via Project AWARE’s Dive Against Debris®, an underwater debris data-collection…

Children should be seen and heard

By David Suzuki on March 24, 2019 Environmental News

Too many adults become complacent, unwilling to even imagine making sacrifices for their children and grandchildren — even though many changes required to bring emissions and warming under control would confer numerous benefits, from healthier diets to reduced pollution to greater employment and economic opportunities in clean energy.

Open University of the Netherlands Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter

By The Scuba News Press Team on March 24, 2019 Community News, Environmental News, Training News

On April 29th, 2019, the Open University of the Netherlands will have the inaugural class of its newest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter. The course will be available in all UN languages, making a global issue available to a global audience. The course content is tailored to the different regions of our planet. “The previous Marine Litter MOOC (provided for free and available in English and Spanish) attracted thousands of participants. Ocean pollution is a global issue, therefore the Leadership track of the MOOC is being made available in all UN languages and Portuguese. ‘We realize that…

Sharks Need Our Help: Support Bill S-238

By Kathy Dowsett on March 19, 2019 Community News, Environmental News, Surface Interval

Sharks are depending on us to stand up for their protection, don’t let them down.

First in Europe! Czech scientists and divers create a 3D model of the flooded Chynov Cave

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