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Fourth Element X Sea Shepherd
This year on Black Friday, fourth element are announcing their new partnership with Sea Shepherd,…
PADI Helps Secure Much-Needed Protection for Sharks at CITES
Scuba divers rally to protect an unprecedented 60 threatened species PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®)…
“Hell of a Fright” – Shark Stuns Crew by Jumping Aboard Boat in New Zealand
In all my years on the water, I have never had something land unexpectedly on…
Send Trudeau a Letter on the Nature Bus
NatureCOP is coming up fast. This is the biggest moment for nature in a decade…
Investigating Royal Bank for Misleading Advertising on Climate Action
Ecojustice is supporting six members of the public in a complaint to the competition bureau…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Provides Endangered Species Act Protections for Emperor Penguin
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized protections for the emperor penguin, a flightless…
New Feature Film Tackles Western Trade in Toxic Sharks – Watch the Trailer
“Sharks: In Deep Water is a film to change things,” explains Producer Matt Brierley. The…
Reef-World Reports Groundbreaking Action to Save Our Coral Reefs in 2022
Reef-World reveals developments that will create lasting and systemic change for the marine environment The…
Ambergris: What is it?
Ambergris is produced in the intestines of a limited number of sperm whales. Despite the…
Introducing National Marine Conservation Areas
National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCA) are created and managed to protect and conserve representative marine…
Canada Can’t Let Industry and Provinces Stall Carbon Pricing
In Canada and many places worldwide, those who pollute the atmosphere must pay. By putting…
Green Fins in Egypt Took A Leap Toward Independence and Being Sustainable
The Chamber of Diving and Watersports is celebrating the first Green Fins trainers to complete…
Help Protect Critically Endangered Right Whales
This is a follow-up to the The Scuba News Canada article on “Right whales should…
Explorer Ventures Fleet Joins the Green Fins Hub to Protect Coral Reefs
The new Green Fins Hub is a game-changer in overcoming the biggest sustainability challenges in…
Curacao’s Leading Sustainable Dive Tourism Operators become Green Fins Members
The Reef-World Foundation has launched a new online platform, the Green Fins Hub, which will…
The Hidden Danger in the Great Lakes
More than 600 people have drowned in the Great Lakes since 2010. Jamie Racklyeft was…
Speak Up for Our Ocean
We cannot survive without the ocean. It produces 50 percent of the planet’s oxygen, puts food…
Fiona’s Destruction of Tea Cup Rock
Teacup Rock, formerly located about 66 kilometres from Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, was one…
For Healthy Habitats, Leave it to the Beavers and Other Animal Engineers
Beavers have long been considered nuisances. They knock down trees and block waterways, often flooding…
Great Lakes Untamed – Trailer
The five great lakes of North America – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario –…
New Oceans Protection Plan Funding will Bolster Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Hydrographic Service in the Arctic
News Release from: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, August 2022 The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries,…
Petition: Stop Overfishing in Canada
Demand that the Canadian Fisheries Minister stops overfishing The Canadian government’s mismanagement of fisheries is…
Young Ontarians in Court for Historic Charter Climate Case
Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg,…
New Fish ID Curricula Available for Red Sea and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Did you know that REEF has marine life identification curricula for 15 different areas? Hot…
Coral Reef Protection to Grow with the Green Fins Hub
The new Green Fins Hub offers enhanced and global membership for participating dive and snorkel…
Statement from Kim Elmslie, Oceana Canada’s Campaign Director, Regarding “Red Listing” on Canadian Fisheries That Pose a Dire Risk to North Atlantic Right Whales
Ottawa, ON – Today, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program added over a dozen Canadian…
Everything Matters in an Interconnected World
Researchers only began to understand the “diel migration” a few decades ago. It’s “the largest…
Marine Conservation Discounts Inside!
Are you passionate about protecting the ocean? Maybe you’d love to help the cause and…
Competition Announces Solutions to Reduce Coastal Overfishing
Winners and Runners Up from Cabo Verde, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Peru The World Bank Coastal Fisheries…
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II is presented by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit. The Arctic, Antarctica,…
Despite Record Profits and Prices, Oil Industry Greed is a Bottomless Pit
Canada offers some of the world’s most generous support for the fossil fuel industry, but industry…
Canada’s Plastics Ban is a Necessary First Step
Most of us have seen images of sea turtles malformed by plastic six-pack rings, dead…
Study Reveals what Dive Tourists are Demanding from Businesses
Reef-World released a report informed by divers to help the diving industry bounce back from…
We Have No Water to Waste
Recently, a giant American corporation, Blue Triton, was granted permission to extract and bottle billions of…
People Suffer as Climate Disrupters Rake in Massive Profits
The lineage of our human species has survived for several million years thanks to a…
Statement from Josh Laughren, Oceana Canada’s Executive Director, Regarding the Renewed Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan
Oceana Canada supports the federal government’s announcement of $2 billion for Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan. The oceans…
We Can’t Look Away From Our Overheating World
Near the end of the film Don’t Look Up, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, astronomer Randall Mindy, turns…
Tracking Ironbound from Ocearch
Ironbound has arrived at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia! This mature male white shark was tagged…
Teen Diver Says Mounds of Trash Found Underwater in Toronto’s Humber Bay
“Now you see it, now you don’t!” A Toronto teen has issued a warning after…
Resistance Radio – Interview: Julia Barnes
Julia Barnes is an award winning Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is the director of Sea…
Thunder Cove, Prince Edward Island 250+ Million Year Old Tea Pot Rock
Teacup Rock at Thunder Cove Beach is one of the most photographed rock formations on…
Madagascar Whale Shark Project Unveils New Project to Empower Conservationists to Protect the Ocean
Today, the Madagascar Whale Shark Project is announcing a new way for ocean-lovers to support its efforts…
Should We Be Working 15-hour Weeks?
The five-day workweek is an anachronistic relic of a time when conditions were far different…
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Featured in Science
From direct action to marine conservation research, Sea Shepherd protects endangered wildlife in some of…