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Welcome to the “Scuba Diving Environmental News” section of The Scuba News, your dedicated platform for the latest updates, initiatives, and issues concerning marine conservation and environmental stewardship in the diving community. This section covers news about ocean conservation efforts, marine protected areas, environmental research findings, and sustainable diving practices. Stay informed about threats facing marine ecosystems, such as pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change, and learn about ways to take action and make a positive impact. Whether you’re passionate about protecting marine life, preserving coral reefs, or advocating for sustainable diving practices, our environmental news keeps you informed and inspired to protect our oceans for future generations.
Ambergris is produced in the intestines of a limited number of sperm whales. Despite the…
National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCA) are created and managed to protect and conserve representative marine…
In Canada and many places worldwide, those who pollute the atmosphere must pay. By putting…
The Chamber of Diving and Watersports is celebrating the first Green Fins trainers to complete…
This is a follow-up to the The Scuba News Canada article on “Right whales should…
The new Green Fins Hub is a game-changer in overcoming the biggest sustainability challenges in…
The Reef-World Foundation has launched a new online platform, the Green Fins Hub, which will…
More than 600 people have drowned in the Great Lakes since 2010. Jamie Racklyeft was…
We cannot survive without the ocean. It produces 50 percent of the planet’s oxygen, puts food…
Teacup Rock, formerly located about 66 kilometres from Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, was one…
Beavers have long been considered nuisances. They knock down trees and block waterways, often flooding…
The five great lakes of North America – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario –…
News Release from: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, August 2022 Rankin Inlet, Nunavut – The Arctic Ocean provides critical…
Demand that the Canadian Fisheries Minister stops overfishing The Canadian government’s mismanagement of fisheries is…
Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg,…
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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…
The new Green Fins Hub offers enhanced and global membership for participating dive and snorkel…
Ottawa, ON – Today, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program added over a dozen Canadian…
Researchers only began to understand the “diel migration” a few decades ago. It’s “the largest…
Are you passionate about protecting the ocean? Maybe you’d love to help the cause and…
Winners and Runners Up from Cabo Verde, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Peru The World Bank Coastal Fisheries…
Frozen Planet II is presented by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit. The Arctic, Antarctica,…
Canada offers some of the world’s most generous support for the fossil fuel industry, but industry…
Most of us have seen images of sea turtles malformed by plastic six-pack rings, dead…
Reef-World released a report informed by divers to help the diving industry bounce back from…
Recently, a giant American corporation, Blue Triton, was granted permission to extract and bottle billions of…
The lineage of our human species has survived for several million years thanks to a…
Oceana Canada supports the federal government’s announcement of $2 billion for Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan. The oceans…
Near the end of the film Don’t Look Up, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, astronomer Randall Mindy, turns…
Ironbound has arrived at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia! This mature male white shark was tagged…
“Now you see it, now you don’t!” A Toronto teen has issued a warning after…
Julia Barnes is an award winning Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is the director of Sea…
Teacup Rock at Thunder Cove Beach is one of the most photographed rock formations on…
Today, the Madagascar Whale Shark Project is announcing a new way for ocean-lovers to support its efforts…
The five-day workweek is an anachronistic relic of a time when conditions were far different…
From direct action to marine conservation research, Sea Shepherd protects endangered wildlife in some of…
Please ask the State of Florida to prohibit the possession, sale, trade, purchase, shipping, barter, exchange,…
Accept the challenge Are you up for the Plastic Free July challenge? Participants tell us…
To reduce the pressures on coral reefs and increase the value of sustainable marine tourism…
Fishermen on Canada’s east coast believe the European Green Crab species is here to stay.…
SharkFest will premiere on National Geographic television on Sunday, July 10 for four weeks. To…
Diadema antillarum, also known as the long-spined sea urchin, is one of the most important…
Are you participating in REEF’s Conservation Challenge? It’s a fun way to get involved in…
With the initiation of the “ocean tribute” award in 2017, the Monegasque Prince Albert II…
The fossil fuel industry has employed many strategies over the years to keep money flowing.…