Hope For Coral Reefs Globally coral reefs are under threat. Climat change, population growth, and coastal development all pose a greater risk than even to the survival of these critical underwater hab…
Conservation
New Species Of Sunfish Mola tecta Was Hiding In Plain Sight
The ocean sunfish is one of the largest bony fish in the sea and an animal which few divers will ever have the fortune of seeing underwater. Little is known about this deep diving species aside from o…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Acropora cervicornis
Acropora cervicornis Acropora cervicornis is an iconic Caribbean coral and one every scuba diver should know how to identify. In the Caribbean, there are three species of Acropora which are essential …
Bazaruto Ocean Guardians Film Wins Sylvia Earl Short Film Award
Even the smallest islands on the most remote coastlines of the world cannot escape ocean plastic. Finn White-Thomson, a London-based filmmaker recently won the 2017 Sylvia Earle Conservation Award by …
Manta No More After Taxonomic Reshuffling Of The Genus
Are you one of the lucky scuba divers to have their dreams fulfilled of seeing a manta ray in the wild? Well for all of you with manta’s still on the brain, it’s time to update your bucket…
Don’t F*uck The Ocean, Do It With Yourself
We recently came across this creative new campaign by MTV aimed at reducing ocean waste, with a truly climactic result. Every year tons of plastic waste enters the ocean which can take centuries to de…
Help Protect The Mesoamerican Reef: Sign The Petition
The Mesoamerican Reef is located in the Caribbean Sea and touches the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. As the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, it stretches nearly 1000 …
We’ll Be Diving And Reporting From Eco Divers Roatan All Month Long
Eco Divers Roatan After a successful weekend at the Long Beach Scuba Show, it was about time we head down to the sunshine and back in the water. For the next three weeks, we will be diving with Eco Di…
New Global Mass Coral Bleaching Database
Despite hundreds of click bait articles shared millions of times around the internet “the reef is dying” or “worst coral bleaching ever”, our global information map of coral bl…
Japanese Minister Prepared Emergancy Declaration Over Coral Extinction
Naha Japan The Environment Ministry of Japan has prepared an emergency declaration over coral deaths caused by rising sea temperatures from global warming. In an emergency meeting of experts held in O…