Clipperton: A Plastic Paradise
A little dot in the Pacific, Clipperton is surrounded by coral reefs and encloses a stagnant lagoon. Despite looking like paradise, Clipperton is being invaded by plastic.
Alert Diver Category: Water Planet
On the Brink
Predatory fish in natural environments are a rarity, because of physical traits and population exploitation. Read more about about predatory fish populations that are on the brink.
Celebrating Seagrass
The benefits of protecting seagrass cannot be overstated. Seagrass purifies the water, helps protect against coastal erosion, helps sustain small-scale fisheries that support communities, and increases fish populations and biodiversity. It sequesters much more carbon per area than terrestrial forests and reduces ocean acidification. Healthy seagrass means a healthier ocean.
The Business of Protecting Paradise
Our oceans are under siege. Destructive industrial-scale fishing is causing widespread species decline. Ocean warming due to human-induced climate change is triggering episodes of mass coral bleaching with increased vigor and frequency.
Ocean Advocacy in America
Legislation was proposed that could lead to the degradation of marine environments through overfishing and limiting transparency. Read more about how divers can help save the oceans.
Marching for the Ocean
Ocean activists, divers and other passionate individuals, often come to Washington, D.C. to show support for a variety of marine initiatives. The 2018 March for the Ocean made a splash.
A Cleaner, Brighter Future
Fishing gear debris is unfortunately common in the waters surrounding Hawaii, and it threatens green sea turtles and the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Volunteer divers, however, have come together to restore these waters.
Fishy Limits
Global fisheries may need to change their practices to accommodate for some newly found data on reproductive fish females. Implemented changes could greatly impact the world’s food supply.
Conservation Photography
Images have the potential to spark conversations that change our world, but photographers must get down in the trenches on the frontlines of conservation, where it’s frequently uncomfortable and sometimes just plain terrifying
Responsible Tourism in the Galápagos and Beyond
The Galápagos National Park Directorate protects 97 percent of the land in the Galápagos Islands. This protection aims to conserve the habitats and wildlife in this special place while supporting a sustainable economy. Yet increasing tourism threatens to degrade the natural resources that attract visitors here in the first place.
