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Marine Conservation

The Ocean Cleanup Unveils Updated River Debris Extractor

The nonprofit aims to deploy 1,000 Interceptors in the next 5 years stem the flow of ocean pollution coming from rivers.

UK to Launch History’s Largest Underwater Monitoring System

The U.K will install cameras in 10 overseas territories for a four-month-long, roughly $3 million project to monitor more than 1 million square miles of sea with BRUVS. Data from the program will inform future conservation efforts.

Bottom Trawling Releases as Much Carbon as Global Aviation, Study Says

Researchers found the fishing method releases a gigaton of carbon every year, which could worsen climate destabilization.

Coral Reefs Star in Australian COVID Recovery Effort

A $3.2 million COVID aid program is enabling seventeen Queensland operators to pay their staff to take part in reef restoration and monitoring activities through June.

Amanda Vincent named Sea Hero for Seahorse Conservation

Vincent's Project Seahorse finds marine conservation solutions “by understanding interdependencies between marine life and human communities.”

Fiji Corals Recovering from Cyclone Beyond Scientists’ Expectations

Young coral colonies are proliferating and fish are returning four years after history’s strongest cyclone, according to dive surveys recently conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

379 Survey Dives in 2020—COVID Can’t Stop This Bonaire Citizen Scientist

Cassandra Neal, 70, has conducted 370 survey dives for the nonprofit REEF since Bonaire’s borders closed due to COVID-19 last March.

Meet PADI's 2021 AmbassaDivers

PADI's AmbassaDivers passionately protect the oceans and inspire others to do the same. Here are the divers making a splash in 2021.

Four Critical Marine Habitats You Should Care About

These four critical marine habitats—sea grass, sand, sargassum, mangroves—nurture ocean life as we know it.