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The question isn’t, “I’m just one person; what can I do?” Everyone who has ever lived has been one person. The question is what can you do? And who can you do it with? Who do you need? Who needs your help?
—Carl Safina
Petitions for You to Sign
Support Lombok Earthquake Disaster Relief
Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary Needs Your Help
Support the One Less Straw Pledge
Tell McDonald’s No to Plastic Straws!
Save the Great Barrier Reef: from Coal!
Oppose Seismic Blasting Off U.S.
Tell Costa Rica No to the Sale of Hammerhead Shark Fins
#SaveTheWhales: Take Action on Seismic Airgun Blasting
Support Scientists That Support Marine Protected Areas
Stop Microfiber Plastic Pollution
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Toxic Algae Impacting Ocean Ecology
Unprecedented Toxic Algae from Mining, Agriculture Run-off impacting Ocean-Recreation Economies. An unprecedented bloom of toxic cyanobacteria is washing onto beaches in Florida, keeping beach goers at home and raising concerns about possible impacts on public health...
ALERT: Coral Reefs Threatened by Port Expansion.
In a new industry update, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) has asked for industry help to address the need for a proper environmental impact study for Florida's Port Everglades expansion in Fort Lauderdale. The Army Corps is pursuing plans to...
Celebrate World Oceans Day – 10 Things You Can Do!
The ocean is the heart and the lungs of our beautiful blue planet. No matter where you live, you are connected to the sea. The ocean in trouble, and that means so are we. But there are things each of us can do, and together we still have a window of opportunity to...
Coral Scientists publish Call to Action to protect the world’s reefs
On October 20, the International Society of Reef Studies released a jaw-dropping scientific Consensus Statement in preparation for the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris this...
Help Brazilian divers create the Albardão National Park
A plethora of scientific studies attest to the importance and urgency to protect Brazil's proposed Albardão National Park, as a living witness to the evolution of Life on Earth. Since 2008 there has been a formal proposal under analysis at the National Biodiversity...
Opposition to the Cayman Islands Cruise Ship Berthing Facility is URGENTLY NEEDED.
DEMA -- The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association urgently requests all members of the diving community to issue a statement to the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE) by the July 3rd deadline OPPOSING the construction of a proposed cruise ship...
Dive Industry Demands More Action From Governments On Ocean Conservation.
Recognizing that jobs and revenues of its multibillion-dollar industry are threatened by ocean degradation, overfishing and climate change, a group of dive industry stakeholders has launched a call to action for governments and international treaties to address...
Unprecedented Dive Industry Initiative Will Address World Governments at International Treaty Negotiations.
An unprecedented international dive initiative is being launched by environmental group Divers for Sharks and the Brazilian-based non-profit Augusto Carneiro Institute. The team invites dive industry members from around the globe to unite as a single voice, to draw...
Devastating Damage Caused by Cruise Ship Anchor Mobilizes Cayman Dive Community
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands --A fundraising campaign has been launched in Grand Cayman to help finance and sustain a major reef restoration project currently being done by volunteer divers supported by local dive operators, and overseen by the Cayman Islands...
Non-Profits Get into Dive Travel to Save the Oceans
The Australia-based Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network estimated in a recebt report that 19% of the world’s original coral reef has already been lost, another 15% will be “seriously threatened” in the next two decades and 20% will be threatened with loss in the next...
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