Environmental News Topics

Australian Marine Debris Initiative: 46,000 individual pieces of plastic are estimated to float in every square mile of ocean. Six million tonnes of rubbish finds its way into the world’s oceans every year. Three times as much rubbish is dumped into the world’s oceans annually as the weight of fish caught....; Posted by Heidi Tait Added: 26 Aug 2010, 11:40 am GMT No comments yet

Urgent action needed for Parliamentary Inquiry!: Please take immediate action to help save our marine life. Your politicians need to hear from you during a current Parliamentary Inquiry into management of our marine life in NSW. Following...; Posted by Nicky Added: 03 Mar 2010, 12:43 pm GMT No comments yet

Keep sharks in the oceans and out of our soup bowls: The Underwater Channel (www.theunderwaterchannel.tv)is a new web TV channel for divers. We are thrilled to announce that we’ve just achieved half of our target number of signatures for our Not on...; Posted by JillJ Added: 27 Apr 2009, 11:02 pm GMT 1 comment Reply added: 29 May 2009, 7:24 pm

PADI Project AWARE Award: Matava has been awarded the PADI Project AWARE Environmental Achievement Award 2008 for its policies on environmental sustainability KADAVU, FIJI ISLANDS - 5th Februuary 2008 - Matava - Fiji...; Posted by Richard Akhtar Added: 21 Feb 2009, 7:48 pm GMT No comments yet

Turtle Conservation Malaysia: Did you know the Leatherback and Olive ridley turtles are on the brink of extinction in Malaysia! And the Greens and Hawksbills are not far behind! All turtle populations have been reduced ...; Posted by danielQ Added: 21 Nov 2008, 10:40 am GMT No comments yet

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Benefit Gig: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is hosting a fundraiser for their 2008-2009 Anti-Whaling campaign in Antarctica, on Friday 3rd October 2008, from 8pm Central Club Hotel, 293 Swan St, R...; Posted by GeorgiaL Added: 30 Sep 2008, 5:27 pm GMT No comments yet

Register for International Cleanup Day 20 September 2008: International Cleanup Day 2008 - Get Involved today. Hundreds of volunteers are needed to help remove trash from Australia’s beaches and underwater environments. Cleanups raise awareness about th...; Posted by Joanne Marston Added: 09 Jul 2008, 5:42 pm GMT No comments yet

GVI Marine Conservation Expedition Dive Blogs: Global Vision International is pleased to launch our new online dive blogs. These can be viewed on the following links: Marine Conservation Expedition on the Caribbean Coast, Mexico...; Posted by James Whiteley Added: 28 May 2008, 3:41 am GMT No comments yet

IMAX Fundraiser: Dolphins and Whales 3D: Join an exclusive IMAX screening of the new movie Dolphins and Whales 3D in Sydney. The event is a fundraiser for NPA~Marine, a non-profit conservation group working on protecting the sharks, dolph...; Posted by Nicky Added: 11 Mar 2008, 5:30 am GMT No comments yet

Petition Against Shark Nets - Help Save Marine Life: Hi guys, Sign this petition to help remove shark nets from our coastlines. In doing so, you will be saving irreplaceable marine life such as Grey Nurse sharks, Great White sharks, Dolphins, ...; Posted by beckd Added: 11 Jan 2008, 8:40 am GMT No comments yet

Christmas Island crab colony faces extinction: CHRISTMAS Island's world-famous red crabs are facing extinction, along with many other unique species, according to an authority on the island's environment. Dr Laurie Corbett said billions of tiny...; Posted by Tim Hochgrebe Added: 17 Dec 2007, 8:31 am GMT No comments yet

Abalone Poaching in South Africa: Please have a look at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/420829084 The Minister of Environmental Affairs ...; Posted by DanielM Added: 13 Dec 2007, 7:41 am GMT No comments yet

Underwater Images Win Prestigious Award: Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2007 Winners of the prestigious Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (owned by the BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Natural History Museum...; Posted by Joanne Marston Added: 21 Nov 2007, 1:34 am GMT No comments yet

Marine Conservation Gets a Second Life: On November 1st 2007, Project AWARE Foundation became one of the first international non-profit organisations to showcase its environmental work on Second Life. Visitors to Dive World have the uniq...; Posted by Joanne Marston Added: 21 Nov 2007, 12:16 am GMT No comments yet

Global Support Needed for European Shark Week: Project AWARE are calling all divers to show their support for shark conservation today by joining our petition to European Parliament. Global support is urgently needed to restore and conserve th...; Posted by Joanne Marston Added: 05 Oct 2007, 3:46 am GMT No comments yet

Topics of 34 Next »

Shopfront

In the Directory

Seabob Sales
Official dealer of SEABOB Luxury Seatoys by CAYAGO. Addictive fun on and underwater. Dive in and discover. Made in Germany.

Fantasea Australia
Fantasea Line is an international company that has been involved in diving, water sports and photographic industries for nearly 40 years.

Gallery

Tangler Mum

Orange-fin Anemonefish

Articles

Beating Low Visibility - Underwater Photography with Mathieu Meur: by Tim Hochgrebe; Underwater conditions are not always ideal for underwater photography. This doesn't mean that you should leave your camera behind when faced with the prospects of low visibility.

Just another day in Byron Bay: by Wandy Hochgrebe; Starting up and running a Divers Retreat here in Byron Bay has been the best decision ever. Talking to our guests about something I am passionate about is just great. You understand their enthusiasm about experiencing something new and of course most of them have fantastic stories to tell themselves on where to go and what they have seen.