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Case Study: Wakatobi's Cleaning Team

How one resort can make a world of difference to a plastic-free ocean.

Micro Plastics, Massive Problem

Sifting, sorting, finding and thinking: An insight into research on microplastics in the marine environment

Art For Awareness

The “plastic arts” helping us combat the plastic problem

Diving And Chilling In The Gili's, Lombok

Exploring the Gili’s and How to get to the Gili’s

PADI Travel TM : Dive Trips That Help The Ocean

PADI Travel is PADI ® ’s newly-created dive travel agency with a host of eco-friendly options to make your next trip a good and meaningful one

The Economic Value of Muck Critters

Adex Singapore 2016 conservation and Scuba360 business forum speaker, Maarten De Brauwer, explains why muck critters are good for business.

In Praise of Parasites

For some they are the stuff of nightmares, but these incredible creatures are strange and fascinating aspects of life on the reef.

Sony's RX100V: Is This The Fastest Compact Camera On Earth?

The assignment began with my quarterly pilgrimage to the famed Lembeh Straits in Indonesia as I continue my work photographing these amazing critters.

Stripped To The Bone

In 2012, Liz Cunningham witnessed a dramatic coral bleaching event in the Turks and Caicos Islands in less than a period of a week. That month the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) documented record-breaking temperature highs for the North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. This excerpt from Cunningham’s award-winning book, Ocean Country, describes what she saw.

A Tale Of Two Fishermen

Much attention is focused on Raja Ampat’s animals and land and seascapes. But there is one vital aspect of the area which is often overlooked: the local people, and tourism’s impact on their lives.

Living Reefs

Wakatobi Dive Resort is considered by many to be a model of sustainable dive tourism. One explorer heads there to discover if this Indonesian operator in the heart of the Coral Triangle really does live up to the hype.

TEK-ING The Temperature

Tek diving gives us access to rare and remote places, places not only inhabited by majestic hammerhead sharks, but that could also yield vital scientific data.

Plastics, Plastics, Everywhere And Not A Fish To Eat!

The bag you carry your groceries home in, or the straw that you sip from, could end up in your stomach…

Stings: Hydroids

In the case we previously presented, a hydroid sting may have been the culprit that resulted in serious infection. Let’s take a closer look at hydroids, what they are and how stings should be managed.

A Dive Gone Wrong

While diving in Indonesia, a diver was stung by a hydroid, leading to some frightening symptoms.

Diving In The Pristine

The Philippines’ colourful coral reefs greet pelagic life at Apo Reef.

The Spearfishing Debate

For the majority of my life, I bought my fish, like most people, at the grocery store. When I started spearfishing, I discovered a whole new world free of polluted farmed fish. It felt liberating to catch my own dinner – a symbiotic relationship between the ocean and me.

Clear For Takeoff

Fast facts about the risks of flying after diving.

The Hidden Gems of Komodo and Derawan

With over 18,000 islands to choose from, which ones should you visit for the best diversity in marine life? Discover the beauty of Indonesia with Cat McCann as she takes you on an insider’s journey into the waters of Komodo Island and Pulau Derawan

Off The Reef

Go off the beaten path with Umeed Mistry as he brings you on an eye-opening exploration of all the quirky and interesting creatures that live on the sand flats, silt beds and seagrass meadows of the Indian Ocean

New Discovery: Manta Ray Nursery

One of Asia’s most popular big animal havens is the focus of a fascinating new study on the movements and behaviours of its iconic residents. Bali’s Nusa Penida is turning heads once again, as new research digs deeper into the manta ray population, revealing little by little the secrets of these ocean giants

Diving Safety Tip - Reduce Contact With Lionfish

Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) have invaded many popular scuba diving locations in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

The Evolution Of Freediving

Tracing the journey of our relationship with the sea, through the ages and around the world.

Could Breath-Hold Diving After Scuba Cause Decompression Sickness?

Recreational divers sometimes practise scuba and breath-hold diving on the same day.