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Scuba diving offers a unique window into the mesmerizing underwater world, but it also comes with a profound responsibility. As divers, we have the opportunity to protect and preserve the oceans we love. As the saying goes: Take only trash, leave only bubbles. Here are the top five ways scuba divers can contribute to ocean conservation:

1. Participate in Clean-Up Initiatives

One of the most direct ways divers can make an impact is by participating in underwater clean-up events. Many organizations and dive shops host regular clean-up dives to remove debris, such as plastic, fishing gear, and other pollutants, from marine environments...

The Ocean Cleanup has revealed plans to turn the plastic it has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into “beautiful, sustainable products”. The Ocean Cleanup’s founder and CEO Boyan Slat made the announcement last week that plastic collected by the project will be used to make useful products.

“We’re going to turn it into beautiful, sustainable products,” Slat said at the event on 12 December in Vancouver. “These are not going to be gimmicks. These are going to be products that you will actually want.”

Slat revealed the news standing alongside 60 large white bags filled with plastic the organisation has collected.

The ocean waste is the first material that the Dutch nonprofit has collectedfrom the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch – an area located between Hawaii and Califor...

A massive team of divers have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest underwater cleanup. The team of 633 people organised by Dixie Divers in Florida picked up litter from the seabed near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier on Saturday.

The marine conservation non-profit project AWARE and the scuba diving agency PADI also supported the event, aiming to show how conservation is bringing people together more than ever before.

Arlington Pavan, who owns the Dixie Divers facility, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on the weekend: “It’s amazing to see everybody here, happy, just amazing.

“The last record took 24 hours and we did it in two hours, so it’s amazing.”

The Sun Sentinel reported that the Dixie Divers team broke the last record from 2...

You may have seen that the internet has been buzzing about The Ocean Cleanup Project. However, even if you’re familiar with the term, it can take a lot of research to truly understand what the Ocean Cleanup Project really is. We’ve done that work for you and gathered all the information you need to get up to date on The Ocean Cleanup Project, discuss the garbage issues plaguing our oceans, and decide how you can help with this issue. If you’re interested in learning about the Ocean Cleanup Project, its origins, what it does, how you can be a part of it, and in gaining a better understanding of the seriousness of the issue of trash in our oceans, read on!

What Is The Ocean Cleanup Project?

In 2013, the Ocean Cleanup Foundation was established by an 18-year-old dutch inventor named B...