Acanthaster planci, more commonly known as the Crown-of-Thorn Starfish, is one of the leading causes of coral loss in the Great Barrier Reef. The crown-of-thorns starfish is a voracious predator which feeds on stony coral polyps, eating coral tissue faster that…
Conservation
Corals Spawn More Than You Think! Video Of Coral Spawning In Bonaire
Caribbean Coral Spawning It's that time of year again when corals around the Caribbean synchronize for one night of release. But did you know coral aren't restricted to a single night of spawning each year? It is widely believed that coral…
Report Marine Debris With The New Project Aware App
Project Aware: Dive Against Debris App Marine debris, including plastics and other trash which end up in the ocean, is becoming all too prevalent on our favorite dive sites, even in the most remote of locations. It is estimated that more than 250 million…
There’s Still Hope For Caribbean Coral Reefs
Hope For Coral Reefs Globally coral reefs are under threat. Climat change, population growth, and coastal development all pose a greater risk than even to the survival of these critical underwater habitats. But there’s still hope. Scientist in the Caribbean have…
New Species Of Sunfish Mola tecta Was Hiding In Plain Sight
The ocean sunfish is one of the largest bony fish in the sea and an animal which few divers will ever have the fortune of seeing underwater. Little is known about this deep diving species aside from opportunistic sightings at…
Bazaruto Ocean Guardians Film Wins Sylvia Earl Short Film Award
Even the smallest islands on the most remote coastlines of the world cannot escape ocean plastic. Finn White-Thomson, a London-based filmmaker recently won the 2017 Sylvia Earle Conservation Award by the My Hero Film Festival team for his short film about…
Manta No More After Taxonomic Reshuffling Of The Genus
Are you one of the lucky scuba divers to have their dreams fulfilled of seeing a manta ray in the wild? Well for all of you with manta’s still on the brain, it’s time to update your bucket list. Up until…
Don’t F*uck The Ocean, Do It With Yourself
We recently came across this creative new campaign by MTV aimed at reducing ocean waste, with a truly climactic result. Every year tons of plastic waste enters the ocean which can take centuries to decompose. As a species, we are f*ucking the…
Help Protect The Mesoamerican Reef: Sign The Petition
The Mesoamerican Reef is located in the Caribbean Sea and touches the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. As the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, it stretches nearly 1000 km from the northern tip of the Yucatan…
We’ll Be Diving And Reporting From Eco Divers Roatan All Month Long
Eco Divers Roatan After a successful weekend at the Long Beach Scuba Show, it was about time we head down to the sunshine and back in the water. For the next three weeks, we will be diving with Eco Divers Roatan…