Conservation

President Obama has just created the world’s largest marine reserve in Hawaii

President Barack Obama has just announced the expansion of the Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This action creates the largest protected area in the world and expands the original monument by more than 442,760 square miles (1.15 million square kilometers).…

Caribbean Coral Spawn Underway

Caribbean Coral Spawn Reports have been rolling in this week from around the Caribbean, as the annual coral spawn is in full swing. From Florida to Curaçao corals are coming to life after dark to spawn and repopulate the reef.…

Mola ramsayi: the Short Sunfish from Nusa Penida, Indonesia

The Sunfish or “mola mola”, is one of those holy grail sightings which is sure to leave any diver in awe. Sunfish are notoriously elusive and are typically found living in open water, where they hunt for food in several…

Searching For Manta Rays With The Queen Of Mantas: Dr. Andrea Marshall

Like many of you, I had a dream of swimming with manta rays. I traveled the world and logged hundreds of dives, yet I never caught sight of a single manta. I had come across different species of Mobula rays which…

Wise Work Job Board Is Your Source For Marine Conservation Opportunities Around the World

We recently came across the Wise Work job board and knew we had to share the news with ReefDivers. After clicking through a few of the current opportunities, our first impression was to promptly spend hours daydreaming about a daily…

Waterlust and Coral Morphologic Cosmic Coral leggings are here

Waterlust and Coral Morphologic have teamed up to bring us this super rad ‘Cosmic Coral’ zoanthid print legging made from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles. The Cosmic Coral leggings feature a Coral Morphologic zoanthid print and are now available to purchase from the…

Even The Most Isolated Reefs Are Suffering From Global Warming

The assumption is still widely held that isolated reefs, far from human activities are better off than reefs around densely populated and heavily used areas. However, a recent study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports found that isolated coral reefs are in…

Revillagigedo Archipelago Inscribed To UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Revillagigedo Archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean has just been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List! The World Heritage Committee inscribed Revillagigedo and 7 other sites to the list on the last afternoon of their 40th session on July…

Take A Virtual Reality Dive In West Papua Indonesia

Earlier this year we had the opportunity to visit Raja Ampat in the West Papua province of Indonesia. We were absolutely amazed with the diversity of corals and abundance of fish. This week the American nonprofit Conservation International has launched…

The UK Fully Supports Banning Plastic Microbeads

In a step forward to protect the oceans, the UK government now says they fully support a legal ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics and toiletries. Environmental minister George Eustice told the Gaurdian on Tuesday that the ban across the…