Jake Wilton is an underwater photographer working on the Ningaloo Reef in Coral Bay, Western Australia. He first learnt to dive in 2007 at the age of 15 and has been working as a Divemaster/Instructor since 2009 logging over 3,500 dives. In this Q&A he talks about why changing people's perceptions of sharks is so important.

This Shark Week, we catch up with our friend and conservation partner Jullian Morris to talk about engaging you people in shark conservation. Jullian’s organization Sharks4Kids brings together scientists, educators, conservationists and professional videographers to create a unique opportunity for the next generation to learn why sharks need kids and kids need sharks.

Scuba divers, in Malapascua, went diving in search of hammerheads. What they found instead left them speechless and eager to take action. The next day they put out an island-wide appeal to the Malapascua dive shops to coordinate a huge ghost net removal effort. PADI Instructor and underwater photographer, Sylvia Jenkins tells the story.

Like Project AWARE, citizen science and education are at the heart of what Project Azraq do. Based in Dahab, South Sinai, Project Azraq collaborates with the local diving community to create lasting change through reef monitoring and Dive Against Debris Surveys, amongst other actions. We catch up with Co-founders, Amy and Nour to find out more...  

My Ocean Story. We're getting to know the people of Project AWARE, finding out what drives them and what conservation actions they have in store for 2019! This month's story comes from Project AWARE volunteer and Adopt a Dive Site owner, Kim Timmers.

Divers Down UAE working with Emirates NBD Private Banking and the local community use dive training to empower new custodians of the ocean

In our new series: My Ocean Story, we're getting to know the people of Project AWARE, finding out what drives them and what conservation actions they have in store for 2019! This month's story comes from Project AWARE volunteer, 100% AWARE partner and Adopt a Dive Site owner, Hassan Khayal

Sea the Change shares Project AWARE's belief that each and every one of us can make a difference, and all our actions, big or small, have an impact on our blue planet. We talk to Alice and Juliana, Sea the Change's Executive Directors on how they are empowering their local community to adopt new behaviours and attitudes to create a more sustainable world.

In our new series: My Ocean Story, we're getting to know the people of Project AWARE, finding out what drives them and what conservation actions they have in store for 2019! This month's story comes from Project AWARE volunteer, 100% AWARE partner and Adopt a Dive Site owner, Ismail Samooh.

Coral reef restoration activities were carried out throughout 2018 as part of the International Year of the Reef celebrations by the dive community of Okinawa.