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Bain & Company Dive Against Debris

12 December 2012

By:

Joanna McNamara

Marine litter is damaging and costly. Commitments to reduce debris globally are being made but data on marine debris is seriously lacking. Volunteers from Bain & Company, Sydney Australia have chosen to be part of the solution. They organized a Community Impact Day with 17 employees and Dive Centre Manly.
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12 divers, 107 kilos of marine debris in one hour!

7 December 2012

By:

Joanna McNamara

Have you heard about the Triple Whammy Cleanup? This amazing event does three times the good and happens when you have three resorts who all Dive Against Debris at the same time.  Two Fish Divers, Bunaken, Lembeh and Nusa Lembongan collected 246 kilos of marine debris on one day in November.
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The First Finathon™ in Malaysia - What A FINtastic Event

9 November 2012

By:

Joanna McNamara

Project AWARE’s FINatical about Dive Downbelow who reached the finish line and raised AUD $5,000 for sharks.  Everyone completed the 1km open sea swim and enjoyed the day so much they’re asking: “When’s the next Finathon?”
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Innovative Fundraising Ideas Harness Technology To Raise Awareness

6 November 2012

By:

Joanna McNamara

Dive centres are creating innovative fundraising campaigns around the world. Project AWARE relies on dedicated divers to raise funds to protect our ocean planet. Fundraising can be as fun, fishy, flamboyant or FINatical as you like.
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Brisbane Wetsuit Walk

31 October 2012

By:

Joanna McNamara

With a possible high of 28 °C on Saturday 10th November, Brisbane Australia, you’d expect to find most people in the water, especially if they’re wearing wetsuits.  But the first Brisbane Wetsuit Walk will see hundreds of divers walk the city streets in their wetsuits to raise awareness for sharks.  They’re taking on the job of positive publicist for sharks everywhere.
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Dive Downbelow Get Swimming to End Shark Finning

25 October 2012

By:

Joanna McNamara

One scuba divers idea has inspired a worldwide movement to get swimming to end shark finning with dive centres across the globe hosting Finathons to raise much needed funds for shark conservation.
Dive DownBelow, Sabah, Malaysia is FINatical about sharks and swimming to end finning this November.
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Cydive Dives Against Debris to Protect Coralligenous Habitat

8 October 2012

By:

Maria Fais

During September's Debris Month of Action, scuba divers and snorkelers from Cydive in Pàphos, Cyprus, teamed up to dive against debris and remove huge amounts of marine litter that were harming fragile Mediterranean underwater habitats. 
Cydive and Pàphos Winter Swimmer Club volunteers gathered in four groups to collect all sort of debris including ten tyres from large vehicles.
Municipal Baths where the Dive Against Debris was conducted is a blue flag beach which means that the water is ver
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20ème Nettoyage du Lac Léman

2 October 2012

By:

Domino Albert

Dimanche 16 septembre, pour la 20ème année consécutive, Patty Moll, son équipe de plongeurs ainsi que les clubs Scuba-Dream, La coulée douce, Aqua-Diving, le club du Cern, Exocet Léman, le club de Plan-Les-Ouates et plus de 100 bénévoles ont consacré la journée à extraire les déchets qui jonchent le fond du lac et qui reposent jusqu’à 10m de profondeur.
Ce grand nettoyage se déroule chaque année au mois de Septembre pendant le Mois d'Action contre les Déchets de Project AWARE dans le cadre de la campagne "Dive Against Debris".
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Opmerkelijke AWARE actie van Souldivers

2 October 2012

By:

Domino Albert

Dat PADI 5* Dive Center Souldivers uit Rotterdam o.l.v. Willem Warbie een fervent aanhanger en ondersteuner van Project Aware zijn, dat wisten wij al. Hun inzet en donaties als 100% AWARE DC is daar het bewijs van!
Maar hun recentelijke actie verdient wel een speciale vermelding!
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Giornata Per l'Ambiente

2 October 2012

By:

Domino Albert

Willy Shark, in collaborazione con il Comune di Lona-Lases e l’Istituto Comprensivo di Cembra, ha realizzato dei laboratori integrati rivolti ai ragazzi delle scuole medie di Segonzano con il finanziamento delle Politiche Giovanili della Provincia Autonoma di Trento.
Il programma svolto è stato caratterizzato da seminari sugli ecosistemi acquatici e sui laghi alpini, prove di immersione in piscina, una visita guidata al biotopo del Lago di Lases con pulizia di un tratto di costa e laboratori di foto-video.
Infine sabato 10 giugno, presso il teatro di Lona (TN), si è tenuta l