Utila Dive Centre is more than a premier PADI Career Development Centre in Central America and the Caribbean, they pride themselves on their marine ecology training and activities to protect the ocean.
“We aim to provide our divers and students with more than just diver education and that is what makes our team so successful. We’re on the cutting edge of training and conservation, setting a standard for many dive operations and professionals in the region,” said Andy Phillips, Director of Professional Training at Utila Dive Centre proudly declares.

84 deelnemers wereldwijd, 10 finalisten en 6 winnaars. Een nieuwe golf van Ocean Action staat op het punt van beginnen dankzij jouw stem.
Er zijn bijna 3000 stemmen binnengekomen voor het 2013 Ocean Action Project, hierdoor hebben jullie geholpen met het verwezenlijken van de ondersteuning voor zes nieuwe beschermingsprojecten met een focus op manta roggen, haaien en het onderwijzen over mariene vervuiling.
De 2013 Ocean Action Project winnaars zijn:
Ecotourism and Awareness for Manta Ray Conservation, Planeta Oceano, Peru

84 candidatures venant de tous les coins du monde, 10 finalistes et 6 gagnants. Une nouvelle vague de Ocean Action est prête à déferler, et c’est grâce à votre vote.
Presque 3 000 d’entre vous ont voté pour élire le projet Ocean Action de l’année 2013, apportant une aide plus que bienvenue à 6 nouveaux projets de conservation visant essentiellement la protection de la raie Manta et des requins. Certains projets, plus éducatifs, se concentrent sur la question des débris marins.

84 Bewerber weltweit, 10 Finalisten und sechs Gewinner. Dank eurer Stimmen stehen eine Reihe von Meeresschutzprojekten in den Startlöchern. 
Fast 3.000 von euch haben beim Ocean Action Project 2013 mitgewählt, um sechs neuen Projekten die notwendige Startunterstützung zu liefern. Dabei geht es um den Schutz der Mantarochen und Haie sowie um Schulungsprojekte gegen den Müll im Meer.
Die Gewinner der Ocean Action Projects 2013 sind:
Ökotourismus und das Bewusstsein für den Schutz der Mantarochen, Planeta Oceano, Peru

84 domande ricevute da tutto il mondo, 10 finalisti e sei vincitori. Una nuova ondata di “Ocean Action” si sta levando grazie al tuo voto.
Nell’ambito della edizione 2013 dell’Ocean Action Project abbiamo ricevuto quasi 3000 voti che ci hanno aiutato ad esprimere un forte sostegno a sei nuovi progetti di tutela ambientale incentrati sulla protezione di mante e squali ma anche sullo smaltimento di rifiuti marini.

84 solicitantes en todo el mundo, 10 finalistas y seis ganadores. Una nueva oleada de Ocean Action está a punto de iniciarse gracias a tu voto.
Casi 3.000 personas votasteis en el Ocean Action Project  de 2013 ayudando a conseguir un apoyo muy necesario a seis nuevos proyectos de conservación concentrados en la protección de las mantas raya y los tiburones, así como a proyectos educativos destinados a los residuos marinos.

How do you support ocean conservation where you live and teach scuba diving miles away from the sea? Robert Soncini, PADI Pro and safety diver at the prestigious Cirque du Soleil show “O” in Las Vegas USA, answered this question by joining the 100% AWARE program and the growing number of partners who are putting ocean protection at the heart of their dive business.

The Conference of Parties of the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean on 6th of December adopted a regional plan to manage marine litter.
Following the adoption, EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik said: "I am very pleased to see the Mediterranean convention taking the problem of marine litter so seriously. This is an important step towards achieving the significant reductions in marine debris by 2025 that World Leaders promised at the Rio+20 summit last year. I hope that the other regional sea conventions will now take similar steps."