A year after denouncing Turkey for the landing of 30 Endangered Giant Devil Rays, the Shark League is applauding the country for announcing protections for this and 13 other species of rays and sharks. The fish are being added to the government’s list of prohibited species, which until now included only five kinds of sharks.

We have much to celebrate this Earth Day, April 22!! A growing number of people all over the world are changing their attitudes and behaviours towards plastic. Recognizing how harmful plastic is to marine life and fragile ecosystems, people are taking actions, fins on and fins off, to see a significant reduction in plastic waste and stop the ugly journey of our trash. 2018 is also the third International Year of the Reef! With new evidence showing that the human population’s obsession with all things plastic is also poisoning coral reefs, the growing movement for a world without plastic pollution gives us hope.

Your 101 guide to protecting marine wildlife and cleaning up our ocean - fins on.

A PADI Course Director and 100% AWARE partner, Snaper conducts regular Dive Against Debris surveys and integrates Dive Against Debris education into every class he teaches. Yet it's his deep rooted connection to conservation values and ocean protection principles that sets Snaper apart.

One million pieces of trash removed and reported, that’s #OneMillionLess – Total weight of rubbish 307,064 kilograms or 676,959 pounds. We catch up with our Clean Ocean Policy Specialist who explains why Dive Against Debris data is so important.

It's taken three years and a lot of determination. Project AWARE supporter Lisa Hills from Western Australia created a wave of change in her local community to ban balloon releases and make amendments to the littering act. We chat with Lisa to discover how change can take shape.