Cocos Island – World Heritage Site and Mission Blue Hope Spot

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Hammerhead Sharks - Cocos Island If, like a lot of divers, your inspiration to start diving came from Jacques Cousteau then Cocos Island should be on your radar: he considered Cocos Island to be the most beautiful island in the world. In 1997 the island, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica became a UNESCO World Heritage […]

Spotlight on Andaman Islands – A Mission Blue Hope Spot

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Photos supplied by Vikas Nairi In the Bay of Bengal, between the Indian peninsula and Myanmar lies the Andaman Islands – a vast and mostly uninhabited archipelago. The Islands may be India’s most remote state, but they, like many places in our world, are still largely vulnerable to the impacts of human action. Any diver […]

Protecting Clipperton Island – The Most Remote Atoll on the Planet

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Clipperton Atoll Photo: N2Pix   PADI AmbassaDiver Michel Labrecque and partner Julie Ouimet are on a mission to protect the most isolated atoll on the planet- Clipperton Island. Though this French overseas territory is now considered a marine protected area, it still faces threats from overfishing, with sharks and other large marine life nearly vanishing. With their upcoming expedition, […]