6 Reasons You Should Take The Project AWARE Dive Against Debris Specialty

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PADI® is committed to protecting and preserving our oceans, and part of this involves educating divers on how they can play their part.  That’s why we’ve partnered up with Project AWARE® to offer three specialty courses – the Project AWARE Specialty, the AWARE Shark Conservation Specialty and the Dive Against Debris® Specialty.  These conservation-focused courses […]

Incredible Freediver Initiatives doing the Impossible for Marine Conservation

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Project AWARE, Dive Against Debirs Thanks to the efforts of freedivers and conservationists across the world, insights are being discovered to help shape the way we protect and conserve marine life, as well as to improve marine education and sustainability overall. Here are three initiatives in particular that are worth knowing about. Coral gardening, saving the planet one reef at […]

Divers Already Make a Difference

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When you hear reports about overfishing, global climate change, coral bleaching, shark finning . . . and the list goes on . . . it’s tempting to question whether the situation is hopeless. Will we have coral reefs in 30 years? Will anything be living in the seas in 50 years? Yes, and yes. The seas face […]

Dive Shops: The Heart of the Dive Industry

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Scuba diving shops are the heart of the dive community. Owned and operated by good folks who have dedicated their lives to keeping the porch light on for all of us in diving, they ensure that we always have the service, training, travel, equipment and advice we want and need as divers. It’s the dive […]