Interview with Kate Jardine – International Freediving Judge

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Kate Jardine is qualified judge (International – Level D) with Freediving agency, AIDA International. As well as judging at national freediving competitions, Kate also judged at the 2016 Individual AIDA Pool World Championship in Turku, Finland, which closed with not one, not two, but FIVE World Records (Female DNF, Male DNF and 3 x Male […]

5 Incredible Marine Life Rescue Stories: Hooks and Lines

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Around the world, the ocean and its inhabitants face a daily battle with trash, from tangled fishing line to bottles and plastic. When this deadly debris meets with marine life it traps, entangles and injures them, or is even mistaken for a tasty snack. This leads to prolonged suffering and, all-too-often, the creature’s eventual demise. […]

CITES CoP17 – What Is It, Why Should I Care, and What Can I Do?

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Later this month, Project AWARE will be representing the global voice of the dive community at the World Wildlife Conference, CITES CoP17 – but what exactly is CITES, why should you care, and what can you do? What is CITES?  In 1973, CITES – the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna […]