The Billion Oyster Project Aims to Restore Oyster Reefs to New York Harbor
THE BILLION OYSTER PROJECT is a citizen science project coordinated by the New York Harbor School (NYHS) with the goal of restoring one billion…
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THE FLORIDA MINI LOBSTER SEASON
This year the Mini Lobster Season is July 24-25, 2019 (last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July each year). The daily bag limit is…
SHARKS — THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT
Shark Count is a user-friendly tool that allows divers visiting Galapagos to help monitor marine life in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Using Shark Count,…
UNDERWATER CLEAN-UP TO BREAK GUINNESS RECORD
Divers from across the United States and around the world are coming together in an attempt to break the world record for the largest underwater cleanup….
NOAA’s Marine Debris Program Aims to Combat Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
PLASTIC IS EVERYWHERE: In your home, your office, your school — and your ocean. Among the top 10 kinds of trash picked up during…
INTERNATIONAL SCUBA DIVING HALL OF FAME 2019 INDUCTEES
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) announced the names of the inductees to the 2019 Hall of Fame. The latest inductees to…
Caribbean Challenge Initiative Partners Commit to Marine Conservation
STORIES IN THE NEWS tell us all about issues of declining biodiversity and damage to coastal areas and we ask ourselves, “Why isn’t someone…
Research Confirms Therapeutic Benefits of Scuba Diving
DIVERS HAVE LONG RECOGNIZED that they have “felt better” when they have been enjoying their favorite sport. Recently Samir Becic, author of ReSync Your…
NEW HOPE FOR ENDANGERED MANTAS
MANTA RAYS ARE LARGE RAYS belonging to the genus Manta. The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 23 feet (7 m) in width while the smaller, M….
Capture, Clean and Cook Your Own Lionfish at Key Largo Derby Sept. 14-16
FLORIDA KEYS – Reef Environmental Education Foundation is to present the final leg of its 2018 Florida Lionfish Derby Series Friday through Sunday, Sept….