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Professionals - select your ERDI workshops and presentations Professionals - select your ERDI workshops and presentations Read more... |
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Florida's Three Sisters Springs Saved Government and Nonprofit Partners Complete Significant Agreement to Protect Critical Manatee Habitat on Florida's Gulf Coast. Read more... |
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Unique coral reef spurs Mexico tourism battle We have dived this site several times over the years and found it to be one of the most beautiful and special places in Mexico's Sea of Cortez. Now it appears Cabo Pulmo, a 20,000 year-old coral reef (the only one in the region), is in real danger. Read more... |
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Sea Shepherd Undercover Operation Exposes Cetacean Mass Slaughter in the Faeroe Islands On July 19, 2010, a pod of 236 pilot whales was ruthlessly slaughtered in the town of Klaksvik in the Danish Faeroe Islands. Read more... |
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Project Micronesia Eco Diving Adventures An exclusive live-aboard program with limited membership, Project Micronesia will set sail later this year to explore pristine dive sites throughout the Micronesian Archipelago of the eastern Atlantic seaboard. Read more... |
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Wes Skiles, Pioneering Adventure Photographer/Film Maker Dies at 52 During a routine photo shoot, Wednesday, July 21, 2010 off Boynton Beach, FL, the underwater community suffered the tragic loss of one its more inspirational and pioneering photographer/film makers Wes Skiles. Read more... |
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Shark Fin Promotion Backfires Citibank's Hong Kong branch has gotten itself into a stew over fish soup - specifically, shark's fin soup after trying to run a special promotion offering Citibank credit card holders 15 percent off a ''shark's fin and garoupa'' dinner at Maxim's Chinese Read more... |
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Experts back law banning shark fishing Researchers and conservationists in Bermuda hit it out after a11ft tiger shark was killed in BDA waters this week. Read more... |
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Wonderful Water Planet, a new children's book Children's book raises awareness and supports education for underprivileged children in developing countries. Read more... |
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Mangroves disappearing faster than land-based forests A study commissioned by the U.N. Environmental Program (UNEP) reports that one fifth (around 35,500 square kilometers) of the world's mangroves have been destroyed since 1980. Read more... |
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Obama sets National Ocean Policy into motion It wouldn't have prevented the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but a new national ocean policy, announced today by the White House, was welcomed by environmentalists. Read more... |
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After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years very oil spill is different, but the thread that unites these disparate scenes is a growing scientific awareness of the persistent damage that spills can do - and of just how long oil can linger in the environment, hidden in out-of-the-way spots. Read more... |
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Ultimate Diver Challenge - Cozumel! Participation is easy, choose from our packages or choose your own accommodations! Entry fees for divers taking the challenge is $150 and includes tanks, weights, water, and fruit at the challenge site. Read more... |
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Attend BLUE 2010 JOIN THE FUN as we honor the world's best in ocean films and underwater photography Read more... |
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State of Florida considers protection for lemon sharks The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this month is considering a ban on the catch of lemon sharks, hoping to protect a species that plays an important role in maintaining the health of coral reefs. Read more... |