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What's good for the Oceans...

Imagine scientists exploring its wonders; children splashing in clear, clean surf or fishermen using selective, nondestructive gear to bring healthy and healthful fish to our markets.  Maybe its whales breaching; dolphins playing on the bow wave of a boat; turtles laying their eggs on beaches and then swimming free to munch on jellyfish and sponges.  Groupers amassing at the full moon; their offspring finding shelter in the intricate maze of a healthy coral reef.  Or maybe swaying stalks of kelp, sunlight glowing through the branches and fish hovering alongside. Imagine the ocean as a healthy, resilient marine ecosystem made up of underwater habitats, plentiful schools of fish and majestic apex predators.

...is good for Diving.

The ocean is our playground.  We dive to experience a complex and colorful world. As divers we understand that world from a different perspective than those who have never been there. We recognize very quickly the signs telling us when something is wrong; bleached coral or a lack of large fish.  We hear stories of how it was way back when, and see the impacts, good and bad, of human activities on the underwater environment.  We can make a difference for the better, both in the water and out: as monitors conducting coral reef and fish surveys; as stewards keeping the oceans pollution-free; as a voice for the oceans advocating for aquatic habitats, marine wildlife and sustainable fisheries.

Join Oceana in our fight for healthy oceans and be more than a diver; be an Oceana guardian. 



Dive In!

Oceana is committed to informing and educating divers about the many problems encountered in ocean management, and more importantly, how we can be part of the solution.  To achieve our goal to protect the world's oceans, Oceana is partnering with the increasingly active and effective dive community in real in-the-water conservation efforts. Divers are, and will continue to be, monitors of the world's largest conservation area.

Oceana is working hard to curb the effects that overfishing, destructive fishing practices, climate change and water pollution have on our oceans.  We want to make sure sharks, coral reefs and sea turtles don’t disappear.  But we can’t do it alone.  Check out the terrific clubs, companies and organizations in the diving community who are working with us to protect the oceans.