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The International SeaKeepers Society Boosts The Seabed 2030 Project

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | Sam Helmy

The International SeaKeepers Society has mobilized its DISCOVERY fleet to support the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project. The collaboration is part of the international effort to create a perfect seabed map of the globe. Since 2017, the International Hydrographic Organization and the Seabed 2030 Project have encouraged citizen scientists across the world to join the cause of mapping the world’s seabed.
Scientists: Plastic Treaty Needs To Include Plastic Production Cuts

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

Ahead of the next round of United Nations negotiations for a legally binding plastics treaty in Geneva (INC-5.2), an international consortium of scientists this week published a peer-reviewed scientific paper demonstrating the need for the treaty text to include mandatory plastic production cuts as an essential strategy to meaningfully reduce the existential threat of plastic pollution, the agreed mandate of the treaty negotiations.
PADI Launches 2025 Master Scuba Diver Challenge

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

PADI this week launched the 2025 Master Scuba Diver Challenge to incentivize scuba divers around the world to reach the peak of recreational scuba diving and obtain their PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. Folks who achieve that rating are in an elite circle that less than 2 percent of divers achieve. PADI Worldwide Chief Brand and Membership Officer Kristin Valette Wirth says:“The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating is considered the ‘black belt’ of recreational diving.
Mares Offering Free Octopus With Purchase Of Select Regulators

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

Mares this week announced a limited-time offer where from June 15 through August 1, 2025, customers who purchase select Mares regulators will receive a free octopus.
Halcyon Dive Systems Launches New Underwater Photo Contest Through Its App

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

Halcyon Dive Systems announced this week it has launched an underwater photo contest using the Halcyon App. The contest, which runs through July 31, 2025, encourages users to post their favorite underwater photo featuring Halcyon equipment. The photo must be posted directly to the Halcyon app using the hashtag #MyHalcyon. The top five most-liked posts by July 31 will be reviewed by the Halcyon team, who will select one winner to receive a Symbios Handset dive computer.
Communities Push Back On Opening Waters For Oil Drilling

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

Defenders of Wildlife filed comments this week opposing new offshore oil drilling, joining more than 44,000 public comments submitted to the first comment period for the Eleventh National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The US government’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management uses the program to select waters off US coasts for oil and gas exploration and drilling. Comments came from the public, elected officials and environmental groups.
Netflix Announces New Shark Reality Competition

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

Netflix this week announced a new reality competition series called “All the Sharks,” where four teams of shark “FINatics” travel the world trying to find and photograph every shark imaginable in hopes of claiming a US$50,000/~€43,285 prize to be given to the contestants’ chosen marine charity.
BSAC Divers And Snorkelers Invited To NW Dive Fest 2025

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | John Liang

The British Sub-Aqua Club’s NW Dive Fest event returns to Capernwray on Friday October 3rd – and it’ll be “bigger and better than ever,” according to organizers. BSAC said:“The NW Dive Fest is a fantastic opportunity for divers from all training backgrounds to come together, meet other divers and experience the camaraderie and adventure that BSAC offers.
Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire Announced Coral Breeding Success

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | Sam Helmy

The Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire has announced that it has successfully produced over 236,000 coral larvae. The news comes after the organization observed a grooved brain coral spawning event at four monitoring sites in Bonaire. The event gives the team a ray of hope after two bad years where the corals around the island have suffered from never-before-seen levels of coral bleaching and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD).
SSI Launches World Ocean Month Cleanup Challenge

1 week ago | deeperblue.com | Sam Helmy

Scuba Schools International has announced the launch of its 2025 Ocean Month Cleanup Challenge, as part of its World Ocean Month. The Cleanup Challenge offers dive centers the opportunity to foster stronger relationships with customers, promote environmental awareness and expand their local diving community. Dive operators are encouraged to organize cleanup events at beaches, lakes, rivers or dive sites. This enables them to more effectively engage with customers, students, and community members.