10 Things You Can Do to Conserve our Underwater Environment |
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Avoid purchasing souvenirs or gifts that are made from coral or any threatened or endangered marine species. |
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Support the establishment of coral reef protected areas and encourage better protection and management for those that exist. |
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While travelling, choose resorts and tour operators that properly treat all sewage and wastewater. |
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While operating a boat, navigate carefully to avoid contact with coral reefs and other vulnerable ecosystems such as seagrass beds and maintain engine equipment to prevent oil and gas spills. |
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As a diver or snorkeller, choose tour operaters that use mooring buoys or drift diving techniques whenever possible rather than anchors that can cause reef damage. |
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Make wise choices in selecting seafood by avoiding menu items that are caught or farmed using destructive or unsustainable practices including reef-killing poisons, explosives and illegal equipment. |
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Avoid purchasing tropical wood furniture or products obtained from clear-cut tropical forests causing siltation damage to coral reefs. |
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As a diver, practice buoyancy control skills in a pool or sandy area before diving near a coral reef. Make sure your gauges and equipment are secured to avoid accidental contact with the reef, and never touch, stand on, or collect coral. Be an A.W.A.R.E. diver. |
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Report all damage of coral reefs to dive operators and scientific or conservation groups that monitor coral reef health. |
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Enroll in an AWARE - specialty course with Port Fairy Surf and Dive to increase your knowledge about coral reefs and other aquatic environments. Specialties are - Project AWARE specialty, Underwater Naturalist, AWARE- Fish Identification, Peak Performance Buoyancy, and AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation.
Protect the Living Reef
Project AWARE Foundation partners with divers and volunteers around the world to help conserve fragile coral reef ecosystems. Join Project AWARE to support conservation initiatives including:
- monitoring coral reefs for signs of stress and bleaching
- reporting information vital to help improve resource management for reefs threatened by global warming
- raising awareness among divers, tourists and the general public encouraging sustainable interactions
- builing tools for dive and tour operators to help implement local action and conservation plans
- funding coral reef related research and grassroots conservation in reef communities around the world
Join today and help make a difference - https://www.projectaware.org |
