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Scuba Divers' Call to Action As frequent visitors to the underwater realm, scuba divers have a unique opportunity to assist scientists, environmental groups, and world governments in keeping tabs on what's happening beneath the surface of the earth's oceans. Most long-time divers will admit to becoming eco-friendly after years of exposure to the teeming reef colonies found in favorite dive locations all around the world. Many of us have seen the negative effects of overfishing, pollution, anchor damage, and general disregard of our water resources. Your local rivers and lakes are probably subject to industrial waste, sewage spills, algae blooms caused by chemical runoff, and a myriad of other pollutants. Scientists are just beginning to fathom that the ocean has limits. Changes in weather and ocean currents underlie shifts in ocean productivity. In a paper published in SCIENCE, John McGowan of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, documented a 20-year-long rise in Pacific Ocean temperatures. The Alaska salmon catch is a bust; cod have disappeared off the coast of New England, and all around the world the marine environment is reeling from threats to its survival, some of which we can control. The oceans suffer from these maladies on a grand scale and need your help to protect them from further harm. AWARENESS is the first step to solving the problem. The second and most important step is ACTION. Do your part to help keep our oceans and waterways clean. ACTION can be taken in a variety of ways from local clean-up campaigns to participation in organized Ocean events worldwide.
The Project AWARE Foundation, a nonprofit environmental education organization dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. Earth Island Institute has spent the past 15 years protecting our environment. Check out their Projects area for a program near you. The Coral Reef Alliance - CORAL, has an ongoing effort to raise worldwide awareness of coral reefs and related ecosystems. Earthwatch has several diving eco-trips each year where volunteers can participate in an ongoing project to study marine environments and various species. ReefKeeper International documents basic reef coral cover and watchdogs specific significant coral reef sites for changes in coral health, cover, and other key early warning signs of environmental impact. Reef Environmental Education Foundation - REEF, provides divers and snorkelers alike with the opportunity to learn more about the underwater wilderness and to become actively involved in its preservation.
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