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Conservationists recently slammed the European Union and the United States for opposing the adoption of protections for mako sharks at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the biggest days to save on spending, PADI is also doing its part to help save the planet above and below the surface around this year’s biggest U.S. shopping holiday.

Conservation groups are praising this week's confirmation that all species of Wedgefishes, Giant Guitarfishes, and Mako Sharks will be added to Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

The second-annual "AWARE Week" to promote ocean conservation and protection will take place September 14-22, PADI and Project AWARE have announced.

Divers in Deerfield Beach, Florida broke the world record for the most participants in an underwater beach cleanup.

Hong Kong's Blue Ocean Club was quite active last year, conducting six Project AWARE Dive Against Debris surveys at their local dive sites.

Project AWARE is on a drive to hit 2 million recorded items of trash for the "Dive Against Debris" campaign.

Project AWARE is holding an interactive workshop at this year’s DEMA Show.

Fishing countries gathered for the annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) have adopted a European Union proposal to strengthen the regional ban on shark finning.

PADI has updated its Project Aware Specialty to focus on concrete commitments by individuals to protect our ocean.

If you're interested in taking your ocean advocacy to a whole new level, PADI and Project AWARE are challenging divers to undertake a variety of activities during AWARE Week, which takes place from September 15th to the 23rd, 2018.

Project AWARE's "Dive Against Debris" effort has reached a pretty significant milestone: the removal of a million items of trash from the ocean.

Project AWARE reports on the result of the 12th Conservation of Migratory Species conference

Project AWARE is at DEMA Show 2017 campaigning for Shortfin Mako Shark catch limits