Diving Townsville

When scuba divers surfaced from 800 dive sites around the world this International Cleanup Day, 25 September, people took notice. Volunteer divers hauled up tonnes of debris from underwater environments including tires, shopping carts, electronics and countless cigarette butts and plastic containers. “About 80 percent of the rubbish we collected was plastic,” said Suzy Phipps, [...]

It’s hard to picture six million tonnes of debris entering the ocean in one year. In fact, that’s what happens each and every year – harming wildlife and underwater environments. But on International Cleanup Day, 25 September, Project AWARE Foundation will be joined by passionate underwater volunteers in 100 countries, using their unique skills to [...]