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Is the 4ocean bracelet a scam?

We have all heard about 4ocean, the company that sells $20,- bracelets made out of recycled plastic they recover during their worldwide cleanups. But is it really not just a scam?

September 24, 2019

4 min read

Category - Conservation

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Thailand bans sunscreens containing ingredients that could harm corals

Thailand has banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral from all of its marine national parks.

August 15, 2021

1 min read

Unesco wants to label the Great Barrier Reef ‘at risk’, Australia not happy

June 22, 2021

2 min read

Why do turtles get trapped in marine debris so often?

Sea turtles are regularly found with, among other things, plastic waste in their bodies or stuck to their bodies. But what attracts them to the debris?

March 10, 2020

2 min read

Fragile – Why Turtle Hatchlings Need The Sea

To help save sea turtles, marine conservation facilities around the world hatch sea turtle eggs and keep the hatchlings in tanks until they have grown stronger and more fit for survival in the wild.

August 1, 2019

1 min read

Bahrain sinks Boeing 747 in underwater theme park

January 22, 2019

2 min read

An Ocean Of Opportunity

September 29, 2018

3 min read

European union to ban single-use plastic products

With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches...

May 28, 2018

7 min read

Catching Up with Great White Sharks

May 18, 2018

1 min read

Australia budgets AUD $500 million to save the Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government has made an amount of more than half a billion Australian dollars available for the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef. The money should prevent the state of the coral reef deteriorating...

April 29, 2018

2 min read

Australian sea turtle population threatens to become fully feminine

Many sea turtle populations are in danger of high egg mortality and female-only offspring production. Unfortunately, determining the sex ratios of hatch-lings at nesting beaches carries both logistical and...

January 9, 2018

2 min read

Is the 4ocean bracelet a scam?

Category - Conservation

Thailand bans sunscreens containing ingredients that could harm corals

Unesco wants to label the Great Barrier Reef ‘at risk’, Australia not happy

Why do turtles get trapped in marine debris so often?

Fragile – Why Turtle Hatchlings Need The Sea

Bahrain sinks Boeing 747 in underwater theme park

An Ocean Of Opportunity

European union to ban single-use plastic products

Catching Up with Great White Sharks

Australia budgets AUD $500 million to save the Great Barrier Reef

Australian sea turtle population threatens to become fully feminine

Becoming King of the Lionfish to Save the Ocean

Deoxygenation – Oxygen levels in global oceans and coastal waters is rapidly declining

Disaster Relief Diving: Divers Clear Underwater Debris Post-Irma

Coral Reefs Around the World Ideal for Diving Experiences

The story behind the 2017 viral seahorse photo

Tangled Manta Ray receives help

The Invasive Lionfish: A Diver’s Guide