ADEX (4) Antigua and Barbuda (6) Batteries (3) Beach cleanup (5) Caudalie (4) Citizen Science (3) Cleanup (5) Cleanups (12) Diving best practice (34) Dominican Republic (9) eco-friendly products (4) Egypt (6) Engine oil (3) environmental courses (4) Fourth Element (5) Good snorkeler practice (11) Good snorkeller practice (11) hazardous chemicals (6) Indonesia (16) Interaction (3) Japan (5) Malaysia (17) Maldives (11) Managing guests (11) No touch (3) Palau (5) partners (22) Philippines (49) Plastic and trash (5) PSS (5) Recycling (6) Responsible marine life interactions (5) Singapore (7) Single-use plastic (9) Snorkelling best practice (14) SSL (8) Sunscreen (3) Thailand (5) Trash (12) Trash cans (5) Trash management (3) Underwater cleanup (3) Underwater photography (5) Vietnam (5) Waste (4)
August 2017 – Green Fins Philippines – Panglao dive centres show positive change for the oceans
For the third year, volunteer assessors were based in Panglao, Philippines for six weeks while undertaking the annual assessments. Battling brown outs and a quiet low season, dive centres were no less enthusiastic for environmental protection.