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Volunteer to become a UK Sea Champion with the Marine Conservation Society.

Marine Conservation Society

Ross-on-Wye HR9 England GB

Discover the diversity of Scottish seas through snorkel trails in Berwickshire, North Harris, and the North West Highlands, Scotland.

Scottish Wildlife Trust

Isle of Harris HS3 3DJ Scotland GB

Featured

Volunteer to conserve coral reefs on Caqalai Island, Fiji – 5% off with Sea Fans.

GVI

4.0

FJ

Volunteer to monitor nesting turtles and work at a turtle hatchery in Kosgoda, Sri Lanka.

The Great Projects

Kosgoda SP LK

Watch: Save the oceans, feed the world (11 mins).

Ted Talk - Jackie Savitz

Beautiful jewelry made from ocean plastic collected from the beaches in Hawaii and recycled sterling silver.

Nurdle in the Rough

Change your search engine and help clean the ocean with every search.

ekoru

Complete an Eco-Divemaster Internship with incredible marine life on Mabul Island, Malaysia.

Scuba Junkie (Sipadan) - PADI 5* IDC

Sabah MY

Watch Why Just One? – A documentary about sea turtle hatchlings and their fight for survival.

Sea Shepherd

Carry out a #2minutebeachclean and spread the word about plastic pollution.

2 Minute Beach Clean

Join Beluga Bits a citizen science project to identify wild beluga whales from underwater photos.

Zooniverse

Adopt a puffin or a Bass Rock gannet family and help protect the nesting sites of these incredible seabirds.

Scottish Seabird Centre

Adopt a seahorse and help fund the conservation and preservation of seahorses and their habitats.

The Seahorse Trust

Volunteer on a dolphin research internship in southern Portugal.

Marine Environment Research Association (AIMM)

Volunteer to monitor sperm and blue whales and dolphins in Faial Island, the Azores.

The Great Projects

9900 Azores PT

Watch The End of The Line – a documentary about the dangers of commercial overfishing.

Rupert Murray

Volunteer in shark and marine conservation around the Gili Islands, Indonesia.

Gili Shark Conservation

West Nusa Tenggara ID

Featured

An introduction to marine and wildlife conservation (certification included) – 5% off with Sea Fans.

GVI

Read Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness.

Peter Godfrey-Smith

Watch The Cove – Oscar-winning documentary exposing the reality of dolphin hunting practices in Japan.

Louie Psihoyos | Richard O’Barry

Join an Eco Immersion programme in the Saba marine park, Lesser Antilles.

Sea Saba - PADI 5* Dive Center/ Resort

Windward Side Saba BQ

Watch March of the Penguins – an in-depth look at the life-cycle of the Emperor Penguin.

Luc Jacquet | Morgan Freeman

Watch Sea of Shadows – a National Geographic documentary about the vaquita and its battle against illegal traffickers.

National Geographic

Bookmark Amazon Smile and donate to your favourite ocean charity every time you shop at Amazon.

Amazon Smile

Encourage your local dive centre to ‘Adopt a Dive Site’ for healthier, rubbish-free reefs today.

Project AWARE

Visit one of the world’s largest breeding colonies of gannets and other seabirds off the coast of Scotland.

The Bass Rock

Volunteer to research migrating whale sharks around Mafia Island, Tanzania.

The Great Projects

Pwani Region TZ

Watch: How to protect the oceans (18 mins).

Ted Talk - Sylvia Earle

Featured

Volunteer to protect a vital loggerhead turtle nesting area in Greece – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Watch Blue Planet 2 – BBC documentary series exploring marine life from the tropics to the poles.

BBC Earth - Natural History Unit

Watch The Octonauts – An animated pre-school TV series for little Sea Fans.

Silvergate Media

Visit, dive or snorkel with a colony of sea lions in Puerto Madryn nature reserve in Argentina.

Bucea Hoy - PADI 5* IDC

Puerto Madryn Chubut Province AR

Watch Artifishal – The fight to save wild salmon and their environment.

Patagonia

Volunteer to protect basking sharks by joining a research expedidition in Scotland.

Basking Shark Scotland

Oban Scotland GB

Watch Billion Pound Fish – A documentary short exploring the environmental impacts of Scotland’s salmon farming industry (16mins).

Billion Pound Fish | Lizzie Daly

Featured

Volunteer in marine citizen science projects, environmental education and beach cleans in the Red Sea – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Open Ocean Science Centres

Red Sea EG

Volunteer to monitor bottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic Sea.

Vivamar

Kamnik 1241 Kamnik SI

Unique bracelets made from recycled fishing nets and ropes.

Planet Love Life

Volunteer to protect and help rehabilitate turtles in Watamu, Kenya.

Local Ocean Conservation

Watamu Kilifi County KE

Protect coral reefs through a marine conservation course or join an eco-internship in Koh Tao, Thailand.

Eco Koh Tao / Crystal Dive - PADI 5* CDC

Mae Haad 84360 Surat Thani TH

Read Sex in the Sea – Romantic Lobsters, Kinky Squid, Sex-Changing Fish and Other Salty Erotica of the Deep.

Marah J. Hardt

Join The Great Nurdle Hunt and help end plastic nurdle pollution.

FIDRA

Volunteer to carry out whale shark research and take part in community conservation initiatives in the Maldives.

The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme

North Central Province MV

Handmade bracelets made from ghost fishing nets salvaged from the ocean.

Bracenet

Read Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.

My Plastic Free Life

Try and spot the bottlenose dolphins of the Moray Firth, Scotland.

WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre

Fochabers IV32 7PJ Scotland GB

Volunteer with turtles and mangroves in Hawaii, Guatemala.

ARCAS Rescue Centre

Monterrico Santa Rosa Department GT

Watch Chasing Coral – a documentary about the effect of climate change on the world’s coral reefs.

Exposure Labs

Watch Keiko: The untold story of the star of Free Willy, including his release back into the wild.

Keiko: The Untold Story

Featured

Volunteer to scuba dive and collect data on the health of the amazing reefs in Sodwana Bay, South Africa – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Deep Blue Conservation

4.5

Watch Mission Blue – Emmy award-winning documentary on ocean exploration, conservation and the creation of Hope Spots.

Mission Blue

Choose a green dive centre. Dive or go pro with a centre that’s doing more to protect the ocean.

The PADI Dive Shop Locator

Follow Mission Blue and learn how ‘hope spots’ can help save the ocean.

The Sylvia Earle Alliance

Adopt a manta ray and support global efforts to research and protect them.

Manta Trust

Get in the water with wild bottlenose dolphins, take an eco-cruise or become a volunteer in Western Australia.

Dolphin Discovery Centre

Bunbury 6230 WA AU

Download Seagrass Spotter – locate and record seagrass sightings and help protect this vital ecosystem.

Project Seagrass

Featured

Volunteer to conserve great white sharks and other marine creatures in South Africa – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Shark and Marine Research Institute

Van Dyks Bay 7220 WC ZA

Watch: The incredible evolution of fish bodies (5 mins).

Lauren Sallan via Ted Ed

Take an Eco-diver course or create your own Biorock artificial reef in the Gili Islands, Indonesia.

Trawangan Dive - PADI 5* CDC

West Nusa Tenggara ID

Adopt a sea turtle and help fund protection against poaching and the preservation of their nesting beaches.

Turtle Foundation

Designer sunglasses and optical frames made from 100% recycled sea plastic.

Sea2See

Volunteer to protect coral reefs or engage with the community on Malapascua Island.

People and the Sea

Daanbantayan Central Visayas PH

Download Clean Swell and join a global movement to keep beaches, waterways and the ocean trash free.

Ocean Conservancy

Watch Galapagos: Realm of Giant Sharks – Rarely seen footage of life around Darwin island.

Volunteer to freedive with whale sharks and turtles, and scuba dive to research manta rays in the Philippines.

Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute (LAMAVE)

Donsol Bicol PH

Volunteer and help research sharks in Bimini, Bahamas.

Bimini Shark Lab

Bimini BS

Volunteer to protect coral reefs in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Barefoot Conservation

West Papua ID

Volunteer to monitor coral reefs and marine megafauna in Tofo, Mozambique.

The Great Projects

Tofo Beach Inhambane Province MZ

Featured

Volunteer in great white shark research and penguin rehabilitation in South Africa – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Marine Dynamics

5.0

Geelbek Street 5

Van Dyks Bay 7220 WC ZA

Coral reef-safe sunscreen and natural and organic body care products.

Badger

Watch Ghost Fleet – One woman’s quest to expose the darkest secret on the sea.

Ghost Fleet

Dolphin and whale inspired gifts where 100% of profits goes towards cetacean conservation.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Watch Sonic Sea – A look at ocean sound and the impact industrial and military noise is having on marine mammals.

Sonic Sea

Shop for dolphin-themed t-shirts, hats, stickers and more that help fund campaigns to end dolphin hunting and captivity.

Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project

Visit the towering Bempton Cliffs to witness a spectacular half a million breeding puffins, gannets and other seabirds.

RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)

Follow the Marine Conservation Society UK and learn about the amazing marine life found in UK waters.

Marine Conservation Society

Sand-resistance, ultra-absorbent beach towels and other accessories that help to #savethefishes.

Sand Cloud

Go Pro with a PADI Green Divemaster Internship with a focus on coral reef conservation in Roatan, Honduras.

Subway Watersports

West End Bay Islands Department HN

Turn the tide on plastic waste by switching to a Mooncup – the original, silicon menstrual cup.

Mooncup

Watch: Changing perspectives: Sharks (13 mins).

Tedx Talk - Michael Muller

Featured

Volunteer to protect coral reefs and marine life in the Yucatan, Mexico – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Volunteer in coastal and marine conservation and help out at a turtle sanctuary in Thailand – 5% off with Sea Fans.

GVI

4.7

Phang-nga TH

Hand-made silver and sea glass jewellery inspired by the coastline of Cardigan Bay.

Beachcomber Jewellery

Read A House for Hermit Crab – a colourful marine adventure about moving home for children aged 5-8.

Eric Carle

Manta ray t-shirts and hoodies that help fund ray research and conservation.

Manta Trust

Watch A Plastic Ocean – a documentary examining the impact plastic is having on our ocean and wildlife.

Plastic Oceans Foundation

Read Jump Into Science – Coral Reefs – an exploration of coral reefs for ages 4 to 8.

National Geographic | Sylvia Earle

Read The Extreme Life of the Sea – a thrilling tour of the sea’s most extreme species.

Stephen R. Palumbi & Anthony R. Palumbi

Swimwear and sports shoes made from recycled ocean plastic.

Adidas-Parley

Visit a whale shark hotspot on a marine conservation internship, or go pro with a green Divemaster and IDC internship in Honduras.

WSORC - Bay Islands College of Diving

Bay Islands Department HN

Experience wild basking sharks, puffins and seals… Join a marine biologist run boat tour in Scotland.

Basking Shark Scotland

Oban Scotland GB

Volunteer to protect manatees and seagrass beds in Caye Caulker, Belize.

Frontier

BZ

Snorkel with manta rays in a marine reserve around the Yasawa Islands of Fiji.

Barefoot Manta Island

Yasawa Islands FJ

Watch Mucky Secrets – The amazing marine creatures of the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Mucky Secrets

Volunteer to conserve coral reefs and manta rays in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

The Great Projects

98482 West Papua ID

Watch: The intriguing sound of marine mammals (18 Mins).

Ted Talk - Peter Tyack

Watch Sharkwater Extinction – a documentary exposing the reality of the shark fin industry.

Sharkwater Extinction | Rob Stewart

Make wise seafood choices by downloading the MCS Good Fish Guide.

Marine Conservation Society UK

Adopt a dugong and other marine favourites and contribution to vital conservation work around the world.

WWF

Watch Deepsea Challenge – James Cameron’s explorative journey to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

James Cameron

Scuba dive with thresher sharks at the world-famous Monad Shoal on Malapascua Island, Philippines.

Thresher Shark Divers - PADI 5* CDC

Bounty Beachfront

Daanbantayan Central Visayas PH

Follow Oceana and support their science-based campaigns to protect and restore the oceans for all.

Oceana

Watch: The Weird and Wonderful World of Bioluminescence (13 mins).

Ted Talk – Edith Widder

Volunteer to survey nudibranchs, turtles and coral reefs, and create artificial reefs in Madagascar.

Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute

Antsiranana Province MG

Read Behind the Dolphin Smile – one man’s campaign to protect the world’s dolphins.

Richard O'Barry

Swim with orcas in the Arctic Circle.

Basking Shark Scotland

Featured

Join a virtual marine conservation internship and help count baby sea turtles or protect coral reefs – 5% off with Sea Fans.

GVI

Join a Dive Against Debris beach and ocean clean – the power of citizen science and scuba and freediving combined.

Project AWARE

Watch: Could we speak the language of dolphins? (15 mins).

Ted Talk | Denise Herzing

Volunteer to restore coral reefs, conserve turtles, rebuild mangroves or complete a green Divermaster internship in Lombok.

SORCE

Read Marine Biology for the Non-Biologist – a comprehensive guide to the underwater world.

Andrew Caine BSc.

Shark, turtle and dolphin inspired leggings, activewear and sunsuits made from recycled plastic bottles.

Waterlust

OceanPositive swimwear, rashguards, wetsuits and thermal gear made from recycled ghost fishing nets..

Fourth Element

Watch Before The Flood – a climate change documentary staring Leonardo DiCaprio.

National Geographic - Leonardo DiCaprio

Volunteer to help rehabilitate manatees and primates in Belize.

Wildtracks

Adopt blue, basking, whale, white or other vulnerable shark species and help fund vital shark conservation campaigns.

The Shark Trust

Watch Blackfish – a documentary about the captivity of orcas and its tragic consequences.

Dogwoof Films

Featured

Volunteer with lemon sharks and turtles on Curieuse Island, Seychelles – 5% off with Sea Fans.

GVI

4.3

Baie Sainte Anne SC

Watch: Why you should care about whale poo (6 mins).

Ted Talk | Asha de Vos

Volunteer on a dolphin and whale research expedition in the Hebrides, Scotland.

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

Isle of Mull PA75 Scotland GB

Volunteer to survey turtles and tropical coastal habitat in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Frontier

Los Patos Sirena Trail

Provincia de Puntarenas CR

Watch Whale Wisdom – A look into the lives of whales narrated by David Attenborough.

Rick Rosenthal | David Attenborough

Adopt a bottlenose dolphin of Cardigan Bay and support the protection of UK dolphins.

Sea Watch

Sunglasses and optical frames made from ghost fishing nets. Intercepted from oceans. Redesigned for adventure.

Waterhaul

Durable yoga, homewear and pet bowl mats made from recycled wetsuits.

Lava Rubber

Become a Living Seas volunteer, survey dolphins and seals and support a marine life centre in Wales.

The Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre

New Quay SA45 9PS GB

Adopt a British Columbia wild orca and help safeguard the future of these intelligent mammals.

Born Wild / Orcalab

Watch: An underwater art museum teeming with life (12 mins).

Ted Talk - Jason deCaires Taylor

Featured

Volunteer to conduct shark research and marine conservation by freediving around Sodwana Bay, South Africa – 5% off with Sea Fans.

Sharklife Conservation Group

Follow Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project and support the end of dolphin hunting and captivity.

Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project

Join Beachwatch, the Marine Conservation Society’s national beach cleaning and litter survey programme – volunteer or host your own.

Marine Conservation Society

Volunteer to collect data on sharks and turtles, and maintain coral nurseries in the Perhentian Islands, Malaysia.

The Great Projects

Terengganu MY

Watch Sharkwater – International award-winning documentary about the importance of sharks to the ocean.

Alliance Films & Sharkwater Productions

Swim with humpback whales and their calves in the Kingdom of Tonga.

Whale Discoveries

Volunteer to protect coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds in Ranobe, Madagascar.

Reef Doctor

Ranobe Toliara MG

Watch Long Gone Wild – A look into what’s happening today in the world of captive orcas.

Long Gone Wild

Download Scuba Calendar to discover where and when to see marine life, record your sightings and support conservation.

Scuba Calendar

Shop for colourful marine life-themed artwork made from flip flops that wash up on African beaches.

Ocean Sole

Nairobi KE

Join the Great Eggcase Hunt and help scientists learn more about sharks by finding and recording eggcases.

The Shark Trust

Go plastic-free with natural bamboo toothbrushes, straws, cutlery and more…

Bambooco

Record and identify seahorse sightings to help increase seahorse knowledge and conservation.

iSeahorse

Join a marine science program and dive with bull sharks and manta rays in Costa Rica.

Rich Coast Diving - PADI 5* IDC/CDC

Guanacaste Province CR

Surfboard fins and frisbees made from recycled waste from Indonesia.

Five Oceans

Volunteer to care for seals at a research, education and rehabilitation centre in the Netherlands.

Zeehondencentrum

Biodegradable, coral-safe sunscreen and skincare products.

Stream2Sea

Watch Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a documentary exploring the extent of plastic pollution.

Angela Sun and Moving Train Films

Volunteer to restore damaged coral reefs and protect turtles, or take a marine science A-Level in Borneo, Malaysia.

TRACC

Pulau Sipadan 91307 MY

Read Blowfish’s Oceanopedia: 291 Extraordinary Things You Didn’t Know About the Sea.

Tom Hird

Watch Black Ice – The story of the Greenpeace Arctic 30.

Greenpeace

Featured

Volunteer to survey and conserve coral reefs on Mahé Island, Seychelles – 5% off with Sea Fans.

GVI

4.6

Cap Ternay Port Glaud SC

Watch Ocean Warriors – A gripping series about Sea Shepherd and their battle against ocean outlaws (US only).

Sea Shepherd

Be a hero for 5 minutes – carry out a 5 minute beach clean up then share the results on social media.

#5minutebeachcleanup

Adopt an octopus and other amazing marine life and help fund ocean conservation.

Oceana

Watch March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step – the sequel to the 2005 award-winning documentary.

Luc Jacquet | Morgan Freeman

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