Text and Images by Richard Barnden It’s been 10 years nearly to the day since I sat down and wrote my last article for Asian Diver magazine, Scuba Diver AUSTRALASIA’s sister title. Lots of things have changed in the intervening […]
Self-proclaimed “ghost net hunter”, Harry Chan has spent more than a decade hauling abandoned fishing nets out of the ocean. This retired septuagenarian is on a mission to clean up not just Hong Kong’s waters, but he has also been […]
Interview with Kay Burn Lim Text by Sienna Lakin Featured Photograph by Tom Thurman The blue whale is under threat. After years of industrialised whaling, the impacts of human induced climate change and the encroaching tourism industry, this magnificent animal […]
Plastic pollution is a major environmental hazard due to the material’s widespread use and non-biodegradable nature Due to its ubiquity and its non-biodegradable nature, plastic is one of the top pollutants found in the environment. Fortunately, many eco-friendly materials […]
Annually, the World Oceans Day is being celebrated on 8 June 2022 to remind us about the quintessential role that the oceans plays in our lives. The ocean is a major source of food and medicine and a critical part […]
A potato cod (Epinephelus tukula) with a cleaner wrasse in its mouth at the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef has been plagued by the effects of climate change over the years, but there might still be a […]
The United Nations World Oceans Day 2022 takes place on 8 June 2022, with the theme Revitalisation: Collective Action for the Ocean. This day serves to develop a worldwide momentum for the world’s population to take action in the […]
