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Out of a record-breaking 47 entries, the three winning ideas of WWF-New Zealand’s 2017 Conservation Innovation Awards, announced tonight are: a high-tech thermal imaging solution for invasive species’ management; a device that detects real-time E. coli contamination in freshwater; and an innovation that combines thermal imaging and artificial intelligence for a predator free New Zealand.

We are pleased (and excited) to announce that The Great Northern Dive Show has joined forces with Expanse Learning, with a view to partner on numerous future projects covering education and achievements within the special needs sector. This is in addition to this fantastic organisation becoming the swimming pool sponsor of The Great Northern Dive Show 2018.

We are pleased (and excited) to announce that The Great Northern Dive Show has joined forces with Expanse Learning, with a view to partner on numerous future projects covering education and achievements within the special needs sector. This is in addition to this fantastic organisation becoming the swimming pool sponsor of The Great Northern Dive Show 2018.

blue Friday is here! Save up to 25% on a wide range of liveaboard diving holidays with award-winning tour operator, blue o two. Their blue Friday sale period starts from 10am on Thursday 23rd November through to 6.30pm on Monday 27th November.

The Niagara Divers’ Association will present its 24th Annual Shipwrecks Symposium on Saturday, April 7th, 2018. This one-day symposium on shipwrecks will feature multimedia presentations with internationally renowned speakers from both the United States and Canada.

The scope of Canadian diver Jill Heinerth’s contributions to the underwater world is defined by the magnitude of her work. She is a cave diver, explorer of the deep, writer, photographer  and film maker. PBS, the National Geographic channel and BBC have broadcast films that were created by Jill. The directors who have consulted her include James Cameron. She has written books and produced documentaries.

Are you looking to escape from the cold weather of Europe? Join our Festive Friends Safari on the 9th December 2017 and take advantage of  Turkish Airlines reduced price tickets. With flight prices lower than we have seen for quite some time, now is the time to be joining us!

Applications for scholarships and training grants for 2018 from the non-profit Women Divers Hall of Fame are now closed. This organization honours and raises awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. It provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world.

Blue Planet II is due for release in 2017.  This series is about natural history, and like its predecessor, The Blue Planet (2001),  it is narrated by naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says oil pipelines have no place in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest. Opponents of the approved Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to the West Coast and the cancelled Energy East pipeline to the East Coast argue pipelines and tankers don’t belong in any coastal areas. Research led by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation confirms the threat to marine mammals in B.C. waters from a seven-fold increase in tanker traffic is considerable.