Teaching scuba diving is not solely about introducing people to a sport.  

It also introduces people to a lifestyle. 

Divers love to dive and through this passion, divers learn to love the ocean and the environment. 

It is a hard thing to believe that clean water is becoming an issue on a planet covered by water. 

Warming oceans, overfishing and chemical and plastic pollution are putting causing significant environmental pressures. 

Learning how to dive, allows you to see how everything is connected in the ocean and land is connected and how we interact with it plays an important role. 

Through this you will develop a passion for the seas and a determination to ensure the reefs and sea life we treasure survive for generations to come. 

Marine debris is simply our waste in the ocean. This consists of everything from everyday objects to industrial waste. The garbage we allow to make it into the ocean is turning our beautiful reefs, beaches, and seagrass meadows into rubbish dumps. Nearly 80% of marine debris comes from land-based sources and as much as 70% of marine debris sinks to the ocean floor. 

Divers are ocean heroes. As more volunteer divers get involved in removing and reporting marine debris through Dive Against Debris and other citizen science projects, Project AWARE will use the data to help identify target areas where waste reduction efforts are needed most. 

The latest ocean heroes are the students and members of staff from Raffles International School that have recently taken part in 2 underwater clean-ups in Dubai over the last 2 months and have collected more than 25kg of marine debris. This debris was made up of a mixture of items such as cups, cans, plastic fragments and even rope. 

Thank you for joining us and helping the environment one clean up at a time.