Care about our future

 Nature and all of its beauty both above and below the surface is something that we take for granted.  Taking care of nature and trying to protect what we have should be high on everyones priority list.  There are too many scary examples of what has already happened.  Read the following:

• Less then 1% of marine habitats are protected 
• 25% of the world´s coral reefs are already dead 
• 100 million sharks are killed each year
• More then 70% of the world´s marine fisheries are now fished up to or beyond their sustainable limits
• Nearly 60% of the world´s reefs are at signicant risk of being lost in the next three decades 

This is why we at Scuba Travel have decided to put up this page on the website.  All of us have been involved in organizations or groups that have worked to protect our environment and we would like to share this involvement with you. We are going to write updates about projects, research or new information that has come forward that we feel effects each and every one of us, especially us divers. 

Our Environmental policy

Scuba Travel is committed to ensuring that our marine environment, upon which dive tourism is so dependent, is safeguarded for future generations to enjoy.  We are committed to continuing to improve our environmental performance, minimising our environmental impact and making resource efficiency a core requirement of all our operations.

Our Staff

We recognise the responsibility staff have in contributing to good environmental management. Scuba Travel will seek to channel the enthusiasm and interest shown by staff and will provide appropriate information and support to ensure that all staff exercise their environmental responsibility.

Our Office 

Where possible, Scuba Travel will monitor and manage its consumption and use of other resources and materials used within the office, working to minimise our reliance on non-renewable resources and to avoid use of any hazardous substances.

Wherever possible:

1. reducing consumption of 
2. repairing 
3. re-using 
4. recycling

all materials used within its office both in daily operations and in other projects.

Transportation

Scuba Travel will monitor and work to reduce its contribution to environmental emissions from travel undertaken for business purposes.

Our Partners

Scuba Travel will promote environmental good practice to its business partners, encouraging a shared responsibility to protecting the environment that is so important to our customers.

Shark Trust

Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is the UK registered charity which works to advance the worldwide conservation of sharks through science, education, influence and action. Our vision is a world where sharks thrive within a globally healthy marine ecosystem.

The Trust is an effective and well respected advocate for sound shark management and protection; a founder member of the Shark Alliance; the Secretariat of the European Elasmobranch Association; and a membership organisation which provides a link between the public and the science community.

 We work closely with the general public and a wide range of specialist groups including divers, boat owners, politicians and fishermen. The Trust is in favour of sustainably managed fisheries and works with both commercial and recreational fishers and their representative organisations in a bid to secure a future for elasmobranch stocks.

 The Shark Trust: 

• Works to deliver effective UK, EU and International wildlife protection and fisheries management.
• Is a well respected authority for sound shark management and protection.
• Delivers innovative and engaging public outreach, awareness and recording schemes.
• Collaborates with Shark advocates, scientists, government and industry towards sustainable domestic and international catch limits and protection for sharks, skates and rays.

 Click on the following link to read more about the organisation and what you can do to help: www.sharktrust.org

 
Project Aware works to preserve precious aquatic habitats and protect them for future generations.  This foundation supports such events/ projects as AWARE kids, setting up mooring buoys, Whale Shark project AWARE, Protect the Sharks, International clean up day and does extensive environmental research. Project AWARE Foundation is the dive industry´s leading nonprofit organisation committed to conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action. Read more: www.projectaware.org 

 
Blue Water Institute
A non-governmental organisation, Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation carries out projects in the area of the Cres archipelago, Croatia. It carries out several research and conservation projects, as well as projects on sustainable development of the local islands.

Founded in 1999, there are four main projects that they are working on today: an Adriatic Dolphin Project, a Dolphin reserve, a Marine Education Centre and research and conservation of marine turtles of the Adriatic. 

The organisation is always looking for volunteers and support for their work.  Click on the following link to read more about the organisation and what you can do to help: www.blue-water.org

Save Our Leatherbacks Operation
This non-profit organisation's primary goal is to recognize and help correct the nesting issues on the beaches of Irian Jaya, Indonesia.  Through education of the local population in Iraian Jaya, as well as the rest of the world and expeditions to help the nesting mother turtles and babies get into the sea safely, the organisation, founded by Larry McKenna, has been working hard since 2005.

The largest sea turtle and reptile on earth, Leatherbacks can be over 2 m long, 3 m wide and 1 m thick and can weigh up to 1000 kg.  The leatherback population has been decreasing at an alarming rate and research shows that there are less then 1000 remaining turtles around Indonesia. Click on the following link to read more about the organisation and what you can do to help: www.saveourleatherbacks.org