Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs—is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ...

Scuba diving is often presented as a success story for marine ecotourism. Each year millions of people dive beneath the ...

Scuba diver underwater making OK hand sign near vibrant coral reef with colorful tropical fish. Underwater adventure, marine life, and diving experience concept.© Sdarter/Shutterstock.com Where there ...

A new scientific study warns that scuba diving tourism is contributing to coral reef destruction worldwide. Researchers found divers frequently damage fragile ecosystems through physical contact, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Scuba diving may be causing more harm to coral reefs than many divers realize, and much of that contact ...

Scuba-diving tourists are destroying coral reefs they want to conserve, warns a new study. The study reveals how well-intentioned divers are actually contributing to reef damage at tourism hotspots.

Luka Ruble and Kai Blumenthal are interested in marine biology. Emma Goodman enjoys snorkeling and has seen first-hand the damage to fragile coral reefs caused by humans. Matt Strand became involved ...

Scuba-diving tourists are causing “unsustainable harm” to coral reefs they claim to conserve, a new study warns. Australian researchers found that the underwater dives – widely promoted as a ...

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At the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), scientists at the Marine Genomics Unit, in collaboration with the Japanese telecommunications company NTT Communications, have identified the ...

Scuba divers departing for a dive in Nusa Penida, Indonesia. (Dr. Bing Lin via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Scuba-diving tourists are destroying coral reefs they want to conserve, warns a new study. The ...