Environmental/Conservation

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Lift Bag…., Possibly a Bigger Boat…. July 1, 2020

Author: Simon C Photo credit (above): Cath C Dropping a 50kg block into the water and moving it on the bottom was going to require a bit...

WWF Sea Without Litter Certificate

Thank you very much for inviting me over for the “A Plastic Ocean” screening (although it seems like most of them has watched it). But...

Enjoying the Craic at Wang Chau

As a very famous person said, what is lost is lost and what is found is rubbish. And so it turned out to be true. Without our talisman...

Blood Moon Diving (and a Reef Check)

Our Italian DM had set an ambitious schedule for the day with instructions to be at Sam Mun Tsai Pier by 8am. So bleary eyed, barely...

Beach Clean up – WWF, ABC, SCDC, OMG

Shek Pai Wan, no Turtle cove, no Shek Pai Wan The prequel for the trip was a presentation by WWF and a shortened version of “A Plastic...

ECF Sea Without Litter Project

Dear all, South China Diving Club (SCDC) and Aberdeen Boat Club (ABC) have been signatory for the WWF Sea Without Litter Project since...

How Hong Kong is decimating fish stocks

As one of the world’s biggest consumers of seafood, and with our love of buying live fish, Hongkongers are pushing many endangered reef...

Reef check videos

Rob, has uploaded the reef check videos of the 2015 and 2017. They are not very exciting however it is interesting to notice the...

Loopholes Increase Risks of Shark Fin Carriage WWF releases first guidelines to facilitate shark fin

...Shark fin imports encountered a tremendous decrease in 2013 compared with 2012, but since then, the import volume remained at around...

Thousands of Sharks Found on Boat in Huge Illegal Haul

Photo: NatGeo [...This part of Galápagos National Park—a marine sanctuary where absolutely no fishing is allowed—has the greatest...

Workshop on Abandoned Fishing Nets and Diving Safety

A Workshop on Abandoned Fishing Nets and Diving Safety will be jointly organized by Hong Kong Underwater Association (HKUA), Agriculture,...

珊瑚守護者講座 - Coral Savers Talk (Hong Kong Reef Check x WWF)

Dear Team Leaders, The marine life in Hong Kong is vibrant, yet facing various pollution problems which threaten the coral communities...

Only 16 per cent of HK’s marine ecological hotspots are protected and managed

Photo credit: WWF A new WWF Marine Ecological Hotspot Map published today reveals that only five of the 31 (16 per cent) identified...

And the Survey says……

Sunday saw the keen and foolish standing on the beach at Artillery ramp looking at some string, then measure it, then measuring from it. ...

AFCD Reef Check 2017

This year we will celebrate the Reef Check 20th anniversary. SCDC will be part of it. The meetings schedule will be sent out as soon as...

MAI PO MARSHES GUIDED VISIT

WWF MAI PO MARSHES A haven for thousands of migratory birds during autumn and winter, and bustling with vibrant insect life and plump gei...

Under the sea: species flourish in Hong Kong waters, study reveals

Scientists say more than a quarter of 22,629 types recorded in China may be found locally, but warn that climate change and urbanisation...

Greater protection for shark species as conservation vote passes

Photo: SCMP China and Japan were among the 30 nations that voted against the move from the Convention on International Trade in...

HK Maritime Museum Ecosystem Exhibition

Corals: Our Underwater Living Treasures 9 June - 23 October 2016 Co-produced by Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Conservation International...

Why appetite for shark fin continues to grow despite efforts to stem the slaughter

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 20 September, 2016, 5:34pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 20 September, 2016, 9:35pm By Sarah Karacs When Chinese shipping giant...

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