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2.7M+
pieces of marine debris logged by 100,000 divers in 120 countries
44,000+
marine animals freed from entanglement
$800,000+
to 80+ community-led projects in 28 countries
100+
shark and ray species with increased protection measures

One-off gifts fund projects.
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You power the work between the headlines: the citizen science, the policy seats, the community grants. Give whatever amount works for you, and change or cancel it any time.

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Your thank you: give $10 or more a month and we send you the exclusive PADI AWARE Dive Buddy Mask Strap, worn on every dive.

Protect the Blue Heart

For many of us, the ocean isn't just a place. It's home, a classroom, and a source of life-changing adventure. The waters that shaped your journey face growing pressures: warming seas, overfishing, plastic pollution, habitat loss.

A legacy gift ensures the underwater world that shaped your story continues to inspire the people who follow you into it. It keeps the work funded long after your last dive.

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The PADI Blueprint for Ocean Action

Turning diver participation into measurable real world ocean impact

Our shared conservation framework with PADI. A global plan that mobilises divers, dive professionals and dive communities around measurable ocean conservation outcomes, through citizen science, marine protection, restoration and community action.

Five pathways to ocean recovery

Marine Debris Program

Marine Debris Program

Flagship: Dive Against Debris®

Goal: Cleaner oceans

Diver-led marine debris data and cleanup efforts that inform policy and drive solutions to plastic pollution.

Vulnerable Marine Species Program

Vulnerable Marine Species Program

Flagship: Global Shark & Ray Census

Goal: Reduced extinction risk

Diver-generated species data that supports conservation action and protection for vulnerable marine life.

Marine Protected Areas Program

Marine Protected Areas Program

Flagship: Adopt the Blue™

Goal: Expanded ocean protection

Community-driven monitoring and advocacy that supports smarter marine protection decisions worldwide.

Marine Habitat Restoration Program

Marine Habitat Restoration Program

Flagship: Diver-led habitat monitoring and recovery

Goal: Restored ocean habitats

Local restoration and monitoring initiatives that strengthen coral reefs, seagrass and critical marine ecosystems.

AWARE Community Grant Program

AWARE Community Grant Program

Flagship: AWARE Grant Program

Goal: Community-led impact

Funding locally led conservation initiatives that protect marine ecosystems and empower ocean communities.

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They didn't wait to be asked.

A gaming community raised over $14,000. A teenager took on plastic. Dive centers turned their house reefs into fundraisers. Your way counts too.

Leading the way

Every Action Shapes
the Future of Our Blue Planet

The Conservation Action Portal is where Ocean Torchbearers log the work: debris removed, sharks and rays sighted, surveys completed. Take action, track your contributions, and watch the collective record grow.

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Every donation is independently audited and allocated to ocean protection.

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Every gift keeps this work in the water.

Your gift helps transform the world's largest diving community into the world's most powerful force for ocean conservation.