Since 2000, the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall, has championed the European lobster by crafting creative ways to collaborate with locals to implement conservation efforts.
The activist and conservation champion plans to use the award money for critical tools to combat illegal fishing in the protected waters around Malpelo, Colombia.
Learn about the damage of marine debris, how divers can be part of the solution and tips for establishing and conducting a Dive Against Debris survey with this PADI speciality.