AWARE Week is back! Ocean lovers around the world are invited to join in the AWARE Week celebrations and act for change.

Project AWARE® is partnering up again with PADI® to mobilize the global dive community to be citizen activists for a clean ocean. The second annual AWARE Week, that will see conservation activities focused on keeping the ocean clean and healthy, takes place throughout the week of September 14-22 2019. Can we count on you?

With a focus on encouraging more scuba divers to remove, record and report marine debris found on the seafloor, including reporting debris-free sites (which is just as important), this year’s AWARE Week provides a new opportunity to build bridges between community action and policy change. AWARE Week 2019 encourages dive professionals and the global dive community to lead or take part in AWARE Week activities and courses focused on tackling ocean pollution, raising awareness about plastic pollution, and empowering local communities to take positive actions for a return to a clean and healthy ocean.

We can all be part of the solution. "Lead the way for your student divers or friends and family to become ocean activists. Provide them with the tools and knowledge they need to protect our ocean planet on every dive or at home.” says Danna Moore, Project AWARE Global Operations Director. Our collective actions add up to big results and take us one step closer to a clean ocean. As well as equipping divers, with the skills needed to conduct Dive Against Debris®surveys and be a Force For Good, AWARE Week is also designed to bring together ocean lovers from all walks of life to be a voice for the ocean and act for change.

How to Get Involved

Join an AWARE Week event near you or create your own. See what conservation specialty courses are on offer, and stay tuned for the latest 2019 AWARE Week Toolbox. Mark your calendar or start planning today!