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 ...

Seeing sharks, turtles, manta rays or other charismatic species, increased the likelihood of intentional, unintentional and damaging reef contacts. In other words, the moments that often inspire ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most scuba divers believe they rarely touch fragile seabed ecosystems, yet underwater observers tracking hundreds of tourists found that more than 40 per cent of their physical contacts caused visible ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.