Project AWARE Foundation

Project AWARE is one the dive community’s leading non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action. Project AWARE Foundation offices located in Australia, United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Switzerland combine efforts to conserve aquatic resources in 175 countries of the world.

Thanks to donations from divers Project AWARE is able to operate a quarterly grant programme and run education and awareness campaigns like Protect the Sharks or Sustainable Fisheries.

Project AWARE also organises major events throughout the year which you can get involved in: Clean Up Australia Day - March; Dive For Earth Day - April; World Oceans Day - June; International Cleanup Day - September. Visit our website to find out more.

Project AWARE develops and disseminates educational materials, creates public awareness campaigns, promotes and organises industry efforts at a grass roots level and forges alliances and partnerships with like minded organisations.

Articles

Turning the Tide Turning the Tide
When Sacha, scientist and champion free diver, got together with Argentinean photographer, Alejandro Rolandi, they started developing a scenario to bring the hidden world of shark nets out of the water and into the public eye and hopefully the public conscience.
If Looks Could Kill If Looks Could Kill
If looks could kill, the whale shark would be the most deadly creature in the sea. Up to 14 metres in length, weighing as much as 20 tonnes, and sporting hundreds of teeth, it is outclassed in size only by the true whales.
Name
Joanne Marston
Location:
Unit 3, 4 Skyline Place ,
Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia
Contact:
02 9454 2890
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