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BEGIN WITH YOURSELF
Support coral conservation by choosing a resort and dive operator with care, and be a green consumer with your money.
- Choose dive operations that are environmentally-friendly, such as those displaying the Green Fins certificate.
- Choose environmentally-conscious hotels and dive resorts.
- Strive to improve your diving skills.
- Practice skills away from coral reef areas.
- Learn about coral reefs and other animals that live in the reefs.
- Adopt environmentally-friendly practices.
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ON THE BOAT
- Choose dive operators that make use of available moorings. Anchors can destroy fragile marine life.
- Prevent the introduction of garbage, solid waste, and toxic substances into the marine environment by ensuring all garbage is well-stowed and disposed of responsibly.
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IN THE WATER
- Do not touch, stand or rest on corals and other marine life even when wearing gloves, booties, and fins. Some are very delicate animals; you may cause them harm, and some can hurt you.
- Take nothing live or dead out of the water.
- Do not chase, harass, ride on, feed, or handle marine life.
- Enter and exit the water away from reefs.
- Make sure your equipment is secure at all times.
- Maintain neutral buoyancy; practice good finning to avoid accidental contact with the reef and stirring up sediments.
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TAKING PICTURES
- Photography and video equipment are cumbersome and affect a diver's mobility and buoyancy in the water. It is easy to touch and damage marine life when focusing on the objects.
- Develop advanced skills to prevent contact with marine life.
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ON LAND
Support conservation projects through:
- Paying user fees for recognized programs and areas that support coral conservation, if applicable.
- Filling in wildlife sighting forms when available.
- Volunteering your skills in beach cleanups and other marine environmental activities.
- Do not purchase souvenirs made from corals and other marine life - this is usually illegal and environmentally-unfriendly.
- Spread the word - tell your dive buddies these simple, but important conservation practices. Most importantly have fun!
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