EDITOR’S NOTE

“We cannot live on this planet with dead oceans. If the oceans die, we die.”

– Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd

It’s a no-brainer really: If we want to continue diving on living reefs, in living seas, we need to start taking better care of them. It goes further though: At the rate we’re going, we’re likely to see the collapse of all fish stocks by 2050. This has terrifying impacts for all species (including us) that live on a planet which is 70 percent water. Thankfully, as divers we have a unique opportunity to use the sport we love to help protect the oceans. Real ecotourism

(as explained by Judi Lowe on page 30) could hold the keys to the future of our reefs, along with well-managed marine protected areas (page 46), and effective reef regeneration projects. Yes, there is still time to act, but there is a lot to do. We’d better get cracking!