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Voice of the Ocean
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The ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2027 competition is set to launch in December, according to an announcement reported by DivePhotoGuide. The contest, tied to the Asia Dive Expo, invites ocean-themed creative and photography entries ahead of the 2027 edition. Details on categories, judges and prizes have not yet been released, with further information expected when the launch opens.
- 2Deep-sea trawling likened to turning ocean paradise into moonscape●TL;DR: A paradise garden turned into a moon surface in seconds... # oceans # biodiversity # DeepSeaTrawlers # DeepSeaMin
Conservation voices are describing how deep-sea bottom trawling can strip a rich, biodiverse seabed habitat bare within seconds, leaving it barren like the surface of the moon. The warning links bottom trawling and emerging deep-sea mining to biodiversity loss and species extinction, and calls for greater protection of fragile deep-ocean ecosystems that take centuries or millennia to recover.