💦 FEEL that energy?! 💦
On March 15, 2026, exactly one year since South Australia recorded the first signs of a Harmful Algal Bloom that has never fully left its shores, hundreds of divers and snorkellers gathered at Clovelly Aquatic Reserve in Sydney for a Snorkel Out for Climate.
Our coastlines and our communities are connected and this in water event shows the tremendous solidarity felt for all the coastal communities coping with climate driven events.
Divers are unique witnesses to telltale signs of climate change, we want to see ambitious climate policy to match our efforts on the ground.
✍️ Sign the National Diver Statement - keep this energy flowing through to parliament.
📸🎥 @darianwoodsss@loudtravellers@george.bains
Divers need to be heard. Thankyou to everyone who ducked beneath the surface with us 🩵 and to @blue_world_bondi for making it all possible!
130+ ocean lovers. One cause. 🌊
As divers and snorkellers, we’re often some of the first to witness the changes happening beneath the surface, seeing firsthand how warming waters and climate change are affecting these fragile environments.
Last weekend divers and snorkelers swam together in the water for Snorkel-Out 2.0 for Climate, using presence to draw attention to what’s happening beyond our local coastline. Down in South Australia, a large-scale algal bloom has been lingering for over a year now, fuelled by warmer waters and shifting conditions, with increased nutrient levels and putting serious stress on marine life and ecosystems.
It was incredible to see so many passionate people come together for a good cause, and to be in a location on a bright sunny Sunday morning where the general public could witness, hopefully take notice, and recognise why it matters.
The ocean connects us all, and it’s worth protecting.
@diversforclimate@diversforclimate@divebondi@blue_world_bondi@caw.syd
☀️ This is the summer of solidarity for Australias incredible dive community and industry ! This powerful and important voice should be heard by decision makers!
The results of our National Survey are availiable now. Thankyou to every diver that helped make this happen and to @7newsnq for amplifying the voices of those with their heads under the water.
📽 Underwater footage from 'The Divers For Climate,' film. Credit: Undertow Media
🔗 Link in Bio - Survey Results and Summer of Solidarity
Throwback to Climate Action Week 2026 @caw.syd when we teamed up with the legends at @protectourwintersaus to talk about the power of nature-based tourism and recreation in driving the climate conversation forward in Australia.
We had some deep discussions about the fun stuff (who doesn't love playing in snowfields and reefs?? 🐠🗻) , but also the tricky stuff - How does an industry like tourism ,that depends on fossil-fuelled travel, stand up to the fossil fuel industry which is directly impacting the places we love to live, work and play?
There is no easy answer but these amazing voices @mattunderpressure@huwkingston and @sustainablehosting.au were able to kick us off!
Keen to continue these important conversations and get more divers and skiers on board.
From feeling unheard about the changes I was seeing underwater... to speaking about them in Parliament.
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My @diversforclimate journey has shown me the vital role that divers play as trusted messengers in the climate conversation.
We’re on the frontlines, we know our sites better than anyone and are often the first to witness these changes. That places us in the perfect position to be the voice for our oceans.
If you’ve seen these changes too, you’re not alone, and your story is powerful.
What can you do?
🪸 Share your own “I’m a Diver for Climate story”
🪸 Donate to put more air in our tanks and help send divers to Parliament! (🔗 in bio)
🪸 Sign our National Statement calling for stronger ocean climate action (🔗 in bio)
#imadiverforclimate #diving #coralbleaching #algalbloom #marinebiology
Ron, owner of Diving Adelaide, shares the uncertainty facing dive operators in the wake of the ongoing harmful algal bloom in South Australia - from impacts on bookings to questions of what the future holds.
Although some affected areas are showing positive signs of recovery, the algal bloom still persists 13 months later. This highlights the need to better understand, respond to, and prepare for these events.
As ocean conditions shift as a result of climate change, the likelihood of algal blooms will increase, leaving coastal businesses navigating an uncertain future.
Part 2 of 2: hearing directly from operators on the frontline.
🎥: @pablocogollos_photography
🔗 Chili link for actions in bio!
#diversforclimate #summerofsolidarity #saalgalbloom
For Steve from Diving Adelaide, diving is the closest thing to total freedom - like stepping into another world.
Adelaide’s dive industry draws in divers from across the globe and serves as a major training hub for both recreational and commercial diving.
It’s places like this - and the communities built around them - that show us what’s at stake as our oceans are impacted by climate change, as we have seen with the ongoing harmful algal bloom.
Part 1 of 2 - more from @divingadelaide.onlinedivegear on the impacts of the algal bloom soon!
🎥 @pablocogollos_photography
#diversforclimate #summerofsolidarity
On the 7th March divers for climate co-hosted a community forum in Whyalla with @divewhyalla .
Located in regional South Australia, Whyalla’s cuttlefish aggregation is a unique spectacle and it’s clear that the community is bonded through this collective experience.
We heard from Manny Katz, owner of @divewhyalla and @eyrelab on his personal experience with the Harmful Algal Bloom, which has not reached this area of coastline.
Cuttlefish season typically runs from May to August and is situated in the largest industrial city in regional Australia. The forum later opened up conversations into the responsibilities of industrial players and the true value of such special feats of nature, which are under threat due to the impacts of climate change.
More to come.
🎤 Manny Katz
✍️ National Statement link in bio, calling for more ambitious climate policy.
📸: @pablocogollos_photography
After 38 years of diving the shipwrecks around South Australia, Mark Tozer of @rodney_fox_mark_tozer_museum
knows these sites like the back of his hand. He knows which species of fish reside in different parts of the wreck.
During the harmful algal bloom, he witnessed a devastating decline in fish life. When you know a place this well, those changes are impossible to ignore.
Climate-driven marine heatwaves are increasing the likelihood of events like this harmful algal bloom - with real impacts on marine life, dive sites, and the communities connected to them.
While some wreck sites are beginning to recover, with seagrass returning, it's a reminder that this is how climate change shows up underwater - not just in data, but in the lived experience of those who've spent decades in the ocean.
🎥 More from Mark’s interview soon!
Filmed by: @pablocogollos_photography
#diversforclimate #summerofsolidarity #algalbloom
Hear from Rob Blackburn, on his experience with the algal bloom. Relief for some parts of the coastline and increasing concern for others, it’s still affecting South Australia 1 year on.
Divers offer a unique firsthand experience of the increased frequency and severity of marine heatwaves. They see species shifting, they see changes occurring in real time.
Climate change and warming ocean temperatures contribute to the conditions for harmful algal blooms to occur.
We think it’s reasonable to ask whether the industries contributing to those conditions should play a greater role in funding recovery.
Thankyou for the reporting from @abcdelaide with @adelaidescuba !
🔗 Chilli link to action is in our bio !
✉️ Make an impact, send your Mer- mail to MP’s
Regularly ranked among Australia’s top dive sites, these waters around Rapid Bay and Second Valley are more than just beautiful locations. For locals, they feel more like backyards.
Divers like Marlene know this place intimately - even naming some of the leafy seadragons that call it home. For operators like Peter and Ilona Corrigan, it’s where a lifelong dream turned into a livelihood, building Sea Dragon Dive Lodge around a place he fell in love with.
The people who know these sites best are the ones seeing it first. They are the frontline witnesses of a changing ocean.
And they shouldn’t be the ones left to carry the cost of climate-driven events such as the harmful algal bloom.
•Picture 2 was taken in Feb 2026 by @marlene___xox - when the weedy seadragon population numbers exploded post algal bloom!
🎥 Hear more from Peter in our previous post
📸 @pablocogollos_photography & @backwaan
#diversforclimate #summerofsolidarity #harmfulalgalbloom
