PADI AWARE Foundation

EU Legislative Interests

Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Common Fisheries Policy; Habitats & Birds Directives,

Communication Activities

Sustainable Shark and Ray Fisheries - a precautionary, science based approach to managing shark populations including setting shark fishing limits, heeding scientific advise; protecting the most vulnerable shark species (those threatened with extinction), and implementation and enforcement of management and recovery plans for shark and ray species. Support for a sound and robust implementation of the Community Plan of action for sharks, a strengthened shark finning ban that supports "fins naturally attached", improved trade data and species data collection mechanisms. Marine Litter Monitoring and Prevention - underwater data collection using citizen science to reduce the impacts of litter on marine life and improve waste management practices, including policy change at national and EU level necessary to prevent litter from entering the ocean in the first place.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

PADI AWARE Foundation is a member of the MedSea Alliance NGO coalition.

Organisation Members

PADI AWARE Foundation is a member of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative https://www.ghostgear.org/, Seas At Risk http://www.seas-at-risk.org, International Non Governmental Member of IUCN http://iucn.org/about/union/members/who_members/members_database/, and a Founding member of the Trash Free Seas Alliance http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/our-partners/trash-free-seas-alliance.html We are not a membership organization, however, we do have supporters and volunteers in virtually all EU member states.

Additional Information

The PADI AWARE Foundation has charitable status in the UK, US and Australia. The organisation was previously called Project AWARE, and still continues to do business as Project AWARE within the UK