Enric Sala shares glorious images -- and surprising insights and data -- from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, and the powerful ecological and economic benefits of doing so.

Working at the intersection of science and policy, Enric Sala searches for the last pristine marine environments on Earth — and brings back data to help governments protect them.

Watch his forum here: http://www.ted.com/talks/enric_sala.html

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The seventh annual Avarua harbour clean up on Saturday was a great success say organisers, The Dive Centre and WWF. A dozen divers and as many shore volunteers took just three hours to collect 138 plastic bottles...

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"it's the coolest thing i've ever done", says eight-year-old O'hiva Williams. This is how she describes the introduction scuba dive at Aroa Lagoon she went on courtesy of The Dive Centre on Saturday.

The Avatea School student won the dive experience for her first prize entry in the Environment Week colouring competition held in June. Accompanying Williams on the dive....

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