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Protecting our ocean
One Dive at a Time
Proud Green Fins Member
At Diving Locker, the ocean isn’t just where we dive — it’s why we’re here.
We’re proud to be a Green Fins Digital Member, joining a global network of dive and snorkel operators committed to reducing the environmental impact of marine tourism and protecting the underwater environments we all love.
As divers, instructors and members of Vancouver’s diving community, we believe enjoying the ocean comes with a responsibility to help protect it.
WHAT IS GREEN FINS?
Green Fins is a proven conservation management approach – implemented internationally by The Reef-World Foundation and the UN Environment Programme
– which leads to a measurable reduction in the negative environmental impacts associated with marine tourism. It aims to protect coral reefs through
environmentally friendly guidelines promoting sustainable diving and snorkelling. It provides the only internationally recognised environmental standards for
marine tourism and its robust assessment system measures compliance.
Green Fins encourages and empowers divers, snorkellers, the diving industry and coastal communities to reduce the pressures on coral reefs by offering marine
tourism companies practical, low-cost alternatives to harmful practices – such as anchoring, fish feeding and chemical pollution – as well as providing strategic
training, support and resources. By reducing the local direct and indirect pressures tourism puts on coral reefs, it helps make corals healthier and more resilient to
other stresses such as the effects of climate change.
Green Fins is an internationally recognized initiative helping dive and snorkel operators improve their environmental practices and reduce the impact of marine tourism.
Green Fins members commit to following a 15-point Code of Conduct covering responsible practices both above and below the water.
For Diving Locker, being a Green Fins Digital Member means continually reviewing how we operate, identifying areas where we can improve and taking practical steps toward more environmentally responsible diving.
It’s not about claiming to be perfect. It’s about committing to doing better.
WHAT OUR MEMBERSHIP MEANS
Protecting Marine Life
We encourage responsible wildlife interactions and environmentally conscious diving practices. Marine life should be observed and appreciated without unnecessary disturbance.
Look, Don’t Touch
Good buoyancy and responsible diver behaviour help protect sensitive marine environments. We encourage divers to maintain control underwater and avoid touching, collecting or damaging marine life.
Educating Divers
Environmental responsibility starts with education. We work to help new and experienced divers understand how their choices and diving techniques can reduce their impact on the underwater world.
Reducing Our Impact
Green Fins membership encourages dive operators to examine their day-to-day environmental practices and identify realistic opportunities for improvement.
Taking Action
We complete frequent Green Fins environmental self-evaluations and develop an action plan focused on improving our environmental performance.
PROTECTING OUR LOCAL WATERS
Our Oceans Are Worth Protecting
British Columbia offers some of the most spectacular cold-water diving in the world.
Our local waters are home to giant Pacific octopus, wolf eels, rockfish, nudibranchs, sea lions, anemones, kelp forests and an incredible diversity of marine life.
These ecosystems are part of what makes diving here so special — and protecting them requires participation from the entire diving community.
Whether you’re taking your first Open Water course or have been diving the BC coast for decades, small choices underwater can make a difference.
HOW YOU CAN BE A MORE RESPONSIBLE DIVER
Master your buoyancy.
Good buoyancy control helps prevent accidental contact with the bottom, marine life and sensitive habitat.
Take only photos.
Leave shells, animals, plants and other marine life where you find them.
Give wildlife space.
Observe marine animals without chasing, touching, feeding or deliberately altering their behaviour.
Secure your equipment.
Keep gauges, alternate air sources and other equipment streamlined so they don’t drag across the bottom.
Be thoughtful with photography.
Getting the shot shouldn’t come at the expense of the animal or its habitat.
Keep learning.
Understanding the species and ecosystems we encounter makes us better divers — and better stewards of the ocean.
OUR COMMITMENT DOESN’T END HERE
Green Fins membership is an ongoing process.
We conduct an annual environmental self-evaluation and develop an action plan to identify opportunities for improvement. This gives us a framework to examine what we’re already doing well — and where we can do better.
For us, responsible diving isn’t a one-time initiative or a logo on our website.
It’s something we want to continually build into how we teach, dive and operate.
Dive. Explore. Protect.
The more time we spend underwater, the more reasons we have to protect it.
