Ocean Jobs & Opportunities – Nov 19, 2018
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How To Unlock the Potential of the Ocean Conscious Business Model
Industry Leaders Sponsor First-Ever #BlueGreen Seminar Series to Help Dive Operators Thrive in Profound Change A series of first-ever seminars will be presented at DEMA Show 2018 to help dive businesses embrace the fundamental changes impacting the industry right now....
Sustainable Tourism: Moonhole House on Bequia
From the deck of a sailboat, you catch an arch of stunning nature on the horizon. Dark volcanic stone forms a window into the lush green of the island of Bequia in the Grenadines. A wave crashes on the shore and as the spray dissolves into the air, it draws your...
Climate Change Scarier Than A Horror Movie: Tips for an Ocean-Friendly Zero Waste Halloween
Holiday times are often the hardest when it comes to going zero waste. Costumes, candy, and decorations–there are so many single-use goods at Halloween time. Here are some guidelines to reduce your impact on a climate future scarier than any Halloween movie and...
WDHOF’s Female Leaders Grant $62k in Scuba Scholarships
If you want to be inspired by the potential, unlocked by adventurous, daring women, look to this group. These female leaders in the Women DIvers Hall of Fame make an impact on the industry and support ocean-changemakers with training and academic funding. Do you dream...
Mauritius: A Model of Small Island Sustainability?
The Ministry of Tourism in Mauritius has launched a new Certificate Course in Tour Guiding to “help raise awareness about environmental issues and develop students’ commitment to sustainable tourism.” Will this make Mauritius a model of sustainability? A...
Is There Shark in Your Sunscreen?
Shark populations are in decline around the world, some reduced by 50% in the last several decades. While much of that loss is due to illegal fishing and the slaughter of millions of sharks for their fins, there is more to tell. Have you ever heard of shark in your...
Daniel Ponce-Taylor: Tourism as a Tool for Change
“It doesn’t matter what the definition [of voluntourism] is…it matters what’s happening on the ground.” -Daniel Ponce-Taylor, 2016 Blue Ocean Summit. Born on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Valencia, Daniel moved to the Balearic Island of Mallorca a few...