A Powerful Dive Industry Voice on the International Stage
When you read a bio like José Truda Palazzo Jr.’s, the head swims. Based in “the backwaters of Brazil,” José Palazzo has shown that, with determination and direction, anyone in any country can reach out to the rest of the world and be heard. At the Blue Ocean...
Opposition to the Cayman Islands Cruise Ship Berthing Facility is URGENTLY NEEDED.
DEMA — The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association urgently requests all members of the diving community to issue a statement to the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE) by the July 3rd deadline OPPOSING the construction of a proposed cruise ship...
The Next Eight Decades – Wendy Benchley
“Every year we have this immense cross section of people. Some famous, some people you’ve never heard of, but all of them equally important when it comes to working on their issues for the ocean.” ~ Wendy Benchley Few movies have had the iconic impact that Jaws has...
The Movement to Blue the Dive Industry – Vicki Nichols Goldstein
“We started in our own backyard and we look at our sewage treatment systems and some of their problems and solutions then we work our way all the way down to the ocean. We cover climate change… over fishing, plastic pollution.” ~ Vicki Nichols Goldstein With 25 years...
The Story of Unlikely Leaders – Stiv Wilson
“We went out and we took a look and we discovered these really high concentrations of plastic microbeads. We traced them back to personal care products. They’re used as exfoliates in face washes and body washes. The problem is the plastic in them is so small that they...
Dive Tourism and Our Carbon Fin Print – Stefan Gossling
“I believe in alive oceans that are full with species that we would love to see. I believe there’s opportunities to achieve this. I believe there’s no cost, just benefits… It’s a beautiful system that we want to preserve for future generations. We can do it...
Dive Resorts as Guardians of the Sea – Stan Waterman
“I’m going on 93, I am more aware than I have ever been all through my life of what a beautiful planet we still have and the peril in which it stands.” ~ Stan Waterman Eight decades of exploration and knowledgeable humour have made Stan Waterman a star of the...
Changing the Consumer Dialogue in Asia – Sharon Kwok
“It is a form of evangelism, but it’s conservation. It’s helping everyone realize that every single person can make a difference in their daily lives through their choices, be it how they eat, the kind of energy they use and even what they use and how they dispose of...
Thru the Lens of Conservation – Michele Westmorland
“I believe in the power of imagery to motivate stewardship and protection of the fragile underwater world. It is equally important to connect with the indigenouspeoples of the world – man is, in fact, a part of nature.” ~ Michele Westmorland Michele Westmorland is a...
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