Adventure is the driving force for 2016 Blue Ocean Summit speaker, Mehgan Heaney-Grier. “It [adventure] fuels me,” Mehgan told Summit host, Laurie Wilson. “It makes me happy. When I’m happy, I have that much more to tap into and give back.” Mehgan’s adventure in the...
“Plastic is this incredibly useful material, and I feel that when we design things with intended obsolescence in mind—single use, disposable ideas in mind—we are treating a valuable material in an irresponsible way” ~ Dianna Cohen What started out as a career in art...
A harrowing kayak accident off the coast of northern California nearly cost author Liz Cunningham her life. Left at home recovering from her injuries, Liz was faced with a newfound fear of the ocean she had once loved; yet at the same time, she became more curious...
“Our ambassador’s program, whether it’s teaching coral reef ecology or kelp forests off of Catalina Island, is really this sustainable message. How can we look at our own society, our humanity, and better improve our simple lessons of sustainability so we live within...
“I really think it has to be part of the business model. Marine conservation is not a luxury. It’s not something that you do because you’re a good person. You have to do it because you’re a good businessman.” ~ Truda Palazzos Based in “the backwaters...
“It’s just one ocean – and it belongs to all of us.” ~ Dr. Martina Milanese It’s astounding that the European Union would look to the SCUBA diving industry to fund a special Horizon 2020 Blue Economy initiative. With this decision, the EU recognized that scuba...