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Beat Winter! Dive Into these Shows

As I write this I am looking out over a frozen lake covered in several feet of snow and ice. And where we live the winter is just half over. February, especially can be a brutal month in the northern hemisphere, and this year has been particularly challenging for...

“No Straw Please” It’s International Straw Free Day

by Robert Frerck

Straws have been around for a very long time! Pretty much ever since humans found hollow reeds and “Eureka” realized that they could blow through them. Or just as easily, suck and slurp, making the reed a handy tool. But today things have gotten out of hand. Every...

Green Bubbles for a Blue Economy – Dr. Martina Milanese

by Blue Ocean Network

“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...

“Strengthening the Ocean Community” at the 2018 Blue Vision Summit, Feb. 18, 2018

by Robert Frerck

Come and get a tan in St. Petersburg, Florida while visiting the 2018 Blue Vision Summit. “Strengthening the Ocean Community” Strengthening the Ocean Community is the theme of this year’s 2018 Summit. Bringing citizens, activists politicians,...

Life Beyond Plastics: Can We Win the Battle But Be Losing the War on Plastics?

by Robert Frerck

There is a lot of good news on international efforts to focus public attention on plastic pollution in our oceans and waterways. Globally, countries are legislating bans on plastic products and introducing clean-up efforts on the pollution they already have. Is this...

Will Your Next Wetsuit be Environmentally Friendly?

by Robert Frerck

Is this a watershed moment for wetsuits? Traditionally, wetsuits have been made of neoprene, a synthetic rubber first developed in 1930 by DuPont. It’s flexible and in foam form has good insulation qualities, but it’s also very non-biodegradable. Is it good for the...