Blue Ocean has written numerous articles on the beauty of the Coral Triangle, (often referred to as the epicenter of Marine Bio-diversity) and the reefs around Indonesia’s Raja Ampat in particular. Many of the spectacular photographs on our website were captured in...
In celebration of Day of Indigenous People we are republishing this article on Traditional Fishing Communities. How to protect our Ocean and make it sustainable for future generations? That is a question that is at the core of so many Blue Ocean posts. How to...
A Business Shift Fueled by Systemic Change There’s been a shift happening in the marine tourism and scuba diving industry – it started as an idea, with a handful of operators sprinkled across the globe. These pioneers stepped out of the traditional...
Last month we reported on a new line of running shoes manufactured from up-cycled plastic fishing nets recovered from the Indian Ocean. The Ultraboost is the result of a collaboration between Adidas, the German sports brand, and Parley for the Oceans. Adidas expects...
Adani Continues Push to Approve Australia’s Largest Coal Mine In spite of the warnings from scientists and protests of citizen activists, Indian coal mining company Adani continues to push its agenda with the Australian Government to approve the Carmichael Mine...
Recycled Ocean Plastic finds New Use The UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley is the first mass-produced shoe produced from recycled ocean plastic waste recovered from the sea. Adidas created the running shoe using a combination of 95% plastics recovered from the Indian Ocean...