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Green Fins + Green Bubbles = Greener Choices for Dive Travelers

You’ve heard the saying, “It makes no sense to reinvent the wheel.” Two eco-diving groups we learned about at #BlueOceanSummit 2015 have taken this saying to heart with a new collaboration. At first blush, you would think Green Fins and Green Bubbles...

Traveling Pool Tour Connects People to the Underwater Experience.

by Robert Frerck

Jacques Cousteau most famously said, “People protect what they love.” With our ocean needing our protection, how can we get people to love it when they have no experience below the waves? One of the initiatives of the Diving Equipment Manufacturing...

Ride the Waves of Change with Blue Ocean Business Summit Leaders

by Blue Ocean Network

Speakers from Blue Ocean Network’s Blue Ocean Business Summit 2014 and 2015 will be sharing their knowledge and unique perspectives at the upcoming Asia Dive Expo ADEX Singapore 2016 (April 15-17). Summit visionaries and ADEX presenters include Judi Lowe, Chloe...

Blue Certified attracts Green Travelers to Panama

by Blue Ocean Network

BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA — It has been one year since Scuba 6 Eco Diving joined the Blue Certified eco-label program. Scuba 6 joined Blue Certified in July 2015 because it wanted a proven step-by-step system to achieve more efficient business practices, increase cost...

Cayman approves controversial Mega Cruise Port jeopardizing reefs, stayover tourism

by Blue Ocean Network

Circled with reefs and plunging walls, the Cayman Islands have long been a dive mecca. But the latest proposed cruise ship berthing facility could threaten its top dive destination status as yesterday the Cayman Islands cabinet approved the next step in a mega-cruise...

Blue The Dive Standing-Room Only Meeting at DEMA Show 2015

by Blue Ocean Network

Attendees to the annual DEMA Show 2015 in Orlando Florida November 4-7 should circle their calendars and star their show programs: The 3rd annual Blue The Dive open meeting will be held on Friday November 6 at 10 a.m. in room S310B. On a mission to promote a...