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Dr. Mark Erdmann: How Fishermen, Tourism, Tradition and NGO’s Preserve Raja Ampat

“Our approach in Raja Ampat was not to come in talking, rather to come in listening” ~ Dr. Mark Erdmann Dr. Mark Erdmann is a Coral Reef Ecologist (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) and senior advisor for Conservation International-Indonesia’s...

Selling Dive Travel with Substance – Cheryl Patterson

by Blue Ocean Network

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the places and moments that take our breath away.” – Mark Twain, Cheryl Patterson’s favorite quote “We started Good Will Diving as a non-profit company that stresses sustainability and giving back....

Sustainable Travel: Does the Tourist Care? – Dr. Rachel Dodds

by Blue Ocean Network

“We are damaging the very resource that we are promoting to our guests” ~ Dr. Rachel Dodds Dr. Rachel Dodds is a specialist in the field of sustainable tourism who has over 25 years of experience within the tourism sector. Rachel points out that a number of studies...

From 50′s Fishing Club to Green Globe Resort: How to Take on Sustainability Certification When the Task Looks Daunting – Jennifer Miles & Neil van Niekerk

by Blue Ocean Network

“There is no Planet B.” —Sir Richard Branson, Jennifer Miles’ favorite quote The casually sophisticated Southern Cross Club Fish & Dive Resort is Little Cayman’s original resort. A unique blend of rusticity and elegance the resort is often...

Wakatobi: How a Remote Dive Operation in Sulawesi became an Award-Winning Destination and Model for Sustainability – Henrik Rosen

by Blue Ocean Network

“What is most satisfactory about what we have accomplished with Wakatobi is we have shown that businesses can accomplish great things not only for their customers but also for the environment. At Wakatobi I feel that we are in a “for-everyone’s-profit...

Stakeholders in the Dive Industry – Dr. Carl Cater

by Blue Ocean Network

“To swim fishlike, horizontally, was the logical method in a medium eight hundred times denser than air. To halt and hang attached to nothing, no lines or air pipe to the surface was a dream. At night I had often had visions of flying by extending my arms as wings....