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It became pretty clear to me that conservation had changed, that it wasn’t about hugging trees and saving sharks and pandas, it was about saving humans.
—Rob Stewart (Summit ’15)
Ocean Days of the Year
Int’l Children’s Book Day 2
ADEX Singapore 2019 11-14
Sustainable Diving Think Tank 12
Sustainable Diving Dialogue 13
Mote Marine Lab OceanFest 13
EarthX Film Festival 19-28
World Fish Migration Day 21
Earth Day 22
World Book Day 23
World Penguin Day 25
Inland Ocean Action Summit 27-28
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Featured Event

Diving pioneer Dr. Phil Nuytten to host Hall of Fame event to support marine conservation, diving scholarships.
Dr. Phil Nuytten will be taking the helm as the emcee of the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) annual special event Tropical Dreams and Paradise Sunsets at DEMA Show 2015. Inventor of the famous Newtsuit and world-renowned for his undersea exploration, Dr. Nuytten...

Summit 2015: Citizen Science & Scuba Dive Tourism as Tools for Conservation
How do we protect coral reef? Learn from our experts in coral restoration and sustainable marine tourism how they've used scuba dive tourism as a tool for marine conservation. We have four great profiles of past Blue Ocean Summit speakers addressing this theme, each...
Blue Ocean Business Summit to discuss the “Elephant in the Ocean”.
“Her Deepness” Dr. Sylvia Earle, Ocean Ambassador Jean-Michel Cousteau, renowned Cave Explorer Jill Heinerth and award-winning “Sharkwater” Filmmaker Rob Stewart are four of the action-oriented change-makers who will share how they face and embrace ocean challenges at...

Tips for Making the Most of DEMA Show 2014.
Featuring over 650 exhibitors and hundreds of educational and networking opportunities, the DEMA Show 2014 offers a jam-packed schedule for trade members of the dive and travel industry. Below are helpful tips and tricks, both on and off the Show floor that can help...

BLUE 2014: ‘Eco-preneurs’, Ocean Celebrities, Artists, Explorers and Policymakers gather Nov 3-9.
(Blue Ocean Network.com - October 23, 2014) --ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The power of BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit (BLUE) to catalyze cultural change and to shift global consciousness has drawn an A-list of ocean stars from all walks of life....

Cayman Islands to Honor Legends of Scuba Diving at DEMA Show 2014
(Blue Ocean Network.com - September 23, 2014) -- The Cayman Islands pavilion at the annual Diving Equipment and Marketing Association’s (DEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 19-22, 2014 will be welcoming and honoring dive industry legends who have been inducted...

Reef Ball Foundation Collaborates with Guardian of the Reef Sculptor on Reef Ball projects around the World.
The Reef Ball Foundation is collaborating with internationally known marine sculptor Simon Morris (creator of the mermaid "Amphitrite" in Grand Cayman) to install beautiful new artificial "Reef Ball" reefs with a sculptural center piece. The Guardian of the Reef...

2014 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Induction during Legends and Lions Week
(Blue Ocean Business News.com - July 21, 2014) -- The 2014 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Induction is just one of the events held in Grand Cayman during the Legends and Lions Week Festival on October 4-11, 2014. The dive festival will honor dive legends...

Bringing Back Inactive Divers and Recruiting a Younger Consumer Take Center Stage
(Blue Ocean Network.com - June 23, 2014) -- Conceived in 2011 as a means by which DEMA Member input could help steer the direction of the Industry, 2020 Vision Sessions are part of the strategic learning process used by DEMA’s Board of Directors. Ideas and...

Blue Ocean Business Summit Readies Attendees for the Big Changes Ahead
(Blue Ocean Network.com - Monday June 9, 2014) -- The Blue Ocean Business Summit, a first-ever online industry gathering, took place June 2-6, 2014. The new business event invited all stakeholders to the table to discuss the future of the dive industry and the...
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