EVENTS
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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

International Year of the Reef
The first International Year of the Reef was declared in 1997 as an alert broadcast to the world, to focus our attention on the increasing threats to the earth’s coral reef ecosystems. Ten years later the ICRI has declared 2018 to be the Third International Year of...

Penguin Awareness Day, January 20
Penguin Awareness Day was created to celebrate one of our favorite animals. Almost everyone loves to watch penguins. They seem to do a perfect imitation of Charlie Chaplin! And, when they get in the water, they transform, losing all awkwardness as they become mini...

Have a Great Time on Blue Monday! I Dare You!
Blue Monday is considered the most depressing day of the year. And we were in the middle of a snow/sleet/ice storm with temperatures down around -5°F and we could not be more depressed. So we could barely bring ourselves to get out of bed for coffee much less write a...

Deadline for Elections to DEMA Board of Directors
DEMA has announced that its 2018 elections to the Board of Directors is scheduled from December 19, 2017 to January 29, 2018. All 2018 A-category, voting Members are encouraged to participate in this election to help determine the future of DEMA and the Diving...

Have a chuckle on World Laughter Day with these very strange marine creatures!
In recognition of World Laughter Day we have some chuckles for you via six really strange marine creatures. Some of these you should be familiar with but others like the Goblin Shark are not common household names. Thank God! Not Only on Halloween! The Goblin...

National Geographic’s Encounter Ocean Odyssey
So, a buddy says “I want to show you one of the most incredible diving experiences” and you say “sure let me grab my swim suit” and he says “you don’t need one” and he takes you to Times Square. You have got to be kidding? Of course you know lots of weird stuff goes...

The Inland Ocean Coalition Celebrates International Mountain Day
“You don’t have to see the ocean to protect it.” This has been my favorite phrase since I moved to the mountain region of Boulder, Colorado, where I started the Colorado Ocean Coalition (COCO) in 2011. People ask, “What does the ocean have to do with us? We live...

The Prettiest Christmas Trees are Underwater!
Are we in the Christmas spirit yet? The malls are packed, none-stop Christmas carols on the radio, and it’s snowing where I live, so it should be a guaranteed white Christmas. Since we live in the country, we have a tradition that starts during the fall when we start...

COP23 Report Card from Bonn
14 November 2017, COP23 (Conference of the Parties) has just concluded in Bonn, Germany and it seems the results are mixed. Although many of the processes set in place at the Paris Agreement were pushed forward to be finalized next year in Poland, the conference also...

Reef Life Restoration co-Founder named a Top SheEO in the US
SheEO.world is a new global initiative designed to radically transform how female social entrepreneurs are financed and supported using a model of radical generosity. This year 50 women in both the US and Canada were selected as having what it takes to be a top SheEO,...
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