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Illegal Trafficking of Wildlife: What You Need To Know!
The Illegal trafficking of wildlife is estimated annually to be worth between US$7 - $23 billion and rivals illegal drug sales. Endangered animals are being hunted to extinction by armed gangs at the behest of international crime syndicates. We are outraged when we...
Penguin Plastic Island Prank
Back in April, 2018 a video of penguins living on a plastic island in the South Pacific went viral. It captured an iconic image that represented the threat of plastic pollution to marine life. It has now been announced that the video did not originate in the...
WDHOF’s Female Leaders Grant $62k in Scuba Scholarships
If you want to be inspired by the potential, unlocked by adventurous, daring women, look to this group. These female leaders in the Women DIvers Hall of Fame make an impact on the industry and support ocean-changemakers with training and academic funding. Do you dream...
Mental Health Day – Why Our Brains Do Better Around Water
We really do feel better around the ocean and I don’t just mean sitting under a palm tree with a margarita in your hand. I mean the real, deep, in-your-head stuff. What is it about water, especially the ocean, that seems to make such a difference? Lets' examine if and...
Endangered Whales, Plastics and Ghost Gear, Good News From Canada
Recent news out of Canada regarding whales has not been good. The endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, numbering fewer than 500, saw 17 whales killed in 2017. Entanglements in fishing gear or from collisions with shipping were the cause of most of the deaths. The...
World Octopus Day, October 8th
I love octopus! And I have had the good luck to dive with them around the world from the Giant Pacific Octopus in Puget Sound to the miniature Blue Ringed Octopus in the South Pacific. It's considered one of the world’s most venomous marine animals. I have never...
Saving Coral Reefs With Innovation
We have been seeing some pretty grim news lately on the condition of the world's coral reefs. From a cruise ship running aground on the pristine reefs of Raja Ampat, to the massive coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. See our post: Can the Great Barrier...
Can Sushi Be Sustainable?
October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, and for true vegetarians this means no meat eating, like chicken, turkey, pork or beef. Yet there is a lot of wiggle room (debate) about the definition of vegetarianism. Some people believe that vegetarians can eat fish, while...
The New Gold Rush: Part B, Is Deep Sea Mining Inevitable?
In the first part of The New Gold Rush we described how the world is running out of many of the “rare metals” that modern technology relies on. Complicating the supply is that up to 97% of this production is monopolized by China. To find new sources for these metals,...
‘Sustainable Fashion Awards’ Presented at Milan’s Fashion Week
What were Cindy Crawford, Colin Firth, Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore celebrating recently in Milan? Nothing less than the 2nd annual “Green Carpet Awards" during Milan's Fashion Week. Sustainable Fashion Awards were presented to those doing the most to "Push...
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