Travel
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the places and moments that take our breath away.
—Mark Twain
Travel
As an Ocean Traveler, you will have a massive impact on the kind of experiences and destinations you visit. Your choices will determine if that impact is good or ill, and can leave a lasting impression on the ocean environment and the local communities that depend on that environment. Sustainable travel choices can become a tool for marine conservation and can benefit local people.
Owners of the dive resorts, that we visit will also benefit from these articles, finding a template for turning their resort into an eco-resort, turning their operation into a sustainable business and profiting from today’s travelers who desire a sustainable travel experience.
Citizen Scientists and Voluntourism
The next time you plan a vacation consider making it more meaningful by becoming a Citizen Scientist. As a citizen scientist there is a voluntourism program for you whether its reef restoration, fish counts, whale sightings, water quality surveys, invasive species monitoring or turtle watches and so much more. Find out more on our Citizens and Science Page.
Summit: 2015, Sustainability Programs Green Fins, Green Bubbles, reef Check Malaysia, Blue the Dive
Blue Ocean proudly brings to you four inspiring stories from four of our experts that have developed Sustainability Programs around the world. These programs continue to have a profound effect on thousands of divers, local dive operations and the countries in which...
Summit 2015, Ocean Views – Creatives tackle the underwater issues Film, Photography, Books, Cartoons
Blue Ocean Summit 2015 has brought together four very creative people to speak about how they use ocean film, marine life photography, books and a cartoon strip to focus attention on the very important environmental issues impacting our oceans today. Their lifestyles,...
Summit 2015: Ocean Issues – Consumption, Sea Level Rise, Plastic, Climate Change
Our Blue Ocean Summit 2015 brought four speakers together that are actively involved in some of the Ocean’s most serious issues. Consumption, is about over-fishing to the brink of extinction and butchering sharks and mantas for misguided traditional cuisine. Sea Level...
Summit 2015: Global Perspectives
The unprecedented environmental ocean issues impacting our Blue Planet today: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Species Extinction and Pollution are issues that are numbing in their complexity and size, and can only be addressed with a Global Response. Blue Ocean...
Summit 2015: Engaging Guests in Citizen Science and Sustainable Business Operations.
Dive operators and Dive Resorts can create programs that have two great benefits; these programs appeal to their clients enhancing their experience and empowering them to participate in something more than just a vacation. Simultaneously these programs contribute to...
Opposition to the Cayman Islands Cruise Ship Berthing Facility is URGENTLY NEEDED.
DEMA -- The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association urgently requests all members of the diving community to issue a statement to the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE) by the July 3rd deadline OPPOSING the construction of a proposed cruise ship...
Dive Tourism and Our Carbon Fin Print – Stefan Gossling
“I believe in alive oceans that are full with species that we would love to see. I believe there’s opportunities to achieve this. I believe there’s no cost, just benefits... It’s a beautiful system that we want to preserve for future generations. We can do it...
Changing the Consumer Dialogue in Asia – Sharon Kwok
“It is a form of evangelism, but it’s conservation. It’s helping everyone realize that every single person can make a difference in their daily lives through their choices, be it how they eat, the kind of energy they use and even what they use and how they dispose of...
Local Response to Cruise-Ship Devastation – Lois Hatcher
“There’s people who say… “Well, why bother? It’s all going to be gone in fifty years.” but why not bother? If we don’t do anything, then yeah it will all be gone in fifty years...” ~ Lois Hatcher A unique set of skills put Lois Hatcher in the right place at a bad...
Activating Voluntourism in the Dive Industry – Ken Nedimyer
“There’s ways to have a more meaningful life. This is one of those... This is a great experience, a great way to give back and has great potential to change … the future of coral reefs in the Caribbean.” ~ Ken Nedimyer Ken Nedimyer, founder and president of the Coral...
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