We are only a few days from wrapping up 2025 and while we are making plans for the new year, it is always worth taking a look back at a very busy and productive year.January started with a new administration in the U.S. – stewardship for the planet

The US Department of Interior recently issued an order that significantly looks to expand oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, and off the coast of Alaska and California.This expansion covers 1.27 billion acres of ocean.Additionally, the Interior D

This year the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Show took place in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center – November 11 – 14, 2025.The show continues to demonstrate that the dive industry is vibrant, alive and ener

We just returned from a three-week trip of scuba diving in Lembeh (Indonesia) and the Philippines. This is an incredible adventure with world-class diving in the heart of the coral triangle.Check out the travel, resorts and diving in this part of the wor

Plastic pollution is yet another critical peril impacting the oceans around the world. To solve this problem it is going to take a concentrated effort to implement solutions that stop the production o

Recently, President Trump addressed the United Nations where he told the world that climate change is a greatest con job. He also said that this was being predicted by stupid people. I disagree.There is detailed scientific data that paints the picture th

The Plastic Pollution Coalition reported some disappointing results from the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committees recent meeting in Geneva – August 5 to 15, 2025. The meetings were riddled with distraction and delay tactics from the f

In this episode I take a look at a blue paper published by the Ocean Panel on the impacts to the worldwide workforce if we take action and create a sustainable ocean economy versus not doing anything

The US Energy Secretary recently announced that they are reassessing, or essentially rewriting the 2023 congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment (NCA) report.Apparently, the assessment isn’t inline with the current administrations think

Shark Week 2025 featured a new show “Dancing with Sharks”Now this show is billed as an underwater dance competition between experienced scuba divers and their shark partners. They performed moves like Hammerhead Hoedown and Tiger Trot.Has Sh