The Scuba Educational Alliance Ocean Podcast

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28. Can REUSE be a solution to plastic pollution?
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
27. Is Climate Change Really a Con Job? I Think Not!
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. - The
26. Let’s Talk About Plastic, Power and Profit
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 wi
25. What if we had a sustainable ocean economy?
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
24. Rewriting our National Climate Assessment!
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
23. What’s up with Shark Week and What’s Going on at the EPA???
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 l
22. The Future of Diving
The future of scuba diving is not with our current generation of scuba divers; the future of diving is with the next generation of scuba divers - specifically the Gen Z, Millennials and younger genera
21. Becoming a Dive Pirate
The Dive Pirates Foundation is an organization dedicated to enabling individuals with physical disabilities enjoy the underwater world through scuba diving. Their motto is "We no longer see disabiliti
20. Let’s talk about the “State of the Oceans”
The State of the Oceans report from Statisa and the German Ocean foundation gives us an overview of how they see the current state of the oceans around the world. - This report discusses how the ocean
19. A Return to Key Largo
Another of my favorite spots to get in some scuba diving is Key Largo. I finally returned after five years. The last time I made it to the Keys was 2019 before the pandemic. It was also an opportunity