Guest blog post by Dr. Giuliana Turi, a resident of Boulder and scientist who specializes in the impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems. Check out her new ocean-themed blog, Sea of Wonders.Teaching local Boulder students this past Spring about...
Ocean First is Blue Certified! The certification demonstrates that Ocean First does more than just blow scuba bubbles. With the tools of Blue Certified, Ocean First will monitor and continually improve on sustainable resource use, local economic development, and...
Just a few short weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel with 13 middle school students from the Alexander Dawson School in Colorado. Along with 2 of their teachers, we set out for the Southern Caribbean Island of Bonaire, a diver's paradise with shallow clear...
Our Blue Certified Candidate, Misool Eco Resort is a leader in sustainability. Marit Miners shares her tips on how to be good to the environment while providing a beautiful resort for her guests--and the others who share the space.EnergyIn order to maintain the level...
Dr. Mikki from the Institute has been working with Ileana and Andres from Mision Tiburon in Costa Rica to help conserve endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks. The team has worked hard to identify critical nursery habitats, where these sharks are moving and where they...
This Cleaner Shrimp is doing his part to keep the ocean clean, so please do your part too. Here are some tips to try. Waste Reduction is one of the criteria in our Blue Certified Program, an eco-label for the dive industry.Favor the purchase of recyclable, reusable,...
Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza from the Institute traveled to Guanacaste coast of Costa Rica. She met her collaborators Andre and Ilena from Mision Tiburon. They headed due south to Gulfo Dulce, a tropical fjord that is now known to be a juvenile scalloped hammerhead shark...
One of our early adopter dive shops from Panama, Scuba 6 Eco Diving, has gone through the rigors of our Blue Certified program. We are happy to announce that they have just achieved their Blue Certification! They worked hard to achieve this level of recognition as...
Ocean First Institute launched its Blue Certified program at DEMA (Dive Equipment & Marketing Association) annual trade show. Our goal was to introduce and enroll dive shops and dive operators into our eco-certification program. We hosted three informative...