Boating provides an effective way to connect with nature, have fun with family and friends, exercise, and escape the pressure of your everyday life.

Read on for seven ways to reduce your boat’s carbon footprint and boat sustainably.

As a surfer, you know the importance of sustainability and how important it is to take care of the oceans as a place that is not only a form of entertainment, but also a home to marine animals and biodiversity.

Here’s a list of actions you can take to adopt a sustainable surf lifestyle.

Overfishing is a word that is used loosely to describe mass fishing at a scale that the ecosystem cannot keep up with. There are many reasons why overfishing happens: government subsidies, faulty regulations, lack of law enforcement, and a disproportionate number of large fisheries in first-world countries.

The worst part about all of this is that the very regulations and procedures put in place to prevent overfishing are the same ones causing it to happen. Let’s talk about it.

Even though there is still plenty to do in 2021 in the battle against climate change, ecocide and social inequalities, 2020 also brought us a plethora of positive changes which deserve to be celebrated.

Now is the time to look back and to recap some of the success stories. Keep reading to look back on some of the biggest environmental wins of 2020.

New technologies don’t always have the best reputation for being environmentally sustainable. Although, there is a new movement to use tech for good. There are many new up and coming methods for applying technologies as a way to alleviate the negative impacts that our environment is facing including the use of drones.

Researchers and conservationists are at the frontlines of discovering how drones can be used to gather data and monitor the environment. Read on to see how drones are changing the game of conservation!

With pollution and waste mismanagement increasing across the globe, protecting the oceans has become more critical than ever. The good news is that ocean-lovers are continuously looking for ways to support ocean conservation. Now you can even take part without ever leaving your home, or your couch!

Ekoru is an up and coming search engine that gives back to the oceans with every search that you make. One search equals one pound of trash removed from the ocean. Try it yourself!

In my last blog “Transitioning from a Tourism-Dependent Region to a Sustainable Paradise: The Caribbean Case Study pt. I” I talked about human pressures on the natural environment in the Caribbean. Even though these pressures are substantial, I think there is a way to turn the most unsustainable tourism-dependent region in the world into a sustainable tourism paradise. In this blog i’ll explain how this can come to be by using the example of Baja, Mexico. 

After spending the last two years traveling, working and volunteering in various parts of Southeast Asia, Caitlin found herself fascinated by the explosion in tourism, the spread of Western influence and the impact tourism is having on the local community.

In part II of this blog piece, she will discuss her observations while carrying out fieldwork in Lombok to provide insights on the management and implementation of the Mandalika Project.

Read on to see how local communities are being affected and what prospects lie ahead for the island as it faces rapid development.

Have you heard of the #trashtag challenge? Around the world locals and tourists have come together to clean up parks, rivers and beaches, giving them new life.

This week, we’ll be featuring Scuba Projects, an initiative to spread awareness about ocean conservation while engaging the local community to lead the charge towards stopping plastic pollution by taking part in cleanups! If you haven’t already, check out their viral cleanup video here, which was one of many cleanups that they hosted across the country of Vietnam.

Keep reading to hear more about how Scuba Projects was founded, what their reception has been like so far and their future ambitions and projects!

Did you know that almost every piece of plastic ever made is still on the planet in some form or another? Plastic production globally is expected to be more than 3 hundred million tons. By 2050, when the population explodes to almost 10 billion people, it’s expected that plastic production will triple. The problem with that is that today, only a fraction of the plastic we produce is recycled.

In this week’s blog, we’ll take a look at 6 different brands that are incorporating marine plastics into their practices and retail products. We hope that this will inspire more brands to use ocean plastic in the creation of their products!

In this week’s blog we’ll be showcasing an upcoming documentary series by Gemtrack Travel called Positive Pioneers, and in particular Metamorfosa: an episode highlighting a village in Indonesia that has come together to restore its natural beauty including its surrounding waters and coral reefs.

The documentary shows the dedication that the community has committed to bringing their 5 km of local reefs back to life as well as the solution of building the relationships between all the levels of society to make projects like this replicable and successful in areas around the world!

Beautiful both visually and in its story, this documentary is awaiting its highly anticipated release at the end of this month, so take a look at this blog for a preview and stay tuned for its release! In the meantime also check out the documentary website here to learn more about this project and how you can support it!

This week Sea Going Green will dive into the topic of bridging the gap for women working towards ocean conservation by facilitating awareness about gender equality to encourage women to be a part of the solution, no matter what their educational background, ethnicity or socioeconomic status is.

For Farah of Women4Oceans, bridging the gap means empowering women to get a seat at the table allowing them to gain equal exposure and recognition for their efforts in ocean conservation.

Check out the rest of the blog to hear more about Farah’s motivation for starting Women4Oceans as well as projects and initiatives that they are doing to promote female visibility!

The future of the oceans is in our hands; here are some of the biggest takeaways from the Volvo Ocean Summit. If you follow our instagram @seagoinggreen, you will know that our team here at Sea Going Green was fortunate enough to attend the final and capstone Volvo Ocean Summit in Den Haag. Alongside industry experts, academics, and the racers them selves, we participated in the world’s premier platform to bring about action regarding ocean health.

What does the ocean mean to a surfer ? To celebrate International Surf Day, this blog will look into the transformation of “surf culture” and how it has reflected the societal transformations and environmental concerns since the 1950s. By channeling their passion for the ocean, surfers are leading a movement for transformative change to protect the future of their sport.

While most of us are at least aware of the potential consequences that our actions have on the state of the ocean, many of us do not fully understand the scale of its impact.

In this blog post we’ll take a look at 3 reasons why the ocean is important in our everyday lives. The list is truly endless, but these examples provide a few major reasons to #GoGreenForTheBigBlue.

As you lay on the beach, relaxing and soaking up the sunshine, enjoying your holiday or weekend
getaway or gap year adventure, you reach over and take a sip from your refreshing drink. But have you ever thought twice about what happens to that straw you are using. Have you ever been eco-conscious while abroad?

We are excited to announce our first Sea Going Green Ambassador ! Melissa will be spreading awareness about the need and importance of sustainable tourism globally throughout the year, notably at the Commonwealth games in Australia this April ! Read our interview with Melissa and why she decided to take the pledge and more!

As we all know when the sun is shining it’s time to slather on the sunscreen and protect ourselves
from sunburn and potential skin cancer, but have you ever thought about the affect the sunscreen is having on the marine environment?

We are excited to announce that we have partnered up with Conservation Guide!

Read more about the amazing initiative of Conservation Guide and how they are growing an environmental community, connecting volunteers with conservation projects around the world!

We travel to new places for a lot of reasons: to meet new people, experience new cultures, and see some of the most beautiful sights in the world.

But have you ever wondered how your travels affect the local environment?