OCEANROAMERS manages the European (BE) IADP - DIVE PROFESSIONALS non profit organization.
We are headquartered in Egypt's Ain Sokhna, where we are spearheading, marine conservation & sustainable development programs in the Red Sea. And overseeing the development of the MAERC project.
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While performing our research & monitoring work in relation to our Vault Project, in the immediate surroundings of the reefs of Port Sudan, we were horrified by the realization that we are having a COTS outbreak. COTS stands for Crown Of Thorns Starfish. The adult crown-of-thorns is a corallivorous predator that usually preys on reef

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"It's not my garbage, but it's my planet!..." TheOceanRoamer In June 2021, we started cleaning the Port Sudan harbor. In the meantime we have already recovered more than 7 tons of an assortment of trash. And no end in sight yet...as we are recovering a pile up of trash amassed over decades.  I will never forget the look on some people's faces,

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The GOBLU3 Initiative is a multifaceted socio-economic, environmental - community project developed entirely by THEOCEANROAMER, destined for the IADP - DIVE PROFESSIONALS network. "GOBLU3 is not just about mindless protection, writing laws and never ending complaints about governmental and non-governmental agencies. It should be clear by now after

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On the 20 th of December I presented for the second time the GO BLU3 initiative, and the BLU3 GOUNA project. The presentation was well attended with over 30 participants including our hosts of the Rotary Club of Red Sea - El Gouna. The event lasted well over 2 hours, and was nicely debated by the audience. Here's what Rotary had to say: "Tonight we

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As a marine professional since the late 80's I have been privileged to work in remote locations with amazing aquatic flora and fauna... but lately my heart weeps every time I go into the water.

Diving in remote locations of the Red Sea or now more recently in the Caribbean where it all started for me, I discover underwater deserts where there once was thriving eco systems. Each time I do my best to understand the reasons behind it, and why o why conservation efforts fail.

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One thing I have understood from all these years at Sea, and seeing my workplace the underwater habitat and red sea eco-systems disappearing before my eyes in just mere decades is that everything is going faster and faster, we cannot deny the facts anymore.To quote my most revered colleague aquanaut Dr.Sylvia Earle: "No Blue - No Green", and I would add vice-versa. Yin/Yang ladies and gentlemen, parents and kids.We need to seek balance! I strongly believe in two things which our logo expresses: YIN/YANG - NO BLUE/NO GREEN We need to find a balance between usage of natural resources and human development.  In our current society we cannot expect conservation without income, as resources are dwindling to an ever increasing crescendo; the need for tourism supported projects supporting the environment is needed. We are non-profit movement designed at reviewing each and every beach location, and actively restore the shallow area's of The

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