Last month I had the opportunity to visit Pacific Paradise State School grade 4 students. I really love visiting schools however there was one new member of our visiting team. Corky was making is school debut. And what a hit…
Biodegradability When natural organic materials go into the ground, they tend to decompose progressively before they disappear. This is very important for the environment, which has to get rid of waste to make room for new life. Photosynthetic organisms like…
A while ago I had the privilege of being invited to talk to all the office staff in the Veolia Offices in Brisbane. The day was successful and their environment team talked about working with us in the future. Well…
There are many people I’ve met in life, but few have made as good an impression as Miguel Andagana did on me today. Here in Santa Cruz in the Galapagos, they don’t allow you to put your dinghy ashore so you catch…
The word ‘Tosser’ in the Oxford English dictionary means – ‘a person or thing that throws something’ There is no need for me to tell you the other meaning that is commonly used around the world. However in this article…
Lurking in the oceans are creatures far deadlier than sharks. You encounter them every day, yet you don’t know they are silently killing you. How will you react when you next see these killers? Will you make a choice to…
I was asked the other day about throwing aluminium cans in the ocean. The question came about as the person concerned has been on racing yachts and an ongoing argument was about whether it was O.K or not to throw…
It is not often that we get to announce sponsors but today we can share with you a new sponsor for Ocean Crusaders. LED Diving Lights Australia have joined us by supplying our dive torches. I asked Annika as our…
The Volvo Ocean Race is an extreme yacht race around the world, raced on one design 65ft yachts. This was the 12th edition of the race (formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race). It began 9 months…
We are pleased to announce a new sponsor for Ocean Crusaders. Keen Footwear Australia contacted us some time ago, wanting to assist us with our crusades. Over the pursuing months we came to an agreement. Keen produce footwear for the…