{"id":10091,"date":"2016-11-03T23:36:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T03:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/something-is-fishy\/"},"modified":"2016-11-03T23:36:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T03:36:53","slug":"something-fishy-is-going-on","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/something-fishy-is-going-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Fishy is Going On"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, millions of tourists travel across the world to head to warmer climates to enjoy sunny beaches and water sports.\u00a0 In 2012 in the United States alone, water sports made up a $86 billion industry\u2014the largest portion of which consisted of boating [2].\u00a0 A large portion of people like to take their vacation a step further and truly become one with the sea by diving below the ocean surface for long periods of time\u2014a sport known as scuba diving.<\/p>\n

Scuba diving started out as a necessary tactic for search and rescue procedures and was later adapted for military use.\u00a0 The first recorded scuba apparatus was developed by Henry Fluess, an English diving engineer in 1878 [1] (see Figure 1).\u00a0 Since then, scuba diving has taken off both as a branch of the Navy as well as recreationally.\u00a0 As of 2013, there are as many as 6 million active recreational scuba divers in the world who spent over $228 million on scuba gear and experiences [3].\u00a0 Mares is one company that benefited from this large amount of spending.\u00a0 Mares is a scuba equipment manufacturer that was started in 1949 in Italy by Ludovico Mares.\u00a0 They have since merged with U.S. dive company Dacor to become one of the largest scuba manufacturers in the world [4].<\/p>\n

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Figure 1<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In recent years, climate change has been on the forefront of Mares\u2019 mind.\u00a0 Human-induced global climate change has caused sea-levels to rise, increased air and water temperatures, and changed precipitation patterns.\u00a0 It is now predicted to alter coastal and oceanic environments through a variety of direct and indirect impacts [7] (see Figure 2).\u00a0 For example, the early 1980s brought increasing sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and therefore tropical corals experienced large-scale bleaching and mortality events [5].\u00a0 Now, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has estimated that over half of all coral reef systems in the U.S. are at risk and that some systems are virtually dead [7].\u00a0 Coral reefs are home to more than 25% of the world\u2019s known fish species [6], so without a home for so many fish the scuba diving industry is bound to suffer.<\/p>\n

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Figure 2 [8]<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mares is hoping to reduce or reverse the effects of climate change through several tactics.\u00a0 First, they are educating their customers on the effects they may be having on the environment and what those effects are having on oceans and marine life.\u00a0 They have an active blog on their site with such information.\u00a0 Additionally, Mares participates in events such as \u201cTogether for Water Protection\u201d [9] which is a conference to raise awareness about ocean protection.\u00a0 While Mares is working to help the cause, a more proactive approach to combat these environmental effects is necessary\u2014especially considering that the reduction of coral reefs could put them out of business.\u00a0 Mares could partner with coral reef conservation organizations such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) or the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to support their efforts of protecting these vibrant organisms.\u00a0 They could also organize employee projects to clean up local beaches and oceans as well as educate local businesses and communities on the effects they may be having on climate change.\u00a0 In addition, because they already organize global dive trips, they couple provide similar educational or service projects as part of these excursions.<\/p>\n

While Mares is working to educate the public on climate change and how it affects the ocean and coral reefs, it does not seem proportional to how badly the destruction of the reefs would be to their business.\u00a0 There are many options that Mares can do to help reduce or reverse the rate of climate change harm on our oceans.\u00a0 At the current rate, 60% of the world\u2019s coral reefs will be destroyed over the next 30 years [10], so it crucial that Mares and other companies that depend marine life to act now.<\/p>\n

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[1] EnviroDive.\u00a0 \u201cTechnology and Guts.\u201d http:\/\/www.envirodive.com\/chronicles_technology_and_guts.html<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[2] Outdoor Industry. \u201cOutdoor Economy Report.\u201d https:\/\/outdoorindustry.org\/pdf\/OIA_OutdoorRecEconomyReport2012.pdf<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[3] Diving Equipment & Marketing Association. \u201cFast Facts: Recreational Scuba Diving and Snorkeling.\u201d http:\/\/ www.dema.org\/resource\/resmgr\/imported\/Diving%20Fast%20Facts-2013.pdf<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[4] Mares, \u201cMission.\u201d http:\/\/shop.mares.com\/en\/mission?_ga=1.224926168.335127421.1478220870<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[5] Brown, B. E.\u00a0Coral bleaching: causes and consequences.\u00a0Coral Reefs<\/em>\u00a016, S129\u2013S138, 10.1007\/s003380050249 (1997).<\/p>\n

[6] World Wildlife Fund. \u201cFast facts: why coral reefs are important to people\u201d http:\/\/wwf.panda.org\/about_our_earth\/blue_planet\/coasts\/coral_reefs\/coral_facts\/<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[7] McKay, Bruce, Mulvaney, Kieran, Thorne-Miller, Boyce \u201cDanger at Sea: Our Changing Ocean\u201d http:\/\/www.seaweb.org\/resources\/documents\/reports_dangeratsea.pdf<\/a>, accessed November 2016<\/p>\n

[8] SeaWeb. \u201cReefs at Risk.\u201d http:\/\/www.seaweb.org\/markets\/images\/coral_reefs_large.jpg<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[9] Mares, \u201cBanding Together for Water Conservation.\u201d https:\/\/blog.mares.com\/banding-together-for-water-conservation-1161.html<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n

[10] Cesar, Herman, Burke, Herman, Pet-Soede, Lida. International Coral Reef Action Network \u201cThe Economics of Worldwide Coral Reef Degradation The Economics of Worldwide Coral Reef Degradation.\u201d http:\/\/icran.org\/pdf\/cesardegradationreport.pdf<\/a>, accessed November 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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