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  • Blue Money: Check the Receipt

    Blue Money: Check the Receipt

    Why ocean finance needs rules before it needs applause A recent article in the TIME Oceans Issue made me pause. Justin Worland’s piece, Oceans of… Read more.

  • What I Mean by Reef Stewardship

    What I Mean by Reef Stewardship

    A first glimpse into the manual I am building — and why responsible diving needs more than good intentions. I have been using the phrase… Read more.

  • Breathing, Buoyancy, and Reef Impact

    Breathing, Buoyancy, and Reef Impact

    What reading Breath made me reflect on as a diver I have just finished Breath by James Nestor. In essence, the book argues that breathing… Read more.

Underwater Poetry Instructor

Bart Vander Plaetse

I believe how we enter a place matters.

The Author

“Beauty asks for reverence, not possession.”

— Yours Truly

Essays

  • Blue Money: Check the Receipt

    Jun 4, 2026
  • What I Mean by Reef Stewardship

    May 5, 2026
  • Breathing, Buoyancy, and Reef Impact

    Apr 6, 2026

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