Today is World Oceans Day. Yet another reminder of the importance of protecting our oceans and its incredible inhabitants. How are you celebrating? My roommate, big wave surfer Polly Ralda, and I are lucky enough to live on Oahu and enjoy being in the ocean each and every day. It’s our daily medicine. We owe so much …
If you’ve ever seen the classic cult movie ‘The Big Blue’ you’ll be familiar with an activity called free-diving. It’s a way of diving under the water to great depths, without carrying oxygen tanks on your back. Wollongong academic Michael Adams is a free-diving enthusiast and his essay ‘Salt Blood’, about free-diving, recently won the …