Projects & Cooperation
Projects & Cooperation
From its earliest years, Ocean Roamers has dedicated part of its time, expertise and operational capacity to projects with a wider environmental or social purpose.
That commitment reaches back to our liveaboard and diving operations in the Red Sea, where commercial activity was accompanied by support for nonprofit initiatives, marine research and environmental work.
Commercial marine tourism and responsible stewardship of the marine environment should reinforce one another.
We continue to dedicate part of our efforts to marine sustainability, nonprofit cooperation, environmental research, professional-sector development and projects capable of creating wider value beyond a single commercial assignment.
Corporate responsibility
A long-term commitment
Marine tourism depends directly on healthy marine ecosystems and responsible coastal development. For Ocean Roamers, contributing to the protection, understanding and sustainable use of those environments has therefore always been part of working within the sector.
Over the years, this has included supporting nonprofit initiatives, contributing operational resources and professional expertise, assisting marine research and environmental work, and helping develop projects intended to improve practices within the diving and marine tourism industry.
We do not view sustainability and commercial development as opposing objectives. Where possible, we look for ways in which viable tourism operations, stronger professional standards and better stewardship of the marine environment can support one another.
Recent field work
Curaçao
Ocean Roamers’ involvement in Curaçao goes back to 2017, when Henri Hemmerechts spent a year working within the destination’s diving sector.
In 2026, that earlier work was revisited through a new two-month field review, resulting in an updated assessment of Curaçao’s diving industry, marine environment, governance and stewardship challenges.
The detailed field review and recommendations are published through the International Association of Dive Professionals.
Read the Curaçao field review →Independent nonprofit cooperation
IADP — International Association of Dive Professionals
The International Association of Dive Professionals is an independent nonprofit organization focused on strengthening professional standards, representation and cooperation across the diving industry.
Ocean Roamers contributes operational, digital, communications and project-development expertise to the continued development of IADP. The association remains organizationally separate from Ocean Roamers and is not an Ocean Roamers-owned brand.
Current IADP development includes professional membership standards, industry representation, Diver Card and Pro Diver Card member value, destination assessments, environmental initiatives and broader professional-sector development.
Explore IADP →
Marine restoration & field capacity
GoBlu3
GoBlu3 is the IADP framework for marine restoration, professional field capacity and blue-economy development, connecting practical environmental work with professional expertise and local capacity.
The programme brings together environmental observation, restoration work, research, professional diving capability, local cooperation and practical project development.
Ocean Roamers contributes marine-tourism, operational and project-development experience to the wider GoBlu3 framework.
Explore GoBlu3 →Regional cooperation
Operation Caribe
Operation Caribe is the active Caribbean development track of GoBlu3, with Venezuela as the first operational focus and a wider regional outlook across Colombia and the southern Caribbean.
Current development connects marine restoration, biodiversity observation, professional diving capacity, circular-economy thinking, coastal communities and practical regional cooperation.
Ocean Roamers contributes marine-tourism, operational and project-development experience to this regional cooperation framework.
Explore Operation Caribe →
Support the work
Help move the projects forward
GoBlu3 and Operation Caribe are designed to turn marine restoration, environmental field work and regional cooperation into practical action. Project support and donations are handled directly through IADP.