Deep Ecology In 1996 I founded a social enterprise in Hawaii that would become 'Deep Ecology', a scuba diving company with the following mission statement;
'To provide superior service and customer satisfaction.
'To protect and defend the marine environment we operate within.'
Deep Ecology's history of endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescues and how this led to the formation of a Marine Sanctuary on Oahu's North Shore.
We took that mission seriously and the result has been dozens of beach clean-ups, 10 Ghost Net recoveries (2 at 200+ feet deep), over 50 endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescues which resulted in well over 100 news stories and ultimately the founding of a legitimate Marine Sanctuary in a state with less than 1% of its coastline protected.
The sea is indeed my first love and I have been blessed to give something back, but this does not change the fact that our oceans are literally being raped, we are destroying our oceans. If we are sane, if we truly understood the extent of the damage and our involvement in it, we would be horrified to hand future generations the disaster of ocean ecosystems in collapse.
Interview in 1998; laying the foundation for the North Shores only Marine Sanctuary.
We owe it to our children to begin facing the hard truth about our impact on the sea, and more importantly, changing course dramatically.
BBC does a program about Deep Ecology's Green Sea Turtle rescues
Animal Planet does a program about Deep Ecology's Green Sea Turtle rescues
Footage (mostly) shot by Ken; Green Sea Turtles & Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins.
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins; 'Fly Like a Bird'
Endangered Green Sea Turtle rescue; 'Samantha' - July 4, 2000
Deep Ecology 'Direct Action' turtle rescue on a customers cub a diving tour
Hawaiian Humpback Whales with Captain Ken Nichols O'Keefe shooting video
Ken O'Keefe as the Regional Director for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,
speaking out against LFAS (Low Frequency Active Sonar), a hideous US Navy program
that threatens all life in every square inch of the oceans of the world.
Deep Ecology's video documenting the work we do; 'Making a Difference'
One of 13 'Ghost Net' recoveries carried out by Deep Ecology
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More Videos
Making of a Marine Sanctuary - Ken Nichols O'Keefe Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescue 1 - Deep Ecology Hawaii
Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescue 2 - Deep Ecology Hawaii
Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescue 3 - Deep Ecology Hawaii
Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescue 4 - Deep Ecology Hawaii
Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescue 5 - Deep Ecology Hawaii
