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Our organization, Eyesea, seeks to emphasize the scale and nature of marine pollution and to create a unified strategy on how to solve it by mapping and analyzing marine pollution through crowdsourced geotagged images through the use of our app, Eyesea. We’re on the early stages of the development of the app and we seek […]
CollaborOCEANS ‘Creatives Collaborating for Ocean Conservation’ have joined with the ‘Water People’ Exhibition from 26 May - 29 July 2023 at Coral Street Art Space Gallery, with Victor Harbor City Council and Country Arts South Australia. In celebration of the ocean this World Ocean Day 20223 and to raise awareness of the Endangered Australian sea lion, Sydney artists […]
Craig Parry, CollaborOCEANS Ambassador and an Award-Winning International Nature Photographer, has been invited to showcase an innovative art installation called ‘Australian Oceans’ by Vivid Sydney. The Vivid Sydney theme this year is Naturally and runs from 26thMay to 17th June 2023. The ‘Australian Oceans’ art installation of awe-inspiring footage is projected onto four walls and the ocean […]
COBSEA (Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia) has taken a significant step forward in addressing the critical issue of ghost gear with the launch of the highly anticipated ghost gear videos. These educational videos aim to raise awareness about the damaging impact of ghost gear on marine life and ecosystems, providing viewers with […]
As Hong Kong’sfirst city-centre marine experience destination, Cube O Discovery Park not only presents the underwater world and marine life in a new way, but also subtly condenses the vast ocean into a limited cubic space that brings the ocean close to hand and connects visitors to nature in new and entertaining ways. In order […]
What a historic achievement on this World Ocean Day! Three major Dutch caterers, Vermaat, Albron, and Sodexo, have now entered into a World Oceans Deal with the World Wildlife Fund Netherlands and Good Fish. This achievement builds upon the initial signing of the deal by Vermaat and Albron back in 2021. With Sodexo joining them […]
Royal Caribbean Group is strengthening a decades-long commitment to ocean conservation and environmental research efforts by announcing on World Ocean Day a four-year extension of its investment in OceanScope, an open-source data program that provides scientists with critical information to study climate and ocean conservation. Collaborating with key program partners including the University of Miami […]
We are delighted to invite you to an extraordinary exhibition that merges the wonders of the ocean with the cutting-edge research of the INDEPTH project. As we celebrate World Ocean Day, join us on a captivating journey into the unexplored depths of our planet's most mysterious and vital biosphere. This exhibition will bring you face-to-face […]
As part of the EducOceano Pedagogical Program and the celebration of World Ocean Day, ASPEA launches a challenge to 1st cycle schools, an illustration contest under the theme “What the Ocean means to me”. The Ocean is a source of Life, it plays a key role in regulating the climate and combating climate change, it […]
We are shell-ebrating World Ocean Month throughout June with special events highlighting the significance of ocean conservation. Stop by the Aquarium on World Ocean Day to see special feedings, educational activities, and more! Learn more here
From Thursday 8th June to Monday 19th June, the Cannery Arts Centre hosted an incredible exhibition that showcases the beauty and importance of our oceans The exhibition had a variety of sections, from DPRID - Fisheries Department showing sustainable fishing practices through interactive games, colouring and educational resources, mesmerizing diversity of seaweed and marine life […]
We would like to invite high school students to participate in our upcoming Mission: Blue STEM competition. So far we have more than 20 countries that have expressed interest in joining and we hope you will too! This challenge, organized by Brilliant Labs, aims to welcome youth from across the world to explore groundbreaking technologies, […]
The world’s ocean have never faced more challenges – from ruthless overfishing, plastic pollution and acidification. But change is achievable, and change is happening. Rewilding the Sea celebrates what happens when fishermen and communities engage with each other and allow nature to repair the damage. Rewilding the Sea is an essential and revelatory book from […]
We do monthly reef and beach clean ups at our local reef. For World Ocean Day, we will be focusing on clear plastic and the importance of protecting our reefs. Learn more here!
8h – Event opening 8:30 – Exhibition: To Know to Preserve - 5 Ways to Protect Sea Turtles 9h – Beach clean-up 10:20 – Waste separation and counting 11h – Coffee Break and event closing Location: Praia da Praça do Iate, Praia do Canto, Vitória, Espírito Santo state/Brazil Learn more here
This event is promoted by APLM - the Portuguese Marine Litter Association. Our mission is to protect the environment against the impacts of litter, specially plastic, in marine and ocean ecosystems and in estuaries waterways and their margins; to raise awareness and promote co-responsibility towards sustainable consumption values, citizenship, solidarity and environmental protection. After a […]
Paddling with marine biologist, learning about coral reef around Tanjung Aru, marine awareness talk, marine litter collection competition, recycling and upcycling
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