The Ocean Project catalyzes collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate. By collaborating with youth leaders, aquariums, zoos, and other youth-focused and community organizations, our growing global network effectively engages the public, informs policymakers, and protects our blue planet. Much of our work over 27 years has been accomplished behind the scenes by our lean team.

• We focus on generating youth leadership for our blue planet. Our youth focus started in 2009, co-developing youth programs and campaigns to advance community, national and international ocean and climate action. Our youth engagement, leadership, and advocacy work includes providing advocacy and leadership training programs, connecting young people and youth organizations worldwide to collaborate on policy improvements, and supporting youth to directly engage with national and international decisionmakers.
• For over 20 years we have been the driver behind World Ocean Day. We launched global coordination of this unique opportunity in 2002 to unite and rally the world for celebration and collective action on 8 June and throughout the year.
• From 1997 - 2023 we focused primarily on supporting aquariums, zoos, museums to be bolder community and national leaders, grow the constituency for ocean conservation, and take policy action.
• Through the power of effective partnerships and a collaborating with our growing network of 2,000+ organizations in 180+ countries, we focus on creating collective impact and growing the movement for a healthy ocean and a stable climate.

One Ocean, One Climate, One Future – Together