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Time to Get Busy
If you’ve been tuning into our Make Conservation Happen webinar series that launched in April 2018, you’ve learned about the nuts and bolts of how you and your institution can take action and influence conservation public policy issues, as well as about many of the issues and opportunities to get more involved in effecting change. […]
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Visitor Engagement
The Ocean Project is currently collaborating with our network Partners — zoos, aquariums and museums (ZAMs) — in support of the goal of 30×30 and the need for strong science-based fisheries management, building upon extensive experience gained from earlier efforts including the Innovative Solutions Grants+ Program. Research by The Ocean Project and others has underscored the ways […]
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Global Partner Network
Over 25 years we have built a growing global partner network that continues to evolve and currently includes more than 2,000 youth organizations, aquariums, zoos, museums, and other organizations in 150 countries. Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. – Ryunosuke Satoro Joining as a Partner is open to any organization that shares […]
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Youth for the Ocean Launches!
This month we officially launch the Youth for the Ocean initiative to collaboratively accelerate youth engagement and develop youth leaders for a healthy ocean. We’re excited to partner with you! Our youth initiative will complement and enhance related efforts at The Ocean Project to advance ocean conservation in partnership with zoos, aquariums, museums (ZAMs), youth, and many others worldwide. […]
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Americans Are Heartwired to Love the Ocean
In a deeply divided country, here’s how advocates can put that to work to protect the ocean for future generations By Robert Pérez & Amy Simon “The ocean does something to your spirit,” an African-American woman from Charlotte, North Carolina volunteered during a focus group. “You are stressed out when you are driving. You […]
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Our team
We like to say that collaboration is in our organizational DNA. For over 27 years, The Ocean Project has worked behind the scenes to support our network of partner organizations to catalyze collective action and grow the movement for our blue planet. We are data-driven and solutions-focused, and we punch far above our weight. Small […]
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Youth Making Waves for Ocean Conservation
2016 brought a variety of challenges and triumphs for our oceans. While the world faced the hottest year on record and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered from its largest coral bleaching event, we were still able to celebrate the establishment of the largest marine protected areas on earth in Hawaii and Antarctica, and cities and […]
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The Trump Administration: The Opportunity for Aquariums and Zoos
The optimist in me always looks for new opportunities that are presented with the changes that come after an election – and that is no different following the election of Donald Trump. Based on comments made before and after the election, I expect a rancorous debate between industry and conservative think tanks, and environmental groups […]
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Shedd Aquarium Pledges to Protect our Blue Planet Year-Round
This guest blog comes from Aislinn Gauchay, Assistant Director of Great Lakes and Sustainability at Shedd Aquarium. Shedd Aquarium is a Supporting Partner of The Ocean Project. Earth. The third rock from the sun. Our humble planet has many names, but what makes our Blue Planet truly unique is what covers 71 percent of […]
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Rising Up for the Ocean
Growing up on the coast of Florida, I had the chance to connect to unique marine environments and their inhabitants at an early age. Experiences with my family exploring Florida’s water resources, and learning more about these habitats through summer camps and education programs prompted my first interest in the wonder of the […]
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