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TheBlu has been recognized as a platform for ocean education and conservation and earned collaborations with organizations including Mission Blue. Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer and Time Magazine’s Hero of the Planet, joined TheBlu advisory board in 2011. [16]
Ocean Conservation Namibia catching seals and other marine animals entangled in marine debris in Namibia. Areas of focus of OCN include: education of the world's ocean plastic crisis, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the Namibian baby seal harvest (Namibia is one of the last places where seals are hunted for commercial purposes), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] overfishing, [ 6 ...
SeaWeb is a nonprofit ocean conservation organization. Their mission is to raise public awareness, to advance science-based solutions and mobilize decision-makers around ocean conservation. [ 1 ] SeaWeb was founded in 1996 [ 2 ] by the Environment Group of the Pew Charitable Trust as an initiative to promote ocean conservation issues for Americans.
This followed a 1999 study they commissioned, which found that less than 0.5% of all resources spent by U.S. environmental nonprofit groups were used for ocean conservation. [ 7 ] In 2001, Oceana absorbed The Ocean Law Project, which was also created by The Pew Charitable Trusts, for Oceana's legal branch.
The National Marine Aquarium is run by the Ocean Conservation Trust, a charity dedicated to ocean conservation. [3] The marine aquarium is located in Sutton Harbour near the Barbican and fish market. It is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). [citation needed]
This category includes organizations focused on the conservation of marine biodiversity and ecosystems. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
As co-founder of the 40 Acre Conservation League, California’s first Black-led land conservancy, she's determined to change that perception. Darryl Lucien snowshoes near Lake Putt.
Marine conservation, also known as ocean conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through planned management in order to prevent the over-exploitation of these marine resources.