Scholarship Announced for our Florida Project
Please help us spread the word about a scholarship opportunity for teens (ages 15+) to attend our Florida Marine Ecology Expedition project and training this summer, June 20-30, 2023 held in conjunction with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The Expedition combines a survey of challenges to the marine ecosystem through five days with the iconic Clearwater Marine Aquarium […] Read More
Meet Cheyenne from our Youth Leadership Council
Team Ocean teen leader Cheyenne, age 17, is from our Florida project has found connection and meaning in the ocean her whole life. She exemplifies why youth leadership is important and how the ocean matters. 1) What did you receive from your involvement in Ocean Matters that will stay with you moving forward?I received the […] Read More
Meet Alena from our Youth Leadership Council
17-year old Alena is from Ohio and is a passionate about protecting the marine environment. She serves on the Ocean Matters Team Ocean Youth Leadership Council. 1) What did you receive from your involvement in Ocean Matters that will stay with you moving forward?What will stay with me from Ocean Matters is the connections I […] Read More
Meet Isa from our Youth Leadership Council
What did you receive from your involvement in Ocean Matters that will stay with you moving forward? I think the biggest thing I received from my involvement with Ocean Matters that’s going to stick with me is experience. The whole trip just solidified for me that I want to go into marine biology and that […] Read More
Founding Member of Ocean Matters Board of Directors Brian Skerry Wins Emmy!
Please join all of at Ocean Matters as we congratulate founding member of our board of directors and National Geographic underwater photographer Brian Skerry on his recent well-deserved Emmy Award for “Secrets of the Whales.” This documentary is a triumph of empathy for the wild and a path towards complicating our thinking about our role […] Read More
Ocean Matters Teen Leader Takeover #7: Sophie
What have you been up to since attending the Ocean Matters program? Since attending the Ocean Matters program I have been at home in Washington state and I have been trying to do as many water related things as possible! I live near a lake so I go out on our boat all the time! […] Read More
Ocean Matters Teen Leader Social Media Takeover #6: Cadey Ryce
What have you been up too since attending the Ocean Matters program? In 2019 I attended the Ocean Matters program in Florida. I have since graduated high school and moved into an apartment in Charleston, South Carolina where I am studying at the College of Charleston and majoring in Marine Biology on a pre-vet track. […] Read More
Ocean Matters Teen Leader Social Media Takeover #5: Hannah Miller
What have you been up to since attending the Ocean Matters program? I attended the Ocean Matters program at Hawai’i during the summer of 2017. I not only met some amazing people and established some lasting friendships, but I also reinforced my love for the ocean! I am now a student at Emory University studying […] Read More