Watersheds Connect Us on World Ocean Day
Ocean Matters is thrilled to be gearing up for our Florida Marine Ecology Expedition, which runs June 13-23rd. Teens will be doing a deep dive into the Florida watershed, with heads under experiences in Tampa Bay, Crystal River, the Everglades, and finally the coral reef for a coral restoration project performed on scuba. But that’s […] Read More
An Ocean Matters Refresh!
Ocean Matters has long understood that young people bring magic. Add salt (water) and simply stir! So we knew we had a great thing when Vee Lewandowski, a member of the Ocean Matters family, came up with a new concept for our logo incorporating one of our favorite ocean critters: the octopus. It is always […] Read More
Help Us Wish Noel Nahale a Happiest of Birthdays!!!!
Do you know an unsung hero? We do! Her name is Noel Nahale. She is the chef for our Ocean Matters Hawaiian project at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology. But she is so much more! Noel is a native Hawaiian and provides nourishment to our Ocean Matters youth in terms of her world-class food, […] 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 Social Media Take Over #8: Connor
What have you been up to since attending the Ocean Matters program and what are your plans for the future? After attending Ocean Matters in Florida, I entered my senior year of high school and worked on my classes, a chemical engineering internship, robotics, and Model United Nations club. I stayed involved with conservation by […] 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