Land-Ho! Calling all Pirates and Mermaids for Our Land-Locked Beach Cleanups
Can we talk trash? Ocean trash, that is. We’ve all seen the staggering pictures of shorelines littered with trash. Latest estimates put the number of plastic pieces in the ocean at 5.25 trillion. The exact scale of the problem is difficult to quantity, as much of the trash has partially broken down into tiny […] Read More
Youth React to #COP21
We’ve heard from the pundits about the agreements that came out of the climate talks in Paris. But what do young people, who will be living with the effects of climate change during their lifetime, think? Ocean Matters asked and this is a sample of what they had to say: “I think a lot of the […] Read More
We Want to Hear Young People’s Reactions to the Climate Talks in Paris #COP21
Pundits from law, government, industry, conservation and science are weighing in on the results of #COP21. But what do young people (ages 13-22) think? If you’re a young person and have an opinion or reaction to the historic worldwide agreements made around climate change simply send us your quotation and age. All submissions will be […] Read More
7 Ways for Youth to Respond to #RacingExtinction and #COP21
by Laura Parker Roerden Today a friend contacted me concerned by her 8-year old son’s response to the premier on Discovery of the documentary Racing Extinction. “He’s very upset about the state of the world,” she said. “What can we do about it?” Whether it’s through the climate talks in Paris, a cartoon like Octonauts, […] Read More
Founding Director Laura Parker Roerden Keynotes at Mote Marine Labs Tea for the Sea
Laura Parker Roerden, Ocean Matters Founding Director, keynoted last week at the venerated Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota’s for their annual Tea for the Sea representing Women Working for Oceans (W20) from Boston. Just two days prior to the event Mote’s beloved founder Dr. Eugenie Clark, who was hoped to attend the tea, passed away at 92. […] Read More
Join Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary and National Geographic Underwater Photographer Brian Skerry in Hawaii for a Very Special Trip, June 23-July 1, 2015
Parents often tell me when they pick up their children after an Ocean Matters trip: I want to come on one of these! Well, this your chance. This June we will be celebrating World Ocean Month with a Seahorses, Songs, and Seeds of Sustainability trip to the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island, Oahu, […] Read More
Participate in the Last Straw Challenge!
Ocean Matters is encouraging students and the grownups in their lives to pressure their schools to stop using plastic straws at lunch. This one action, can have significant ripples in saving seabirds and other marine life from mounting plastic marine debris. Take the Last Straw Challenge here. Read More
Ocean Matters Launches History of Whaling Project
by Laura Parker Roerden Whaling might be a vestige of our past, but it has left echoes that can be felt to this day. Ocean Matters, in partnership with LePage-Miller, Inc., is launching a Digital Humanities research program on the history of whaling. Three high schools in areas with rich whaling histories: Lahaina, HI, the East […] Read More