V3: Gen Sea

stories about culture, heritage, nature, and the sea.

Welcome to Gen Sea

Explore the evolving landscape of ocean advocacy through the stories of young ocean advocates and innovative initiatives driving change. Join us in embracing the era of generation sea, where every individual has the power to shape our collective future and protect the blue spaces we cherish.

A tale of ocean literacy: increasing humanity's connection with the ocean

Written by Yolanda Sanchez, Marine Educator and Edinburgh Ocean Leader Yesterday in La Paz, México, I had the immense fortune of...

Ocean connections; transcending time, cultures and generations

By Gail Sant, Nippon Foundation-University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme How do you connect with the ocean? Over the past century...

Empowering coastal communities through coral restoration

Written by Zachary Wong, marine scientist, on his work with The Oceancy. I was initially drawn to the field of marine conservation, like...

New Caledonia students ask policymakers to protect the ocean

Written by Soizic Fleury, Ocean Youth project facilitator, Merveille NC founder Seventeen-year-old Maël Baillif and teenagers from across...

Fishers as stewards: generations of wisdom in Spanish and Scottish harbourside communities

Written by Annie Edwards, researcher with the Cultural Heritage Framework Programme/University of Edinburgh, and Fabric Media “The sea is...

Blue school in a desert

Written by Marnie Allen, Founding Head of Lüderitz Blue School One January evening in 2022, after a dusty eight-hour drive from Windhoek,...

Other volumes...

Volume 01: Osmosis

Volume 02: Community

Coastlines are evolving as sea level rises; but what’s our strategy?

Silenced seavoices: the stolen, looted, and hidden histories of our oceans

The Tse-whit-zen disaster: one incomplete dock, millions of dollars, and hundreds of disrupted burial sites

Mikoko (mangroves): The community efforts to restore a mangrove ecosystem in Mida Creek, Kenya