We fund and actively support a variety of sustainable marine conservation programmes.

Our aim is that the rich biodiversity of the world’s largest and most important wilderness, the ocean, may be protected and thrive for generations to come.

“The ocean’s power of regeneration is remarkable
– if we just offer it the chance.”


– Sir David Attenborough

We fund and actively support a variety of sustainable marine conservation programmes.

Our aim is that the rich biodiversity of the world’s largest and most important wilderness, the ocean, may be protected and thrive for generations to come.

“The ocean’s power of regeneration is remarkable
– if we just offer it the chance.”


– Sir David Attenborough

WHO

WHAT

BEACH BIN & BAG

VRIPAK

Annually, there are over seven billion tons of debris deposited on beaches around the world. The pollution of beaches negatively impacts the natural balance of costal ecosystems and the health of our oceans.

Plastic contributes to the bulk of the tons of discarded rubbish and washed-up debris. Reducing this pollution through beach clean-ups significantly helps allow our important coastal ecosystems to exist and thrive.

Inspired and actively engaged, Ocean Family Foundation has partnered with North Sails, the global leader in sailmaking, and Vripack, the innovative yacht design studio, to develop waste bins and bags from reclaimed sails specifically for beach cleanups.

Ocean Family Foundation, North Sails and Vripack actively promote beach cleanups among yacht owners and crew and with the Beach Bin And Bag initiative we heighten awareness of the amount of plastic waste on our shores that we can easily pick up and remove before it enters the ocean and our marine systems.

With this simple approach take the pledge here https://vripack.com/new-wave/beach-bin-and-bag to receive the bags and be part of the solution!

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BEACH CLEAN UPS WORLD WIDE

PROGRAMMES

Oceans Family Foundation are proud to support these programmes.

Read more on the projects Ocean Family Foundation sponsors by downloading our brochure here.

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OCEANS WITHOUT
BORDERS

&Beyond’s Oceans Without Borders initiative, in partnership with Africa Foundation, expands their longstanding dedication to land and wildlife conservation to include the much needed protection and preservation of our oceans.

Plastic Free

A PLASTIC
PLANET

A Plastic Planet is a goal campaign organisation . It was founded to ignite and inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap. We want to dramatically REDUCE the use of indestructible plastic that is destroying our oceans, our soils, our air and the health of future generations.

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WORLDRISE

Worldrise is a non-profit organisation founded by young professionals able to create projects that unite environmental protection, creativity, and education.

CONNECT

BOTTOM TRAWLING 🪓

Bottom trawling is the world's most destructive fishing method, regularly impacting 50% of EU waters.

Head to @oceanaeurope ✍️ the petition & join the call to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas across Europe!

#oceana #oceanaeurope #oceanconservation #oceanfamilyfoundation #fishing #sustainability #sustainablefishing #bottomtrawling

BOTTOM TRAWLING 🪓

Bottom trawling is the world`s most destructive fishing method, regularly impacting 50% of EU waters.

Head to @oceanaeurope ✍️ the petition & join the call to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas across Europe!

#oceana #oceanaeurope #oceanconservation #oceanfamilyfoundation #fishing #sustainability #sustainablefishing #bottomtrawling
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FAST FASHION 🚀 👕 

Do you ever wonder where all our fast fashion cast-offs end up?

In Ghana, Joseph Ayesu has seen the beaches in the capital city where he grew up become increasingly choked by the weight of fast fashion waste disproportionately ending up on its shores from countries like the UK, US and China.

“Instead of fishes, [fishermen] are catching clothes,” Ayesu says.

The west African country is one of the world’s largest importers of secondhand clothing from the global north, which is known locally as “obroni wawu” - meaning
“dead white man’s clothes”.

Ayesu and his team at @theorispresent an Accra-based non-profit trying to tackle textile waste in Ghana, have headed to the city’s beach every week for the last year to try and shift the “mountains of clothing”.

They collect an average of 25 tonnes of waste clothing each time. But their progress comes in the face of increasing amounts of fast fashion ending up on their shores.

By 2030, global clothing consumption is projected to rise by 63% to 102 million tons from 62 million tonnes in 2019
- equivalent to more than 500 billion additional T-shirts - according to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee published in 2019.

To tackle what they call “waste colonialism”, The Or Foundation is calling for the top 20 brands found in Ghana’s waste stream to publish how many garments they produce each year, with a deadline of Black Friday in November.

🎥 @guardian

#blackfriday #fastfashion #waste #reuse #recycle #rewear #guardian #theguardian #oceanfamilyfoundation #fishing

FAST FASHION 🚀 👕

Do you ever wonder where all our fast fashion cast-offs end up?

In Ghana, Joseph Ayesu has seen the beaches in the capital city where he grew up become increasingly choked by the weight of fast fashion waste disproportionately ending up on its shores from countries like the UK, US and China.

“Instead of fishes, [fishermen] are catching clothes,” Ayesu says.

The west African country is one of the world’s largest importers of secondhand clothing from the global north, which is known locally as “obroni wawu” - meaning
“dead white man’s clothes”.

Ayesu and his team at @theorispresent an Accra-based non-profit trying to tackle textile waste in Ghana, have headed to the city’s beach every week for the last year to try and shift the “mountains of clothing”.

They collect an average of 25 tonnes of waste clothing each time. But their progress comes in the face of increasing amounts of fast fashion ending up on their shores.

By 2030, global clothing consumption is projected to rise by 63% to 102 million tons from 62 million tonnes in 2019
- equivalent to more than 500 billion additional T-shirts - according to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee published in 2019.

To tackle what they call “waste colonialism”, The Or Foundation is calling for the top 20 brands found in Ghana’s waste stream to publish how many garments they produce each year, with a deadline of Black Friday in November.

🎥 @guardian

#blackfriday #fastfashion #waste #reuse #recycle #rewear #guardian #theguardian #oceanfamilyfoundation #fishing
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CORAL TRAIL 🪸 

Follow the coral trail…

In addition to the developing turtle and starfish-shaped artificial reef structures around Mnemba Island, @oceanswithoutborders are creating and deploying 150 coral frames, covered in coral fragments. 

These small-scale structures will not only provide increasing reef habitat for marine life but will shape a thrilling underwater pathway for snorkellers and scuba divers to follow.

Participating in this regenerative project is as simple as adopting your very own coral frame.

@andbeyondmnemba
#Zanzibar #Unguja
#seewhatliesbeyond #andbeyondtravel #luxurytravel #mnembaisland #mnemba #andbeyondmnemba
#tanzania #zanzibar #travelinspiration #traveldeeper #safari #andbeyondsafari #island #unguja #oceanfamilyfoundation

CORAL TRAIL 🪸

Follow the coral trail…

In addition to the developing turtle and starfish-shaped artificial reef structures around Mnemba Island, @oceanswithoutborders are creating and deploying 150 coral frames, covered in coral fragments.

These small-scale structures will not only provide increasing reef habitat for marine life but will shape a thrilling underwater pathway for snorkellers and scuba divers to follow.

Participating in this regenerative project is as simple as adopting your very own coral frame.

@andbeyondmnemba
#Zanzibar #Unguja
#seewhatliesbeyond #andbeyondtravel #luxurytravel #mnembaisland #mnemba #andbeyondmnemba
#tanzania #zanzibar #travelinspiration #traveldeeper #safari #andbeyondsafari #island #unguja #oceanfamilyfoundation
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SAVE THE MED

@savethemedfoundation 🎥 the documentary series "Weaving ancestral nets: artisanal fishing arts on the coast of Andratx"

The series of short documentaries produced by @savethemedfoundation through the Sa Dragonera Blava project, reveals social, cultural and heritage aspects of the minor fishing gear used on the coast of Andratx and especially in the Sa Dragonera Marine Reserve, while making visible the process behind the fish that reaches the consumer's plate. 

This project was created by the General Directorate of Fisheries, with the aim of promoting and conserving artisanal fishing, and has the support of Andratx Town Council.

#sustainability #fishing #sustainablefishing #savethemed #meditteranean #oceanconservation #oceanfamilyfoundation

SAVE THE MED

@savethemedfoundation 🎥 the documentary series "Weaving ancestral nets: artisanal fishing arts on the coast of Andratx"

The series of short documentaries produced by @savethemedfoundation through the Sa Dragonera Blava project, reveals social, cultural and heritage aspects of the minor fishing gear used on the coast of Andratx and especially in the Sa Dragonera Marine Reserve, while making visible the process behind the fish that reaches the consumer`s plate.

This project was created by the General Directorate of Fisheries, with the aim of promoting and conserving artisanal fishing, and has the support of Andratx Town Council.

#sustainability #fishing #sustainablefishing #savethemed #meditteranean #oceanconservation #oceanfamilyfoundation
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UKSA 🐬 

@uksasailing Cadetship Crew Como made some new friends on their recent seaphase in the form of this large pod of 🐬 that kept them company for several hours! 

Life at sea is never short of amazing experiences, and this is a wonderful reminder as to why we should all do what we can to protect our oceans. ❤️ 

#uksa #sailing #dolphins #sailing #lifeatsea #dolphin #cadetship #isleofwight #crew #yachtcrew

UKSA 🐬

@uksasailing Cadetship Crew Como made some new friends on their recent seaphase in the form of this large pod of 🐬 that kept them company for several hours!

Life at sea is never short of amazing experiences, and this is a wonderful reminder as to why we should all do what we can to protect our oceans. ❤️

#uksa #sailing #dolphins #sailing #lifeatsea #dolphin #cadetship #isleofwight #crew #yachtcrew
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SAILING TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY 📣

With the excitement of the 37th @americascup escalating by the day we call upon all sailing fans to block out their diary!

On the 19th of October we invite you to us for an event we are hosting in collaboration with @northsails and @oceana 

From 12:00 - 14:00, located on the Main Stage in the @timeoutbcn in Barcelona, join us for a focused morning discussing sustainability. The main discussion will be “Sailing Towards Sustainability”, a conversation that will bring together the Head of Expedition at Oceana, Ricardo Aguilar, and top sailors from North Sails. They will discuss Oceana’s campaign to ban bottom trawling in EU marine protected areas and how the sailing community is stepping up to protect our waters.

There will be a Q+A, an opportunity to engage directly with the panellists. After the discussion, join us for a tasting of locally sourced, sustainable seafood, showcasing our commitment to the ocean.

✨ October 19th, 12:00 - 14:00, Main Stage, Time Out Market, Barcelona

#barcelona #americascup #sustainability #northsails #oceana #AC37 #oceanfamilyfoundation #timeout #timeoutbarcelona

SAILING TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY 📣

With the excitement of the 37th @americascup escalating by the day we call upon all sailing fans to block out their diary!

On the 19th of October we invite you to us for an event we are hosting in collaboration with @northsails and @oceana

From 12:00 - 14:00, located on the Main Stage in the @timeoutbcn in Barcelona, join us for a focused morning discussing sustainability. The main discussion will be “Sailing Towards Sustainability”, a conversation that will bring together the Head of Expedition at Oceana, Ricardo Aguilar, and top sailors from North Sails. They will discuss Oceana’s campaign to ban bottom trawling in EU marine protected areas and how the sailing community is stepping up to protect our waters.

There will be a Q+A, an opportunity to engage directly with the panellists. After the discussion, join us for a tasting of locally sourced, sustainable seafood, showcasing our commitment to the ocean.

✨ October 19th, 12:00 - 14:00, Main Stage, Time Out Market, Barcelona

#barcelona #americascup #sustainability #northsails #oceana #AC37 #oceanfamilyfoundation #timeout #timeoutbarcelona
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TARA EUROPA ⛵️ 

After 18 months of exploration between land and sea, the Tara Europa expedition that joins the TREC expedition is coming to an end.

This exceptional adventure mobilised the scientific and artistic community to better understand coastal ecosystems and the impacts of human activities.

Although the expedition is over, the commitment to preserving our coastlines and the pursuit of scientific research has only just begun. @fondationtaraocean 
@emb_org

#TaraEuropa #Exploration #Océan #Biodiversité
#FondationTaraOcéan #littoral #oceanfamilyfoundation #oceanconservation #biodiversity #marinelife

TARA EUROPA ⛵️

After 18 months of exploration between land and sea, the Tara Europa expedition that joins the TREC expedition is coming to an end.

This exceptional adventure mobilised the scientific and artistic community to better understand coastal ecosystems and the impacts of human activities.

Although the expedition is over, the commitment to preserving our coastlines and the pursuit of scientific research has only just begun. @fondationtaraocean
@emb_org

#TaraEuropa #Exploration #Océan #Biodiversité
#FondationTaraOcéan #littoral #oceanfamilyfoundation #oceanconservation #biodiversity #marinelife
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TRASH HERO 🦸‍♀️ 

Plastic pollution is not just litter.
Before we even use it, plastic pollutes air, soil and water.

That's not the only problem! Far too much plastic is produced, far more than any waste management system can handle. 

So what can we do? Thank you @trashherokotakinabalu for introducing this video!

#plasticproduction #plasticpollution #breakfreefromplastic #educate #trashhero #oceanfamilyfoundation

TRASH HERO 🦸‍♀️

Plastic pollution is not just litter.
Before we even use it, plastic pollutes air, soil and water.

That`s not the only problem! Far too much plastic is produced, far more than any waste management system can handle.

So what can we do? Thank you @trashherokotakinabalu for introducing this video!

#plasticproduction #plasticpollution #breakfreefromplastic #educate #trashhero #oceanfamilyfoundation
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TACKLE THE SOURCE 🕵🏼‍♀️ 

Beach cleanups can make a difference in getting trash off our beaches, but today's plastic problem is unfortunately more than we can tackle with just cleanups.

We need to tackle the threat of plastic pollution at the source, and that means change in a big way. 

Add your name to help
#BreakFreeFromPlastic today @oceana 

#plasticpollution #beachclean #oceana #oceanfamilyfoundation #plasticfree

TACKLE THE SOURCE 🕵🏼‍♀️

Beach cleanups can make a difference in getting trash off our beaches, but today`s plastic problem is unfortunately more than we can tackle with just cleanups.

We need to tackle the threat of plastic pollution at the source, and that means change in a big way.

Add your name to help
#BreakFreeFromPlastic today @oceana

#plasticpollution #beachclean #oceana #oceanfamilyfoundation #plasticfree
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