Based in: Washington, DC, USA
"While diving I find myself astonished anew at the vastness and beauty of the ocean." >> more

Based in: Santiago, Chile
Currently Carolina hosts a radio show called "A Week in The Radio", at a national radio station, and belongs to the communications area of Oceana, South America Office >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Growing up in Kansas, I never had the opportunity to take the oceans for granted!  >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
"I really enjoy time spent near or on the water and find we all have a fundamental tie to the oceans."  >> more

Based in: New England, USA
"One of my earliest memories is from when I was about four, being in my Dad's tiny boat trolling for tinker mackerel and being able to catch four of them on the same line." >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
"And the more I learn about the wonders all around us, the greater is my certainty that the ocean in the most important piece of the big puzzle that our planet represents." >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Two people really got me interested in the environment and conservation. The first person was my high school biology teacher. She taught a class on the Chesapeake Bay and really connected with me. The second, as goofy as it sounds, was the Crocodile Hunter. He seemed to be doing more harm than good most of the time, but he did raise awareness, by crikey!  >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Cranor joined Oceana as communications manager in July 2007. Since then, he has spearheaded Oceana’s PR efforts for a number of its campaigns, including its global campaign to stop overfishing subsidies. Cranor also focuses on increasing awareness of the current threats facing sea turtle and shark populations worldwide. Cranor was recognized for his conservation efforts May 6, 2008 >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
"In spite of living in Madrid and being so many kilometres away from the sea, I’ve always felt very close to it." >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
"Oceana is teaching me to discover the marvels that oceans hide and the needs they have to being protected to preserve them and to get our planet can continue being as it is." >> more

Based in: Juneau, Alaska, USA
As an Alaska Native born and raised in Juneau, the coastal waters of Alaska have always been an integral part of my life. >> more

Based in: Santiago, Chile
Ximena worked at “National Starch and Chemical” and “Computaciones Coral Ltda” as executive secretary, and was academic secretary at the Umbrales Institute. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Someone once told me that our brain waves change when we're near the ocean, that you can read on a chart how hearing and seeing the tide roll in and out calms the mind. I haven't seen the evidence to back up the claim, but I believe it. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
It wasn’t until I lived for a year on the Caribbean in the Yucatan, a few years after finishing undergrad, that I was able to really experience a different kind of marine environment – one in which, calmer, warmer, and more clear waters allowed for a greater appreciation of the diversity of life under the surface and away from the shore. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Hopefully, everyone experiences that pivotal moment where everything falls into place and you know where you’re going in life. Mine happened during my second certifying dive off Key Largo, thirty feet deep and in awe of the corals, the fish, and the 5-pound lobster...  >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
One morning, while sleeping on a river boat, I decided to get up early and see the sunrise. I heard a splashing noise and looked down to see several boto, also known as Amazon river dolphins, playing in the water... >> more

Based in: Monterey, CA, USA
Quote: “I can’t imagine not living near the ocean or taking responsibility for it future.” >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
I love feeling like I'm part of the ocean when I'm scuba diving. Just floating with the current watching the underwater world go about its business is an amazing experience, something that dazzles me every time I'm diving. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
I was born into a Navy family so we were always near some body of water. Several states and two countries later, it was only natural for me to join the Navy too.  >> more

Based in: Santiago, Chile
Annelore is a journalist with a Bachelor's degree in Social Communication from the University of Chile at Austral, and a Master's degree in Scientific Communications with a specialty in Environment and Biotechnology, from the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, Spain. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Whether going for a leisurely walk after Christmas dinner with the whole family, going snorkeling with my parents or discovering what creatures have drifted ashore, the beach has played host to many of my best memories.  >> more

Based in: Juneau, Alaska, USA
Being born and raised in the middle of the country some people think it is a bit strange that I am so passionate about our oceans. >> more

Based in: Juneau, Alaska, USA
Of all the places I’ve lived, none is as intimately tied to the oceans as this part of Alaska.  >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
"The seas and the marine ecosystem are the principal link in the chain of life, and we should never forget that we humans are only another link in the same chain." >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
"Whatever the perspective from which we look at the oceans, they are still, in my opinion, the great unknown of our era". >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
“Destructive fishing methods, such as trawling, are depleting resources, either because no specific legislation is in place or because this legislation has not been implemented, and this is having a serious impact on poor local communities." >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Marine ecosystems are incredibly valuable to us for so many reasons, and yet because most of us don’t connect with oceans on a day-to-day basis, they are often overlooked.  >> more

Based in: Santiago, Chile
Alex Muñoz is Oceana’s Vice-President for South America. Between 2003 and 2004 he worked as an attorney in Oceana’s South America office. Prior to rejoining Oceana in January 2008, he was the Program Coordinator for the Transparency and Anti-Corruption Program at the University of Chile Law School’s Human Rights Center. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Growing up in coastal New England you can’t help but form a connection to the ocean.  >> more

Based in: New York, NY, USA
“Sandy was born and raised in upstate New York, an area that fostered in her a life-long love of nature and support for environmental causes... >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Ocean conservation has been a life-long passion and worry for me, but the defining issue has been how badly people misunderstand sharks.  >> more

Based in: Madrid, Spain
"My experience in the environmentalist movement ranges from contributing as a member to participating in resistance and peaceful intervention activities..." >> more

Based in: Juneau, Alaska, USA
I appeared on Earth during the Moon of Akomok (November) at our camp on the Southeast end of Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island). The island had/has no large land mammals so our people are totally dependent on the resources from the sea. >> more

Based in: Monterey, CA, USA
I have lived close to the sea since a child growing up in the UK. Perhaps this is the reason I now have a passion for wanting to conserve it and feel incomplete when living and working away from it. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Among my happiest childhood memories are chance encounters with hermit crabs, multi-colored sea anemones and playful sea otters in Monterey Bay, California. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
"When you are on the coast everything just seems better. The light shines differently, the air is crisp, the water glistens, and it’s simply a unique experience." >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
"Saving the oceans is the most serious environmental problem that the world faces for which there is a politically achievable solution."  >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Jim Simon’s legal practice of almost 20 years focused on the environment and natural resources, including marine resources. >> more

Based in: Washington, DC, USA
"Wherever I am, it’s always near the ocean." >> more

Based in: Brussels, Belgium
"Once the society will acknowledge the big risks our oceans are suffering, the politicians will have no other solution than to protect them. I believe with Oceana, we can achieve that goal." >> more

Based in: Juneau, Alaska, USA
"Science should guide policy, not vice versa."  >> more

Based in: Portland, Oregon
“I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.” This is a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, which has always been an inspirational quote for me. In the context of my life, it means that I have never been able to turn away from my need to help preserve the oceans. >> more