“OUR OCEAN NEEDS YOU”

"The Voice from within the Ocean"

The Blue Orca Initiative

"Our Ocean Needs You"

The Blue Orca Initiative is the flagship participation programme of Our Planet Orca.
..whether we work with the Ocean, live beside it, or far inland, every one of us can help it recover.
The Blue Orca Initiative recognises, connects and promotes organisations working for Ocean recovery.
..we exist to help their work be seen and supported

The Ocean belongs to no one..
Responsibility for its future belongs to us all

The Initiative brings together science, citizen action and responsible organisations to help restore Ocean health through practical, measurable projects ..supporting the aims of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life Below Water – contributing to the UN Ocean Decade by encouraging practical participation in Ocean recovery

Every individual, vessel, school, business and community can contribute their Drop in the Ocean - together, those Drops become practical action

Our Priority is tackling one of the Ocean's most persistent pollutants: PCB contamination Endangering orca populations. As apex predators, orcas accumulate these legacy toxins at exceptionally high concentrations - their rate of accumulation is one of the clearest indicators of the Ocean's health

Our objective is simple: to develop practical solutions that deliver measurable environmental improvements in reduction of PCB contamination and can be replicated in coastal regions around the world

Actions include:

Blue Orca Initiative
How you can take part> Nominations

Greater public and policy support is needed for ocean rewilding and habitat recovery as protection against further underwater destruction

The Blue Orca Initiative is nominating and promoting organisations making
practical contributions to Ocean recovery..
Are you already working for Ocean recovery?
Every Blue Orca Nomination introduces your work to people looking
for practical ways to support your work..

Recognition is only the beginning.. the Blue Orca Initiative helps that work reach further through greater awareness, partnerships and public support

Ready to Begin?

Contribute your Drop in the Ocean by browsing your chosen Nomination in the Blue Orca Support list → and to support it select its name from the dropdown at checkout when you
link to buy the “Our Ocean Needs You” T-shirt

Prefer to support a Nomination without buying a T-shirt?
Contributing funds by buying a T-shirt or giving a Donation is a valuable way to support Ocean recovery, but it isn't the only way.. ..if you prefer, time, skills, introductions, sharing, practical help and other forms of support are always welcomed by Nominated organisations
Send a message of support/comment →

The Support List contains the latest Blue Orca Initiative Nominations put forward by members of the public - each project represents ongoing work contributing to Ocean recovery and welcomes greater awareness of its important contribution
Browse a Listed Nomination you wish to Support

- The Blue Orca Initiative Support List -

OCEAN POLLUTION & RESTORATION

CETOX
Advancing understanding of contaminants affecting marine mammals and wider Ocean ecosystems

OCEAN RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE

OrcaLab
Long-term field acoustics research helping deepen understanding of wild orca populations
🎧 Read the OPO story about OrcaLab →

MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

The Nautilus Project Gibraltar
Restoring two globally significant sea-grass species of exceptional ecological and scientific importance
🌱 Read the OPO story about seagrass restoration →

Project Seagrass
Working to secure a future for seagrass meadows and the people who depend on them

Mossy Earth
Working to restore wild ecosystems, support wildlife and biodiversity and help fight climate change

MARINE WILDLIFE & SPECIES

Ecolocaliza
We work to protect the cetaceans of Algeciras Bay and the Strait of Gibraltar

Put forward an organisation/project as a Nomination to be Added →

Being Listed helps BOI create greater awareness of your organisation's work and the kind of Ocean recovery it is undertaking.
..other than being able when needed to provide update information about your project, there is no heavy reporting or ongoing administrative commitment needed by your organisation - BOI creates and flows the Content into public platforms to help Awareness of your work reach further

Get in Touch

We'ld be pleased to hear from you..
Have a question, an idea, or simply want to learn more about the Blue Orca Initiative?
A direct message is often the quickest way to get in touch:
nominations@ourplanetorca.net

As a thank you for helping us discover new Ocean projects wishing to be part of the Blue Ocean Intiative, accepted Nominations are entered into the monthly Blue Orca Draw, with opportunities to receive a free Blue Orca OONY T-shirt and campaign poster.

Get the Blue Orca T-shirt - Wear the Voice of the Ocean

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"We ourselves may feel that what we are doing
is just a drop in the Ocean

But the Ocean would be less
because of that missing drop"

- Mother Teresa

Wear the Voice - "Our Ocean Needs You"

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For organisations, businesses and institutions
The next section introduces Clean Ocean Partnership 101 (COP101) - a consortium working alongside the Blue Orca Initiative that helps organisations, researchers and responsible commercial partners work together to deliver practical, measurable Ocean recovery