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Winners of the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge

The Living Oceans Foundation is proud to announce the winners in our annual student art contest! This year's theme was 'Marine Keystone Species.'

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Navigate with Care: A New Campaign Promotes Safer Seas and a Healthier Ocean

Navigate with Care: A New Campaign Promotes Safer Seas and a Healthier Ocean

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Meet Hyungjun Chin, Our 2025 Art Contest 1st Place Winner (Ages 15-19)

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Meet Gia Kim, Our 2025 Art Contest 1st Place Winner (Ages 11-14)

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A Tribute to the Ocean’s Keystone Species: Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge

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Heat, human, hydrodynamic, and habitat drivers measured from space correlate with metrics of reef health across the South Pacific

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Living Oceans Foundation Completes Global Coral Reef Atlas

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has completed the World Reef Map, an online interactive coral reef atlas that allows users to explore all of the coral reefs and shallow water marine habitats mapped on the Global Reef Expedition.

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Our Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum is a great resource for students and teachers. Filled with lesson plans, videos, and interactive learning exercises, our education portal engages and inspires students to learn about coral reefs and to become stewards of this vital ecosystem.
Science without Borders^® Challenge

The application period for the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge is now closed. This annual art contest encourages students to learn about important ocean science and conservation issues through art. The competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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Submissions are OPEN for Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs' True Blue Fellowship! The True Blue Fellowship offers peer-mentorship, capacity building, and funding of up to $2,500 USD to youth who are developing projects that address ocean, waterways, and/or climate issues through a creative arts lens. The Fellowship is free to enter and open to youth ages 13 - 24 worldwide, whether as individuals, classes, groups, clubs, or organizations. Submit by September 1st at 11:59pm EDT. Check out the current Fellows, and learn more at www.bit.ly/TrueBlueFellowship ... See MoreSee Less

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🌊 We’re proud to share that our Director of Education and Chief Operating Officer, Amy Heemsoth, has been nominated to serve as a Director on the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Board!For more than 20 years, Amy has been a passionate force for marine science education—from launching award-winning curricula to leading global programs that connect students, teachers, and communities to the ocean. Her commitment to ocean literacy, especially in Small Island Developing States, has empowered countless young people to become the next generation of ocean stewards. 🌍🐠Now she’s stepping up to help shape the future of NMEA—and we couldn’t think of a better candidate.📢 If you’re an NMEA member, don’t forget to cast your vote! 🗳️ Voting is open now through June 13 (11:59 p.m. ET) 🔗 Candidate bios can be found on the NMEA website: https://www.marine-ed.org/news/2025-nmea-elections-candidatesJoin us in supporting Amy and all the dedicated candidates working to strengthen the marine education community. #NMEA #MarineEducation #OceanLiteracy #VoteNMEA #ScienceEducation #LivingOceansFoundation #WomenInSTEM #ScienceWithoutBorders ... See MoreSee Less

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🌊 Officially Launched: Navigate with Care – Protect Our Ocean 🛟 Straight from the UN Ocean Conference, Nice – Ocean Decade Forum | 11 June 2025 at the Centre Universitaire MéditerranéenYesterday at the UN Ocean Decade Forum, we proudly launched Navigate with Care, a joint initiative with the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) to raise awareness and share practical tools that help mariners protect life—above and below water.Presenting the campaign, IFAN's Development Manager Francesca Pradelli said:“Safe and sustainable navigation practices are no longer optional. They’re key to saving countless marine environments, and their species. And one of that species is us.”Every year, vessels unknowingly damage sensitive marine ecosystems—not from recklessness, but from a lack of awareness or tools. #NavigateWithCare wants to change that, offering actionable steps like: ✔️ Using mooring buoys over anchors ✔️ Slowing down in sensitive zones ✔️ Understanding how Aids to Navigation protect both lives and ecosystemsMore than a message, #NavigateWithCare is a growing global campaign—with upcoming webinars, training tools, and local partnerships to adapt the approach to coasts and cultures around the world.📅 Stay tuned after #UNOC3 as we release the campaign video and open registration for our first campaign webinars.👉 If this resonates with your work in navigation, conservation, or community engagement, we’d love to connect. Let’s build this together.Learn more: https://livingoceansfoundation.org/navigate-with-care-a-new-campaign-promotes-safer-seas-and-a-healt… 📷 by @UNESCO #UNOceanConference #OceanDecade #MaritimeSafety #MarineConservation ... See MoreSee Less

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🎨🌊 Meet Hyungjun Chin, our 1st Place Winner in the 15–19 age group of the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge!Hyungjun’s award-winning artwork explores the delicate balance of the kelp forest ecosystem, showcasing the critical role that sea otters play as a marine keystone species. His piece is not only visually stunning—it tells a powerful story about ecological connections and the importance of protecting ocean life.A dedicated student and talented visual storyteller, Hyungjun combined his love of science and art to raise awareness about marine conservation. Through this challenge, he discovered how art can be a force for environmental education and change.👉 Read the full Q&A with Hyungjun and see how he’s using creativity to inspire ocean stewardship: https://livingoceansfoundation.org/meet-hyungjun-chin-our-2025-art-contest-1st-place-winner-ages-15-…Here's a preview: Q: What did you learn by participating in the Science Without Borders® Challenge? A: Through this challenge, I learned how art can be a powerful tool for environmental education. I also deepened my understanding of marine ecosystems and how they are affected by even small changes. Researching the relationships between sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp helped me appreciate how fragile and interconnected nature is. #ScienceWithoutBorders #ArtForTheOcean #OceanConservation #YouthVoices #SciArt #NatureForAll #KeystoneSpecies #LivingOceans #SWBChallenge #EnvironmentalArt #SeaOtters #KelpForest ... See MoreSee Less

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🌍 Happy World Environment Day! 🌱Today, we join the global call to protect the natural world that sustains us all. At the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, we believe that restoring the planet starts with protecting the ocean—our planet’s life support system.Healthy coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds are not just beautiful—they buffer coastlines, support biodiversity, and help regulate our climate. But they are under threat.This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re proud to be part of #GenerationRestoration, working to preserve and restore these vital marine ecosystems. Through science-based conservation, education, and outreach, we’re helping to chart a course toward a more sustainable future.🌊 Because when we restore the ocean, we restore balance to the entire planet.💙 Learn more about what we’re doing to safeguard our blue planet: https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org📷 : ©Michele Westmorland/ International League of Conservation Photographers ILCP, taken on our #GlobalReefExpedition mission to #FrenchPolynesia#WorldEnvironmentDay #GenerationRestoration #OceanHealth #MarineScience #BluePlanet #CoralReefConservation #MangroveRestoration #LivingOceans #SeagrassMeadows #NatureForAll ... See MoreSee Less

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