An Ocean of Story Maps

[2019]

With the storytelling tools in ArcGIS, the ocean community is telling powerful stories about ocean science, conservation, exploration, and field work. The Story Maps in this collection by Esri were chosen for the outstanding ways that they are informing, educating, and inspiring scientists, conservationists, decision-makers, and the general public, on a wide variety of ocean issues. They include two that feature our work with the iLCP in Palau and on the Great Barrier Reef.

A collection of Story Maps about ocean science and conservation

With the storytelling tools in ArcGIS, the beauty of Esri’s Ocean Basemap, as well as a small tsunami of ocean content percolating up through a host of open data sites, the ocean community is telling powerful stories about ocean science, conservation, exploration and field work.

The Story Maps in this collection were chosen for the outstanding ways that they are informing, educating, and inspiring scientists, conservationists, decision-makers, and the general public, on a wide variety of ocean issues.

Dive in and enjoy! Scroll through our gallery below, or go to the end for a world map to find stories about specific locations.

Palau: A Photographic Expedition

In our third expedition with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, iLCP Fellow Keith Ellenbogen joined the crew of the M/S Golden Shadow in Palau.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: A Photographic Expedition

iLCP is proud to work for the second time with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. This time around iLCP Fellow Jürgen Freund embarked on their research ship, the M/Y Golden Shadow, to explore Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

From Students to Stewards: A Full-Circle Moment for J.A.M.I.N.

There are certain faces you never forget.

Over the years, hundreds of students have stepped into mangrove forests with us through the Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. I may not always remember every name, but I remember the expressions — the hesitation before stepping into thick mud, the laughter when someone loses a shoe, the look of surprise when they catch that unmistakable sulfur smell rising from the mangrove soil…

World Oceans Day: Protecting the Ecosystems That Protect Us

This World Oceans Day, the global community is being challenged to think differently about the ocean.

The 2026 World Oceans Day theme, “Reimagine: Beyond the World We Know, A New Relationship With Our Ocean,” invites us to recognize that the ocean is not something distant or separate from our lives. It regulates our climate, supports our economies, provides food for billions of people, and sustains the natural systems that make life on Earth possible.

Few places illustrate this connection more clearly than the coastal ecosystems that protect our shores and support marine life. While coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows are often…

A collection of Story Maps about ocean science and conservation

Palau: A Photographic Expedition

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: A Photographic Expedition

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