SEVENSEAS: The Knowledge Hub for Global Ocean Conservation

About SEVENSEAS Media

Ocean conservation spans the entire planet, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, across thousands of islands, coastlines and research vessels. The people doing the work face many of the same problems, yet scientists, conservationists, policymakers, businesses and local communities are often isolated from one another by geography, culture and language.

• Research teams operate in silos, and their findings often never reach the wider conservation community.
• Grassroots conservationists lack platforms to make their work visible or to reach the resources they need.
• In many regions science is underfunded, censored or deprioritised, leaving communities uninformed about their own ecosystems.

SEVENSEAS exists to lower those barriers: to put research, opportunity and field experience in front of the people who can use them, wherever they are.

Who we are and what we do

SEVENSEAS Media is an independent nonprofit knowledge hub for ocean conservation, fiscally sponsored by The Ocean Foundation in Washington DC. We connect and make visible conservation work across the ocean, climate resilience and biodiversity through publications, outreach and direct field projects.

We are an organisation by the community, for the community. Knowledge moves in both directions: people on remote islands, research vessels and coastlines share what they know, and solutions, best practice and urgent conservation stories reach the people who need them.

What we publish

Weekly newsletters

Two free newsletters every week, ocean on Thursdays and the wider environmental sector on Tuesdays, reaching more than 50,000 subscribers with open rates of 40 to 50 percent in non-holiday weeks. They carry news, events, funding and career opportunities, and give people without access to traditional media a place to be seen.

The conservation jobs list

The largest and most active jobs resource in ocean conservation, running since 2004 and adding more than 50 new roles a week. Free to post, free to read. It supports SDG 8, decent work and economic growth, by keeping conservation careers open to everyone.

SEVENSEAS Marine Conservation and Travel Magazine

A monthly publication that brings together marine conservation stories and sustainable travel: scientific research, grassroots efforts, poetry, photography and Indigenous knowledge. It is a platform for underrepresented voices, so that conservationists learn from one another rather than in isolation.

Global reach and impact

• SEVENSEAS Media is read in every country and territory, connecting professionals, grassroots conservationists and advocates worldwide.
• Our work advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 14, Life Below Water, and the 30×30 initiative to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030.
• Ocean conservation news, professional development resources and career and educational opportunities stay free and accessible to all, in line with SDG 4, Quality Education.

Work on the ground

Coral reef restoration

Active restoration through coral propagation in Hat Noppharat Thara National Park (Phi Phi), Thailand, with more than 350 coral fragments propagated in collaboration with local partners.

Seagrass and mangrove restoration

Habitat restoration that supports local fishing communities, biodiversity and climate resilience. Seagrass meadows are essential habitat for dugongs, sea turtles and much other marine life.

Beach cleanups and Coral Reef 9-1-1

Monthly cleanups removing 300 to 500 kg of waste per event, and a Coral Reef 9-1-1 response team that removes ghost nets and other immediate threats to reefs.

Education and global networking

SEVENSEAS hosts networking events around the world and connects professionals, students and local communities through conferences, workshops and outreach programmes. Special projects include translations of scientific research, awareness campaigns and an educational children’s video series on marine conservation.

Support this work

Everything SEVENSEAS publishes is free, and nobody is ever required to pay: not the nonprofit posting a role, not the subscriber, not the student a world away. What keeps it in publication is donations from readers and partners who are able to give. Funds go directly to the newsletters, the jobs list, the magazine, the field projects above and the outreach that connects them.

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