← BACK Ocean Heroes in the News Meet the 2020 Brower Youth Award winners October 13, 2020 Ocean Hero Squad Leader Diego Arreola Fernandez of Mexico City is one of six 2020 Brower Youth Award recipients. The Brower Youth Award recognizes young environmental activists for exceptional work in ecological sustainability and environmental justice. Diego’s work […]
← BACK Ocean Heroes in the News Child actors from Atlanta pitch in for beach clean up day September 25, 2020 Actor, environmentalist, and Ocean Hero Sophia Abelita recently organized a beach clean-up for youth actors in South Carolina, collecting 784 pieces of debris! 24 young actors united to raise awareness about how youth can […]
← BACK Ocean Heroes in the News Student’s science project spotlights plastics impact on sea turtle’s future September 21, 2020 14-year-old Ocean Hero Lorelei Mohammadbhoy’s science fair project on microplastics and their contribution to declining sea turtle populations has earned national recognition. Lorelei’s research shows that microplastics on beaches where sea turtles nest are contributing […]
← BACK Ocean Heroes in the News TheIslandNow: Janna Kothe organizes community cleanup in Port Washington August 27, 2020 Janna Kothe, an Ocean Hero from Port Washington, NY, organized a community challenge that collected over 5400 pieces of litter and documented all of it through the app Litterati. She is continuing on her work by […]
← BACK Ocean Heroes in the News Ocean Heroes named National Geographic Young Explorers July 14, 2020 Several members of the Ocean Heroes Network have been named National Geographic Young Explorers. Ocean Hero Shelby O’Neil is part of the spring 2020 cohort for her work to reduce ocean plastic pollution and educate younger students. This […]