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Find and support ocean-focused organisations
Looking to take action for the ocean? Whether you want to volunteer, share your skills, support a campaign, or connect with ocean organisations, you’re in the right place.
Explore our global directory of ocean-focused NGOs and community projects. Many welcome remote support, local help, or public funding to boost their efforts in restoring the ocean. Some of them need support with data / community reporting. This is also known as citizen science.
Citizen science involves everyday people assisting researchers by gathering data. They might track plastic pollution, note whale sightings, or check water quality. This helps us better understand and protect the ocean.
Lists updated quarterly – last update: Tuesday 24th June 2025
Explore our global directory of ocean-focused NGOs and community projects. Many welcome remote support, local help, or public funding to boost their efforts in restoring the ocean. Some of them need support with data / community reporting. This is also known as citizen science.
Citizen science involves everyday people assisting researchers by gathering data. They might track plastic pollution, note whale sightings, or check water quality. This helps us better understand and protect the ocean.
Lists updated quarterly – last update: Tuesday 24th June 2025
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An international organisation which protects and restores coral ecosystems worldwide by empowering local communities.
Website includes a 'raise awareness' kit.
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A non-profit organisation focused on saving coral reefs through science, community engagement, teaching local communities how to advocate for coral reefs, and sustainable solutions.
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A non-profit dedicated to restoring coral reefs through large-scale cultivation and outplanting of coral species.
Offers diving and land-based volunteer programs in Florida.
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A company that grows resilient corals on land to restore dying reefs and protect coastal communities.
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A non-profit which aims at uncovering and studying mesophotic coral reefs (between >30 and 150 meters) on the island of Mayotte through exploration and citizen science initiatives.
They recommend using LILO as an alternative search engine instead of Google / other search engines. Free internet searches through LILO help generate revenue for Deep Blue Exploration.
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Works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy through research and collaboration.
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Provides independent information on the environment to support sustainable development in Europe.
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A non-profit using geotagged images to map global maritime pollution and hazards. Volunteers take photos from wherever they are in the world, and add them into the app
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A public interest foundation in France dedicated to the Ocean. It conducts scientific expeditions to study marine biodiversity as well as observe and anticipate the impacts of climate change and pollution.
Volunteering opportunities also include being guides and interpreters on domestic and international trips.
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A network of global conservation projects where people can volunteer, work or study
International volunteer programmes, internships, apprenticeships and research fellowships. Educational programmes are both in-person and virtual.
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