📣 Open call to understand experiences of racism for people of colour working/studying in UK marine, coastal and fisheries.

Take part here 👉
www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCSM28

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#Ocean #OceanJustice #MarineScience #Fishing #Renewable #Offshorewind #Marine #Restoration

Black Ocean Citizens was delighted to be invited by Cefas to the Future Ocean 25 conference.

Key highlights:
🙏🏽 Reflecting on 22 years of being the only working class, person of colour in the room, to [maybe] not.
🙏🏽 Leveraging support from leaders in the field to promote racial equality and EDI.

This image is quite astonishing.

Soldiers dressed in revolutionary war uniforms march in the parade. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.

This World's Ocean Day, let’s celebrate 16 #BadassWomen who have dedicated their lives to protecting our oceans.

From big wave surfers to coral conservationists, climate lawyers to underwater filmmakers... here are 16 living legends who are rewriting our relationship with the sea. By S Dickson.

This week Black Ocean Citizens was invited to the rewilding Britain event in Parliament. Great to discuss how diverse voices can collaborate meaningfully on marine issues.

Thanks to MPs, Environment Audit Cttee for their report ‘Governing the Marine Environment’

#rewildingBritain
#oceanjustice

With World Ocean Day coming up, I’m off to Parliament to promote minoritised people of colour, black and brown voices in marine sciences and wider ocean discussions.

Marine and Nature- Diversity, Equality, Inclusivity, Justice and Access.

Ideas for collectively improving EDI is organisational structures (including ocean management)

www.the-ies.org/sites/defaul...

Minorities in shark science (MISS), Australia.

Interesting account of women of colour or minoritised communities in shark sciences.

books.google.co.uk/books?id=2oK...

Arts- based coastal science.

Coastwise creative competition in Cley, North Norfolk, UK

A reflection on this illustration contextualising environmental justice. Perceptions tend to stop at equality (image 1). Arguably some can be seen as making progress toward equity (image 2). We have a long way to go in shaping perceptions of true environmental justice (image 3).

Underwater photographer of the year 2025. Alvaro Herrero

underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com/winners/2025...