Sea Change project promoting ocean literacy launches project video

Many European citizens are not aware of how their day-to-day actions can have a cumulative effect on the health of the ocean and seas – a necessary resource that must be protected for all life on the planet Earth to exist. In other words, many of us lack a sense of “Ocean Literacy”. The video below introduces this idea, the and highlights the importance of protecting the ocean by making choices that are more “ocean-friendly”. The video also provides an introduction to the Sea Change project, which aims to address the challenge of raising European citizens’ awareness of the intrinsic links between the ocean and human health.

Sea Change: Increasing Ocean Literacy from Sea Change Project on Vimeo.

The project consortium consists of 17 partners from nine different countries, coordinated by the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.  Dr Christine Domegan is the NUI Galway lead for Sea Change.

The Sea Change project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.