Re-Endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade for 2025/26!
- Larissa Clark
- Jul 10
- 2 min read
We are honoured to share that Free Range Ocean has once again been endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development — better known as the Ocean Decade — for another year July 2025 - 2026!
Since our initial endorsement and the launch of our voyage, we've been blown away by the momentum and support we've received. Over the past year, we’ve added many more incredible projects to our citizen science directory, creating even more opportunities for boaters, sailors, and coastal communities to get involved in meaningful ocean action.
The Ocean Decade’s vision is "The science we need for the ocean we want", and we’re proud to be contributing to that goal through our unique mix of adventure sailing, citizen science, and storytelling.
As a quick reminder, our work at sea focuses on three key areas:
A Journey with Purpose - Contributing to, and enabling other boaters and sea-going folk to contribute to the smorgasbord of ocean citizen science and community projects that urgently need support and volunteers, including the establishment and expansion of the first global citizen science Directory dedicated to ocean projects.
Adventure Science & Storytelling - Advancing knowledge and understanding of our global ocean by hosting local initiatives, early-career researchers and storytellers on board FREERANGER in the countries we visit.
Outreach and Innovation - Using FREERANGER as a platform for outreach and innovation, and as a testbed for innovative research-based or green-operational maritime technologies, from the simple solutions to the high-tech
Our mission remains clear: to inform, inspire, and enable others to make their own positive impact on our ocean — guided by the belief that everyone, and every action, counts.
Explore the Citizen Science Directory here – it's growing fast!
Got a project we should know about? Send it our way so we can include it.
A huge thank you to everyone who continues to help us bring this journey to life.
With gratitude,
Larissa, Duncan, Eden, and Skye
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