Discover our 2024 projects ➡️ Bycatch & and Beyond 🪝🦈
Every year, tens of thousands of rays, sharks and cetaceans fall victim to “by-catch”, i.e. accidentally caught without being targeted by fishermen. Caught in nets, these sensitive marine animals find themselves trapped with no hope of survival. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to 40% of the world’s fishing catch is by-catch.
❌ Worse still, a large proportion of these catches are not even reported. Artisanal fishermen, faced with technical and logistical difficulties, lack the means to report such incidents. The animals are therefore discreetly thrown back into the water, leading to their silent extinction.
✨ This is where the Bycatch & Beyond project comes in. Its aim is to involve artisanal fishermen in monitoring endangered species in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. How can we do this? By providing them with low-tech, easy-to-use GPS radio tracking devices. These devices will not only enable them to report by-catches of rays and sharks, but also to create a network of fishermen-actors in the collection of conservation data.
📽️ Watch the video of Alifa Bintha Haque, Zoology researcher at the University of Dhaka, who is behind this fascinating project!
On this day of awareness, what can we do for the ocean? For our part, we recently carried out several actions for our blue lung ⤵️
♻️ Waste collection: a double action! Prevent plastic waste from ending up in the sea, while raising awareness among a company’s employees. 💪
🍹 Shine a light on the ocean with the Blue Cocktail 🍸 Hotels in Marseille get involved with Pure Ocean via a commitment cocktail for a healthier ocean! A simple and enjoyable way to contribute to the cause.
🗣️ Conferences: Invite companies to get involved at a dedicated conference, as we did at the @Photo Impakt event 📸. A great way to share knowledge and create synergies.
🌟 Gather around this cause at special events to raise awareness of the importance of the ocean, such as for the 10th anniversary of @Terrasses du port.
💙 But above all: support it, again and again, like at our Ocean Gala to benefit ocean research, alongside 250 Pure Ocean Lovers.
And you, what are you going to do for the ocean this June 8? We’re counting on you!
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A vibrant evening of conviviality and generosity, in a magical setting overlooking the Mediterranean, we couldn’t have dreamed of a better way to celebrate the ocean!
A huge THANK YOU to the 250 ocean lovers who came together to support our precious blue lung, it was simply incredible.
The auction was a real success thanks to your generosity: 76,509 euros were raised for ocean research! 🙌
All funds raised will be dedicated to ocean research to better understand and protect our ocean. Thank you so much to everyone for your unwavering support.
Bravo and thanks to Nathalie Simon who hosted the evening with energy and good humor. Many thanks to Gérard Passedat for this exceptional meal. 🎉
Thank you for your commitment to the organization:
🌟 GNB EVENTS, & Loïc Maqueron, for the technical side,
🌟 Maison R&C: Yonathan Chamla and Romain Rudondy, auctioneers & auction moderators,
🌟 Sophie Salerno for her invaluable organizational advice,
🌟 Pixel Orsi for the catalogs,
🌟 Mole Passedat and Mucem for reception,
🌟 Marie Lacoste and Allegoria Studio, for photos & video.
And thanks to our partners for the prizes that raised funds for research
Ainhoa Leiceaga Alexandre Mazzia Alexis Jandard Antoine Dupont Beuchat Breitling Bruno Fabre Candela Coste Chaude David Vanadia Dédé Nafi Floriane Lisowski Fondation Michele Vasarely FROJO 1854 Gas Bijoux Jott Marie De Buttet Mahn Kloix Les Roches Blanches Le Collectif jaune Ludovic Gérard Lulli sur la toile Restaurant AM par Alexandre Mazzia Printemps Sébastien Arcouet SK Lerner Terrasse du Port Treizieme homme
Cette soirée mémorable de partage et d’engagement n’aurait pas été possible sans chacune d’entre vous 🙏
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On this special day, let’s remind ourselves of the urgent need to preserve the balance of our planet.
🌿 The environment is a whole, made up of a set of interdependent ecosystems: if one of them is disrupted, our entire planet and its inhabitants are impacted.
At Pure Ocean, we are proud to support innovative scientific projects that help preserve this balance. Thanks to the mobilization of our researchers, we are taking concrete action for a more sustainable future. 🔬
💡 Let’s highlight 5 projects we support, each focusing on a different marine ecosystem:
🌳 Mangrove: Mangrove Beekeeping aims to develop a local, sustainable beekeeping activity based on mangroves, beneficial to both communities and ecosystems.
🌊 Estuaire: PLUME seeks to build a novel Franco-Vietnamese model to understand the ecosystem services of estuaries and their resilience in the face of anthropogenic pressures.
🐙 Abysse: Antarctic Biolum, aims to describe evolutions in deep Antarctic macrofauna thanks to innovative 360° bioluminescence emission/detection.
🪸 Reef: Reborn aims to optimize and experiment with a lipid cocktail to increase the survival rate of coral larvae.
🌿 Seagrass: PANTHER is restoring a vast seagrass meadow to demonstrate the importance of this ingenious species, and to establish with fishermen a pilot model for technical and economic transition on the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria.
By supporting innovative research projects, you are helping to maintain the balance of our environment. Everyone can take action and integrate environmental preservation into their everyday actions and decisions! 🌎
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Pure Ocean celebrates World Ocean Day with "Gala for the Ocean"
On Tuesday June 4, 2024, the NGO Pure Ocean will hold its annual gala dinner at the Mucem in Marseille. With World Ocean Day just a few days away (June 8), this is an opportunity to remind people of the crucial role of the big blue and to raise funds for ocean research.
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A look back at our awareness campaign with Airbus Helicopters!
On May 30, we took to the skies with Airbus Helicopters for a special mission: cleaning up Corbières beach! More than 150 people took part, and thanks to them, 270 kg of garbage was collected before it contaminated the ocean!
♻️ This initiative follows an initial collection two years ago, as well as a dedicated conference last year. It testifies to the enduring commitment of Airbus Helicopters teams, who were keen to take part in this second action to protect our marine environment.
🌎 At Pure Ocean, we preserve the ocean by supporting scientific research projects. But we’re convinced that our mission doesn’t stop there. By raising awareness among the companies that support us, we raise collective consciousness and catalyze concrete action for a healthy ocean.
Thank you to everyone involved in this initiative, for their commitment and dedication!
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Our ambassadors and former Pure Ocean ambassadors, Ambre Papazian, Denis Gargaud, Emma Clair-Dumont, Arnaud Jerald, Alex Caizergues, and Fabien Gillot have been relaying the Olympic flame over the past few days. What an honor to see them shine at this global event! 🏅✨
A huge bravo to these 6 committed athletes, we’re very proud of them!
Last week, we had the pleasure of spending an exceptional evening in the Breitling Marseille store, one of our valued partners!
⌚ Thanks to their generous support, we had the honor of discovering the magnificent watch, specially engraved with Pure Ocean’s name, for our Gala de l’Océan on Tuesday, June 4. This unique piece of jewelry will be one of the highlights of the Gala auction, benefiting ocean research.
It’s a privileged moment, enabling us to strengthen ties with our patrons and talk about preserving the ocean. It was also an opportunity to preview this exceptional lot!
A huge THANK YOU to Breitling, Breitling Marseille and Frojo 1854 for their commitment and for this wonderful evening!
📅 Mark your calendars for our Ocean Gala on June 4, on the rooftop terrace of the Mucem. An evening under the stars dedicated to commitment, the date to support ocean research!
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Pure Ocean will once again be a member of the jury for the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge on May 16!
For the 5th year running, our director Thomas will have the honor of playing an active part in this event where science takes center stage. As a pre-selection jury for the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge, he will help evaluate the innovations presented by students and young graduates, seeking to have a positive environmental impact on our precious ocean, and select the candidates who will take part in the Grand Final on June 19!
🌊 Created in 2018, the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge aims to raise awareness of threats to the ocean while encouraging entrepreneurship, creativity and young people’s commitment to preserving our planet.
🎖️ We are very proud to continue to contribute to this event and select to evaluate the nuggets of tomorrow. We can’t wait to see the great innovations that will be presented to protect our ocean!
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Imagine, at a depth of 3,000 meters, in total darkness, hidden marine species never before discovered… After all, we only know 10% of all marine species!
This is alarming, because without knowledge, it’s difficult to protect them effectively. Yet these ecosystems are threatened by global warming and seabed mining.
❓ Why is this so crucial? Each species plays an essential role in the delicate balance of our ecosystems. Like perfectly adjusted gears, if one of them were to disappear, it would cause a catastrophic domino effect, disrupting the entire ecosystem. By protecting marine biodiversity, we preserve the ecosystem services it provides, such as climate regulation, oxygen production and so on.
🔍 How can we discover and protect new, hitherto unknown species? Did you know that 76% of deep-sea species are bioluminescent, using this ability to attract mates, hunt or defend themselves? That’s where the Antarctic Biolum project comes in!
✨ This revolutionary project will use bioluminescence to attract species in a non-intrusive way, paving the way for exciting new discoveries!
📽️ Watch a video of the people behind this incredible project!
