HEALTHY OCEANS = STRONG COMMUNITIES
Protecting our oceans means protecting all of us.
The ocean sustains life, the economy, and the planet’s climate balance. Caring for it is an environmental, economic, and human decision.
Real stories. Clear data. Real solutions.
This documentary shows that it’s possible to protect the ocean and strengthen communities at the same time, by connecting science, people, and collective action.
The ocean is closer to our lives than we think.
It shapes what we eat, how we work, and the future of our communities.
LIFE
The ocean gives us about half of the air we breathe and supports over 80% of life on Earth.
CLIMATE
The ocean absorbs over 90% of the excess heat caused by climate change and helps regulate Earth’s climate.
ECONOMY
In the U.S., the ocean drives a $124 billion annual economy and supports 2.4 million jobs.
“There’s a disconnect: we live on a blue planet. Life began in the ocean and depends on its health. The ocean governs the climate.”
Rocío Lozano-Knowlton
Co-founder & Executive Director, MERITO Foundation
“The current administration opened nearly one million square kilometers of protected areas in the Pacific to industrial fishing and deep-sea mining.”
Dra. Frances Colón
Senior Director for International Climate Policy, Center for American Progress
“Fishermen are dependent on a productive marine environment. We've got to have clean water clean air and that leads to clean fish and that leads to a highly valuable product that we can make a living on and people can be fed by.”
Chris Voss
President of the Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara
HEALTHY OCEANS = STRONG COMMUNITIES
Because a thriving future starts with healthy oceans.
#ChangeStartsWithin