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Our intention with SeaVoice is to amplify learned voices and timeless knowledge. In pursuit of this, our work takes time. We're currently publishing our second print edition - Volume 8: East Africa. You can find those stories online here. If you want to be the first to know when print editions are available, sign up to our newsletter.

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Volume 8: East Africa

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Welcome to V3: Gen Sea

We have drifted far from the ocean's wild embrace, bound by concrete and inhibition, distant from the waters that sustain all life. This editorial invitation opens a volume exploring how we might return to the sea and recover what we have lost.

The ocean in our minds: a journey to Pitcairn Island

Pitcairn Island holds secrets in both its geology and the minds of those who seek to understand it. This journey beneath the surface explores how remote island ecosystems and human perception shape our understanding of ocean life.

The Young Faces Changing Scotland’s Ocean Conversation

Scotland's young ocean advocates are rewriting the conversation around climate and nature, bringing urgency and vision to marine protection. Their voices challenge the status quo and demand ocean futures worth inheriting.

The Wave Makers of Scotland's Coast

Aberdeen's coastline has transformed from industrial landscape to a beacon of ocean restoration and women-led environmental change. The wave makers of Scotland's coast are proving that transformation is possible when communities commit to the sea's recovery.

Rooted in the Sea, Rising Against Plastic

A childhood spent rooted in the sea's abundance shaped one marine biologist's passion for protecting it from plastic pollution. Personal connection transforms into scientific commitment when home itself is at stake.

How the Ocean Connects Us Across Time and Culture

The ocean calls to us across generations and continents, weaving invisible threads that connect human experience to the natural world. These intimate encounters reveal how the sea shapes our identities and our belonging.

Youth on the Frontline of Ocean Protection in New Caledonia

Young voices are rising across New Caledonia, demanding protection for their ocean's future and their own. Teenagers are stepping onto the global stage to remind decision-makers that ocean advocacy belongs to the next generation.

The Sea’s Keepers

In the windswept harbours of Spain's Atlantic coast, fishers carry centuries of wisdom about the sea's rhythms and needs. Their intimate knowledge reveals how deep understanding of ocean systems sustains both people and marine life.

How Local Hands Are Healing Velidhoo’s Coral Country

Marine conservation has captured the hearts of a new generation inspired by wonder and discovery. In Velidhoo, local hands are leading the charge to heal coral ecosystems, turning inspiration into tangible action for ocean restoration.

Learning the Sea Where There Is No Shore

A childhood far from the ocean became a gateway to understanding the sea's power and presence in unexpected places. This story shows how ocean literacy reaches beyond coastal boundaries to nourish all who seek connection with the water that sustains us.

What Ocean Literacy Teaches Us About Belonging

From a rocky Aegean coast, ocean literacy becomes a pathway to understanding belonging and our place in the world. This meditation explores how knowing the sea shapes identity and connects us to something vast and vital.

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How Relationship-Led Practice Is Redefining Conservation

Indigenous activist Ate Emma Segarino and conservationist Clint Bryan Gallaron demonstrate how traditional knowledge fundamentally reshapes conservation practice. Their conversation reveals the power of relationships as the foundation for protecting marine life.

How to think with water

Claudia Egerer invites us to think beyond water's chemical definition, exploring how water binds all our journeys and histories together. Through philosophical inquiry, she reveals water as both metaphor and material condition of existence.

The tides of knowledge

Dr Paul Montgomery meditates on the liminal space where land meets water, exploring what knowledge emerges at this threshold of connection. His reflections reveal the significance held in those transformative boundary moments.

Why the Circular Economy Is More Than Just Recycling Plastic

Robert Cobbold challenges our understanding of sustainability, arguing that true circular economy thinking must address the financial systems driving ecological crisis. His analysis reveals what lies beyond the plastic waste conversation.

Silenced seavoices: the stolen, looted, and hidden histories of our oceans

Arturo Rey da Silva traces the disappearing narratives of ocean history, exposing what has been stolen, looted, and deliberately hidden. This piece calls for a reckoning with the silenced voices beneath centuries of colonial conquest.

One woman, one ocean

At 64, Sara Brewer became the oldest woman to row any ocean, a feat she accomplished alongside rowing partner Ann Prestige. Her remarkable journey reveals the resilience and determination of those who answer the ocean's call.

Where have the sharks gone?

This investigation traces the disappearance of sharks from protected waters, exposing the hidden threats facing apex predators in marine sanctuaries. Chloe Harvey uncovers the urgent conservation questions beneath the surface.

Finding our inner ebb and flow

Easkey Britton, champion surfer and ocean advocate, explores the profound embodied connection between humans and saltwater. Through her lived experience, she reveals how immersion in the ocean transforms our inner landscape.

Rethinking How We Live with Rising Coasts

As coastlines shift and seas rise, communities must reimagine their relationship with the ocean itself. Sophie Ward examines the adaptive strategies and innovations reshaping how we coexist with changing shorelines.

Shipwrecks as Living Worlds

Shipwrecks become thriving ecosystems in this exploration of reef wrecks, where maritime vessels transform into living underwater worlds. Professor Timmy Gambin reveals how these submerged remnants create habitats that sustain vibrant marine communities.

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At SeaVoice, we believe that understanding the complex dynamics between human culture and the environment is crucial for addressing the challenges we face today. By exploring the stories of those who have a deep connection to bodies of water, we gain a deeper appreciation for the importance of preserving and protecting these invaluable resources.

SeaVoice is produced by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network UK (ODHN-UK). ODHN-UK is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC052384)

SeaVoice is produced by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network UK (ODHN-UK). ODHN-UK is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC052384)