Ocean Literacy

Understanding the ocean is not a privilege; it is a necessity. These stories champion education, awareness, and the slow, vital work of building a more ocean-literate world. From classrooms to coastlines, literacy begins with attention.

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Voices from the sea

by
Janete Matusse
Marine Heritage
Volume
8
Mar 25th, 2026
Volume
8
March 25, 2026
Memory, heritage, and coastal life in Mozambique
Along the coast of Mozambique, much of the past lies beneath the water.

Where the Ocean feeds the story

by
Jessica Leigh Thornton
Ocean Literacy
Volume
8
Mar 25th, 2026
Volume
8
March 25, 2026
Intangible food heritage and Ocean Literacy in Zanzibar
Along the Swahili coast, the ocean is never just water. It is memory, labour, belief, and food.

Learning from the coast

by
Jon Henderson
Ocean Literacy
Volume
8
Mar 25th, 2026
Volume
8
March 25, 2026
Heritage and Ocean Literacy in East Africa
When I first began working along the East African coast, I came with a particular understanding of the ocean.

Bahari Yetu: a song that carries the Swahili Coast

by
Dr. Claudia Lubao
Ocean Literacy
Volume
8
Mar 25th, 2026
Volume
8
March 25, 2026
Using popular music for Ocean Literacy on the Swahili Coast
The water is shallow here, clear enough to see seagrass shifting beneath the surface.
A tale of ocean literacy: increasing humanity's connection with the ocean

What Ocean Literacy Teaches Us About Belonging

by
Yolanda Sanchez
Ocean Literacy
Volume
3
Mar 7th, 2024
Volume
3
March 7, 2024
Yesterday in La Paz, México, I had the immense fortune of witnessing a humpback whale dance in front of me, its massive tail peeking out repeatedly as it waved, seemingly greeting anyone passing by.
Blue school in a desert

Learning the Sea Where There Is No Shore

by
Marnie Allen
Ocean Literacy
Volume
3
Feb 29th, 2024
Volume
3
February 29, 2024
One January evening in 2022, after a dusty eight-hour drive from Windhoek, I arrived at the end of the road in Lüderitz – the distinctive Namibian town where the ocean meets the desert.
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