Wildlife Jewels® Ocean
Protecting Our Ocean Jewels™
The Problem
Our ocean is facing significant challenges. The cumulative impacts of warming, pollution, acidification, and oxygen depletion pose serious risks to ocean health and the diverse life it supports. These pressures affect marine ecosystems worldwide.
Seabirds and marine mammals are impacted by harmful algal blooms, environmental contaminants, plastic ingestion, and entanglement in fishing gear. Additional threats such as oil pollution, habitat degradation, ship strikes, noise disturbance, and unsustainable fishing practices continue to affect marine life across many regions.
These issues highlight the importance of increasing awareness and promoting responsible stewardship to help protect marine ecosystems and the wildlife that depend on them.
Our Approach
Wildlife Jewels’ Ocean Programs highlight the beauty, behaviors, and stories of marine life through artistic and educational initiatives, while raising awareness about the impacts of human activity on ocean ecosystems.
Through coastal wildlife observation and documentation, we help increase understanding of wildlife presence and human impacts. Our work focuses on observation, documentation, and public awareness to support conservation efforts.
Our educational and community outreach initiatives engage individuals through conservation programs, arts, and public engagement, helping communities better understand and protect wildlife.
Digital outreach and media play an important role in our mission to educate and inspire. Through collaboration with organizations and community partners, we support awareness and dialogue around ocean conservation.
Protecting marine ecosystems requires collective effort. We are committed to fostering partnerships that support education, awareness, and long-term conservation of marine life.
Wildlife Jewels EYES™ (Engage Your Eyes for Sea Life)
The Wildlife Jewels® EYES Program is a coastal wildlife observation, documentation, and reporting initiative focused on early detection and public awareness. Through trained volunteers and community participation, EYES helps document wildlife concerns, beach conditions, marine debris, and other threats affecting coastal habitats, while encouraging timely reporting to authorized responders and supporting long-term conservation awareness.
Wildlife Survey Programs
Coastal Wildlife Observation and Human Threat Impact Tracking Program
Our Coastal Wildlife Observation and Human Impact Documentation Program focuses on observing coastal wildlife along the California coast and documenting human-caused impacts on wildlife and coastal habitats, including issues such as tar balls, unleashed dogs, wildlife feeding, and marine debris
Coastal Wildlife Watch Program
Our Coastal Wildlife Watch Program supports observation, documentation, and reporting of signs of illness, injury, or distress in coastal wildlife. Volunteers and trained observers help identify wildlife concerns and encourage timely reporting to appropriate responders.
Marine Protected Areas Wildlife Watch Program
Our Marine Protected Areas Wildlife Watch Program focuses on observing wildlife within Marine Protected Areas and documenting signs of illness, injury, distress, and human-caused impacts. By supporting observation, documentation, and reporting, the program helps increase awareness of wildlife concerns and human activities affecting these important coastal habitats.
Marine Debris Cleanup and Wildlife Tales Program:
OOur Marine Debris Cleanup and Wildlife Tales Program offers a meaningful way to support ocean conservation while learning about the experiences of marine life affected by human activity. Through beach cleanups, storytelling, and education, participants help care for coastal habitats and build a stronger sense of stewardship for the natural world. Join us in protecting these remarkable animals through everyday actions that make a difference.
Ocean Arts & Education Programs
Oceans Gems™ Program:
Our “Oceans Gems™ Program” is a guiding light that unveils the hidden treasures of the oceans - precious marine life species often concealed from public view. Through vivid paintings and fashion exhibitions that breathe life into these creatures, we're not just depicting their beauty, but sharing their fascinating behaviors, stories and the threats they face from human activities.
“Oceans Gems™ Antarctica” to be launch soon!
To address these critical issues, collaboration across organizations is imperative. We are committed to fostering partnerships to jointly develop, interpret, and enforce stringent laws designed to safeguard our oceans and marine life. To find out more about our programs and partnership opportunities Contact Us!