Ocean Elders is a worldwide group of oceans defenders, dedicated to protecting the ocean, wildlife, and nature itself. The group promotes the expansion of existing marine protected areas and the creation of new ones, allowing marine ecosystems to recover from the effects caused by human activities. The Elders oppose the destruction of ecosystems, overfishing, and plastic pollution.
The group includes scientists, musicians, business leaders, royalty, and country leaders.[1][2]
History
In 2010, Gigi Brisson attended the Mission Blue expedition "where over 100 scientists, business leaders, philanthropists, and entertainment icons came together to support Dr. Sylvia Earle’s TED wish." The following year, Brisson founded the group with the goal of unifying scientists with government and entertainment leaders.[3]
In 2016, members of the group visited Cuba as part of a delegation to meet leaders from government, academia and civil society. The goal of the visit was to learn about the measures that have been taken to protect the local marine ecosystems.[6]
