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24.01.2022 Are you a youth ambassador and passionate about ocean conservation? Apply here for the millenium oceans prize! Prize winners will receive mentorship and a $5,000 prize for implementation of a concrete campaign idea to spark change and garner support in advocacy, policy, and leadership for oceans and freshwater systems. https://www.millenniumoceans.org/

22.01.2022 Come down to the Palm Beach Surf Club and build a giant marine turtle sand sculpture with us to raise awareness of the plight of marine turltes world wide! A professional sand sculpture from the Netherlands is volunteering his time today! Sculpture will be ready at 3pm and we need your help to build turtle hatchlings from 3pmbtp 4pm. Perfect for after school shenanigans! This is sponsored by the Palm Beach Surf club.

20.01.2022 Join Ocean Connect in our Monthly Sea Slug Survey. This time at the Sea way in Southport. Gear can be rented from a number of local dive shops, or bring your own. This dive is at your own individual risk and a waiver needs to be completed on the day. Looking forward to seeing you there!

20.01.2022 Ocean Connect is in collaboration with the City of Gold Coast libraries, delivering a number of online-sessions during National Science Week. We will be posting our events on our page with the link to book!

20.01.2022 For thousands of years, nature’s intricate interrelationships have allowed migratory species to flourish while moving through the seas. It’s so important that p...eople are aware of the creatures that they share the ocean with. If the whales aren’t healthy, humans won’t be healthy, either. I applaud the Hope Spot Champions and their partners for coming together and joining forces to protect the Gold Coast Bay for not only Australia but for the entire planet. https://mission-blue.org//gold-coast-bay-hope-spot-embrac/ Humpbacks & High-Rises, Surfrider Foundation Gold Coast, Surfrider Foundation Australia, Reef Check Australia, AJSBA.org.au, Friends Of Federation Walk, Ngarang-Wal Gold Coast Aboriginal Association Incorporated, Sea World Cruises, Whales In Paradise, Devocean Dive, Sea the Gold Coast, Gold Coast Dive Adventures, Spirit of Gold Coast Whale Watching, Ocean Connect, Griffith University, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Friends of Kirra Reef, Gecko Environment Council, Whales and Climate, Watergum, Surfers Paradise Dive&Cruise, Dolphin Research Australia

19.01.2022 If you haven't heard, we’ve partnered with Little Phil to make giving easier than ever! Oh, and to add some extra excitement, Little Phil is giving away $50k to charities but there’s a twist, you get to choose where it goes! We hope you choose wisely (pick us ). So what are you waiting for? Jump over to www.littlephil.org, tap on the banner at the top of the page and follow the prompts to get your free $10 giving credit!

19.01.2022 "In the latest example of corporate 'greenwashing', researchers found 100% biodegradable balloons totally unscathed after 16 weeks in compost." The Conversation.

18.01.2022 Progress! Thanks to the @oceanconnectgc team for helping us build a Marine Turtle. We’ll be here until 5pm today if you would like to bring the kids to build a turtle hatchling

18.01.2022 Next Thursday the 17th of September Craft House Bar and Restaurant has been incredibly generous to support our not for profit by the proceeds from their Drag Queen Trivia night to be donated to support Ocean Connect! We love the support local businesses on the Gold Coast have provided to our organisation and this one is extra special! If you would like to join in supporting us and attend the night at the best bar in Tugun, please sign up! Hopefully our team will meet you there! Prizes to be won!

17.01.2022 Going live in less than an hour and already spotted some amazing wildlife down at the shores! Check this guy out. A Hydatina physis, a beautiful sea snail.

17.01.2022 The Department of Education and Griffith University are collaborating to provide a STEM mini-lecture series with the theme for 2020’s National Science Week: Innovations for the future of our oceans (biodiversity conservation, climate change, food security, energy security). The mini-lectures will consist of 30 minute expert lecture about current research projects and 30 minute Q&A session. Accessible through Microsoft Teams links in the calendar. Places are limited so regis...tration per device is essential to avoid disappointment using the link below. https://www.zeetings.com/SERSTEM/0009-8323-0001 Lecture 1: Topic: Why caring matters: a step-by-step guide to successfully including coastal communities in ocean conservation Presenter: Maggie Muurmans, Centre for Coastal Management Griffith University

16.01.2022 Don't forget to tune in this Friday for our Facebook Live: Rocky Shore session!

14.01.2022 Do you remember when we made our giant sea turtle sand sculpture the other week? Yves has been really busy afterwards at the "Beyond Sand Festival" in Surfers Paradise where he won the Australian championship in sabd sculpting!! A big congratulations, Yves!! You can still go and have a look at his sculpture on the surfers paradise foreshore until tomorrow.

13.01.2022 We all know the health of our ocean is so important. Protecting water quality, sea life and making sure our beaches stay beautiful. Our next step: Collaborating with the City of Gold Coast to supply 3 sieves to collect microplastics from the beaches. Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic that appear to be food to unsuspecting sea life. And not only that, they destroy the beauty of our pristine beaches. The effects of this will be massive and long-lasting. Any suppo...rt you can provide is greatly appreciated and will help clean up polluted water. And now that we’ve partnered with Little Phil, giving is now easier than ever! The best news is, Little Phil is giving away $50k to charities but there’s a twist, you get to choose where it goes! We hope you choose wisely (pick us ). So what are you waiting for? Jump over to Little Phil littlephil.org, tap on the banner at the top of the page and follow the prompts to get your free $10 giving credit!

13.01.2022 What a wonderful school holiday session this morning at the Palm Beach Surf Club with some budding marine biologists learning about the world of nudibranch (more commonly known as sea slugs). Kids were engaged in learning about the different types of nudibranch, their secret lives and where you can find them. They made some stunning creations to take home! If you are keen to join this session next week, get in touch with the surf club who have been incredibly generous to support this workshop!

12.01.2022 Rocky shore explore supported by @naturallygc City of Gold Coast. A group of 23 kids joined us this morning for an up close and personal with some of the residents of the rocky shores of Burleigh heads. We were even lucky enough to meet Deb Aston from #goldcoastseaslugcensus who was leading a training session in preparation of the seaslug census next week. She showed us some amazing Nudibranch she found right there! Thanks for joining us this morning and thank you to our volunteer marine biologists Suki, Fabi and Maggie.

12.01.2022 Ocean Connect is featured in the City of Gold Coast's newsletter introducing their "Our Beaches" program. We are very proud to have their support in our microplastics citizen science program.#City of Gold Coast #citizenscience

10.01.2022 Some marine conservation employment opportunities!

09.01.2022 Wonderful morning talking sea turtles and training 21 aspiring marine biologists to correctly identify turtles and dig a nest for re-locating eggs. So much fun! A big thank you again for @palmbeachsurfclub for supporting this event. This was the last of our school holiday events at their club this term.

09.01.2022 It's National Volunteering week and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank many of our dedicated volunteers who have been committing many hours to Ocean Connect's education and citizen science programs. Thank you for making a difference! If you are interested to volunteer with us, have a look at the video below for some of the many reasons why... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o1cb7IJoJE

09.01.2022 Learning about microplastics on our beaches with Dr. Fabiana Moreira. Help us collect some data with our citizen science project towards mapping the presence of microplastics in a selection of Gold Coast beach locations! Our next session is on Thursday! Sessions supported by the City of Gold Coast - City Infrastructures City of Gold Coast

06.01.2022 We had a wonderful time this morning exploring the rocky shores with the Burleigh Heads Joeys. Thank you for supporting our organisation Regina Kidd! The usual suspects (limpets, barnacles, sea cucumbers etc.) were all happy to show themselves off but we were particularly lucky to spot a beautiful nudibranch in the low tide zone. The Blue-Dot Margined Flatworm (Pseudoceros indicus). Unfortunately we also spotted a dog off leash that was having a snack on some of the creatures in the area. Please help us to raise awareness to keep dogs on the lead to protect this environment including these amazing nudibranchs! Photo credit: Maggie Muurmans

04.01.2022 School holiday galore with Ocean Connect! Make sure you check out our events that we are running over the next 2 weeks in collaboration with the City of Gold Coast or the Palm Beach Surf Club....either free or by donation! Bookings required :-). Learn about sea turtles, nudibranch or micro plastics with our marine biologist and get involved in some citizen science, enviro art and conservation!

01.01.2022 Join us at our school holiday event to assist the City of Gold Coast in addressing the issue of micro plastics on our beaches. Art and Science combined! Don't miss out.... Free event with our marine experienced marine scientists facilitating the session.