Sylvia Earle Alliancemission Blue

Expeditions - exploration is at the core of all mission Blue hope spot expeditions. Since 2010, the company has led 30 expeditions to explore and document hope spots around the world. By conducting expeditions to hope spots, the organization generates global awareness, fosters meaningful partnerships, and builds community support for marine conservation. The organization works with local partners, stakeholders and government representatives to build awareness and action around the value of marine protected areas and the urgent need for ocean protection.

Policy - the policy program provides strategic vision and advice towards securing conservation objectives for mission Blue's hope spots. This includes developing relationships and facilitating engagement opportunities with governments and relevant stakeholders around the world. The policy team works closely with the hope spots team to leverage policy opportunities ensuring protection advances throughout the global network of 160 sites.

Hope spots/community engagement - the past 10 yeras have brought a groundswell support from every conrner of the Blue planet with the hope spot community growing faster than ever before. In the last 5 years the organization has helped to increase the number of hope spots from 33 to 151. In addition, more than 100 communities have been empowered by providing a global platform to give voice to their goals and achievments in ocean conservation. A third-party scientific advisory council maintains oversight for processes and criteria.

Outreach and education - mission Blue's channels and partners share inspiring hope spot stories which are amplified by major news outlets, in-person speaking engagements, and the organizations growing global online community. Mission Blue communications have garnered a reach of more than 85 million annually, created over 1.5 million engagements and increased their audience to over 1 million unique folloers. The monthly newsletter boasts over 50,000 subscribers. In 2014, mission Blue was granted consultative status with the economic and social coucnil of the united nations. The netflix documentary, "mission Blue", ranks #3 in nature documentaries and is available to 170 million subscribers in 190 countries.