President Panuelo & Vice President George of FSM meet Governor Falan of Yap and Director Seidel of Okeanos Foundation, and say: “This is the real thing…Let’s do this” His…
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What do the Marshall Islands and Bangladesh have in common? Not much one could argue, since the small island – or big ocean – state has only 74,500 inhabitants…
On Tuesday, August 27th, sophomores and juniors of Yap Catholic High School joined the crew of Okeanos Waa’qab and Okeanos Ambassador along with members of the Yap Department of…
Aug 30, 2019
How Canoes Are Saving Lives and Restoring Spirit
Native maritime communities are rediscovering their heritage by learning how to craft and paddle together aboard the ancient dugout vessels of their past Suspended above a sea of visitors…
A traditional vaka leaves Tahiti today for New Zealand with its crew retracing the pathways of their Pacific ancestors. The Tahitian double-hulled canoe, Fa’afaite, is part of a flotilla…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is dedicating $150 million to support climate change resilience in the Pacific. Ms Ardern made the announcement in Tuvalu, where she is attending the 18-nation…
Harnessing traditional knowledge of the oceans in a way that isn’t exploitative or tokenistic is emerging as a strong theme at a regional ocean meeting currently underway in Noumea….
Jul 29, 2019
From office to ocean
Three months ago Bill Lockwood said goodbye to his 8-to-5 corporate job to pursue his passion for sustainable sea transport and a clean ocean. As the new Uto ni…
Jul 25, 2019
Pacific has five new traditional master navigators
In a rare instance, locals and guests got a glimpse of the sacred initiation ritual for the conferment of master navigator titles to five individuals during a ceremony held…
Jul 4, 2019
Safe arrival and warm reception of Okeanos Palau
The crew of our latest vaka motu Okeanos Palau has braved over 4,000 nautical miles to bring the new traditionally based, fossil fuel-free sailing catamaran to the communities of Palau….