Protecting the power of the living ocean.
Our ocean breathes life into our living planet. From the standing peaks of the highest mountain tops, swaying leaves of the forests’ trees, to the sandy dunes of the desert’s landscape…all of these ecosystems rely on the ocean to thrive. And in turn, all the lives that call those areas home. By inviting audiences into the ocean’s story of how it sustains all life on Earth, we can come together to rewrite its narrative to one of a brighter future for generations to come.
Explore Our WorkMeet our founders
SeaLegacy was co-founded in 2014 by Cristina Mittermeier, a pioneer of the modern conservation photography movement and Paul Nicklen, the renowned National Geographic polar photographer.
Our legacy and impact
SeaLegacy’s pioneering conservation expeditions and global campaigns have the power to transform our perception of the sea to a vital solution to climate change and inspire positive change for our blue planet — one sustainable solution at a time.
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Since 2017, SeaLegacy has been working with a large coalition of non profits, scientists and government to accelerate the creation of new marine protected areas in several key sites around Anartica.
In 2018 we ventured to Timor-Leste to create media packages needed to secure a maritime border with Indonesia in order to facilitate the protections of the world’s most biodiverse coral reef ecosystems.
Tiger sharks led Dr. Austin Gallagher, founder of Beneath the Waves, to the historic discovery of the world’s largest seagrass bed in The Bahamas.
We traveled to Patagonia in 2023 to highlight the fragility of this unique ecosystem and to inspire urgent action from global communities and the Chilean government to safeguard and protect this invaluable natural wonder.
Off the coast of California, we are bringing attention to death nets that endanger, injure, or capture ocean wildlife.
Working with our colleagues in conservation and government officials who are dedicated to ocean and community health, we are working to establish a biosphere reserve that would secure the future of the southern Gulf of California, the northernmost point of the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Together we are rewriting the narrative for our blue planet.
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Cristina Mittermeier for Katie Couric Media in “Want to Support Our Seas? Here’s a Beautiful Way to Do It”
Co-founder Cristina Mittermeier authors, “Want to Support Our Seas? Here’s a Beautiful Way to Do It,” for Katie Couric Media and outlines the pressing need for investment into ocean solutions.
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![A Goliath Grouper digests a lobster off the coast Cuba. As the light wanes at the end of the day, lobsters start to come out from under their coral or rock shelters and these massive fish that can grow up to 8 feet long and 700 pounds are there to feast on them. I had no idea that these ancient and massive fish had such an appetite for these large and abundant crustaceans. Until a harvest ban was placed on Groupers, its population was in rapid decline. They are now protected and are listed as a critically endangered species by the IUCN.[1] The US began protection in 1990 with the Caribbean following soon after. The species' population has been recovering since the ban and there is talk of lifting this ban in Florida waters. What do you think?](https://sealegacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/33I3912-600x350.jpg)
