The Celebrate our Seas Festival highlights and addresses issues relevant to the entire marine life environment. The Festival is a National Marine Week Initiative.

OBJECTIVES OF THE CELEBRATE OUR SEAS FESTIVAL

• Creating awareness of the importance and plight of the marine environment targeting the general public and people of influence (teachers, corporates, decision makers etc);
• Changing behaviour- providing people with concrete actions that they can take up to help the marine environment i.e. make it practical;
• Create a groundswell of public demand for change in lifestyles and industry practices;
• Mobilise resources for the Festival in general and conservation research;
• Advocacy and Lobbying initiatives: targeting higher level decision makers for systemic change.

VISION AND VALUES

• For the public to be inspired by ocean life and how important it is to protect, use, sustain and treat responsibly/respectfully;
• To leave with a newfound respect for the ocean, and how it affects me as an individual and the country as a whole in terms of job creation, food security, social issues, socio-economics, livelihoods, sustainability etc.
• To develop an actively engaged society that is informed and inspired towards celebrating and sustaining our oceans.