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43<div id="fl-main-content" class="fl-page-content" itemprop="mainContentOfPage" role="main"><div class="fl-content-full container"><div class="row"><div class="fl-content col-md-12"><article class="fl-post post-426 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry has-featured-image" id="fl-post-426" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><div class="fl-post-content clearfix" itemprop="text"><div class="fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-426 fl-builder-content-primary fl-builder-global-templates-locked" data-post-id="426"><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-color fl-node-606b9a1af09b1 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="606b9a1af09b1"><div class="fl-row-content-wrap"><div class="fl-row-content fl-row-full-width fl-node-content"><div class="fl-col-group fl-node-606b9a1b1b507 fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="606b9a1b1b507"><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9a1b1b686 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="606b9a1b1b686"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-video fl-node-605214cec3785" data-node="605214cec3785" aria-label="Video"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-video fl-embed-video"> <div class="perfmatters-lazy-video" data-provider="youtube" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8fiuwEevmwg" data-id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8fiuwEevmwg" data-query="feature=oembed" data-referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" onclick="perfmattersLazyLoadVideo(this);"><div><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8fiuwEevmwg/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Youtube video" width="480" height="360" data-pin-nopin="true" nopin="nopin"><div class="play"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9a1b1b689 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="606b9a1b1b689"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-6052295b12eb4 max-500 centered" data-node="6052295b12eb4" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><h2>Our Mission</h2><p class="larger">Oceanic Society works to improve ocean health by deepening the connections between people and nature to address the root cause of its decline: human behavior.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-606b9aa8c3fdc fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="606b9aa8c3fdc"><div class="fl-row-content-wrap"><div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"><div class="fl-col-group fl-node-606b9aa8e6ced" data-node="606b9aa8e6ced"><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9aa8e6e4c fl-col-bg-color" data-node="606b9aa8e6e4c"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-606b9b7d119e4 max-750 centered larger" data-node="606b9b7d119e4" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><p>As Americaâs first non-profit established to protect the world's oceans, Oceanic Society has worked to inspire and empower people worldwide to take part in building a healthy future for the worldâs oceans since 1969. Through our work, we are:</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-606b9afdad9fc fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center lite-card-row lite-card-row-no-button" data-node="606b9afdad9fc"><div class="fl-row-content-wrap"><div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"><div class="fl-col-group fl-node-606b9afdcf496 fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="606b9afdcf496"><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9afdcf604 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="606b9afdcf604"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-icon fl-node-6054bfcc404ab" data-node="6054bfcc404ab" aria-label="Icon"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-icon-wrap"> <span class="fl-icon"> <i class="linicon-earth" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-6054bfcc404ac" data-node="6054bfcc404ac" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><p><span style="color: #00162f; font-size: 18px;">Bringing the ocean into our daily lives with science-based <a href="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/our-work/behavior-change/">behavior change strategies</a> that move audiences from ocean awareness to ocean action. </span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9afdcf607 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="606b9afdcf607"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-icon fl-node-6054bfcc404ae" data-node="6054bfcc404ae" aria-label="Icon"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-icon-wrap"> <span class="fl-icon"> <i class="linicon-fish" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-6054bfcc404b1" data-node="6054bfcc404b1" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><p><span style="color: #00162f; font-size: 18px;">Supporting efforts worldwide that engage coastal communities in protecting threatened marine species and their habitats.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9afdcf608 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="606b9afdcf608"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-icon fl-node-6054bfcc404b2" data-node="6054bfcc404b2" aria-label="Icon"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-icon-wrap"> <span class="fl-icon"> <i class="linicon-compass2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-6054bfcc404b4" data-node="6054bfcc404b4" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><p><span style="color: #00162f; font-size: 18px;"><a href="/take-a-trip/">Leading expeditions</a> that give people life-changing experiences in nature, support ocean research and conservation, and shape the travel industry.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-606b9b802bc16 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="606b9b802bc16"><div class="fl-row-content-wrap"><div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"><div class="fl-col-group fl-node-606b9b8048d12" data-node="606b9b8048d12"><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9b8048e7a fl-col-bg-color" data-node="606b9b8048e7a"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-60677a1f8b608 max-750 centered larger" data-node="60677a1f8b608" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><p>Together, these strategies aim to "move the needle" in ways that measurably improve ocean health and reduce the hazards that humans pose to oceans over time.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-color fl-node-606b9bea08bcd fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center half-half-image-left" data-node="606b9bea08bcd"><div class="fl-row-content-wrap"><div class="fl-row-content fl-row-full-width fl-node-content"><div class="fl-col-group fl-node-606b9bea08bc6 fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="606b9bea08bc6"><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9bea08bc7 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width" data-node="606b9bea08bc7"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-6052152a7cf8c" data-node="6052152a7cf8c" aria-label="Photo"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div role="figure" class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1000" height="667" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-1074" src="http://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2018-11-Costa-Rica-384-1.jpg" alt="Example Credit" title="2018-11-Costa-Rica-384 (1)" itemprop="image" srcset="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2018-11-Costa-Rica-384-1.jpg 1000w, https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2018-11-Costa-Rica-384-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2018-11-Costa-Rica-384-1-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100v
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Learn about our programs to <a href="/our-work/plastic-pollution/">reduce ocean plastic pollution</a>, <a href="/our-work/climate-change/">curb climate change</a>, <a href="/our-work/sea-turtle-conservation/">save sea turtles</a>, and more.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-606b9bea08bcb max-500" data-node="606b9bea08bcb" aria-label="Button"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"><a href="/our-work/" target="_self" class="fl-button"><span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-606b9cb3742d0 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center topo-right fl-row-bg-fixed" data-node="606b9cb3742d0"><div class="fl-row-content-wrap"><div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"><div class="fl-col-group fl-node-606b9cb391456" data-node="606b9cb391456"><div class="fl-col fl-node-606b9cb3915a0 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="606b9cb3915a0"><div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-separator fl-node-606b9daa51914 yellow-dash" data-node="606b9daa51914" aria-label="Separator"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-separator"></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-6054bd949a811" data-node="6054bd949a811" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><h2>Meet the Oceanic Society Team</h2><p style="text-align: left;">We are a diverse group of professionals, conservationists, educators, travelers, and storytellersâall united by a shared dedication to our ocean. From the boardroom to the high seas, each of us brings unique skills and experiences to advance our mission: connecting people with the ocean and empowering lasting change.</p></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-button-group fl-button-group fl-button-group-buttons fl-button-group-layout-horizontal fl-button-group-width- fl-node-7v5x4qok8glr" role="group" data-node="7v5x4qok8glr" aria-roledescription="Button Group"><div id="fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-0" class="fl-button-group-button fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-0"><div id="fl-node-7v5x4qok8glr-0" class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-full fl-button-center"><a href="#staff" target="_self" class="fl-button"><span class="fl-button-text">Staff</span></a></div></div><div id="fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-1" class="fl-button-group-button fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-1"><div id="fl-node-7v5x4qok8glr-1" class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-full fl-button-center"><a href="#board" target="_self" class="fl-button"><span class="fl-button-text">Board of Directors</span></a></div></div><div id="fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-2" class="fl-button-group-button fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-2"><div id="fl-node-7v5x4qok8glr-2" class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-full fl-button-center"><a href="#advisors" target="_self" class="fl-button"><span class="fl-button-text">Advisory Council</span></a></div></div><div id="fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-3" class="fl-button-group-button fl-button-group-button-7v5x4qok8glr-3"><div id="fl-node-7v5x4qok8glr-3" class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-full fl-button-center"><a href="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/about-naturalists/" target="_self" class="fl-button"><span class="fl-button-text">Naturalists</span></a></div></div></div><div id="staff" class="fl-module fl-module-separator fl-node-qrnxhyj7vt82 yellow-dash" data-node="qrnxhyj7vt82" aria-label="Separator"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-separator"></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-q5zecr6wxvus" data-node="q5zecr6wxvus" aria-label="Text Editor"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-rich-text"><h2>Staff</h2><p style="text-align: left;">Our staff is the engine behind Oceanic Society. Based across the U.S., they manage everything from programs and travel to partnerships and operations.</p></div></div></div><div class="fl-module fl-module-post-grid fl-node-606b9d0a5adf4 people-archive-group post-grid-bios" data-node="606b9d0a5adf4" aria-label="Posts"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content">
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https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Divya-Gugnani.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></noscript><img src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201024%201024%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-src="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Divya-Gugnani-1024x1024.jpg" class="lazyload wp-post-image" alt="Divya Gugnani head shot" itemprop="image" data-srcset="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Divya-Gugnani-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Divya-Gugnani-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Divya-Gugnani-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Divya-Gugnani.jpg 1200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></div><div class="fl-post-grid-text"><h2 class="fl-post-title"><a href='https://www.oceanicsociety.org/person/divya-gugnani/' title='Divya Gugnani'>Divya Gugnani</a></h2><div class="person-title">Advisory Council Member</div></div></div></div><div class="fl-post-column"><div class="fl-post-grid-post fl-post-grid-image-above-title fl-post-columns-post fl-post-align-default post-10960 person type-person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-person-advisory-council has-featured-image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><meta itemscope itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage" itemid="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/person/eirik-skjaerseth/" content="Eirik Skjærseth" /><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-08-04" /><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-08-04" /><div itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><meta itemprop="name" content="Oceanic Society"><div itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><meta itemprop="url" 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src="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Eirik-Skjaerseth.jpeg" class=" wp-post-image" alt="Eirik Skjærseth headshot" itemprop="image" /></noscript><img src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20500%20500%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' decoding="async" width="500" height="500" data-src="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Eirik-Skjaerseth.jpeg" class="lazyload wp-post-image" alt="Eirik Skjærseth headshot" itemprop="image" /></a></div><div class="fl-post-grid-text"><h2 class="fl-post-title"><a href='https://www.oceanicsociety.org/person/eirik-skjaerseth/' title='Eirik Skjærseth'>Eirik Skjærseth</a></h2><div class="person-title">Advisory Council Member</div></div></div></div><div class="fl-post-column"><div class="fl-post-grid-post fl-post-grid-image-above-title fl-post-columns-post fl-post-align-default post-13279 person type-person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-person-advisory-council 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475Evan Rapoport</a></h2><div class="person-title">Advisory Council Member</div></div></div></div><div class="fl-post-column"><div class="fl-post-grid-post fl-post-grid-image-above-title fl-post-columns-post fl-post-align-default post-10938 person type-person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-person-advisory-council has-featured-image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><meta itemscope itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage" itemid="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/person/jennee-devore/" content="Jennee DeVore" /><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-08-04" /><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-08-04" /><div itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><meta itemprop="name" content="Oceanic Society"><div itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><meta itemprop="url" 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src="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jennee-DeVore.jpeg" class=" wp-post-image" alt="Jennee DeVore" itemprop="image" /></noscript><img src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20600%20600%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' decoding="async" width="600" height="600" data-src="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jennee-DeVore.jpeg" class="lazyload wp-post-image" alt="Jennee DeVore" itemprop="image" /></a></div><div class="fl-post-grid-text"><h2 class="fl-post-title"><a href='https://www.oceanicsociety.org/person/jennee-devore/' title='Jennee DeVore'>Jennee DeVore</a></h2><div class="person-title">Advisory Council Member</div></div></div></div><div class="fl-post-column"><div class="fl-post-grid-post fl-post-grid-image-above-title fl-post-columns-post fl-post-align-default post-14696 person type-person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-person-advisory-council has-featured-image" 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itemid="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/person/michelle-maria-early-capistran/" content="Michelle MarÃa Early Capistrán" /><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2026-08-07" /><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2026-08-07" /><div itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><meta itemprop="name" content="Oceanic Society"><div itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/oceanic-society-logo.png"></div></div><div itemscope itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/author/bhutchinson/" /><meta itemprop="name" content="Brian Hutchinson" /></div><div itemscope itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.oceanicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/michelle-maria-early-capistran-sq.jpg" /><meta itemprop="width" 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