#UNOC: an evening to bring people together and take action
On Monday evening, for our side event at #UNOC, the United Nations Ocean Conference, we were delighted to bring together our precious ecosystem for a unique evening on the Beau Rivage beach in Nice.
🤝 Passionate patrons,
🔬 Scientific project leaders,
💙 Pure Ocean Lovers always on hand…
A high point to celebrate innovation, encounters and transmission together, the pillars of our action at Pure Ocean.
These moments of exchange are essential: they fuel our energy, strengthen our convictions and remind us why we are committed to the Ocean every day.
Thank you all for your presence, your support and your infectious enthusiasm.
Your energy has reinvigorated us so that we can continue to make the voice of science ring out loud and clear for a truly protected ocean.
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This weekend, young people from the Contact Club and members of Watch The Sea completed a human and committed adventure: more than 8 km of swimming at sea between Monaco and Nice, by strength of arms and heart, guided by Watch The Sea and supported at sea by Le Chant des Voiles.
🔥 Together, these swimmers have proved that courage, solidarity and commitment can make the ocean’s voice heard and change things. Their arrival in Nice on 8 June, World Ocean Day, during UNOC 3 – the United Nations Ocean Conference, marks a powerful gesture for our blue lung. And it was all the more symbolic because it was also the birthday of one of the young participants!
🕓 In total, 6h30 of swimming spread over two days – 4h on Saturday, 2h30 on Sunday – in an admirable collective dynamic.
♻️ This observation mission enabled us to recover a lot of waste. Little pollution between Cap d’Ail and Beaulieu: an encouraging sign that some areas are becoming cleaner.
🎯 An adventure with a message: the ocean needs us.
💙 A huge thank you to :
Each participant for his or her exceptional commitment,
The Watch The Sea team for this wonderful initiative,
Le Chant des Voiles for its support at sea and its welcome on board in Villefranche harbour,
The Contact Club for its grassroots work with young people and its spirit of adventure,
And the Mairie de Beaulieu-sur-Mer for its warm welcome on Place Marinoni.
All those who supported this project, at sea or on land.
🌍 This challenge is much more than a sporting effort: it’s a collective cry of hope to protect the ocean. And it’s only the beginning.
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This Saturday, June 7, young people are taking to the water for the ocean!
To mark World Ocean Day, a unique challenge will be taking place between Monaco and Nice: a crossing of more than 15 km on an aquatic trek, carried by young people from the Contact Club, accompanied by the Watch The Sea team and Chant des Voiles.
💪 A real physical and collective feat, to make the voice of young people committed to helping the planet heard.
🌍 Their arrival in Nice is no coincidence: it’s the venue for UNOC 3 – the 3rd United Nations Conference on the Oceans, a major global event where the future of our blue lung will be decided in the coming days.
🎯 Objective: raise funds for scientific research!
➡️ Join the fundraising campaign and become a part of this adventure: https://www.gandee.com/participate/2035
Thank you to all those who are making this action possible. Together, let’s make waves for the ocean!
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On Tuesday 3 June, just a few days before the 3rd United Nations Conference on the Oceans, 250 leaders got together to celebrate… our Ocean.
It was an unforgettable evening: laughter, generosity, a unique atmosphere and a historic venue on the Mediterranean. What a blast!
THANK YOU to the 250 Pure Ocean Lovers who attended with passion and conviction. Thanks to you, the auction and tombola were a real success: €63,000 raised to fund ocean research!
💡 Every euro will support scientific projects to better understand and protect our blue lung. Your commitment makes a difference. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💫
A big thank you to Yann Fostier and Cotton Blue for this exceptional cheque presentation: €125,000 for scientific projects. What a commitment!
🎶 A moment suspended during the magical musical interlude of the Blue Wave Project with Sophie Barranes and Marie Kell de Cannart.
🎤 Well done to Nathalie Simon for an energetic performance.
🍴 A huge thank you to Rolland Paix for this colourful and tasty feast!
Backstage & thanks :
🔦 Thank you to Solive for this superb technical performance which lit up the evening ✨
🎤 Maison R&C – Yonathan Chamla & Romain Rudondy, a crack duo at the auction
🎯 Sophie Salerno for her golden advice, accompanied by her top-notch team
📚 Pixel Orsi for the superb catalogues
🏛️ La Casa Delauze, Thalie Testot-Ferry & Protocole Agency for this exceptional venue
🎶 Artefacts for the sumptuous musical entertainment during the cocktail party
📸 Marie Lacoste, JM Ranaivoson and Allégoria for capturing these magical moments
⭐ See you next year!
Thank you to our partners and committed sportsmen and women, thanks to whom incredible prizes raised funds for science:
Sebastien Arcouet, Greta Boato, Yohan Brandt, Le Saule Pleureur, Mahn Kloix,
Odile Moulin, Florent Touchot, Tony Viacara, Bruno Fabre, the Le Manifeste Jaune collection,
Gas Bijoux, Seventy One Arkea, Anova, Bel Air Fine Art, Borg Marseille, Treisième Homme,
L’équipe de l’Olympique de Marseille, Violette Dorange, Matthieu Jalibert, Nikola Karabatic,
Catlante, Chanel, Devenir, EMCG, Festival À la Bonne Mère, Frojo, Lulli, Milhe & Avons, Orient Express, Cédric Rouzé.
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Discover the brilliant minds behind our 2025 winners!
🌿 The Sundarbans, straddling India and Bangladesh, are home to the world’s largest mangrove swamp. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this exceptional area of biodiversity also plays a vital role as a natural shield against storms and rising sea levels.
But today, this bulwark is crumbling. Pollution and climate change are accelerating the erosion of these mangroves, weakening the roots of the mangroves and undermining the local communities that depend directly on this ecosystem.
🛠️ To restore and strengthen these mangroves, Sudipto Majumdar is deploying AquaMAP: a scientific project that combines silvopisciculture (aquaculture in the heart of the mangrove) and bio-inspired sediment capture techniques. The aim: to stabilise the soil, encourage natural regeneration, and strengthen the resilience of the inhabitants in the face of climate disruption.
🌱 In this video, he introduces you to his project!
From 7 to 12 June, we will be fully mobilised for the 3rd United Nations Conference on the Oceans.
What is the UNOC? The UNOC is an international conference that aims to mobilise stakeholders to preserve the ocean. This year, for the 3rd time, leaders from all over the world are meeting in Nice. A unique opportunity for scientists, NGOs, businesses and civil society to reiterate the urgent need to put the ocean at the heart of political decisions.
🎯 Our aim is to raise awareness and bring people together to show the impact of our projects and promote science.
To achieve this, we’ll be carrying out actions that are just like us:
🔹 scientific talks
🔹 raising awareness through sport
🔹 gatherings with our partners and sponsors
🔹 cooperation with committed allies such as Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean and the Plateforme Océan Climat
➡️ Discover our programme in the visual!
A week to show that concrete solutions exist – and that it’s time for effective action to take care of the ocean.
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Together with Sacha, they form the events team: together, they orchestrate our actions on the ground and support our sports ambassadors who fly the flag for our cause. 💪
Her next challenge? The Pure Ocean Gala! Join him on Tuesday 3 June at Casa Delauze. ✨
A native of Bordeaux with a passion for sailing and swimming, Piero has always had his heart set on the ocean. Today, he’s combining his experience and energy to enthusiastically spread the word about our mission.
👥 Discover the brilliant minds behind our 2025 winners!
What if reintroducing seabirds helped restore coral reefs? In Polynesia, Hannah Epstein is installing floating nesting boxes to encourage their return. Their droppings, rich in nutrients, breathe new life into the reefs, plankton and fish.
🦜 In this video, she presents her Birds On Sticks project, winner of the 2025 prize.
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We regularly tell you about the committed people around us: talented ambassadors, generous patrons, dedicated project leaders, and many others.
But who are these passionate Pure Ocean members who fight every day for ocean research?
From event organization to scientific project coordination, communications, administration and sponsorship, they are the pillars on which our mission rests. The dedication and passion of each and every one of them drives our shared, unwavering commitment to protecting the ocean.
Follow us to discover the faces that make Pure Ocean an unstoppable force in supporting scientific research for our ocean.
Discover the brilliant minds behind our 2025 winners!
Every week, 15 million items of used clothing arrive in Accra, Ghana. Much of it ends up in the Korle lagoon, polluting beaches and destroying marine habitats, particularly those of turtles. With the acceleration of fast fashion, this textile pollution is worsening and is being dispersed into the ocean, to the indifference of the general public.
Today, there is still a lack of precise data on the extent of this pollution, preventing the introduction of effective measures to combat it.
Megan Schuknecht and Joseph Ayesu have decided to take action: with the ALT-Waste project, they are deploying an autonomous underwater robot to map precisely this underwater textile waste, which is currently invisible to the public authorities.
This scientific data is essential for raising awareness among decision-makers and implementing effective solutions to protect marine biodiversity.
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