BlueBoard

How do you bring the ocean closer to people? In this episode, Ahmetcan Uzlaşık speaks with Iwona Gin and Lolita Couchene from Nausicaá, Europe’s largest aquarium, about education, youth advocacy, ocean diplomacy, and whether aquariums can truly drive change.Episode Chapters:Why Nausicaá is Different? 0:00 - 5:20Citizen Awareness 5:20 - 8:55Engaging Children 8:55 - 15:10Real Political Momentum 15:10 - 17:43Youth Diplomacy 17:43 - 19:28Success Stories and Challenges 19:28 - 22:05Ethical Concerns About Animal Welfare 22:05 - 27:05Key Messages 27:05 - 29:05

How can creativity reconnect us to the sea? In this episode, educator Rebecca Katsaris and filmmaker Agnė Marcinkevičiūtė share how art, storytelling, and film inspire marine awareness, from preschool classrooms in Cyprus to communities around the Baltic Sea.Episode Chapters: Increasing Marine Environmental Awareness 0:00 - 6:10"The Sea Begins Here" 6:10 - 10:45Working with Kids 10:45 - 16:40Baltic Sea Documentary 16:40 - 19:40Empowering Educators 19:40 - 23:55Outreach and Impact 23:55 - 25:05Global Challenges 25:05 - 32:16

Marine sustainability isn’t only about behaviour change or science. Pamela Buchan explains how identity, citizenship, and public participation shape who controls the future of our oceans, and why democratising marine governance matters now more than ever.Episode Chapters:Introduction 0:00 - 4:40Marine Citizenship 4:40 - 12:40Ocean Governance 12:40 - 17:50Thick Marine Citizenship 17:50 - 26:00What Needs to Change? 26:00 - 29:57

Gergely Hankó and Bendegúz Bachrathy join BlueBoard to explore how the Tisza Plastic Cup turns river cleanup into community action, creativity and youth leadership. They discuss the journey from local trash collection to cross-border river protection, why a landlocked country matters for ocean health, and how hands-on river experiences can spark blue citizenship in a new generation.Episode Chapters:Tisza Plastic Cup and Environmental Challenge 0:00 - 8:30Youth Engagement 8:30 - 17:29Hungary's Importance 17:29 - 23:20Long-Term Engagement 23:20 - 26:24

Marine educator and researcher Géraldine Fauville joins BlueBoard to talk about “double immersion” underwater VR, why emotions like wonder and empathy matter for ocean literacy, and how this technology could democratise access to the sea. They explore behavior change, ocean inequality, and what the future of blue education might look like.Episode Chapters:Introduction 0:00 - 2:50Wonder and Empathy in Ocean Care 2:50 - 7:50Democratizing Ocean Access 7:50 - 14:50The Future of Blue Education 14:50 - 19:44