Elevating youth voices in ocean conservation through arts, media, and science.

STEAM-powered ocean education

Art, science & media in action

Turning passion into activism

Dive Into What We Do

  • Big Blue Crew

    From scuba divers to students, authors to activists, the Big Blue Crew is a community of advocates who are passionate about inspiring others to protect the sea.

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  • Art by the Sea

    This free fun-filled festival is the creative space for young people and their families to connect with the ocean and truly experience the wonders of their own aquatic backyard.

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  • Sea Youth Rise Up

    Sea Youth Rise Up (SYRUP) unites young leaders from across the country in Washington D.C. for several days centered around Capitol Hill Ocean Week and World Ocean Day.

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  • Plastic Free Cities

    We’re leading the way to empower South Florida youth to protect the ocean by working with local businesses to transition away from single-use plastics!

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Who We Are

Co-founded by mother-daughter duo of science communicator Danni Washington and her mother Michelle Swaby-Smith, Big Blue & You has spent over a decade empowering youth to become passionate stewards of the ocean and protectors of our blue planet.

On The Big Blue Blog

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 This year's theme is Our Power, Our Planet. This year is all about renewable energy, and taking action to triple the generation of clean electricity around the world by 2030. You can help by advocating to your local politicians, j
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current that runs around Antarctica and is part of the ocean "conveyor belt" is at risk of slowing down. This ocean current isn't as well known as some of those other "conveyor belt" currents helps to pro
🌎 Earth Day is coming up, so we wanted to share a few ideas on how you can take Action on Earth Day! This year's theme is Our Power, Our Planet.⁠ ⁠ 1. Check out @earthdaynetwork ⁠ 2. Educate. Learn how Earth Day started, what has been achieved over
Happy National Dolphin Day! Did you know there are over 40 different species of dolphins all around the world? Most live in our oceans, but there's a few fresh water dolphin species as well! But the species that most people think of when talking abou
We’re welcoming Lauren Martin as our new Program Manager! 💙 With a Master’s in Marine Mammal Science and a strong connection to her Mohawk roots, Lauren is bringing heart, knowledge, and a whole new wave of inspiration to Big Blue &
Big Blue & You is excited to announce that we’ve been chosen as a recipient of @drinkopenwater Sea Change Grants! ⁠ ⁠ This grant will help fund our Sea Youth Rise Up (SYRUP) program where we unite young leaders from across the country in Wa
Capitol Hill Ocean Week is happening again this year, and we're so excited to send another delegation of amazing youth leaders to Washington, DC to attend. But we can't do this without you! 🙏⁠ ⁠ If you want to support our next selection of youth lea
Happy Manatee Appreciation Day! Did you know that the closest living relative to the manatee is.. the elephant? It makes sense if you look closely, they have the same thick skin and three to four toenails, just like their elephant cousins! ⁠ ⁠ #manat
It's World Water Day! 💧This year's theme is Glacier Preservation. ⁠ ⁠ Our glaciers are melting faster than ever, and it's causing more and more problems around the world. Floods, droughts and landslides are becoming more common because of rapidly me

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