Big Blue Blog
Check here for the latest updates, stories, and inspiration from our ocean advocacy adventures and community action projects.
Inside SYRUP 2025: A Week of Youth Ocean Advocacy
SYRUP 2025 brought youth to D.C. for a week of advocacy, learning, and leading the charge for ocean justice.
Inspiring Students to Pursue Environmental Careers
Over 60 students joined our Youth Environmental Careers Summit with Miami Waterkeeper.
Plastic Free Cities Ignited my Inner Advocate for the Planet
From advocate to leader, Vanessa R. now mentors students and helps local businesses go plastic-free!
How Junior Sustainability Consultants Led a Virtual Plastic-Free Blitz for Plastic Free Cities
Our Junior Consultants led a virtual Plastic-Free Blitz with MDCPS Student Gov.
Youth Advocates Unite for Ocean Conservation: Highlights from 2024 Sea Youth Rise Up
Sea Youth Rise Up united global youth in D.C. for a week of training, lobbying, and ocean advocacy.
The Anatomy of an Activist
Apurva Iyengar had the opportunity to host a session at the IUCN “One Nature, One Future” Global Youth Summit.
Inspiring Change: Big Blue & You’s Contribution to Ocean Heroes Bootcamp
Big Blue & You trained more than 500 kids ages 11 to 18 on communications strategies to fight plastic pollution.