ASEAN, Japan, and UNDP have announced the 60 winners of the ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge (ABIC)! 🎉 These innovators are tackling marine challenges like sustainable fisheries, plastic pollution, and eco-tourism across ASEAN and Timor-Leste. 🌱♻️ Congrats to all! Stay tuned!💙

Iconic rays face ongoing threats to survive, shows a new study. The research shines a spotlight on the deeply unsustainable trade in manta and mobula gills and meat, at levels that will drive this family to extinction if action isn’t taken urgently. bit.ly/3Zz8bXU

Mobulid rays, including manta and devil rays, are among the most endangered elasmobranch species due to heavy fishing driven by demand for their meat and gills: ➡️43 countries catch significant numbers of rays ➡️14 countries extract gill plates Read on: research.mantatrust.org/palacios-et-al…

Our campaign, “She is a Woman. She is the Planet.” is all about the women of the environment. The very first environmental heroine of our campaign is Thanda Ko Gyi, the founder of Myanmar Ocean Project. Who is she? What has she been doing? Enjoy the comic and learn more. 🔗 Connect

A pre-monsoon update from the sea from our team in #MyeikArchipelago. We're very grateful to be able to continue working with the fishing communities in such challenging times in #Myanmar. If you're still looking to support our fundraising efforts, please see the earlier posts.

🌊 Last week we celebrated #WorldOceansDay with Goethe-Institut Myanmar, showcasing art & writing by youth across Myanmar. Thank you to all the amazing young creatives & volunteers who made it special! 💙 #OurOceanOurLife #OceanArt #MyanmarOceanProject

Earlier this July, MOP's Thanda joined the 2025 Asia Shark Research & Conservation Leadership Workshop in Palawan 🇵🇭, a powerful week of learning, connecting, and growing. Huge thanks to Blue Capacity Collective and everyone who made it possible! 📷#ASRA #MyanmarOcean