Ocean Youth is an engaging programme aimed at teens who want to get involved in the many aspects of marine conservation whilst developing valuable skills and meeting like-minded people. Young ocean-loving leaders will have the opportunity to create and collaborate on projects that will help our ocean survive and thrive into the future, as well as meeting other ocean loving experts and change makers along the way.

Join this globally recognised initiative here in Hawkes Bays this 2021, delivered by the National Aquarium of New Zealand, focusing on Kororā (little penguin) and the coastal environments they call home.

Ocean Youth Hawkes Bay 2021 programme includes:

• Take part in a field trip to visit our regional kororā sanctuary and conservation project, and meet the experts that founded it.
• Explore the Ahuriri estuary with our local coastal environmental scientist Hannah Ludlow, and assist her with her work.
• Take part in a field trip to the rocky shore and connect with national and global researchers via citizen science projects.
• Learn from marketing and communication experts on how to successfully design and implement your own conservation campaign aimed at engaging the public in to action!
• Take part in individual or group led final day presentations, highlighting your campaign ideas that will help our local and national Kororā populations and our coastal environments.
• And lots more!

This 6 day programme is available for ages 14 to 18, and will run between 10am and 3pm daily.

To learn more about Ocean Youth visit the international website, www.oceanyouth.org or contact the National Aquarium at education@nationalaquarium.co.nz