THE ASSOCIATION
Watch the Sea is for all outdoor explorers and ocean lovers. We offer nature reconnection and immersive ocean experiences while actively supporting the protection of this precious environment.
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OUR MISSION
To promote sustainable transformation through the organization of guided Seatrekking expeditions combined with ocean protection activities. We achieve this through our active participation in participatory science programs, collaborations and support.
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OUR VISION
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To make people see themselves as part of nature again and to protect it. We believe that "when we love something, we protect it".
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OUR VALUES
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Watch the Sea is based on the values of commitment, empathy, community, love for nature, and the belief that we are existentially connected to it.
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OUR OBJECTIVES
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To develop Seatrekking as an eco-responsible sport activity,
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To organize expeditions at sea to recreate an intimate reconnection with Nature,
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Actively protect our oceans by collecting waste at sea, monitoring the health of marine and coastal ecosystems, observing biodiversity and through actions based on participatory science,
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Raise awareness of marine pollution issues and support the sustainable transformation of organizations.
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Our objectives are in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
We must change and implement transformation quickly to ensure the future health of our planet and our own. We believe that we can contribute to having an effective impact in order to achieve the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in particular:
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Our actions of reconnection and immersion in nature and the sea directly bring concrete benefits to our beneficiaries: physical, physiological, psychological and social benefits.
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
The beneficiaries of our actions include sensitive groups (young people, people with disabilities, long-term assignments, isolated people, seniors and migrants on social integration journeys) and actively contribute to equal opportunities and social integration.
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION:
Ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
ECO-COACHING
ECO-DESIGN OF PRODUCTS/SOLUTIONS
OCEAN APPROVED ECOLABELING
LIFE UNDERWATER: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
ECO-EXPEDITIONS / SUSTAINABLE TRAVELS
OBSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
WASTE COLLECTION
WATER QUALITY TEST
PARTNERSHIPS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS
Our actions are carried out in close partnership with local stakeholders for maximum impact: associations, foundations, communities, research centers, care centers and social centers, environmental protection organizations, local businesses.
OUR HISTORY
The Association Watch The Sea was created in January 2019 in Marseille, France by Martina Schlüter and Philippe Balch with the aim of:
1. Develop the knowledge and protection of the underwater environment,
2. Develop and spread Seatrekking in a resolutely eco-citizen way.
The association, based in Marseille, Brest and Paris, is directed by Philippe Balch and lives thanks to the commitment of its active members and its benevolent supporters. The management team is composed of a dozen members, and a hundred participating members.
Since July 2020, the association is recognized as being of general interest. Donations are tax deductible for individuals and companies.
THE BOARD AND ACTIVE MEMBERS
OUR PARTNERS
