Blue Ventures

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization empowering coastal communities to sustainably manage their vital marine resources. It builds and implements community-led models for sustainable fisheries management, marine ecosystem protection, and climate adaptation. The organization integrates robust scientific data with local knowledge to create interventions that secure biodiversity and improve local livelihoods.

The organization was established in 2003 by Dr. Alasdair Harris, Tom Savage, Dr. Robert Conway, and Matthew Linnecar. Their founding insight was that effective marine conservation must originate from and benefit the communities intrinsically linked to ocean health, moving beyond traditional top-down approaches to foster local stewardship.

Blue Ventures serves a diverse array of coastal communities across tropical regions, assisting them in achieving greater autonomy over their marine environments. Its vision is to cultivate a future where robust marine ecosystems directly underpin prosperous human societies. The organization actively scales its successful conservation frameworks globally via strategic partnerships.