The ocean speaks to all of us, though not always in the same way.

For some, it’s a childhood memory—salt in the hair, waves lapping at the edge of joy. For others, it’s a reminder of fragility, of beauty vanishing beneath rising tides.

This MPA Day, under the theme “Ocean protection needs human connection,” 

we turn to 15 multidisciplinary artists—illustrators, photographers, curators, graffiti artists, fine artists, painters, creative designers, authors, graphic designers, and animators—each exploring the emotional terrain that the ocean stirs within them and their work.

Through these varied creative lenses, we’re reminded that marine protection is not just a scientific or political issue. It’s an expression of care, of memory, and of belonging—a deeply human call to defend what we cannot bear to lose.

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