hat drove us to create 4 Ever Oceans? I began scuba diving in 2011 and was immediately entranced by the incredible beauty of all the creatures that lie beneath the waves. My scuba buddy takes 100's of pictures and videos every time we dive. I tell people scuba diving is like being on another planet! But only 1.5 percent of the world's population scuba dives, while many get one or two chances to snorkel in their lifetime. Scientists who study reefs and their inhabitants can't be in the water very often, but scuba divers are on reefs everyday. What if we could provide scientists and the public a view of reefs around the world everyday of the year? We can not only help science by providing images and data, but we can also open up this world to students of all ages that may never put a toe in an ocean.
Dr. Joanie KleyPas
My good friend and advisor, Dr. Joanie KleyPas, has been studying coral for decades and she is a witness to the dramatic changes taking place on our reefs. As an international top Coral Scientist, she and others like her are working diligently to figure out how to keep our reefs thriving. We have seen devastating coral reef bleaching and fish populations shrinking all over the world. Joanie inspired me into action, looking for ways we can help scientists in their work. It's easy to see the pollution in our air and the plastic trash piling up, but building awareness of Ocean collapse is critical to get people enthusiastic about helping.
Join us in a Journey to help our Planet
4 Ever Oceans will always have free access. To succeed we need citizen scientists to share the wealth of information to everyone so we can not only help scientists in their studies of coral, fish, mammels and thier environment, but to help everyone learn more about our oceans.
Take Action:
- Share your Video, Images and Data
- Help Educate Everyone about Oceans
- Discover your next diving destination
- Give to Scientist Projects around the world
Smart Tools
AI
At 4 Ever Oceans we will be integrating AI tools to help identify creatures in our Oceans. We've all taken a picture of something we can't identify, and we've also taken a picture where we aren't even sure what the intended subject was. We wlll also engage these tools for curriculum so students and scientists can go find creatures, and see if they are migrating, thriving, or have threats from invasive species.
Image Enhancement
Built in tools to help you improve the color qualities, cropping and managing of your pictures.
Storage options to keep all your images in one place. Easy to search tools for finding anything you've shared or want in a private vault.
