Marine Conservation

We need our oceans to stay alive

The Foundation promotes the management of vast ocean resources and their sustainability. It carries out initiatives to avoid the destruction of habitats, the depletion of

species, pollution and other threats faced by oceans that often go unnoticed because underwater the scarring is not as evident and visible as the one we see on land.

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What we
are doing

Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy 2022

Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award

Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy 2021

Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team

Racing for the Planet Campaign

Save the Coral Reefs Campaign

Turn the Tide on Plastic Campaign

Save the Ocean Campaign

Graphic Campaign: Tips to Help Save Coral Reefs

Graphic Campaign: Tips to Live with Less Plastic

Ocean Sustainability Events

Sustainability Workshops for Children and Schools

Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Academy

The Good Bottle

Drinking Water Station Installation

Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy 2020

Webinar on Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy

VR J Boats Portugal Trophy

Plastic Free Flights

Flying the Change Campaign

Cape Verde Science Expedition

Marine Conservation Education Program

Seabin

Beach and Ocean Clean-ups

Surf Classes

Member of the Portuguese Plastics Pact

Joining Plastic Pollution Coalition

Member of International Coral Reef Initiative

Mirpuri Foundation is deeply committed to the conservation of the ocean and its marine life. Half of the oxygen that every human being breathes comes from the ocean. We need oceans to keep us alive and our oceans are dying.

Caribbean monk seal and coral reefs are endangered

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The
Problem

A number of species are now extinct or endangered. The Atlantic grey whale, last sighted in 1740, is now extinct due to Whaling. The Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals are considered to be one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet. The last sighting

of the Caribbean monk seal was in 1952, and it has now been confirmed extinct. Sea Turtles, namely green turtles, are globally endangered. The Pacific Bluefin tuna, targeted by the fishing industry for its use in sushi and sashimi, is now at risk for extinction.

The green sea turtles are globally endangered

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Why
this program

The biggest threat to our oceans are human beings and actions such as ocean pollution and over-fishing amongst others. The Mirpuri Foundation sponsors projects that can help determine how best to protect

and conserve marine species and their ecosystems, as well as how to better educate and create awareness for the public and stakeholders while simultaneously lobbying for conservation laws and policies.

“Mirpuri Foundation believes that no isolated efforts can succeed and only by acting together we can change course for a better world, a world where sustainability comes before politics and profit.”

— by Paulo Mirpuri