Eurocean's Youth

In collaboration with the French Ministry of the Sea, Surfrider Foundation Europe has launched a call for the Ocean in 2021 and creates a network of Ambassadors of the future maritime world : Eurocean’s Youth. Surfrider have recruited 106 young Europeans aged from 20 to 27 years old from all EU Member States. Students and young professionals in the maritime sector (scientist in oceanography, biology, environment, political sciences, officers...), they have worked since November 2021 with a precise objective: to establish 11 Recommendations around 2 major subjects: the sustainable future of maritime transport and the Blue Careers. The Recommendations on Blue Carrers are about the creation of an Erasmus + maritime program, the Investissement for upcycling of people employed in disappearing sectors and the inclusion of Ocean Literacy at the European level. The Recommandations concerning the shipping are about a new system for zero-emission vessels, the water quality on the EU ports, autonomous vessels, funds for the environmental transition and the Green Marine Europe labbel. Here are the 11 Official Recommendations: https://surfrider.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/en-official-recommendations-ey.pdf To create these Recommendations, hey have been trained by experts during : - Webinars on the European Union functioning, Blue careers, and shipping - Workshops with Surfrider coaches to writing the Recommendations - Public speaking training with professional coaches They have presented these Recommendations during the summit organized by the French ministry of the Sea in the framework of the French Presidency of the UE Council in La Rochelle and during the One Ocean Summit (workshop “Which Europe of the Sea?”) in Feburary. Also, to have a global view, here is the video of the Eurocean’s Youth in La Rochelle : ⚓🤝 Eurocean's Youth network for a sustainable maritime world The Eurocean’s Youth ambassadors will now work to deepen their Recommendations to continue to carry them at several international and European events. Indeed, news webinars and workshops are planned to deepen the Recommendation n°4 and 5 on Ocean Literacy (in partnership with the coalition EU4Ocean), the Recommendation n°1 on fisheries and to create the 12th Recommendation on Ocean governance. The Ambassadors will be also trained by the same public speaking coaches to be ready for the next events. Which are: The European Maritime Day (with the EU4Ocean coalition) in June. The Conference on “Blue Skills” organized by the European parliamentary intergroup SEArica in May. The Ocean Week organized by a coalition where Surfrider is member in Brussels in June. The UN Ocean Conference in June To summarize, the main objective of Eurocean’s Youth is to give to young European people the voice so that they can carry their legitimate vision for a sustainable maritime world and be heard by the decision makers and other actors.