BORN OUT OF PASSION FOR THE OCEAN
Documentaries in 2011 on salmon farming within Asia, poisoning of birds off Lord Howe Island with plastic, and coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef were so shocking that we could not sit back and watch anymore - we had to do something.
So we decided to take our mission further and support the Great Barrier Reef Foundation by donating a percentage of our profits to help rebuild the reef with coral cradles with plans to expand this also to the ocean cleanup.
“Ever since I was a child, I’ve felt connected to water: lakes, rivers, streams - I love to jump in and swim around. But it’s the ocean where I go for rejuvenation, revelation and solace. If people are not educated to understand what is at risk, they will continue to do the status quo”
Susan Rockefeller
Honorary Chair of The Sapphire Project
The ocean provides the oxygen for every second breath we take.
Our coast is intimately linked to our national economy, industry, arts, social lifestyle and cultural identity, with more than 85 percent of Australians living within 50 kilometres of the sea.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions and culture.
We also acknowledge the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Eora Nation, as traditional owners of the lands on which we live and work today.
