Chair of the ICMM Ocean Sustainability Committee: 
Laura Boon-Williams
National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich (London, UK)

Committee Members:
Dr Christina Brophy Maritime Museum of San Diego (San Diego, USA)
Emily Jateff Australian National Maritime Museum (Sydney, Australia)
Dr Connie Ng Hong Kong Maritime Museum (Hong Kong SAR)
Kim Reinhardt Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Ocean Sustainability Committee Updates

Ocean Sustainability Committee Resources

  • Free Ocean Literacy Resources for ICMM Members from the World Ocean Observatory (W2O)
    All W2O resources are available in any combination, for other uses, to advance each museum partnership: all at no charge. Resources include free access to Learning Station Displays on the ocean and deep sea, World Ocean Radio, access to the World Ocean Forum and many other downloadable resources and exhibits.

  • Ocean Literacy Research Presentation from New Zealand Maritime Museum
    Watch a free 40 minute presentation on the NZMM Ocean Literacy Research Project featuring NZMM Director and ICMM Vice-President, Vincent Lipanovich. This research project was undertaken as part of the ICMM Global Maritime Histories Project funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

  • Free Regeneration Ocean Exhibition for ICMM Members
    The Regeneration Ocean banner exhibition explores and explains the key points of the UN Ocean Decade, fostering greater awareness of this initiative and its impact on the heath and productivity of our one ocean. The Australian National Maritime Museum is pleased to partner with the ICMM to provide this 4 panel (print-on-demand) exhibition free of charge to ICMM member institutions. 

  • Blue Ocean and the Marine Environment Presentations at the ICMM Congress 2024
    – Keynote speaker: Dr Helen Czerski, Blue Machine: Seeing Ourselves as Citizens of an Ocean World, followed by a plenary discussion: Navigating the Future: The Role of Maritime Museums in Ocean Sustainability