Ocean Voyages Institute (OVI) was founded by a group of international sailors, educators, and
conservationists, with a mission of teaching maritime arts and sciences, and preserving the
world’s oceans. OVI is dedicated to providing sail training opportunities to youth on a worldwide
basis, as well as providing access to the ocean world and educational programs. In 2009,
Project Kaisei was launched to focus on a major ocean clean-up and to raise awareness regarding
the global problem of marine debris/ocean trash.
“With plastic set to outnumber fish by 2040, we humans are responsible for the oceans collapsing in my
lifetime,
and we must set ambitious targets to tackle the problem of plastic in the ocean. Even with our record-setting
clean-up,
I know we need to do more, and our 1 million pound goal is my commitment to the essential undertaking of
cleaning the oceans of plastic.”
- Mary Crowley, Founder & Executive Director of Ocean Voyages Institute