2025 Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award Finalists 

PASSWORD: TDBSFestival A boy's bond with his mother — and the ocean they loved — inspires him to protect the deep blue sea for future generations.

Babacar Thiaw, a visionary Senegalese surfer, entrepreneur, and environmental activist, is on a mission to tackle his country’s escalating plastic pollution crisis and preserve its coastline for future generations.

Konstantinus, a native of Batanta in Raja Ampat, set out to continue his father's mission to awaken the love for nature in people after his father was killed by illegal loggers in 2010. As he says, he chose a less radical path to do so, teaching children about the beauty of local nature, running a sustainability-focused homestay, and planting coral, sea grass, and mangroves himself. With all these measures, his goal is to protect and maintain one of the last natural paradises, as well as ensuring a sustainable livelihood for the local communities.

A modest tribute to the Cosmos, the Ocean, and how the two are intertwined.

PASSWORD: ESBFelix After a major storm, Tess Felix found her local beach covered in plastic debris, making her aware of the magnitude of the plastic pollution in the ocean.

Following his Grandmother's footsteps to one of the most remote and bear-strewn beaches in Alaska, painter Max Romey discovers that an ocean of problems is closer to home than he could have imagined.

Will Moffett, a 6th generation Florida teen, sets out to restore dead coral reefs in Florida and globally.

This is a song with animation about the plastic pollution crisis. It discusses how plastic pollution harms wildlife and the planet as a whole.

A happy fish family, broken apart by pollution.

Driven by desperation to provide for his daughter, Alon sets off a chain of events that pits survival against morality. As he navigates the wreckage of a broken system, he's forced to confront the cost of his choices, revealing the quiet tragedy of those pushed to the edge.