A strong Education and Outreach Program (E&O) is essential to the Ocean Defenders Alliance (ODA) mission, and we take it very seriously. ODA believes that for change to occur, people must be made aware of the issues, problems, and challenges that currently threaten the oceans’ health and survival.
The main ways we educate the public is through the media and via presentations to schools and groups/clubs.
Check out the recent happenings in both areas:
Coverage by the Press Corps
Although this method of communication is challenging to garner and is certainly not guaranteed, ODA is pleased to report that we have received coverage recently in some very wide-reaching media outlets including:
Orange County Register (January 9, 2013)
Divers Go After a 'Killing Machine' (print)
Ocean Defenders is prominently featured on the front page of the Orange County Register
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Orange County Register (January 4, 2013)
Local Divers go after 'killing machine' nets
Read the article pictured above: OC Register online feature
Orange County Register (January 4, 2013)
Five Questions with….ODA Captain Kurt Lieber
Read the article: click here
Orange County Register (January 3, 2013)
Full-page spread in the OC Register's weekly supplement HB Wave (print)
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Los Angeles Times (December 22, 2012)
Scube divers to remove fishing net entangled on shipwrecked barge
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Educational Presentations at Schools & Dive Clubs
ODA Founder and President Kurt Lieber attended the following events and presented video and information about the work of Ocean Defenders Alliance:
January 08, 2013 Northwood High School
January 08, 2013 OCUPS presentation
December 13, 2012 – Lakeland College, Mentor, OH
December 6, 2012 - Deep Blue Dive Club - presentation by (from the right to middle)
ODA Founder and President Kurt Lieber and ODA Dive Coordinator Steve Millington
