Storytelling is a powerful tool for social change. In a sea of perpetually updated newsfeeds, we create editorial content with the goal to inform, inspire and include ocean advocates of all ages and backgrounds.
This journal is an ongoing log of our collective movement — a record of the people, projects and ideas that inspire our mission and move us forward. To keep up with the latest, check in here, follow our social media channels and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Wavelengths.
PUBLIC RECORDS ON WHY UNDERSTANDING YOUR IMPACT IS COUNTERCULTURAL
We talk to the cofounders of a cultural space in New York that puts ecology and the environment at the core of its mission.
SKY HIGH FARM: WHERE FASHION MEETS FOOD IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
Sky High Farm is a non-profit, a regenerative farm, a fashion label and recently, a Parley collaborator.
Meet the designer making luxury fashion from seafood waste AND mushrooms
We catch up with Uyen Tran, who reflects on her upbringing on the coast of Vietnam and time working in New York, foundations that inspired her to launch TômTex with the aim to design the future.
FIELD NOTES – WORLD OCEANS DAY
From the coastline of Sri Lanka to the mountains of Rio, Parley’s teams and volunteers mobilized around for an unprecedented week of action.
Loyiso Dunga: A view from inside the Great African Seaforest
In this interview we go deep on the marine biologist’s work mapping kelp forests on the coast of South Africa, why respecting Indigenous teachings is so important, and how his fear of the ocean manifests itself as deep respect.
Dior x Parley: The third capsule collection
For the third year running, we partnered with Dior on a Beachwear Capsule that reflects our collaborative desire to move towards a more eco-innovative future for fashion.
Redesigning in Sri Lanka
Our team in Sri Lanka recently collaborated with the Academy of Design in Colombo on a new project exploring critical ocean issues and the role young designers can play in creating solutions.
Modern Synthesis is the biotechnology company creating fashion with bacteria
We visited the Modern Synthesis lab in London to get a firsthand look at the products that they’re making using K.rhaeticus bacteria and learn more about their journey into the fashion industry.
IN FOCUS: Nima Sarikhani
The London-based photographer recently won the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year People’s Choice Award for his stunning photo of a sleeping polar bear – we caught up with him to find out more about his work.
Launch Weekend at Escuela del Océano Pichilemu
Parley Chile enters a new era of ocean education and impact with the Parley AIR Station and Escuela del Océano in Pichilemu.
SCIENCE VS PLASTIC: STUDYING THE SEYCHELLES
We catch up with Alvania and Jessica Lawen of Parley Seychelles to talk about their first scientific paper on marine debris – and what they learned writing it.
How Sway is using seaweed to replace single-use plastic
We speak to Julia Marsh about her journey as a designer making ‘beautiful trash’ to being a CEO revolutionizing toxic food packaging.
Meet Joshua Farinella, “The Ed Snowden of Seafood”
Joshua Farinella thought he was moving to India to secure his family's future, but what he saw while he was general manager of a shrimp processing plant changed the trajectory of his life.
The Unseen is revolutionizing the beauty industry using upcycled algae biomass
We speak to material scientist Lauren Bowker about why we need to be able to visualize the world that’s all around us, what alchemy means to her and her new pigment Algae Black.
Parley AIR: Understanding Ocean Currents
A major ocean current system could collapse in the next century. The fallout would be catastrophic.