Ocean Job Board

Locations
Highland Park, NJ, USA · Auckland, New Zealand · Auckland, New Zealand · Auckland, New Zealand · Auckland, New Zealand
Size
1 - 10 employees
founded in
2009
Empowering Pacific Island people to implement traditionally based sustainable sea transportation to ensure independence, cultural revival, and ocean stewardship. Throughout the Pacific, traditionally designed modernized fossil fuel-free sailing canoes or ‘vakas’ (also known as va'a, waka, walap, waa') built by Okeanos Foundation for the Sea are fulfilling a variety of regional needs for transportation between the islands. For the last ten years, the dedicated work of Okeanos has fostered a renaissance in traditional Pacific boat construction, open ocean sailing, and navigational training that has inspired innovative, culturally based local solutions while supporting sustainable development and energy independence. Okeanos is dedicated to supporting Pacific countries to implement a pan-Pacific vaka network providing safe, regular, and reliable service to remote communities. Okeanos vakas are certified for open ocean safety for transport of passengers, cargo, local crops, educational s
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