An Ocean of Story Maps

[2019]

With the storytelling tools in ArcGIS, the ocean community is telling powerful stories about ocean science, conservation, exploration, and field work. The Story Maps in this collection by Esri were chosen for the outstanding ways that they are informing, educating, and inspiring scientists, conservationists, decision-makers, and the general public, on a wide variety of ocean issues. They include two that feature our work with the iLCP in Palau and on the Great Barrier Reef.

A collection of Story Maps about ocean science and conservation

With the storytelling tools in ArcGIS, the beauty of Esri’s Ocean Basemap, as well as a small tsunami of ocean content percolating up through a host of open data sites, the ocean community is telling powerful stories about ocean science, conservation, exploration and field work.

The Story Maps in this collection were chosen for the outstanding ways that they are informing, educating, and inspiring scientists, conservationists, decision-makers, and the general public, on a wide variety of ocean issues.

Dive in and enjoy! Scroll through our gallery below, or go to the end for a world map to find stories about specific locations.

Palau: A Photographic Expedition

In our third expedition with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, iLCP Fellow Keith Ellenbogen joined the crew of the M/S Golden Shadow in Palau.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: A Photographic Expedition

iLCP is proud to work for the second time with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. This time around iLCP Fellow Jürgen Freund embarked on their research ship, the M/Y Golden Shadow, to explore Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Everything You Need to Know About the 2027 Science Without Borders® Challenge

Are you ready to combine your creativity with ocean science?

The 15th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge is now open! Whether you’re participating for the first time or returning for another year, this guide will help you get started.

This year’s theme, Navigate With Care, invites students to explore how responsible navigation helps protect both people and life in the ocean. Through your artwork, you can compete for scholarships and international recognition while inspiring others to protect both people and life in the ocean.

Global Reef Expedition Data Contributes to Landmark Report on the World’s Coral Reefs

More than a decade after scientists aboard the Global Reef Expedition surveyed coral reefs across the Pacific, the data they collected continues to contribute to our understanding of the world’s coral reefs.

Today, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) released Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025, the most comprehensive assessment to date of the status and trends of coral reefs worldwide. The report brings together an extraordinary amount of information collected over more than four decades—and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to have contributed data from the Global Reef Expedition to this global effort.

A collection of Story Maps about ocean science and conservation

Palau: A Photographic Expedition

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: A Photographic Expedition

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