Edinburgh University Ocean Advocates

Edinburgh University Ocean Advocates Welcome Ocean Advocates! We are a society at Edinburgh University dedicated to marine conservation.

Come join us for the annual International Women’s Day sunrise swim next Wednesday at Portbello Beach! We will be meeting...
28/02/2023

Come join us for the annual International Women’s Day sunrise swim next Wednesday at Portbello Beach! We will be meeting outside a café at 6:30 AM so we can swim for the 6:45 AM sunrise. Anyone is welcome to attend! Be sure to bring lots of layers. Hope to see you there! 🌊

The Ocean Advocates (Marine Conservation) Society has been selected as a great fit for our Student Opportunities Represe...
02/02/2023

The Ocean Advocates (Marine Conservation) Society has been selected as a great fit for our Student Opportunities Representative roles and Vice President Activities and Services position. We’d like to encourage members to for these positions. With only 2 weeks left (Feb 15) to submit your nomination, please consider running! There are currently very few nominations for the below positions.

There are 4 Student Opportunities Representative positions available:
💛 Wellbeing
💛 Inclusion & Access
💛 Participation
💛 Media

🧩 Vice President Activities and Services - Earn £25,000 as a Sabbatical Officer developing student communities, from societies to peer support.

Visit: http://eusa.link/societies-stand

This is a unique opportunity to create meaningful change for students and is a fantastic leadership position that will boost your CV and help you stand out to employers.

The Ocean Film Festival is coming to Edinburgh! 🎬Fancy watching a selection of the best short films starring seafaring v...
02/02/2023

The Ocean Film Festival is coming to Edinburgh! 🎬

Fancy watching a selection of the best short films starring seafaring voyages, extreme water sports and marine conservation from the depths of our oceans? REGISTER INTEREST VIA THE LINK IN OUR BIO ✏️

📅WHEN: Sunday 12th February - 7PM
📍WHERE: Festival Theatre, Nicolson St

Student tickets for this event cost £16 but this will be SUBSIDISED TO £10 FOR OAMCS MEMBERS! 💙 Those without membership are of course still welcome to attend, you’ll just need to pay the full ticket price.

You MUST register your interest for this event (link in our bio) so we can gauge numbers, and then we’ll be in touch with payment details to finalise tickets. Remember to tick yes on the form if you have membership to receive your discount (we will be checking!)

More details on the films can be found at and on their website (www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk) 🐡

This is sure to be a great evening - looking forward to seeing you there! 🐋🍿

‼️A new Microfibre Bill is currently being considered to tackle the ever-increasing problem of microfibre pollution. As ...
27/01/2023

‼️A new Microfibre Bill is currently being considered to tackle the ever-increasing problem of microfibre pollution.

As a type of microplastic, these fibres contain harmful chemicals and pose not only a risk to our natural world, but also to human health when they are introduced to the food chain.

The Bill would require all new washing machines to have microfibre filters, preventing them from reaching our waterways.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for this proposal by signing ‘s petition before its 2nd reading in Parliament on 3rd February!

Come clean one of the nicest beaches in Edinburgh - Silverknowes Beach! This event (as usual) is completely FREE. We'll ...
16/01/2023

Come clean one of the nicest beaches in Edinburgh - Silverknowes Beach! This event (as usual) is completely FREE. We'll be providing all materials (litter pickers, gloves, trash bags, etc.), so just bring yourself, any friend and lots of motivation for helping our dear planet Earth ❤ We do these beach cleans monthly around different areas of Edinburgh, so this is also a great chance to get to know what OAMCS (Ocean Advocates, Marine Conservation Society) does and how to get involved, we're a friendly bunch and we'll be happy to answer all your questions! Sea ya there 🐋

MEETING POINT: Surgeon's Hall Bus Stop - 10:15AM. We’ll get the no.29 bus to Silverknowes. If making your own way there, we’ll meet in front of the Boardwalk Beach Club Cafe at 11am.

DM us on insta (.oceanadvocates) on the day if you can't find your way/need help with directions! 🙂

Come say hi this Wednesday at the Give it a Go Activities Fair! 🐋 We’ll be there from noon to 4pm. Can’t wait to see all...
13/01/2023

Come say hi this Wednesday at the Give it a Go Activities Fair! 🐋 We’ll be there from noon to 4pm. Can’t wait to see all of you there! Here’s to another fun semester! 🥂

🌊 Exciting event this weekend! 🌊We’ll be joined by Emily, the Conservation Officer at the Scottish Seabird Centre, who w...
22/11/2022

🌊 Exciting event this weekend! 🌊

We’ll be joined by Emily, the Conservation Officer at the Scottish Seabird Centre, who will take us on a guided walk to spot coastal wildlife in North Berwick.

This experience will be completely FREE (usually £7.50 per person) so definitely not one to miss!

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📍 We’ll be meeting at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick (EH39 4SS) for our walk at 12pm.

Some of us will be getting a train from Waverley around 11am but there are a number of ways to get there (train/bus/car). If you’re unsure or have any concerns don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

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‼️ Spaces are limited so please sign up using the link in our bio and be sure to let us know if you can no longer make it!

Hope to sea you there! 🐋

Beach clean this Sunday! We’re so excited to see everyone and hope to see some new faces! 🏝️🧼🦑We will be taking the 10:3...
14/11/2022

Beach clean this Sunday! We’re so excited to see everyone and hope to see some new faces! 🏝️🧼

🦑We will be taking the 10:30am bus to Cramond Beach. Meet at Bristo Square at 10:15am to take the bus with us.

🐠If you’d prefer to meet us at the beach, we’ll be meeting at 11:30am at Cramond Beach.

🐋Can’t wait to “sea” all of you there!

Come take part in our arts & crafts evening on Tuesday! 🎨🖌 To raise awareness of plastic pollution in our oceans, we’ll ...
10/11/2022

Come take part in our arts & crafts evening on Tuesday! 🎨🖌

To raise awareness of plastic pollution in our oceans, we’ll be letting our creativity flow to make a mural using reclaimed plastics from our last beach clean!

📆 WHEN: Tuesday 15th November 6-7PM

📍WHERE: Room 3.01 - 40 George Square

All are welcome - we hope to sea you there! 🐬

❗️Calling all Ocean Advocates (Marine Conservation) society members!!❗️We’re still looking for a social media coordinato...
27/09/2022

❗️Calling all Ocean Advocates (Marine Conservation) society members!!❗️

We’re still looking for a social media coordinator! This is a very creative and rewarding job 🤓 but our President can’t keep doing it herself!

Keen to be on the society’s committee this year? Then be sure to run for this last position! 🐋
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Hit the link in our bio (or copy this into your browser: https://forms.gle/EamjfYEujLMqNoV37) to submit an application with a short blurb telling us why you make a great fit for the role 🧑‍💻

Please DM us if you have any queries 📲

Remember you have to be a current member to apply for this position❗️

[Note: Deadline to submit a candidacy application is 6th October 22:00 BST]
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[AGM to be held online via voting form]

Hope to see you apply! 💙

Thanks everyone who came to our first Beach Clean of the year!! 🐠🦀🐋🦑🐳🦐 🧼🪣 +Valle our collaborations officer taking the 📸...
25/09/2022

Thanks everyone who came to our first Beach Clean of the year!! 🐠🦀🐋🦑🐳🦐 🧼🪣
+Valle our collaborations officer taking the 📸

Portobello was sure a lil windy and so so clean, and while that’s suuuper positive (we saw so many other people cleaning the beach too!) we know some of you wanted more! Our beach clean next month will be much more ‘productive’ & special so stay tuned for that!

In any way, we appreciate everyone’s help, it was so nice to meet so many other ocean advocates!

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