MARRES To The World

We're using comic books and educational materials to engage a new audience with ocean issues. "Naïa's Journey" follows her exciting mission to balance human activities with ocean health. Throughout her travels, she meets inspiring people and learns important lessons, encouraging young readers to care for the environment.

In her first adventure "Panic at Pelagos", Naia finds herself in a small French port, at the heart of the Pelagos Sanctuary, a dolphin is found dead on a beach, entangled in barbed wire. With her friend Octave, a marine biologist, they attempt to solve the mystery of this tragedy in an area designated for the conservation of cetaceans.

Our students develop accompanying educational materials such as video podcasts, outreach infographics, and interactive quizzes. Emma and Nikita are at the forefront of this initiative, interviewing ocean experts to compare the scientific and socio-economic aspects of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and overfishing in France and Costa Rica, the two countries organizing the next UN Ocean Conference in Nice in 2025.

What happens when you bring together students, alumni, young researchers, and ocean professionals from across the globe… for 24 hours straight?

As part of UNOC 2025, we organized an official side event like no other: a 24-hour live relay, following the sun across all time zones.

This collaborative initiative is driven by Université Côte d’Azur and the MARRES program, designed to spotlight the voices, work, and perspectives of emerging ocean leaders. Across 25 sessions, we explore the many faces of ocean sustainability through roundtables, short videos, and dynamic exchanges.

>> Discover our students, alumni and partners all around the World