Discover people and organizations who are making waves that inspire us to learn, explore, and act to make positive change.

Shireen

Dr. Shireen Rahimi is an award-winning filmmaker,
marine anthropologist, freediver, National Geographic
Explorer, and the founder of Lightpalace Productions.

With her work, Shireen creates visual stories that
highlight our emotional relationships with the
natural world.

GiGi Lucas

GiGi Lucas is a surfer and founder of SurfearNEGRA,
an organization that brings cultural and gender
diversity to the sport of surf.

From bringing surfing fundamentals to school gyms
and providing funding for girls of color to attend
local surf camps, SurfearNEGRA is empowering kids
everywhere to #diversifythelineup.

GiGi Lucas is a surfer and founder of SurfearNEGRA,
an organization that brings cultural and gender
diversity to the sport of surf.

From bringing surfing fundamentals to school gyms
and providing funding for girls of color to attend local
surf camps, SurfearNEGRA is empowering kids
everywhere to #diversifythelineup.

Washed Shore

Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques-Yves
Cousteau, is an award-winning activist and advocate
for ocean restoration and abundance.

As head of Oceans 2050, and as a senior advisor to
Oceana, Cousteau collaborates with world leaders
across sectors to influence, convene, achieve
measurable outcomes that will make the oceans more
biodiverse and abundant.

Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques-Yves
Cousteau, is an award-winning activist and advocate
for ocean restoration and abundance.

As head of Oceans 2050, and as a senior advisor to
Oceana, Cousteau collaborates with world leaders
across sectors to influence, convene, achieve
measurable outcomes that will make the oceans more
biodiverse and abundant.

Sailors for the Sea Sailors for the Sea

Rocking the Boat empowers young people from the
South Bronx to develop self-confidence, set ambitious
gials, and gain the skills necessary to achieve them,
one boat at a time.

In an interview with Nautica, Founder and Executive
Director Adam Green shares how students work
Together to build wooden boats, learn to row and sail,
and restore local urban waterways in their
communities.

Rocking the Boat empowers young people from the South Bronx
to develop self-confidence, set ambitious goals, and gain the
skills necessary to achieve them, one boat at a time.

In an interview with Nautica, Founder and Executive Director
Adam Green shares how students work together to build
wooden boats, learn to row and sail, and restore the local urban
waterways in their communities.

Washed Shore

Washed Ashore creates aesthetically powerful art to
educate a global audience about plastic pollution in the
ocean and waterways.

From cleaning miles of beaches to stitching plastics
together for giant sculptures, Washed Ashore works to
spark positive changes in consumer habits and promote
environmental conservation and sustainability.

Washed Ashore creates aesthetically powerful art
to educate a global audience about plastic
pollution in the ocean and waterways.

From cleaning miles of beaches to stitching
plastics together for giant sculptures, Washed
Ashore works to spark positive changes in
consumer habits and promote environmental
conservation and sustainability.

Sailors for the Sea Sailors for the Sea

Powered by Oceana is the world's only ocean
conservation organization that engages, educates, and
activates the sailing and boating community toward
restoring ocean health. Its three key programs—Green
Boating, Clean Regattas, and Kids Environmental
Lesson Plans—give boaters the tools and knowledge to
take action for the oceans.

In an interview with Nautica, Sailors for the Sea
Skipper Rob Howie talks about the importance of
saving our oceans for generations to come.

Powered by Oceana is the world's only ocean conservation organization that
engages, educates, and activates the sailing and boating community toward
restoring ocean health. It's three key programs—Green Boating, Clean Regattas,
and Kids Environmental Lesson Plans—give boaters the tools and knowledge to
take action for the oceans.

In an interview with Nautica, Sailors for the Sea Skipper Rob Howie talks about
the importance of saving our oceans for generations to come.

The Trevor Project

The world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization
for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ)
young people.

The organization works to save lives by providing support through free and
confidential suicide prevention and crisis intervention programs on
platforms where young people spend their time: a 24/7 phone line, chat, and text.

The world's largest suicide prevention and crisis
intervention organization for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning
(LGBTQ) young people
The organization works to save lives by providing
support through free and confidential suicide
prevention and crisis intervention programs on
platforms where young spend their time: a 24/4
phone line, chat, and text.

Charity Water

charity:water is a nonprofit organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to
people in developing countries. By working with local experts and communities to find
ideal sustainable solutions, charity:water has provided everything from piped systems
to BioSand Filters for those in need.

At Nautica, we recognize the importance of having clean water for drinking and
hygiene. We've helped aid over 530 projects, served over 119,000 people, and raised
over $4,000,000 in donations. With your help, we can continue to keep clean water
flowing for communities around the globe.

charity:water is a nonprofit organization that brings
clean and safe drinking water to people in developing
countries. By working with local experts and
communities to find ideal sustainable solutions,
charity:water has provided everything from piped
systems to BioSand Filters for those in need.

At Nautica, we recognize the importance of having
clean water for drinking and hygiene. We've helped
aid over 530 projects, served over 119,000 people,
and raised over $4,000,000 in donations. With your
help, we can continue to keep clean waterflowing for
communities around the globe.

Oceana

Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest international advocacy
organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Their mission is to
reduce the production of single-use plastics and restore our oceans to the
rich, healthy, and abundant environments they once were. Oceana seeks
to make our oceans more biodiverse and abundant by winning policy
victories in the countries that govern much of the world's marine life.

Find out how Nautica and Oceana are working together to help protect
our oceans, including more Sustainably Crafted product collaborations
through 2022.

Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest
international advocacy organization focused solely
on ocean conservation. Their mission is to reduce
the production of single-use plastics and restore
our oceans to the rich, healthy, and abundant
environments they once were. Oceana seeks to
make our oceans more biodiverse and abundant by
winning policy victories in the countries that govern
much of the world's marine life.

Find out how Nautica and Oceana are working
together to help protect our oceans, including
more Sustainably Crafted product collaborations
through 2022.

Oceana presents

Maya Gabeira

A professional surfer from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Maya Gabeira currently holds
the record for the largest wave ever surfed by a female. Maya has also won
numerous awards, including an ESPY for Best Female Action Sport Athlete.

Her work as an Oceana Ambassador has spanned over 10 years and includes
filming the "Catch a Break" PSA, which focuses on protecting marine habitat.

A professional surfer from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil,
Maya Gabeira currently holds the record for the
largest wave ever surfed by a female. Maya has also
won numerous awards, including an ESPY for Best
Female Action Sport Athlete.

Her work as an Oceana Ambassador has spanned over
10 years and includes filming the "Catch a Break"
PSA, which focuses on protecting marine habitat.

Sparc Ideas

In 2020, Nautica and our parent company, SPARC Group,
created SPARC IDEAS, an internal task force that is dedicated
to making sure Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, Awareness, and
Support are at the forefront of the decisions we make and the
way we operate as an organization.

Meet some of the faces behind SPARC IDEAS who are making
waves and leading the charge to create positive change, both
in our company and our communities.

Sparc Ideas Sparc Ideas

Find out how Nautica is positively impacting the
environment with consciously-crafted styles.

Find out how Nautica
is positively impacting the environment
with consciously-crafted styles.