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The Ocean is Calling, Will You Answer?

Have you ever wondered what the Ocean would say if it could speak? It would tell the stories of sea turtles, sharks, manta rays, and countless other creatures, each navigating their own challenges and journeys. Today, these remarkable beings are calling on you to be part of the change and help protect their future.

Your support can help turn the tide and keep the ocean a vibrant home for generations to come. Will you answer the call?

Answer the Call

Meet the Voices of the Ocean

Rosita

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Rosita

Wah di gwan? I’m Rosita, a beautiful Caribbean reef shark from the beautiful waters of Belize. Life’s great here, but lately, overfishing and habitat loss have been putting sharks like me at risk.

Last year, I had a surprise when researchers from MarAlliance tagged me to keep track of my travels and ensure my safety. Now they can keep tabs on me to ensure I’m staying safe.

Thanks to efforts like MarAlliance’s work, there’s been progress in shark conservation, but we still need your help. Ready to dive in and protect sharks and our reefs?
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Frankie Ford

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Barnacle Bob

Hey there, I’m Frankie Ford, a male sea turtle from the vast MesoAmerican Reef! Unlike the ladies, I spend my whole life swimming in the open Ocean, always exploring new horizons. But rising ocean temperatures, ghost nets, and disappearing habitats are making life challenging.

Last season, what I thought was trouble turned out to be a surprise! Researchers from MarAlliance scooped me up (don’t worry, no harm done!) to tag my shell with a satellite tracker. Now, they can follow my adventures and keep me safe as I travel the oceans - and you can track my journey too on their tracking page.

There’s still work to do to protect sea turtles like me, and that’s where you come in! Ready to help?
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Stephanie

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Stephanie

Hi there! I’m Stephanie, a manta ray cruising the beautiful waters of Cabo Verde. I love cruising through the Ocean, feeding on plankton, and exploring coral gardens. But life isn’t always easy. Bycatch in large purse seine fisheries and pollution are just a few of the challenges we manta rays face.

Last year, I had an unexpected adventure! While splashing around, some friendly researchers from MarAlliance tagged me with a tracker. It was a bit of a surprise, but now they can follow my travels and learn more about how to protect me and other manta rays.

There’s still work to be done to keep our Ocean home safe, and that’s where you come in! Ready to make a splash and help protect manta rays like me?
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The Change We’re Creating

Thanks to your support, we’ve achieved remarkable results such as:

  • Tagged and monitored thousands of sharks, including great hammerheads and lemon sharks, revealing critical migration patterns.
  • Advocated for meaningful protection for sharks and contributed to the creation and expansion of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
  • Conducted groundbreaking studies on male sea turtle movements, reshaping cross-border conservation strategies.
  • Safeguarded sea turtle nesting beaches and feeding grounds in partnership with local communities, reducing poaching and habitat loss.
  • Trained over 200 fishers to monitor megafauna populations, advancing conservation science in the Mesoamerican Reef and beyond.
  • Established long-term monitoring programs for sharks, rays, and sea turtles across key regions, building vital marine datasets.
  • Empowered hundreds of Community Science Investigators (CSI) to protect marine resources through data collection and conservation.
  • Educated thousands of students about marine conservation, inspiring grassroots stewardship.

By working with local communities, fishermen, scientists, and policymakers, we’re safeguarding marine wildlife and the communities that depend on them.

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Animals Tagged
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Turning Your Generosity into Action

A breakdown of what donations achieve:

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$25

Could cover the cost of 25 conventional tags to study the movement and growth of sharks and rays.

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$50

Could cover a day of training for a local fisher (or student) in sea turtle monitoring and conservation.

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$100

Could cover the cost of a full CSI (Collaborating Shark Investigator) kit to engage fishers and stakeholders in shark monitoring.

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Splash

Hey, I’m Splash, a manta ray from the stunning waters of Cabo Verde! I love cruising through the ocean, feeding on plankton, and exploring coral gardens. But life isn’t always easy. Bycatch, pollution, and habitat loss are just a few of the challenges we manta rays face.

Last year, I had an unexpected adventure! While splashing around, researchers from MarAlliance tagged me with a tracker. It was a bit of a surprise, but now they can follow my travels and learn more about how to protect me and other manta rays.

There’s still work to be done to keep our ocean home safe, and that’s where you come in! Ready to make a splash and help protect manta rays like me? 

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Barnacle Bob

Hey there, I’m Barnacle Bob, a male sea turtle from the vast Mesoamerican Reef! Unlike the ladies, I spend my whole life swimming in the open ocean, always exploring new horizons. But rising ocean temperatures, ghost nets, and disappearing habitats are making life challenging. 

Last season, what I thought was trouble turned out to be a surprise! Researchers from MarAlliance scooped me up (don’t worry, no harm done!) to tag my shell with a satellite tracker. Now, they can follow my adventures and keep me safe as I travel the oceans – and you can track my journey too on their tracking page. 

There’s still work to do to protect sea turtles like me, and that’s where you come in! Ready to help?

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Finn

Wah gwan! I’m Finn, a Caribbean reef shark from the beautiful waters of Belize. Life’s great here, but lately, overfishing and habitat loss have been putting sharks like me at risk. 

Last year, I had a surprise when researchers from MarAlliance tagged me to keep track of my travels and ensure my safety. It was a little shocking, but it’s helping protect me and my home. 

Thanks to efforts like MarAlliance’s work, there’s been progress in shark conservation, but we still need your help. Ready to dive in and protect sharks and our reefs?

Asistente de comunicación (Internship)

MarAlliance es una organización internacional sin ánimo de lucro registrada en EE.UU., Belice, Panamá y Cabo Verde, cuyo objetivo es explorar, facilitar e inspirar cambios positivos para la fauna marina amenazada, especialmente tiburones y rayas, sus hábitats críticos y las comunidades humanas dependientes. Nuestra misión es amplia y ambiciosa, y trabajamos en tres idiomas y en siete países de tres regiones. Ante el declive de muchas poblaciones de megafauna marina, estas especies necesitan una voz fuerte, eficaz y con base científica que las represente para ayudar a los socios dependientes a dar forma a las estrategias y acciones de gestión y conservación para invertir el declive.

Resumen del puesto:

Buscamos a un becario (6 meses) proactivo, con conocimientos digitales y excelente capacidad de redacción y edición de textos, que apoye la creación de contenidos escritos de alta calidad y recursos multicanal para difundir el trabajo que MarAlliance realiza a través de sus plataformas en línea (sitio web, redes sociales, boletín, entre otras) y fuera de línea, y que interactúe con nuestro público externo para contribuir a nuestros objetivos generales de comunicación y marketing. El Asistente de Comunicación dependerá directamente del Coordinador de Comunicación y Marketing, y trabajará en estrecha colaboración con el resto del equipo para apoyarles en los elementos de comunicación de su trabajo.

Las funciones y responsabilidades incluirán, entre otras, las siguientes:

  1. Proporcionar apoyo creativo, editorial y operativo a los proyectos. 
  2. Apoyo en la organización, etiquetado y etiquetado del archivo fotográfico y gestión del archivo de vídeo.
  3. Gestión de la comunidad: Gestionar activamente los canales de medios sociales, así como identificar nuevas tendencias y oportunidades de colaboración. Generar reels y visuales.
  4. Apoyo en la redacción de artículos de blog (SEO) y contenido de boletines. 
  5. Ayudar a construir y desarrollar materiales, herramientas y acciones para campañas (online y offline).
  6. Ayudar en diferentes tareas relacionadas con la comunicación trabajando mano a mano con contratistas externos (desarrollador web, diseñador gráfico…) para mejorar el compromiso de las audiencias externas.
  7. Apoyo en la elaboración de informes de campañas y comunicaciones (Google Analytics, métricas de redes sociales, informes de marketing por correo electrónico).
  8. Como parte del Equipo de Comunicación de MarAlliance, apoyar al Coordinador de Comunicación y Marketing en cualquier otro proyecto de comunicación, coherente con las habilidades y experiencia del titular del puesto, en circunstancias no rutinarias.

Experiencia, conocimientos y aptitudes requeridos:

  1. Licenciatura en comunicación, periodismo, marketing o cualquier disciplina relacionada.
  2. Experiencia en comunicación digital o marketing.
  3. Pasión e interés por la naturaleza, la vida marina y la conservación.
  4. Capacidad demostrada para redactar y presentar comunicaciones creativas.
  5. Presencia y conocimientos de medios sociales y digitales.
  6. Capacidad para realizar múltiples tareas y detectar buenas historias.
  7. Capacidad para trabajar a distancia y cumplir los plazos establecidos.
  8. Conocimientos de diseño gráfico deseables, pero no necesarios.
  9. Conocimientos de edición de vídeo deseables pero no necesarios. 

Salario y prestaciones:

Estipendio durante 6 meses.

Idiomas:

Español, con fluidez en inglés

Localización:

Nacionales o residentes de Panamá, Belice, México, Honduras, Guatemala.

Este contrato será a distancia dentro de las zonas horarias de América, flexible, a tiempo completo y desde casa con hasta un 10% de viajes ocasionales locales e internacionales.

Cómo presentar la candidatura:

Por favor, envíe su currículum, portfolio si lo tiene, y carta de presentación a info@maralliance.org con “MAR-CA_Apellido” en el asunto antes del 21 de marzo, 2024. No se admiten llamadas.

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Communications Assistant (Internship)

MarAlliance is an international non-profit registered in the US, Belize, Panama and Cabo Verde that aims to explore, enable and inspire positive changes for threatened marine wildlife – notably sharks and rays – their critical habitats and dependent human communities. Our remit is broad and ambitious, and we work in three languages and across seven countries encompassed by three regions. In the face of declines in many populations of marine megafauna, these species need a strong, effective, and science-based voice to represent them to help dependent partners shape management and conservation strategies and action to reverse declines.

Position summary:

We are seeking for a proactive, digitally savvy Paid Intern (6 month) Communications Assistant with excellent writing and copy editing skills, who will support the creation of high-quality written content and multichannel assets to broadcast the work MarAlliance does through its online (website, social media, newsletter, among others) and offline platforms, and engage with our external audiences to contribute to our overall communications and marketing goals. The Communications Assistant will directly report consistently to the Communications and Marketing Coordinator, and work closely with the rest of the team to support them on the communications elements of their work.

Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  1. Provide creative, editorial, and operational project support. 
  2. Support organizing, labeling and tagging the photo archive and video archive management.
  3. Community Management: Actively manage social media channels, as well as identify new trends and collaboration opportunities. Generate reels and visuals.
  4. Support with writing blog articles (SEO) and newsletter content. 
  5. Help build and develop materials, toolkits, and actions for (online and offline) campaigns.
  6. Assist in different communications-related tasks working hand in hand with external contractors (web developer, graphic designer…) to improve the engagement of external audiences.
  7. Support in campaign and communications reporting (Google Analytics, social media metrics, email marketing reports)
  8. As part of the MarAlliance Communications Team, support the Communications and Marketing Coordinator with any other communications projects, consistent with the skills and expertise of the post holder, in non-routine circumstances.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills Required:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing or any related discipline.
  2. Experience working in digital communications and or marketing.
  3. Passion and interest for nature, marine life and conservation.
  4. Proven ability to write and deliver creative communications.
  5. Social Media and digital presence and knowledge.
  6. Ability to multitask and spot good stories.
  7. Capable of working remotely and meeting established deadlines.
  8. Graphic design skills are desirable but not required.
  9. Video editing skills are desirable but not required.

Salary and benefits:

Stipend for 6 month.

Language:

English, Spanish are mandatory.

Location:

Panama, Belize, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala nationals or residents. 

This contract will be remote within the Americas time zones, flexible, full-time and home-based with up to 10% occasional local and international travel.

How to apply:

Please send your resume, portfolio if you have one, and cover letter to info@maralliance.org with “MAR-CA_Last name” in the subject line by 21st of March, 2024. No calls please.

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