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Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) is a 
OCN's YouTube Channel
Organizations established in 2020 Nature conservation in Namibia
Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) is a non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
organization based on the central coast of Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
, founded by Naude and Katja Dreyer in 2020 to create global awareness of ocean and plastic pollution and its impact on animals, specifically seals.
OCN focuses mainly on an area called Pelican Point, on the Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic coast of Namibia. Immediately south of Angola, it stretches from the Kunene River to the Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire Namib Desert coast. The in ...
near Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay (; ; ) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the List of cities in Namibia, second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The city covers an area of of land.
The bay is a ...
.
As of March 2024, OCN had rescued approximately 3,000 seals trapped in marine debris since 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic
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, videos of these rescues went viral on YouTube
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and TikTok
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. A documentary was made about OCN in 2023 called ''Cutting the Line'', which won multiple film festival awards.
As of March 2024, OCN was funded by donations and had a team of seven.
References
External links
{{commons categoryOCN's YouTube Channel
Organizations established in 2020 Nature conservation in Namibia