The Ocean houses life and preserves it. Essential to the equilibrium of our planet, it remains largely unknown and threatened.
Since 2003, the Tara Ocean Foundation, the first public interest foundation in France dedicated to the Ocean, has been conducting scientific expeditions to study marine biodiversity as well as observe and anticipate the impacts of climate change and pollution.
Thanks to its Special Observer Status at the UN, it actively participates in crucial decisions for the Ocean.
Our dual mission “Exploring the Ocean to better understand it, Sharing scientific knowledge to raise public awareness”.
The Tara Ocean Foundation has brought together for 20 years a collective of scientists, sailors, and artists from around the world committed to better understanding and protecting the Ocean.
Our strength
Innovative Ocean science developed in partnership with leading French and international research laboratories, providing the largest open-access database on the planktonic ecosystem.
Our action levers
Offer teachers classroom resources
Raise public awareness of Ocean issues
Mobilize political decision-makers
Facilitate international cooperation
13
scientific expeditions
120 000
samples collected
2million
citizens made aware of Ocean issues
11years
of mobilization in favor of the adoption of the High Seas Treaty
“The next 20 years are crucial for the future of the planet and humanity. The issue of Ocean preservation concerns us all. Only collective action will allow us to move faster.””
Romain Troublé,
Executive Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation
Amplify our actions
Starting in 2025, a fleet of two scientific vessels will study the Ocean and its incredible biodiversity and help inform essential decision-making for the Ocean.
Exploring, sharing, and protecting this living Ocean is more vital than ever!
A unique sailboat
Tara
A schooner designed for scientific research and defence of the environment. Tara has been sailing the seas and Ocean of the world since 1989
A true ISS of the North Pole, Tara Polar Station, is a scientific observatory and laboratory that will allow the study of this extreme region, a true sentinel of global warming
The Tara Ocean Foundation needs everyone’s support to carry out its actions. Following us, sharing our actions, making a donation, or making a purchase from our shop helps us to amplify the voice of the Ocean and increase our impact.
