Today We Have

Today We Have the winners of the 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 "𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜"!

Young changemakers came together to share their powerful ideas and creative solutions for a better future. After much deliberation, the Jury selected 3 outstanding projects to receive 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨:

🌊Think green, Act smart, young students for a better tomorrow: Barbara Jurek, Lauren Bohdziewicz

🌊When Water Takes Control: Are Our Cities Ready?: Zuzanna Czajka, Dominka Ciastowicz, Hanna Goszczyńska, Aleksandra Dubyk

🌊Chemical weapons from World War II: Agata Bujnowska, Kristoffer Wilga

𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝟮 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨:

🌊Narwhal - the Ocean unicorn: Jagoda Ciba, Maja Ciba i Nadia Talarkiewicz

🌊BPA & Phthalates- A Hidden Threat: Radosław Kulesza, Wiktor Redko i Oliwia Dymowska

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝟮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧:

🌊Climate Futures: taking action: Timberlyn Dunkan

🌊Wandering about far future in Sopot: Aleksandra Kotarska, Maja Fota, Alicja Ciołkowska, Aurora Zielińska, Jan Karzeczewski, Olaf Smoliński

It was a truly inspiring gathering of passionate and conscious young minds who care deeply about the future of our planet. We can’t wait to see what they come up with next – and we definitely hope to see all of you again at the 2026 edition of the conference!

Curious to see what these brilliant students created? Dive into their work here
https://padlet.com/iopan1/international-junior-conference-2026-entitled-where-the-worl-7kitm2krmxjjr3cs

Akwarium Gdyńskie
Instytut Oceanologii PAN
MSC Polska - chroń morza i oceany

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Today we have something special for you. 🌊

Together with Ula Zerek from polka dot and Karolina Mielczarek from Storytelling in movement, we invite you to watch a unique film that explores how dance, storytelling, and beauty can deepen our understanding of the world and our connection to the sea.

Inspired by the natural rhythms of the seashore and personal stories of living by the sea, this wordless story shows how movement can express emotions, experiences, concerns, and insights that scientific data alone cannot fully convey.

Movement is a language shared by all living beings—from the tides shaping our coastlines to the rhythms sustaining human life. Through dance, we discover the connections that unite people, nature, and the ocean.

🎥 Watch the film and join us on this journey of discovery.

Choreography & Dance: Karolina Mielczarek
Voice: Kasper Zieliński
Video: Emil Neumann
Video Supervision: Izabela Kotyńska-Zielińska & Ula Zerek

🌍 We All Live by the Sea
todaywehave.com/contest
https://youtu.be/s_TsKDOjUmY

I live by the Sea This film is an exploration of how the art of dance, woven together...

Today We Have World Oceans Day! 🌊
On this special day, we are excited to announce the results of the 2026 I Live by the Sea International Youth Photo and Film Contest! 🎬📸
Since 2017, the contest has brought together 1,843 participants from 36 countries, creating a growing global community united by one message:
WE ALL LIVE BY THE SEA.

Whether we live by the coast or far inland, in the mountains or in the middle of a city our actions affect the ocean. Together, we can choose to make that impact positive.

🌍 This year, we received 95 entries from 17 countries:
Croatia, Estonia, France, Gibraltar (UK), Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, and the United States.

A huge thank you to all participants for your inspiring photos, films, and powerful ocean stories! 💙
The exhibition of winning photos, together with selected films and stories, opens on 8 June at Gdynia Aquarium, Poland.

Here you can read all the winning and inspiring texts:https://todaywehave.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/The-best-stories-2026.pdf
Although this edition has ended, our community continues to grow!
Stay connected with us, share your sea stories, and join the next edition coming this fall.

Instituto Español de Oceanografía - IEO
Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo
Instytut Oceanologii PAN
Fundacja MARE
Brevard Zoo
Cretaquarium
EurOcean
Marbefes
Ong Mare Nostrum
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - HCMR
Nausica

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Results of the I live by the Sea International Youth Photo and Film Contest 2025 Today We Have World Oceans Day! 🌊On this special day, we are exci...

🐙Ośmiornica to najbardziej oddana mama w oceanie.
Przez wiele miesięcy opiekuje się jajami bez przerwy, delikatnie je czyści, wachluje wodą, aby dać im tlen i nie opuszcza ich.
W tym czasie często w ogóle nie je.
Gdy w końcu młode się wyklują, wiele matek ośmiornic jest tak zmęczonych, że niestety umiera. To jedna z najbardziej niezwykłych historii poświęcenia w świecie zwierząt.

Można powiedzieć, że Dzień Matki jest świętem kosmopolitycznym, pamięta czasy starożytnych Egipcjan, Greków i Rzymian. Doświadczenie macierzyństwa nie zna granic przestrzennych, politycznych, czasowych. Jest też świętem ponadgatunkowym. Tzw. instynkt macierzyński wbrew pozorom nie dotyczy jedynie ssaków i ptaków ale także owadów, płazów i gadów. Troskliwych mam w świecie zwierząt jest bardzo dużo pingwinice, ośmiornice, słonice morskie, orangutanice, gepardzice czy słonice to zaledwie wierzch góry lodowej, więc pamiętajmy, żeby chronić naszą „Planetę Matkę”, by mamom żyło się lepiej. 🌊

🌍 We are excited to introduce our keynote speaker for the International Junior Conference 2026 “Where the World is Heading” Timberlyn Duncan.

Timberlyn Duncan is a coastal research assistant at the Coastal Studies Institute in the Outer Banks of the United States and a master’s student in marine science at North Carolina University. Her research focuses on relationships between coastal communities and the ocean, with a particular emphasis on climate mitigation and climate justice.
For the past several years, she has also been deeply involved in education and community engagement. She is the founder of The Manny Project, an educational outreach initiative created to amplify the voices of minority youth interested in ocean conservation and marine science, while addressing disparities in access, education, and opportunity.

During the conference, Timberlyn will deliver an inspiring presentation: “As it relates… to you and to the ocean.”

She will explore the importance of celebrating diversity in coastal communities and how our cultures, languages, experiences, and stories shape the ways we understand and protect the ocean. Participants will also see photos from her research sites and gain insight into the daily life of an integrated marine researcher.
We are looking forward to this inspiring meeting! 🌊

More info: https://oceanofchanges.com/en/odn-km2026/