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Nominations Opened from page 4 will recognize a person who has
made significant contributions
while recognizing our nominees who are joining LMC on in ocean conservation through
the frontline of ocean conservation and education across volunteer-related activities.
our planet.” • Work/Career: The Blue
Nominations are open to local and international Friend of the Year Award
candidates. To nominate a person or business in one of the recognizes a person who has
award categories, visit marinelife.org/goblue. Nominations made significant contributions
close on August 25. Finalists will be announced at the Blue in ocean conservation through
Friends Society Social held in September. work-related activities.
An esteemed, independent panel of judges will select • Youth: Th e Blu e
final candidates for the awards. Winners in each category Hatchling Youth Award
are announced during the Go Blue Awards Luncheon at the recognizes students up to and
Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach on including 12th grade who have
Friday, October 25. made significant contributions
Go Blue Award Nominations: Five Distinct Categories in marine conservation
• Lifetime Achievement: The Eleanor Fletcher Lifetime through volunteer-related
Achievement Award recognizes a person who exemplifies a activities.
lifelong, extraordinary commitment to marine conservation • Business / Corporate:
through their work or volunteer activities similar to LMC The Blue Business of the
Founder Eleanor Fletcher. Year Award will recognize
• Volunteerism: The Blue Ambassador of the Year Award a business that has made

outstanding contributions toward promoting conservation
or restoration of marine life or ecosystems through their
practices, products or technology.
Previous Go Blue Award Recipients Include:
Dr. Guy Harvey, Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation; Dr.
Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue; Hardy Jones - Executive
Director, Bluevoice.org; Nathaniel Reed, Everglades
Foundation; Dr. Edith Widder, Ocean Research &
Conservation Association; Florida Power & Light
Company; Gary Adkison, U.S. Shark Foundation;
International Game Fish Association; and Coral
Restoration Foundation.
This Year’s Independent Panel Of Judges Includes:
Gary Adkison, U.S. Shark Foundation director;
Fabien Cousteau, aquanaut, oceanographic explorer,
conservationist and documentary filmmaker; Greg
Marshall, inventor and scientist, National Geographic
Society; Cristina Mittermeier, award-winning
photographer and marine biologist and cofounder
SeaLegacy; Sally Murray, daughter of LMC Founder
Eleanor Fletcher; Susan Murray, Oceana U.S. Pacific
deputy vice president, granddaughter of LMC Founder
Eleanor Fletcher; Paul Nicklen, photographer and marine
biologist, National Geographic cofounder SeaLegacy;
Joel Sartore, photographer, speaker, author, teacher and
20-year National Geographic magazine contributor and
creator of PhotoArk; Brian Skerry, National Geographic
award-winning photojournalist; and Jim Toomey,
Mission Blue executive director, Sherman’s Lagoon
comic strip creator.
For more information about the Go Blue Awards
Luncheon, to purchase tickets or to learn about
sponsorship opportunities, visit marinelife.org/goblue.
About Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea
turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution
that promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with
a focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. The
center features an on-site hospital, research laboratory,
educational exhibits and aquariums, and also operates
the Juno Beach pier, which hosts world-class angling and
sightseeing. Situated on one of the world’s most important
sea turtle nesting beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
is open daily and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-
charge each year. The center’s conservation team works
with 90 local and international organizations across six
continents to form partnerships and share conservation
initiatives and best practices that are core to its mission
of ocean conservation. The center is expanding and
has launched its Waves of Progress capital expansion
campaign, designed to accelerate and amplify LMC’s
conservation and education impact. When complete, the
facility will offer one of the world’s most advanced and
unique experiences for guests and scientific partners.
For more information, visit marinelife.org or call (561)
627-8280.