Nominations are open for Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Seventeenth Annual Go Blue Awards.
The awards ceremony and luncheon will be held at the Kravis Center on October 30. This year’s keynote speaker and recipient of the Eleanor Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award is Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, a marine biologist, explorer, and globally recognized leader in shark conservation.
As CEO and chief scientist for the Ocean First Institute, McComb-Kobza guides pioneering efforts in research, education, and conservation that have helped protect marine life and impacted more than 1.5 million people globally. Her research and conservation work have been featured by the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, NPR, and CBC. In 2025, McComb-Kobza delivered a TEDxBoulder talk, “From Fear to Fascination: The Truth About Sharks,” highlighting how transforming fear into understanding is key to ocean conservation.
The Go Blue Awards ceremony will honor outstanding achievements in conservation across categories, including:
The Blue Ambassador of the Year Award: Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in marine conservation through volunteer or work-related activities.
The Blue Hatchling Youth Award: Recognizing an individual under the age of 17 who has made significant contributions in marine conservation through volunteer-related activities.
The Blue Business of the Year Award/Nonprofit of the Year Award: Recognizing a business or nonprofit that has made outstanding contributions toward promoting and encouraging conservation, restoration, or preservation of marine life and/or marine ecosystems through their business practices, products, or technology.
The deadline to submit nominations is August 14.
Tickets for the Go Blue Awards can be purchased online. Proceeds from sponsorships and ticket sales directly support LMC’s sea turtle and marine conservation efforts.
For more information on Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Go Blue Awards, visit marinelife.org/go–blue-awards.
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