Eyesea
Graeme Somerville-Ryan has a diverse work experience spanning different industries. In 2001, they worked as the Export Education Innovation Programme Manager/Marketing Manager at Education New Zealand. Graeme then moved on to Bell Gully in 2005, where they worked as a Business Development Advisor. From 2006 to 2010, Graeme served as a Marketing Projects Specialist at Dentons Kensington Swan. In 2010, they joined Wikborg, Rein & Co. as the Marketing and Business Development Director (Asia), a role they held until 2016. Graeme then took on the position of Managing Director at Escorial Consulting starting in 2012. In 2020, they founded Eyesea, a nonprofit organization focused on mapping global pollution and maritime hazards using geotagged pictures. Additionally, in 2023, they became a member of the Global Ambassadors of Sustainability.
Graeme Somerville-Ryan obtained their MA and BA (Hons) degrees in Anthropology from the University of Otago, where they studied from 1991 to 1998.
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Eyesea
Eyesea is a nonprofit organization with a mission to map global pollution and maritime hazards. Without proper data on maritime pollution – what and where it is – effective solutions are hard to find. In 2020 we developed the concept of using geotagged pictures to chart (‘map’ for you landlubbers) maritime pollution. Funding and support have been obtained, and our mapping solution is currently under development. Those who work and play on the ocean care deeply about its health and future. Seafarers, members of the public, recreational sailors, professional mariners, fishermen, surfers, and divers all have unique access to the coast, littoral waters, the vastness of the ‘blue water’ ocean. Anyone with access to the beach can keep an eye on its health. As a community, we can help map and identify pollution simply by taking a picture through the Eyesea App. Images are important because they are quick and easy to take, and because they have a strong impact.