ECO ZONE

Protect Our Ocean.

The main goal of Ocean Fest is to educate and inspire the local community about ways they can help preserve and protect our marine environment. During the festival, our Eco Zone presented by A New Earth Project will host more than a dozen eco-nonprofits to teach festival goers about ocean protection and sustainability.

Here’s a list of eco-nonprofits who will be exhibiting at this year’s festival:

• Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center

• NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

• UNCW Marine Mammal Stranding Program

• North Carolina Coastal Federation

• Plastic Ocean Project, Inc

• UNCW POP

• Audubon NC

• Coastal Carolina Riverwatch

• NC Oyster Trail

• ECO Topsail

• Rink2Reef Carolina

• A New Earth Project

• Wilmington Compost

• Sturgeon City

• Coastal Conservation Association NC

• Big Blu World