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What it really takes to work at sea: Marius Molenaar on leading with people first

Marius grew up near Delft in The Netherlands, where his days were filled with adventures in the countryside.

A ship with a mission: How Navico Group helps power the future of Sea Rangers

At the Sea Ranger Service, every aspect of our work is guided by a deep commitment to sustainability…

Charting new waters: From farm fields to open seas

Claudia Breet’s story begins on a farm in the South West of England, where her life was filled…

Cariad’s leap into conservation: How a care worker became a Sea Ranger

Growing up in South Wales, Cariad Margetson spent her childhood beneath open skies, playing on a tree swing with her…

Roots on land, heart on the sea: Elise’s path from passion to action

For Elise Chalcraft, nature has always been more than a backdrop – it was a living, breathing part…

Nathalie’s journey: From nature enthusiast to Senior Sea Ranger

In a quiet neighbourhood, where the hum of a small town life blended with the whisper of trees,…

A split screen image. On the left is a black-and-white picture of the Civilian Conservation Corps, people who joined a US jobs programme initiated by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. On the right, there is a colour photo of modern Sea Rangers in navy blue uniforms. Both groups of people are similarly posed for a group photo.
How did the Sea Ranger Service start?

Taking inspiration from a US government initiative devised almost 100 years ago; the Civilian Conservation Corps (the CCC), the Sea…

two Sea Rangers, one male, one female, pose on a ship. The male is holding up a test tube, and the female is giving a thumbs up to the camera.
‘Being a Sea Ranger changed me’

Roy grows up by the sea. In the small close-knit community of Den Oever in the very north of The…

An underwater image of a school of fish swimming through a seagrass reef.
Green miracles in our blue ocean

Mighty marine meadows Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that live in shallow, coastal waters and, similar to  grasses on land,…

Our crew discusses International Women’s Day

Diverse and inclusive teams are creative, they outperform others and are, in maritime language ‘the engines of innovation’. Christel…

A close up of Sea Ranger Vera, on board a Sea Ranger vessel out at sea. Vera has a florescent yellow hood up and is smiling at the camera.
Junior Sea Ranger Vera talks training

Sailing is nothing new to you, is it? Is it the reason you wanted to become a Sea Ranger? That’s…

A split before and after photo of a Sea Ranger. On the left, she is dressed in her hostess uniform, and on the right, she is looking proud, dressed in her Sea Ranger uniform.
From jack of all trades to Sea Ranger

I wanted to do something active, outside in nature and preferably in defence of nature. I had a lot of…

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