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Mark your calendar for NMEA 2017 in Charleston, SC!

Our annual national conference will be heading to Charleston in 2017 and will feature lots of southern hospitality from our hosts, the South Carolina Marine Educators Association! The call for presenters is now open and you can see a preview of what's in store here!  Curious about our annual conference? You can check out all the learning & fun that happened at our 2016 conference, hosted by our Florida chapter in Orlando, in our Storify of the event  >

Our winter newsletter is out

It features an update on our annual NMEA17 conference which will be held in Charleston, SC., the latest issue of our journal, Current, registration information for a new webinar series by our Ocean Literacy committee, and more! Access it here >

Current: The Journal of Marine Education

The fall/winter issue of our peer-reviewed journal is now available digitally! It's a great membership benefit - learn more >

Ocean Literacy Webinar Series Announced

Our Ocean Literacy Committee is hosting a 3-part webinar series exploring the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence, the alignment of the Ocean Literacy Framework to the Next Generation Science Standards, and how these tools are being applied in formal and informal education. Learn more > 

Jobs resource available

We're happy to announce a new addition to the resources on this site - we're compiling employment and professional development opportunities in a new Storify! Take a look >

More from our members!

Our chapters have had fun meetings, conferences, and provided lots of guest blogs! Registration is now open for the 2016 Youth Ocean Conservation Summit, which is being headed up by board member Sean Russell, and the New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative recently hosted an Ocean Literacy Summit! And check out how president-elect David Bader is working on a special conservation goal, and how the NMEA 2015 conference helped one member prep for the annual EMSEA conference later that year.

Join us! You can now sign-up to become a member or renew your membership online

We invite you to join us and share your ideas, resources, expertise, and inspiration with like-minded professionals. We have exciting initiatives happening both locally and globally and would love to collaborate with you! Become a member today >