Celebrating Seafood and Heritage with the Gullah/Geechee

November 14, 2018 / by Megan Bennett / Climate, community partnerships, Conservation, Fresh Water, gullah/geechee, OA Alliance, ocean acidification, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, policy solutions, Science & Conservation, sea islands, substinence fishing, sustainability

Published by Ocean Conservancy Driving from Savannah, Georgia to Saint Helena Island, South Carolina I see large houses and mobile homes, egrets standing in wetlands, and miles and miles of trees draped with Spanish moss.  As we head to the 5th Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival, I anticipate good company and good food—particularly the seafood and rice for […]

The Gullah/Geechee Nation

October 25, 2018 / by Katie Hogge / Africa, Climate, community partnerships, Conservation, food security, Fresh Water, gullah/geechee, North America, OA Alliance, ocean acidification, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, People Taking Action, Species, sustainability

Published by Ocean Conservancy Most people understand that water is one thing that we all have in common. And the Gullah/Geechee Nation is busy building partnerships to protect our ocean. Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine, Chieftess and head of state of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, is gifted in memorably explaining why. At a 2013 speech at the […]

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