We have over a decade of scientific research, education & awareness and have removed hundreds of tons of plastic from the Ocean. Join our community! Ocean Voyages Institute is a non-profit established in 1979, focused on the preservation of maritime arts and sciences, the ocean environment and island culture. Ocean Voyages Institute was founded to teach maritime arts and sciences, to research the world's oceans, raise awareness about the importance of ocean conservation and to take action to clean up and protect the global ocean.