
OCEAN VISION LEGAL
LAWYERS FOR THE OCEAN
We are saving the Ocean through law

OUR ACTIOn AREAS



Ocean Litigation
We hold State and other actors accountable for their actions.
Ocean Guardianship
We offer legal expertise to organisations, people and communities whose livelihoods depend on a healthy Ocean.
SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Support a Project
Engage in our ongoing projects by supporting specific actions, such as litigation and advocacy work or hire us for your own project.

Support OVL as a whole
Support OVL as a whole directly or through fiscal sponsorship programs.

Become an Ocean Guardian
Fund our Ocean Guardianship project, so we can provide free counseling to Indigenous peoples and those communities who are affected most by adverse human impacts on the Ocean.
OUR PARTNERS EMPOWER OUR WORK





YOUR TEAM


DR. ANNA VON REBAY LL.M.
CEO | LAWYER |
HEAD OF OCEAN LITIGATION

MICHELLE BENDER
LEGAL COUNSEL |
HEAD OF OCEAN RIGHTS

SAMANTHA ROBB
SENIOR ASSOCIATE |
DEEP SEA MINING
ACHIEVEMENTS
Our dedication to protecting the Ocean is limitless.
These are only examples of what we do.
Litigation against Germany for allowing bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas
Communication procedures to the Human Rights Special Rapporteurs

Legal assessments and consultation, such as for the He Whakaputanga Moana Declaration that acknowledges Rights of the great Whales
Advisory Opinions to international courts and tribunals concerning
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bottom trawling
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deep seabed mining
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designation of MPAs
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