To understand and appreciate the ocean, you have to get in the water. James Nikitine has spent his career filming, exploring, and researching the ocean. His most recent venture, Blue Cradle, was an idea sparked by the pandemic. With the goal of providing the South Pacific region with sustainable research vessels that provide ongoing ocean exploration, education on marine biodiversity, ecosystems, and oceanic change, Blue Cradle has taken on the ambitious goal of filling the gap between education and access; James seeks to save the sea by building bridges between science, communications, culture, and community.