The oceans are valuable sources of food, raw materials and energy, an undiscovered reservoir of biological diversity, essential for recreation and crucial for transportation and climate. However, the oceans are acutely endangered and need our help. If many do something, it is not enough. There are many initiatives to save the oceans. Each one of them moves something. However, we can achieve much more if we bundle up the existing forces into one strong voice. This is the goal of the German Ocean Foundation. Together we can achieve great things. The German Ocean Foundation creates synergies of knowledge and acting by involving science, economy, politics and society. The aim is to create a broad “sea-consciousness“: in political decision-makers, in opinion-makers, in the economy, in the general population and, above all, in the youth in order to overcome the present irresponsibility.