Zakia is an award winning design and marketing professional; a passionate conservationist, advocate of Blue Health, certified PADI Dive Master, lover of sharks and mother of two boys.
Having dedicated 25 years in her professional career building and managing global brands across multiple communication channels, Zakia decided to embark on building a new brand – a purpose driven brand with a mission to protect the underwater world and, in doing so, secure a sustainable and functional surface; MotherOceanBlue was created.
News of the trapped orca pod in Japan has caused worldwide concern this week. Today we have news that the pod are not visible with a press release from Rausu …
Who needs another monthly challenge? Fish Free February was created to educate, inform and create awareness for the general public on large scale fishing and the fishing industry. This month …
“Chris presents this episode of The Circularity Podcast with Mother Ocean Blue founder, Zakia Rashid. During the podcast they discuss Zakia’s story, and how her experiences of diving and discovering the fragility of ocean life have inspired her to create an awesome project to help educate others in conservation.”
“Today’s episode was recorded with Zakia Rashid, the founder of Mother Ocean Blue: delivering services, support, and education around ocean conservation and climate change. Zakia highlights why we need to all be thinking differently and the importance this makes.”
“The current perception of sharks is they are; mindless monsters, indiscriminate and ferocious killing machines. They are unloveable, toothy, ugly fish with cold dead eyes. The ultimate ocean bad guys. Plot twist – what if everything you believe about them is a lie?”
“Zakia is a self proclaimed nerd, shark lover and ocean ambassador. She works tirelessly to educate and engage every age range on the crucial role that the ocean plays. and we think that she is a phenomenal force for sustainability.”