Sea Women Expeditions

Sea Women Expeditions is a volunteer-run organization comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women and non-binary, two-spirt and gender-diverse ocean explorers, scientists, filmmakers, photographers, storytellers, journalists, scuba divers, artists, historians, lawyers, cultural advisors, and educators. We explore the Arctic’s history, culture, geography, resources, life, climate, and issues facing Indigenous and Northern peoples in a warming Arctic. During the past decade, we've run five ocean research and dive & snorkel expeditions to the Arctic—Canada (Nunavut & Nunatsiavut), Greenland, Iceland, and Norway. More than 100 women and girls, ages 16 to 78 years, have participated in these circumpolar ocean research and dive & snorkel expeditions. In consultation with Indigenous team members and advisors, we've brought the ocean to eye level—via mobile touch aquariums that temporarily house sea critters, underwater robot-building workshops, snorkel safaris, and scuba diving certifications—for more than 1,000 Inuit youths, girls, and elders living in remote communities in Arctic Canada and Greenland. In 2026 Sea Women's team of 25 scientists, artists, and scientists heads to Antarctica to scout, record, and document a warming Southern Ocean. MISSION Our mission is to scout, record, and document a warming ocean. We provide opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous women to gain leadership skills and field experience in the Arts & Sciences, and Exploration. Together, these women are creating planet-wide ripple effects. VISION Our vision is to foster a circumpolar network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women leaders who will help shape the future of the Arctic and our planet. We envision equity for women, and their inclusion in the development of circumpolar policies on economic prosperity, science and technology, human rights, gender, food security, and strategies to mitigate the impacts of societal change and climate change in a warming Arctic.