From the Helm to Global Movement
Ocean Integrity Group was founded in 2017 by a veteran mariner who spent decades navigating the world's oceans and witnessed firsthand the accelerating crisis of ocean plastic — from the floating debris fields of the Pacific to plastic-choked river deltas in Southeast Asia.
What began as a grassroots initiative to remove plastic from rivers and coastal zones quickly outgrew its origins. By 2019, OIG had developed patented cleanup systems and deployed operations across 12 countries. By 2022, a blockchain-based verification platform transformed how impact was measured and reported — eliminating greenwashing and establishing OIG as the global standard for transparent plastic recovery.
Today, OIG operates through a global network of partners, collectors, and specialists across 47 countries — combining innovation, education, and community action to build a transparent circular economy for the future of ocean conservation.
Ocean Integrity Group
"The ocean doesn't care about politics or borders. Plastic doesn't either. We built OIG to fight it at the same scale — with the transparency and accountability that only technology can provide."
