2007 SEAKEEPER AWARD WINNER - Ted Danson
Actor and activist Ted Danson was presented with
the SeaKeeper Award at the Bal de la Mer during
the ShowBoats Rendezvous in Monaco June 22,
2007.
The award is presented annually for lifetime
service in the cause of marine conservation.
Mr. Danson, one of the world's most versatile
and popular television, stage and movie actors,
has also become one of the most outspoken and
influential activists in the field of marine
conservation. In 1987 he founded the American
Oceans Campaign (AOC) to alert Americans to the
life-threatening hazards created by oil spills,
off-shore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution
and other ocean abuses. In 2001 AOC
merged with Oceana. He currently sits on Oceana's Board of Directors.
Today, Oceana campaigns to protect and restore
the world's oceans. Their teams of marine scientists,
economists, lawyers and advocates win specific
and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution
and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish
populations, marine mammals and other sea life.
Global in scope, Oceana has campaigners based
in North America, Europe and South America. More
than 300,000 members and e-activists in over
150 countries have already joined this progressive
organization.
In 2003 Oceana renamed its Ocean Hero Award
the Ted Danson Ocean Hero Award. According to
Oceana, "In honor of Danson - the ultimate
ocean hero - the Ted Danson Ocean Hero Award
was established to honor recipients who embody
his vision as bold and staunch defenders of our
oceans."
“I am honored to be receiving this prestigious
award from some of my favorite fellow ocean advocates. SeaKeepers
has led the way in putting more eyes on the
ocean and, as a result, getting more people
to understand the unique, essential and precarious
state of the other 70% of the planet.”
Ted Danson
Mr. Danson's acting credits
include his feature film roles in The Onion
Field, Body Heat, Three Men and a Baby and Saving
Private Ryan and his starring roles in
the television series “Cheers” and “Becker.” 
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