While surfing with his dad along the Moroccan coast in 2023, Elia Blot-Lefevre (\u201926) could not ignore the unsettling amount of litter floating in the sea. After catching a wave brimming with plastic, Blot-Lefevre said he felt truly exposed to the gravity of ocean pollution. Blot-Lefevre and his father made an attempt to clear up the beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe left thinking we had cleaned up quite a bit,\u201d Blot-Lefevre said. \u201cThe issue was it was windy so we could see the trash cans with plastic flying out of them. There was really nothing we could do at a large scale between just the two of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
After seeing the polluted Moroccan shoreline, Blot-Lefevre developed a desire to combine his concern for ocean pollution with his interest in business and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was an opportunity there which could really bring people\u2019s awareness to what\u2019s actually going on because it\u2019s not normal,\u201d Blot-Lefevre said. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2023, Blot-Lefevre founded Osean, a business with a mission to revitalize the marine ecosystem through beach clean-ups and collecting plastic waste. However, Blot-Lefevre said Osean is still in developmental stages due to bureaucratic challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very long process because it\u2019s international work and that takes a lot of licensing,\u201d Blot-Lefevre said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a long road, but hopefully, I\u2019d say in the next year or two it could be well established. There\u2019s no point in rushing it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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